Mi familia!!
I have yet survived another week! Haha, I think we all expected I would make it... We have earthquake evacuations almost every day, but haven´t felt any yet. So that is good! It is so good to hear from you guys, but don´t worry, I got like 15 emails in my inbox... so yeah. I am most definitely not neglected.
Mexico is so fantastic! It is weird to get up every morning and think that I am in Mexico! Today we went to the temple and it was crazy to be standing outside, realizing that I am in the Mexico City temple! (BTW, it was so difficult in Espanol, but luckily everyone is patient.) The first night we kept hearing big booms outside our windows and people kept telling us it was gunshots.. uh no. Mexicans just love their firecrackers. Haha. Also we found out that Mexicans really love their weekend concerts! Mariachi music starts at 8 pm on Friday night, and basically doesn't end until 2 am Sunday morning.
The food has been so hilarious. My favorite Spanish phrase is ¨Que es eso!?!¨´ which means, What is that!?! (You use it when you literally have no clue at all what it is. Generally I say it every meal time. Haha) But no sicknesses thus far! Hermana Livingston and I have been so blessed with health. I am including a picture of a typical Mexican Lunch. The picture is actually the lunch I had with the MTC president! He came and sat with Hermana Livingston and I, and it was really neat to get to sit with him. Him and his wife are fantastic. They are crazy though. His wife is pretty strict on rules and made me feel like my whole wardrobe is inappropriate. But they both definitely bring the Spirit and care so much for all 800 of us missionaries here.
Hermana Livingston and I had art classes together in high school so we totally knew each other. It has been so much fun getting to know each other better and learning Spanish and the gospel at the same time. We have very similar personalities, so basically we just party most of the time and pray every once in a while (Yo chiste ;) (That means I´m kidding)). But I love her already and am so blessed to have a friend as a companion. The first night we went to our casas after emailing you and found we shared a room with two other girls and a house with 12 others. The next day we came home, and the girls in our room had moved out! We haven't seen them since, so we're not really sure what happened. But it has been so great to be able to have our own room. Now we can sleep in just G's. Whoop whoop! It was kinda awkward with the other Hermanas...
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| Que es eso?!?! We have no idea.... |
I had to get a new alarm clock because mine was ridiulous. The one they have the CCM (Spanish for MTC) store was super cheap and they gave me money to buy it, so wahoo! When I opened the package I found out it is a mood clock... so basically it changes colors to help my 'mood'. Haha. Also it is covered in strawberries, and I have no idea why. But it wakes me up every morning to 'We Wish You A Merry Christmas' so I have no complaints. Haha.
On Friday Hermana Livingston and I started teaching our first investigator! Yippee! His name is Pedro. He is pretty borning, but so great. I love him already. Teaching Pedro has taught me so much about the Spirit and the Gift of Tongues (El Don de Lenguas). After our first two lessons with Pedro, we felt like we weren't really getting anywhere. We were teaching him gospel principles, and the Spirit was definitely in the room, but since we had only had two days of Spanish, we were reading our lessons. We weren't paying attention to him as a person. So on Monday, we decided to just wing it. We went into teach Pedro with no notes, no lesson plan, nothing. We were going to ask him what his needs were, and we were going to address him. I was so incredibly nervous. I can barely pray in Spanish. The first lesson I prayed and said 'I need Pedro' instead of 'let us know the needs of Pedro.' Whoops. Haha. But Family, I have only had 5 days of Spanish at this point, and during the lesson I could have sworn we were fluent. We prayed so hard before our lesson, and gave specific prayers that we would be able to understand all of Pedro's words, that we would be able to respond quickly, and that we would be able to have the Spirit. In that room was by far the strongest Spirit I have felt in a long time. We pray for el Don de Lenguas every day, and it is amazing to see just how much God truly loves me. I was able to listen and understand all of Pedro's questions, make jokes with him, make him feel like this Gospel is truly all about him. I was able to testify about the love of Jesus Christ for Pedro. It was such a specific testimony and I was blown away at how many words came to my remembrance. I even invited him to church. Hermana Livingston and I went in with only a few phrases in our heads of Spanish, and God filled in the rest. Truly He lives, and He loves his children. He is willing to do whatever He can to help us help others come unto Him. I feel like I grew wayyy more than Pedro did during that lesson. Yo se que El Don De Lenguas es verdadero y miraculous. Yo se que La Iglesia de JesuCristo es evidencia del amor de Dior pur sus hijos.
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| A B on the mountain! Not as great as a G or Y, but we will take it. :) |
Love you all!! It has amazing to hear from you. I cried like a baby. Not really.
Todos mi amor,
Hermana Dodson
p.s. I haven't gotten homesick! It has been the greatest blessing.
p.p.s. Funny story: One time we were in class and one of the Elders in my district was like 'Hey, Sadie, were you a gymnast?' and I was like 'No...' And then he says, 'Oh. Well you just look really buff. Like way more ripped than I am.' HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH I told him I just like the gym ;) And then he said, 'Oh. I respect that.' HAHAHAHAAHA. It is basically like high school here because I hang out with 18 year old boys every hour of every day. But I LOVE IT.
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