MTC Week 2: March 10

My life feels like it's on replay and the days are long but the weeks are gone before you know it!!  We got our first trc investigator on Monday and let me tell ya, she's golden.  My companion and I are convinced she's a real investigator but we'll find out soon enough.  Her name is Ana and we both love her to death.  She's from Columbia and she's an incredibly talented artist.  Her first lesson was amazing we taught her the Gospel blesses families and that families can be together forever.  she started crying and so obviously Hermana Barnum and I started crying.  If you didn't know I'm definitely a crier.  We asked her to consider being baptized on the third lesson and she said she just needed more time but she'

s definitely progressing.  it's crazy though she speaks so fast but somehow we are able to understand, the gift of tongues is so real.  We listened to a talk by David A Bednar Sunday afternoon and it was exactly what I needed to hear.  The biggest thing I've learned is that this mission is not about me.  Once we can learn to turn outwards and realize this is about the people and the salvation of souls, only then can we be successful in the work of God.  

Did I already say I have the best district ever?  because seriously I love them so much.  There's two other sisters in our district and then 6 elders.  Every Thursday we have a little testimony meeting and just tell stories because we have a little extra time its so great.  We haven't gotten new hermanas or elders in our zone for two whole weeks so everyone is so excited to get new people next week!!  On Wednesday our district got to host new missionaries and it was so fun.  I hosted a sister going to Korea y one going to the Philippines. One of the hermanas in our room cracked her tooth because her cavity broke and so she had to get it pulled.  She couldn't talk for the rest of the day so that was probably the most interesting thing to happen this week.  

 For Tuesday Devotional M Russel Ballard came and answered questions that missionaries had for a worldwide MTC devotional so that was pretty cool.  One thing he said was not to worry about our knowledge of the Gospel being sufficient enough for our investigators because if we can trust in God and always strive to have the spirit with us we and our investigators will blessed.  I know this to be true because half the time I walk into a lesson with an investigator feeling a little worried about how I will share what is important to me in my terrible Spanish but when I walk out I am completely in awe.  God is constantly working miracles and placing spiritual experiences in each of our lives.  If we will humble ourselves we will begin to see them.  I am so grateful for this opportunity to be here, and im learning to be grateful for the food here pero esta bien.  thanks for the emails and letters and support! You know where to find me next week! Love you all!!