As you might notice from my new ability to speak not one, but TWO languages, I have indeed been transferred. My new companion/trainee is Sister Costilla and she is from Monterey Mexico! She is probably the cutest person I have ever met, no joke.
On Wednesday I did no missionary work because I was in a room all day eating Panda Express and waiting for President to dramatically reveal who I would be training. It was a good time. Oh my goodness Thursday and all the rest of the days have been slightly crazy. On Thursday, aka Sister Costilla's first day on the square, we had not one, but TWO TOURS and that was a little bit scary because she doesn't know anything because it is her second day. Somehow, we survived it with me just spouting out like all the information about buildings/history/beliefs and her adding a sentence testimony at the end, which is the most important part anyway.
Honestly, this whole training thing isn't super my jam. It makes me realize how much I don't know. There have been a few calls to District Leaders and trusty old Sister Broadbent for some help and I'm grateful for them supporting me. Hopefully, Sister Costilla can't tell that I am just winging it like 92% of the time.
One fun thing is that at least once a day, Sister Costilla will tell me "You're a Mexican now" and then will offer to get me a passport. So watch out world, ya girl is now Mexican..... a very white Mexican but still.
Have a great week!
Sister Moran
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okay my people, here it goes.
Wednesday was just the worst. I was only the one from my MTC District that was training and I had no idea who all the rest of the trainers were so basically I was just sitting there feeling awkward and then feeling sad because I don't want to train. I'm a week in and I wish that I would just get transferred because training is the worst. Like, I have to explain everything and I'm dying out here. It is especially hard because English is Sister Costilla's second language so she is super self-conscious and she won't talk at all because she is scared. We can't really do missionary work if she won't open her mouth. It makes tours especially hard because I have to do all of the talking.
She doesn't always really understand what people are saying. Like, I have to talk really, really slowly and simply and then she can usually pick it up and see what I mean. But there are still a lot of misunderstandings and that can be a little frustrating when you are in the middle of the tour and telling a story and then look to her and she goes on a weird tangent and it doesn't make sense. A lot of this is just newness and I know that it'll get better but it is just a little hard right now. Sister Costilla served 2 transfers in Mexico City waiting for a visa so she literally knows how to be a missionary she is just learning how to give tours and do it at a visitors center. She does things in a very particular way. Like if I start helping make the meal, she is just like, "no no no, I'll do it" because she doesn't like the way I am doing it. It is kinda funny because I feel like no matter what way you scramble eggs it's fine but it is not fine to her.
Also, I am the most awkward person ever. idk if it is the language barrier or what but I just have no idea how to be her friend. I am trying so hard and all the other trainers seem to get along and are really good friends with their companions and I feel like I am not quite there yet. Idk I'm working on it and I know I shouldn't compare myself to them but it is hard sometimes. Also, we had plans to do something fun this pday and but we ended up canceling because she was tired. NEXT WEEK THOUGH! We are going to go out and have fun and do lots of things.
I love how brave Sister Costilla is. She asks like every single person we meet if we can share this message with them because she knows that it will bless their lives. So far, we've only had one taker and they speak Spanish but ya know, that is okay. I am taking notes on being bold and getting contact information because yes we can bring people closer to Christ when we only talk for a little bit but like if we don't get their info, how are we going to fulfill our WHOLE missionary purpose. We need to help them get to baptism and Sister Costilla is really good at getting that first step when I would normally just say like okay it was great to talk with you.
Okay, basically the bottom line is that I don't want to be training because I am direly unprepared but I love Sister Costilla even though it is a little bit hard sometimes.
Anyways, we've kept pretty busy. The past two transfers I have been on early schedule which means we get to the square at 9:00 a.m. and then go home at 5:30 p.m. and do studies in the evening. Now, we are late schedule and we do studies in the morning and then get home at 9:00 p.m. I like early wayyyyy better. Because when you get home you don't have to go back out you just can put on PJs and study. Oh well. The good news is that they are changing it to where we will have the early schedule half of the week and the late schedule the other half and that starts tomorrow. It is because so many people in the mission aren't following all the rules about the schedule so I think President is hoping this will help. I hope so too because I see so much disobedience and it drives me up the wall and it is hard to feel the spirit when I am mad that the sisters around me are being disobedient so I think that this will help me keep my chill a little bit more.
I should hopefully pass off German in the next few weeks! Sister Metzner says that I am ready! I don't feel ready tbh, but they need the help for the summer and so that is gonna be me I guess because German people need to be saved too. Idk if I told you but a few weeks back I had a whole convo in German and then gave them two Books of Mormon. That was cool. Anyways, back to the week. The people we are teaching are progressing and that is good. We are going to start having a bunch of Spanish lessons which makes me nervous because I want to feel involved but Sister Costilla is supposed to translate as we go and ya know, that is a lot happening to listen and then translate simultaneously when English is your second language. I will be praying for the gift of tongues and hopefully as time goes on, I will just understand it a little bit better.
I love you and I miss you! Have a great week! I didn't fast for Abby but I did fast for Sister Costilla because she is having a hard time with everything (she cried to me one day during comp study) but no worries I will a different day this week! LOVE YOU SO SO MUCH AND I MISS YOU!
Love
Em
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