June 10, 2013

Hola!

I passed my two month mark here in Chile yesterday and that was pretty fun. I definitely know a lot more Spanish now than I did when I got here. Also, I can understand a lot more which is EXTRA good. Stories about not understanding from this past week are

1. A member said she couldnt have us over for lunch but should could bring us some food at our apartment. I did not understand everything she said (like that we were supposed to meet her outside on the street at exactly one o clock) and therefore she waited for fifteen minutes before she called us saying she was there and almost left. Hopefully cookies will smooth that one over.

2. We have an investigator named Carlos who is just hard to understand in general let alone someone like me who does not know too much spanish. Apparently I told him we were coming over for lunch last monday (our p day) and we never came. WHOOPS!!! I think he has forgiven me by now though. If not, cookies will do it (my answer for a lot of things).

Since my companion, Hermana Cisneros, is a sister trainer leader person we do exchanges with other sisters twice a week. Well Saturday it was my turn to leave. I went to the sector called "Los Plátanos" or the bananas. It is super small compared to my sector. It was fun to see a new place and be in a place that was a little more flete or ghetto. Their church is pink there which is pretty cool. It made me appreciate my apartment here in Lo Cañas and my ward and my companions and my investigators. etc. that much more. I will get to visit some other places too in the next few weeks and I am excited! 

Our area is super great, and the ward here is SOOOOOOOO supportive and amazing! They are great at talking to their neighbors about the gospel, and magnify their callings immensely! Right now we have Carlos who is supposed to get baptized on Sunday, but we have only taught him the first lesson and he doesnt ever have time for us to teach him. So probably that baptism hopefully will be the following week. We are teaching a family, La familia Caro, who are super great but are working all the time to raise money for their daughter to get mouth surgery so it is hard for them to come to church and hard for us to find time to teach them. We are going to go and help them next weekend peel potatoes for their french fry stand. Their neighbors and also cousins, Nina and Alonzo are super great too. They just invited us in one time when we were looking for the familia Caro. We have taught the two lessons so far. He has a TON of questions, but before we left last night he told us that every time we are there the atmosphere of his home is lighter. We told him it was the Holy Ghost. I have a lot of hope for them. 

Always, I am learning about faith and how important and powerful it is. There is a reason Faith is the first principle and ordinance of the Gospel. Once a person truly has faith, the actions that come next are natural. Also, faith is super important and works MIRACLES!!! I can see it here in Lo Cañas, and perhaps even greater within myself. Never lose faith! The Lord answers in the best possibly way and best possible time!!! I love you all!!

Hermana Taylor