boo...this computer won´t recognize my camera and i don´t have time to mess with it and figure it out, so i think it´s going to have to wait till next week again...SUCH a bummer because i have a ton of great things to show you (the baptism, my last days in victoria, the victoria house and my new house, my new companions, etc.) next week i guess...
so much to say! first of all, i´m in my new sector, and it´s HUGE! we´re really right in the center of the city, and it´s 100% different from my last sector. it´s so weird because there are a bunch of universities and big companies and huge buildings everywhere, and i just feel so small, but strangely enough, i really like it. i like the excitement of it all, and the fact that there is always someone around to talk to, and so much work to be done. my two companions, hna hamblin and hna mccleeve are both great, and we´re figuring out how to make this whole trio thing work. it´s a little tricky with making sure that our lessons are balanced, and that we really make sure that everyone´s voice is heard, but it´s getting better and i´m really loving it. i like that i have this chance to learn from two companions at once, both of which have more experience than i do in the mission and are helping me see things from a different perspective.
one thing that´s been a little crazy though is that we have to look for a new house, because the three of us don´t really fit in the one we have! the apartment is SO tiny. seriously, smaller than any studio apartment i´ve ever seen. i´ll send fotos next time for sure, cause it´s pretty incredible that we haven´t already gone crazy in such a small space...haha. it´s an adventure. but house hunting just means that we have less time to do "real" missionary work, but we´re doing our best and know that the lord will accept our efforts.
wasn´t general conference SO inspiring?! i watched all but one of the sessions in english (i saw the sunday am session in spanish because we had an investigator with us) in a little room in the chapel with the other english-speaking missionaries. i learned so much that i don´t even know where to start...but one thing i did notice were the themes of refraining from judgement, the importance of forgiving, the necessity of trials in our eternal progression, the importance of raising children through righteous example, and of course, the savior´s infinite love and saving atonement. one thing i really loved that elder cook said was that our active study of the scriptures will determine our ability to narrow the distance among ourselves and the heavens. how cool is that?! i completely agree though. i have felt closer to my heavenly father than ever before as i´ve devoted time to an active study of the scriptures. heavenly father is just waiting to pour out blessings, and when we study the scriptures we show our willingness to obey and our desire to receive them. i love the scriptures :)
almost forgot! we found sergio! we met with him in a park by his house last night, and we have another cita with him tonight! we´re going to talk to him about the importance of having a testimony of the book of mormon, and challenge him again to be prepare to be baptized! i can´t believe that i get to teach sergio again. SUCH a miracle. but i´m out of time so i´ll have to tell you how it goes next week!
sorry, gotta go, but i think of you every day (but not too much...don´t want to get trunky! haha) and pray for you always. my greatest hope is that you are dedicating time to the lord every day, so you can recognize and feel the influence of his arm that is always lovingly extended toward you. ¡que estèn bien!
hna wright
also, sorry i haven´t had time for individual letters...with cambios and all of the things that go on in mission life, i´m struggling to make time for it, but it´s a goal for this cambio so i´ll be sure to send some more out in the next couple months! woo hoo!
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