Confessing Love

Yesterday we talked to a drunk man who confessed his love to my comp. So that was fun and her response was freaking hilarious. "Can I say something?" Her, "Si." "I'm in love with you." "No, you're in love with the gospel." I just about died. It was so freaking hilarious.

Anyway this week has been quite adventurous. I made cheesecake and we had a birthday party for an elder in the zone, I helped make pupusas (a lady in our ward is from el salvador), were ready for rain, ​
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​we went to the temple with the youth and took 5 youngins to have a lesson with the Temple Sisters (some people don't know how to take pics so I'm sorry), my comp made me pancakes, said goodbye to some elders who left out zone çause of zchanges (I could not take pictures that day. I promise I'm not that fat. It's the angle.), and went out with my pal Itaty who's leaving for her mission in a month to Costa Rica. And yeah fin.

 

Oh and I talked to my fam on Sunday! That was freaking amazing. I didn't cry as much as I thought I would. But it made me really happy to talk to all of them and feel like I was a little at home again. It's weird what little things change in 6 months. Like my Nor-baby has hair and 2 teeth and can walk and run. Like what even!? And my Pigtata has 2 new teeth as well. And Townsend's going on a mission and I won't see him for 2 years and almost 10 months. That's sad.

Anyway this week in spirituality I was studying the parable of the talents in La Biblia and I had some cool thoughts about it. Ready? So I know in the parable it's talents are money. But ever since I was a youngin I liked to think they were actually talents. Things that we excel at, hobbies, etc. But it's interesting how we're all given talents according to each of our personal abilities. And yes we each have our natural talents but we also need to work hard so we can improve and excel in those talents. Voy a hacer un ejemplo de mi hermano y yo. Did you understand that? One of my siblings is naturally skilled with music and I've always thought it a bit unfair. But I, not being so naturally skilled at music have worked and practiced a ton. And now I have a talent because I've worked for it. He has the natural ability but because he hasn't worked at it I have a little more talent. Or not talent but knowledge. Or whatever. You get it. But this principle applies to everything. We need to work hard if we want to gain glory in heaven. We need to multiply our talents, our love, our faith, our testimony, our charity, everything. In summary strive to do your best and be rewarded. Physically, mentally, spiritually, etc. I have no idea if that made any sense and you got something out of it. My english communication skills are beginning to suck.

But on the flip side I didn't feel as crappy about my spanish this week. I had a man at the Granizada stand say my Spanish is really good for a gringa, a youth said my spanish is probably 85/100 (that's a straight up lie but hey), and a member who I met on my first day in the field says how it's amazing how much I've progressed in just 4 1//2 months. It makes me happy that I'm improving a little. 

Anyway people that's all I've really got for you. Love ya! Till next time!

Hermana Judd