so in life, and the mission particularly, we have walls. that are sooo hard to get past. and we wonder, ''when will the Lord bring me over this wall!?'' but sometimes.. the Lord isn't going to lift us over the wall. he's not going to take us around the wall.. but he's going to dig a hole and draaaag us UNDER the wall. and it's gonna suck, but you WILL make it.
wow, is that TRUE. He drug me under that wall gooood. and i got pretty muddy (pictures coming to prove it) BUT. i made it. and i learned SO much. and i was so blessed with an amazing week after my crappy week:) so YAY.
Carly Case. shout out to YOU. in Nebraska. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. my friends need to stop turning 20. ew. old.
nicaragua ''news'':
christmas music is EVERYWHERE. and it makes me trunky... (homesick? i don't know.. that's a missionary term i think...)
saw a little girl in a onesie and i just want my onsies SO BAD.
DAD: someone asked me a question in spanish and i had the urge to say ''pretty good...''
i have an investigator named Mauricio who reminds me EXACTLY of Uncle Kyle (except he has hair and speaks spanish..) and i just laugh the entire time i'm at his house.
taught my comp how to address a letter.. she's 24.
also my comp... she just does everything SO SLOW. and i have no patience for slow people whatsoever. it's a struggle. but i'm learning to be patient. especially since the other day she told me she doesn't really like it when i snap at her to make her hurry.. OOPS. really. i didn't know i did that. all i gotta say is hurry then, child. this is the Lord's time we're wasting. (but i will say it very nicely.)
also.. she's so bad at singing.. sometimes i think it sounds like we're harmonizing. i don't know.
someone bought me coke the other day.. so i had to drink it. i think it's been 7 years since i've had coke. and i had this irrational fear that i was suddenly going to turn into my obese 12 year old self because i drank coke again. still praying that doesn't happen.
some old crazy high homeless guy was holding up a peace sign to me the other day.. so i hold up a peace sign to him like.. yeaaah i love peace signs.. nope. then he's starts screaming ''2 pesos!!!'' he just wanted 2 cordobas. money. awkward.
MY LOVELY AMAZING HERMANA CHINCHILLA BOUGHT ME 5 KITKATS IN MANAGUA THAT SHE FOUND FOR MY 5TH MONTH AND SEND THEM UP TO MATAGALPA FOR ME. my hero. i love her.
so really, i just had a great week though. i don't even know what else to say. i feel sooo blessed to be here! i love it. and my recent convert, Maria Lourdes, told me something amazing the other day. english translation below:
''Hermana. i know you must have hard times, but you CANNOT go home from your mission sad. just remember me and my kids, and remember you changed our lives forever. you found people who were empty, and filled us with happiness. you taught us about the gospel of Jesus Christ, and now our lives will forever be happy. always remember that.''
so there ya have it. the scriptures are right. how great will be your joy if you bring but one soul unto God? GREAT. i'm so happy here and being able to share my happiness with others is the GREATEST.
the church is true, the book is blue, and IT WILL BRING YOU SO MUCH HAPPINESS. (revised version.)
LOVE ALWAYS
hermana wheat
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