i'm back! well, i've been here all along, but i do apologize for being a little mia last week. it's so hard to write everything i want to say in under 30 minutes! but i'll give it my best shot. especially since i have exciting news....i have a NEW COMPANION! again...haha. so if there's one thing i've learned about my stay here at the mtc, it's that things will always be changing. it's really good though because i think i'd probably get too comfortable otherwise. so her name is hermana jensen, and she's from orem utah. she's going to nicaragua for her mission, so she'll be here for 3 weeks, then she goes to the guatemala mtc for the remaining 6 weeks of her training. i'm SO lucky to have her, especially because she's a solo sister too (the only girl in her district/class), so i've been able to help her figure things out and get settled in. i can already tell that we'll get along really well over the next few weeks, and i'm really looking forward to getting to know her better.
and as for the spanish update: puedo hablar mas que antes, pero todavia tengo miedo! it's definitely gotten to the point where i think in spanish more often, and i can usually express myself, it may just take me longer than i'd like. especially when i have to use one of the harder grammar principles (subjunctive anyone? yuck.) but it's getting there. i'm feeling SO much more comfortable than the first couple of weeks, but i still have a long way to go.
things are getting pretty christmasy here, and i'm totally loving it. they have christmas lights like the ones on temple square on campus here, and i make sure to walk back that way to my residence every night so i can see them. DEFinitely a hilight of my day. we also have a homemade paper christmas tree with a tiny yellow star that i absolutely love. it's so cute. one of the elders even drew little colored lights on it. it was great. BUT, the best part is that our teacher, hermano wheeler, brought in ACTUAL colored christmas lights that we hung around the perimeter of the chalkboard! needless to say, i make sure that they're turned on every day when we go in for class. we also get to sing christmas hymns all the time, which helps me remember that it really is the christmas season. now we just need some more snow! it snowed once this week, but because it's provo, it definitely melted like 5 seconds later. but we were quick and made some little snowmen when we had the chance, and i took some pictures to prove it! the best part was that one of the elders, elder FLAKE, put his tag on the snowman. so like, elder flake...snowflake...yeah. i promise it was funny.
another great thing about this past week is that the byu men's chorus came to sing at the mtc on sunday! they did some of the songs from their christmas program and it was amazing. i absolutely LOVE music, but ESPECIALLY men's choirs, so it was pretty much the happiest thing ever.
on tuesday we had a devotional by elaine s. dalton, and she gave a really good talk about different kinds of gifts we give and receive at christmastime that can't be bought or sold. she focused on the birth of christ and what a blessing that is to all of us. one of the things that stood out the most to me was when she said "as a missionary, you set out to change someone's life with the gospel, and when they join the church, the end up changing yours." it was just a reminder to me that i have this great opportunity to go out there and change the world, and i can't wait to get to chile and get started! she also shared her favorite scriptures, which are proverbs 3:5-6, which says to trust in the lord and he will direct your paths. this has been such a helpful scripture to me as i've had different struggles here. as i've trusted in God, however, i've felt at peace knowing that he's directing my path and taking care of me every step of the way.
pues, es el tiempo para salir, pero i love you all! talk to you next week!
hermana wright
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