10-29-13
Dear
Familia y Amigas,
So last week I was so
worried about having enough time to write home, that I forgot to tell you about
the whole dreaming in Spanish story that was my subject!! Well pretty much two
weeks ago all my dreams one night were all in Spanish and it was pretty much me
not being able to understand anything all night, I only understood something’s,
but then again I am pretty sure all the Spanish I heard that night was all just
random jiberish, because I didn´t know Spanish. I woke up with a
massive headache. So thanks for all your congratulations for me in
being able to dream in Spanish, but no I am not there yet. Still just
trying to learn it when I am conscious, (yep don´t remember how to spell that
word). Although Spanish is coming more naturally and faster and it
is really cool. Yesterday when I was in a lesson all the words were
coming to me when I was talking in Spanish before English. So I was thinking in
Spanish!! It was crazy cool, because Spanish words are actually meaning
something now and are not just a translated word. It was only for a little bit
and while I was saying the prayer but it was really cool. So yeah Spanish is
coming along, I feel like I should have been able to learn so much more in the
time I have been here, but then I think about all the things I can do like
teach a 40 min. lesson all in Spanish, pray in Spanish, get to know someone
pretty well, understand pretty much all of what my teachers say in Spanish,
even when they are talking fast, and I can conjugate verbs for the most
part(which has been the hardest thing for me in so far).
So
this past week has been really hard for me and my companion. There are
lots of reasons, but just overall everything was just weighing us down and we
have been getting stressed out and not feeling like we are ready to be real
missionaries or feel adequate enough to teach. It has also been hard to
be exactly obedient to every single rule. There are just so many changes
that are put on us missionaries so fast and so many new rules. And we
have been trying our hardest to follow all of them and change ourselves into
obedient servants of God, and it has been harder that I thought it would be.
Yeah obedience sounds like an easy thing until you try to put it into action
exactly. I know I am not perfect, but during last week we jsut felt that
would could be doing better. So on Sunday during planning we decided a few
really specific things that we wanted to change that would help us be more
obedient. So yesterday we did those changes and we could feel the
blessings coming from sticking exactly to the schedule. So yesterday was
a great day until, Hermana Weller found out that she is leaving on Thursday evening
around 10pm, which is really earlier because we don’t even have infield
orientation until Friday and then most don´t usually leave until at least Sunday
night. Most of our flights are in the middle of the night. Except I have
gotten lucky and I don´t leave until Monday in the afternoon at 2 and my flight
leaves at 7:30. So I will get to write another email before I leave on
either Sunday or Monday. And if I have extra time I might get to call
home at the airport, but it all just depends! So anyways this week
has started off really stressful just because we are all getting nervous to
leave and change again. I am really excited, but I am going to miss all
the many friends I have made here. Oh and mom there are 3 other girls and
5 elders going to my mission with me, so don´t worry I will always be with
someone!
One
cool thing that happened this past weekend that was fun was that Elder Allan of
the 70 and MTC director over all the MTCs and mission work throughout all the
world and church came and visited the campus to just do checks and see how
everything is down here. He came with a bunch of other leaders, so every
time I saw one of them and got a chance to talk to them, I would through in
complements about this place and how it is so much better than Provo. It
was kind of funny, because they would always be like "umm I don’t know
about that because I really like the Provo MTC, but I promise I won’t tell
them." I don´t I just thought it was funny, but you guys probably won’t.
haha but you might at least think it is funny that I think it is
funny! Elder Allan also gave the Sunday Devotional and it was awesome and
he was really funny too. I feel like he really understood us to the point
that he could give us really good tips but at the same time call us out on what
we were not doing good enough, which we need sometimes. Also I was asked
to give the closing prayer and I was really nervous, because first off it was
in front of a bunch of people which I have gotten used to by now, but this was
the first time I would have to do it in Spanish in front of a big group.
So at the end of his devo. he said something that got me a little choked up and
so I had to take an extra deep breathe before going up. I had only said
prayers that were more for a personal or small group setting so my Spanish for
prayers was very limited. So is almost everybody else’s, so most prayers are just
really simple. Although when I get up there my voice was a little
emotional through the whole thing and all these things I wanted to say were
coming into my head but some of the things I did not know how to say
exactly right in Spanish because I have never had to say them
before. So the prayer was really bad Spanish and some English, but in
the end I was glad that I was asked to pray and say what I was really
feeling. It was a really great and humbling
experience. And I got to shake Elder Allan’s hand
afterwards too. It was a great devotional.
So
the most exciting thing that happened this week, was our 1 Month day which
was last Friday. My district had a party and we all went and bought junk
food at the store beforehand. We all mainly bought Chokies, which are a
way better version of American Chips Ahoy. Actually I don’t know if they
are any better, but they are the only thing that is super amazing down here, so
I usually buy like one pack a week. Also elder peters in my district, his
mom sent him a dozen krispy kreme doughnuts and he shared them with us.
They were heavenly and the closest thing to American food I have eaten since I
have been here, although I do have to say that I have become much more open
minded in food. I really love most of the food that they have here.
I do want to say that their salsa is always really good, but really Mexicans do
not have the kind of salsa we do that we eat with Chips. So that was sad
when I realized that was an American Mexican thing. Well anyways our 1
month party was awesome and I realized that I will get to skype you all on my 3
month and 15 month days!!
Last
thing was that in Sunday night when my companion and I were feeling really
stressed we asked for Priesthood blessings. I asked Elder Nielson (Prom photo
guy...see below) and it was such a cool experience. And not only for me
but for him as well because it was his first time giving a blessing. Just
always remember that priesthood is something we should take more advantage of
because it does not only bless us but blesses the priesthood holders as
well. And blessings are not just for school or illness. God wants
to bless us with almost anything we ask, but we must first show our faith and
ask. I love the priesthood and look up to them so much.
Oh
and to all of you guys that I did not email back last week and this week, I am
sorry, I normally run out of time and this week I am writing you all letters,
so I will just write you back in there.
Love you all so very
much and pray for you always!!
Love Your Favorite
Hermana,
Hermana Kate Corbett
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