I got to be a missionary again!
Here is the letter I wrote home to my family on my preparation day (with some edits for those non-Spanish speaking readers out there in my blogging world) It will explain better my experience:
Querido Familia,
Well - I am back in the mission field!!! ! I am a missionary again! I am currently working here in Unimev with my Peruvian companion, Hermana Arcos. A volunteer mini-missionary that was here had to go home early and the new missionary doesn’t get here until Tuesday. I quickly volunteered to take her place and now here I am! Walking the streets, teaching the people, abrir-ing mi boca (opening my mouth), I love it. I am a little rusty but am re-adjusting quickly to mission life. My Spanish has improved tons with having Hermana Arcos with me.
I understand just about everything and surprise the people sometimes which is always fun. At church yesterday the people thought I was the new verdecita (greenie, or new missionary). They were really shocked when I could already speak Spanish and I wasn't timid and shy!
We have a family that we are teaching - la familia Calderon. Son Buenísimos! They came to church yesterday and we were so happy! You know that awful feeling where you are standing outside the Chapel waiting for your promised investigators to come and the hour has come and they are not there? That was us yesterday. Although we had been with them just the night before and they had planned to attend, the hour came and they weren’t there. 
After sacrament meeting we walked out and there they were! Their car had run out of gas and they only had enough money for their food that day. BUT they decided to use that money to go to church instead. They walked to get gas, put it in the car and came to church. We were ecstatic! Not only had they come but they had SACRIFICED to come. We are going over there tonight for a noche de hogar (family home evening).
It is so amazing to be a missionary again. Exhausting, but exhilarating.
After sacrament meeting we walked out and there they were! Their car had run out of gas and they only had enough money for their food that day. BUT they decided to use that money to go to church instead. They walked to get gas, put it in the car and came to church. We were ecstatic! Not only had they come but they had SACRIFICED to come. We are going over there tonight for a noche de hogar (family home evening).Que Dios este con vos! (God be with you)
con amor,
Sarina
2 comments:
hello!
how are you? Thankyou for sending this delightful blog, we are so glad to be in contact with you!
I was wondering though, is it hot down there? Does the liver taste yummy? I am so glad that you are having such a wonderfull time! Thankyou for visiting our class!
I had such a wonderfull time listening to your experience in Argentina! I am so glad that you are having such a memerable time!
It is so much fun to listen to the great experiences you are having!
sincerely,
Emily Dean
I am glad that you got to be a missionary agian!Ihope that it was a fun experience.Iam also glad that you got to help a family.I hope that you are having a good time in Argentina!
From,
Kiriana
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