Hola familia!
Its the start of another transfer, my first on the downhill slope, which I still can't believe. I was moved to an area called Olympic, spanish speaking, so really not that much has changed according to the work. I am still in the ghetto, which I love. We are "flushing," which means that both me and my companion are new to the area. My new companion is Hermana Garza, she is so incredible and I love her so much already. :) She was actually Sister Garcia's companion in the MTC, and Sister Garcia's new companion is Sister Stout, who was my MTC companion, which is kind of crazy. Hermana Garza is so sweet and loving. She is from Texas and her family is from Mexico. We are really excited, because together we are going to start this really awesome diet plan and get in really good shape. She is hypoglycemic and is trying to lose a lot of weight, and I'm pretty sure that I'm partially hypoglycemic too because I get really sick from eating sugar, so we're really excited to help each other out so that we'll have more energy and be able to do the work even better.
Our apartment is nice. IT was really dirty and gross at first because mostly elders have lived there, but we cleaned it up really nice. Its nice because it is pretty big. Another big change is that we won't be working in the Visitor's Center this transfer, which we are actually both pretty happy about, because flushing the area takes a lot of hard work, and it will be nice not having our time and attention divided between two different things. Our area is close to the temple, so they can pull us in if they do need us, and then they will transfer us in and out for different transfers. I'm hoping that not being there this transfer will give me a better chance of being there for Christmas when they have all of the lights and musical performances, but we'll see what the Lord wants me to do. :)
The only thing that I feel sad about is that I feel like the transfer ended when I was in a really weird place in my companionship with Sister Garcia and we didn't really get a chance to resolve it. I think is anything she was just really sick of me from being together for three transfers, so hopefully eventually we will be able to be really good friends again.
We had an amazing appointment this past week with a recent convert and his mom that isn't a member. The spirit was so strong, and you could tell that she knows that its true. I love how with the new method we are working on asking inspired questions that are guided by the spirit, and then truly listening to the people tell us their concerns. It helps us to get to the root of their doubts so much faster, because we take time to listen to what the spirit is telling us that they need and that they are thinking and feeling, like with Ammon in the Book of Mormon. It is really powerful. I've realized that the way we do missionary work can be so much more effective if we trust in the Lord. I have also been learning about the power of praying specifically, and asking Heavenly Father questions that we need to know the answers. I feel like he has answered so many of my prayers as a missionary. I felt so lucky that I got everything I wanted this transfer- I wanted a challenge, but I still wanted to be in a spanish area, and with a companion that knows how to follow the spirit so much better than I do so that I can learn from her example. It is going to be such a good transfer with so many miracles!
I love you all!
- Hermana Dansie
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
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