So from this last transfer I was really sad to leave the city. I love it there, the people, the work, the ward, the bike, the rain, like every aspect of my last area but I know that I have moved to Arlington Heights for a reason. and that Hermana Reyes is supposed to be my companion again. Basically its really a cool feeling to know that we can just work. no greenie, no training, no senior junior comp feeling since we've been out to same amount of time, its just like a go and do and work work work! :) Our area is pretty big-not as big as Rockford but still pretty big....we live 5 minutes away from the temple. and so we drive everywhere. You know how big of a fan I am about driving. And I feel like the state of Illinois makes up the craziest things with driving...express ways, tollways, no lanes, fit where you can, no speed limits, do what you want when you want, random round abouts kind of driving skills going on here. The cops have seriously so much other stuff to worry about that driving and speeding isn't one of them.
So this past Friday I get out of the shower and look down at my unstitched toe and it looks kind of funny so i bend down and look a bit closer.....hmm you know why it looks kind of funny and {{}}different? well its split open! ahhh!! call sister doll and get to drive our little car down to the city to see the doctor and guess what? he's out of town. so this rep came in and bleh adventure with the dumb toe yet again. its still pretty swollen I cant wear shoes for too long before I start to look like an oompa loompa but i didn't have to get it restitched thank goodness. no more needles please. but i get to go back next week and that should be my LAST doctor apt!
But just this past week we put 2 investigators on date to be baptized for July 16th! One of which is Fransisco and he is pretty cool. Every time we go teach him I feel like I'm teaching Irma all over again. Gang buster, 3 kids before the age of 20, sincere desire to change and repent and loves how the gospel makes em feel....I love teaching Fransisco. He told us yesterday that his goal is to be prepared to get baptized sooner than the date we have...mind you that for the past 3 months the sister missionaries have been working him and trying to teach him that there was even a God. So the fact that hes now praying (9 times a day he told us), reading every chance he can and telling us hes so excited to be baptized--basicamente un milagro. Just so so so awesome!
Funny story--So the other day we were going around and having all these citas and stuff and knocking doors and you know doing missionary work--WELL so we go visit this older sister in our area around like 2pm so just after lunch...were talking to her sitting on these very very comfy couches, theres a nice breeze coming in the window, and all of the sudden the spanish turns to mumble jumble and my eyelids start to weigh heavier than any other part of my body~~next thing I know Hermana Reyes is waking me up from missionary snooze land! I TOTALLY FELL ASLEEP! oh my gosh I was SO embarrassed!! Cannot believe I did that.
But a REALLY cool thing happened after that! We went to one of our investigators house and had the plan to teach him the importance of coming to church and instead it ended up being recognizing the spirit. It was a really good lesson and then it kind of started turning into a battle of words with the investigator and the member and I just had the prompting to open my mouth. I did not know what I was going to say. no thoughts. and yet i did just that and opened my mouth. and you know what? it was filled. with spanish words. and it felt just awesome. Sister Reyes is from Mexico and so she speaks spanish really well and she knows all the things that i have problems with in my speaking skills and she sat there completely stunned because the words coming out my mouth were perfect spanish! It was a very spiritual moment and I completely felt like I was being a mouth piece for what the lord wanted me to say. Love love love it. :)
My allergies are having party days here let me tell ya! there's like pollen that just floats in the air, it looks like um borbujas--bubbles and yet its the deadly enemy of my nose and eyes... weeeeeeee
Gourmet dishes Ive had this week: Cow tongue tacos with rice and beans, and Cow feet tostadas with chile and platano. yummmm you know you want some! :)
I sure love all of you so much! Trust in God because when you do great things happen. :)
paz y amor, Hermana Maughan
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