Class is getting harder/better for us. They want us to have memorized like 1500-2500 words in Spanish by the time we leave the CCM. Which is in like a little over two weeks....crazy.
Hermana Larsen gets super stressed out about it and my job is to tell her not to worry and that it doesn't matter. We'll learn it in the field. 😁 That's like our district motto. We'll learn it in the field. We are still trying but I'm not stressed I know I won't be fluent by the time I get out into Texas...my companion is the opposite hahaha.
Okay so apparently we're suppose to be watching the safety zone videos on our own time because we have devices. But it's stupid because the internet won't let it load on my phone and we have like no time. Safety zone videos are just videos explaining certain situation missionaries need to know how to deal with once were out in the field (and they are soo stinking cringy). Basically common sense. But us missionaries can act really stupid sometimes. So they made videos tell help all the missionaries around the world.
One night we were going to watch a safety zone video with our whole district after dinner. We were talking about it at dinner. Estaban, one of our homies in the kitchen, came over and started talking to us and heard us talking about watching the video. He left and said he'll be right back. He came out with a box of Costco chocolate chip cookies covered by a towel. He gave them to Elder Kemker and told him, "Hurry put them in your bag." He was like shh shh no galletas.😉😉 we were all like ohhh esta bien 😉😂
We snuck out of the cafeteria with illegal cookies haha. They are so strict with food here. Estaban is friends with everyone, but he loves our district. But we are the best district ever so that makes sense.👍
We then gathered around Hermana Sills little phone in the class room to watch a video. It kind of sucked but we were all done for the day and watching a video while eating cookies sounded so nice.
The next day we were watching some more videos while our teacher was pretending to be an interested person in a room down the hall.
We then gathered around Hermana Sills little phone in the class room to watch a video. It kind of sucked but we were all done for the day and watching a video while eating cookies sounded so nice.
The next day we were watching some more videos while our teacher was pretending to be an interested person in a room down the hall.
After we got done watching one about common sense in the mission field we were all a little loopy. Elder Burgon looks at Elder Kemker and say's, "I can probably bench press you."
Elder Kemker weighs 111 pounds just to remind you guys. He's also 5'11. He also doesn't know how to bend down and get on his back so Elder Burgon can bench press him. Eventually he gets it but it doesn't look right. And we're all laughing anyway. Elder Kemker has a hard time lifting his own legs up while Elder Burgon is bench pressing him. Which makes a little awkward of a position. Elder Burgon did it a few times but Elder Kemker wasn't helping by not having his legs up. Elder Burgon kind of had him resting on his chest and somewhat lost his balance then Elder Kemker bonks his head on the ground. OH MY GOSH. We were all laughing super hard. And I felt so bad so of course I made sure he was okay and he was. But Hermana Sill got all sad because she thought she didn't get the video. But she did. So did my companion. I was dying laughing again after I watched it like... 5 times in a row. But I felt so bad for laughing. Made my night so much better though. 😂😂
Elder Kemker weighs 111 pounds just to remind you guys. He's also 5'11. He also doesn't know how to bend down and get on his back so Elder Burgon can bench press him. Eventually he gets it but it doesn't look right. And we're all laughing anyway. Elder Kemker has a hard time lifting his own legs up while Elder Burgon is bench pressing him. Which makes a little awkward of a position. Elder Burgon did it a few times but Elder Kemker wasn't helping by not having his legs up. Elder Burgon kind of had him resting on his chest and somewhat lost his balance then Elder Kemker bonks his head on the ground. OH MY GOSH. We were all laughing super hard. And I felt so bad so of course I made sure he was okay and he was. But Hermana Sill got all sad because she thought she didn't get the video. But she did. So did my companion. I was dying laughing again after I watched it like... 5 times in a row. But I felt so bad for laughing. Made my night so much better though. 😂😂
A few nights ago Hermana Larsen told Hermana Spratling and Hermana Morgan about this one time she was at a play and tripped on stage and took an actor out. It's her most embarrassing story. Hermana Spratling was laughing super hard because of how Hermana Larsen was explaining it.
So the next day we get out of TALL which is like the computer lab here. And Hermana Spratling was laughing super hard for no reason. We tried to ask her what she was laughing about but she couldn't speak. Her laugh is also a laugh that makes everybody else laugh. Haha Eventually she gets enough air to tell us she was thinking about Hermana Larsen tripping onto an actor. It was hilarious. She wasn't just giggling she was shaking and had tears in her eyes from laughing so hard.
She also doing this in class as well and Hermana Olivares didn't know what to do so she just continued to teach through her laughing. Every time she looked at my companion she would bust out laughing. That lasted for almost 2 HOURS😂. It was ridiculous. She literally could not stop.
My companion and I had the coolest experience by far this week. We were teaching "Augustine" which is our teacher, Hermano Enriquez, pretending to be an interested person. So we planned a lesson for him about the great apostasy and the restoration of the Church of Jesus Christ. Anyway we were following up on the invitation we gave him for last week. Which was to read 3 Nephi 11. Pretty amazing chapter you should read it. It turns out he didn't read it, bummer. So I just turned to him and was like alright let's read it. My companion is like uhh okay I see what you're doing. So we read verses 11-17. Explaining a little about the atonement. I just started asking him questions about the atonement. It went pretty well without using ANY of our lesson plan...and in Spanish too. When we got done he was just looking at us like that was good. And I was like...uhh I hope so we didn't plan for that lesson to happen. He looked at us shocked and was like really? He said that was awesome and we did an amazing thing by having the interested person read the scriptures with us. He said he was proud of us... he used the word proud...mi Corazón..the best compliment he's ever given us. WHAT A SPIRITUAL HIGH we had after that. My companion and I were just like...what just happened. The Holy Ghost is real the gift of tongues is real. Oh man, best experience of my mission so far.
I love being a missionary, oooh I can't wait to get to Texas and started bringing people unto Christ. I have had so many experiences with the language and the Gospel. This work is AWESOME.
Please share you testimony with anyone you can. That's my challenge to you.
I love you all and I love my Savior.
So the next day we get out of TALL which is like the computer lab here. And Hermana Spratling was laughing super hard for no reason. We tried to ask her what she was laughing about but she couldn't speak. Her laugh is also a laugh that makes everybody else laugh. Haha Eventually she gets enough air to tell us she was thinking about Hermana Larsen tripping onto an actor. It was hilarious. She wasn't just giggling she was shaking and had tears in her eyes from laughing so hard.
She also doing this in class as well and Hermana Olivares didn't know what to do so she just continued to teach through her laughing. Every time she looked at my companion she would bust out laughing. That lasted for almost 2 HOURS😂. It was ridiculous. She literally could not stop.
My companion and I had the coolest experience by far this week. We were teaching "Augustine" which is our teacher, Hermano Enriquez, pretending to be an interested person. So we planned a lesson for him about the great apostasy and the restoration of the Church of Jesus Christ. Anyway we were following up on the invitation we gave him for last week. Which was to read 3 Nephi 11. Pretty amazing chapter you should read it. It turns out he didn't read it, bummer. So I just turned to him and was like alright let's read it. My companion is like uhh okay I see what you're doing. So we read verses 11-17. Explaining a little about the atonement. I just started asking him questions about the atonement. It went pretty well without using ANY of our lesson plan...and in Spanish too. When we got done he was just looking at us like that was good. And I was like...uhh I hope so we didn't plan for that lesson to happen. He looked at us shocked and was like really? He said that was awesome and we did an amazing thing by having the interested person read the scriptures with us. He said he was proud of us... he used the word proud...mi Corazón..the best compliment he's ever given us. WHAT A SPIRITUAL HIGH we had after that. My companion and I were just like...what just happened. The Holy Ghost is real the gift of tongues is real. Oh man, best experience of my mission so far.
I love being a missionary, oooh I can't wait to get to Texas and started bringing people unto Christ. I have had so many experiences with the language and the Gospel. This work is AWESOME.
Please share you testimony with anyone you can. That's my challenge to you.
I love you all and I love my Savior.
Stay 2 Legit 2 Quit and open your mouth!
~Hermana Darling~
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