week 2!!

Thursday, June 6, 2013

 

Well I am writing earlier than normal because there are missionaries coming in today. On Tuesday everyone that was here before us left so the people that came in with me are now the only missionaries here. So I will be getting some new roommates. In fact one came in at about 10:45 last night. Not quite sure how to say her name yet but shes from Hondurus. She is so tiny and so sweet. It will be good for my spanish that she is in our room because we have to have community prayer together every night. It will be way cool. Anyways the missionaries will be coming in when i am normally supposed to write.

Ok to answer some questions. I have not recieved a filtered water bottle and I dont know if I will here. The water here in Argentina is actually pretty clean. Its just not in Paraguay. But Maybe you could send one to my mission home. Hope you got the pictures I sent. I couldnt send very many due to time.

Also something new that I dont think I wrote about last time. On July first there will be a new mission in Paraguay. So I might be going to a new mission. It will literally happen the day that i leave the CCM. Crazy huh. That would explain the  fact why there are so many missionaries here going to Asuncion Paraguay and not many going to Uruguay. 

Customs was fine. They didnt check any of our bags. But i got a stamp from one of the elders so i sent the letter about the flight. and the keyboard is the same but it is meant for typing spanish. Thats why i dont have any apostraphy things. I totally spelt that wrong.

The roommates that i had that just left are going to Asuncion north and Uraguay Montevideo west. So i think the ones coming in will also be going to those missions.

The days here in the CCM kind of blend together. But on a normal day we wake up at 630, breakfast at 7, personal study at 8-9, Class from 9-lunch. After lunch class again till 330 and then we have 2 hours of physical activity. We will play volleyball, or run laps around the temple. I really am too afraid to play soccer with the natives because first of all its on concrete, and second of all, they are really really really good. Well after physical acitivity we have class till dinner and after dinner we have class till bed. hahaha the classes rotate between studying certain chapters in PMG (Preach My Gospel) or grammar in spanish. And every day we have an investigator that we have to teach. We have two that my companionship is teaching right now. Johanna and Jose. We teach Johanna in the morning and Jose at night. We teach them the lessons in spanish. HAHA for me its spanglish. But you can still feel the spirit. I can also say a simple prayer in spanish, and i can bear my testimony in spanish. Which is pretty big since i came here knowing nothing. It is pretty cool. I love my teachers, they help me a lot. And so do my companions.

I want to share a special experience that i want the boys to really hear. This last sunday we, as a district, had a fast for the gift of tongues. Well on tuesday i was having a really really hard time with the language. In fact i broke down in class because i was so frustrated. Well i decided to ask my district leader if he would give me a blessing that night. So after everyone had left class my companions and two Elders gave me a blessing. Our district leader said the prayer. He was nervous because he had only done it twice before. But he gave me a very sweet blessing. He got chocked up. And after that blessing i thought of my brothers. And how they need to know that the priestood is so special. That blessing was such comfort! 

Some other thoughts, sorry my letters are kind of scrambled. Last thursday i got to go through the temple here in Argentina and i will get to go again today. It was beautiful!

Also this saturday they are sending us out into Argentina to go proselyting.HOW COOL IS THAT!? i would not be having that opportunity if i was going to Provo. I love how small it is here and how much everyone care. The president and his wife are always checking up on us and we are always having lots of fun. The food is not that different from home. The seasoning is a little different though. The weirdest thing ive eaten here is rooster. Not that weird.  And I cant be picky because by the time we eat im starving from all the studying. Every morning though i have a bowl of gronola with strawberry yougurt. The yogurt is not as thick as yogurt at home but not as thin as milk. its kinda weird but breakfast is my favorite meal because i know what they will have and i dont have to wonder what it is that im eating. They just have tons of different cereals in the mornings.  Well i think thats about it. I am sure i will have more to write, but i can write it in a letter and send it when i get stamps. you sent it to the mtc right. not through pouch? Well I love you and my thoughts are with you all. The church is true and being a missionary is hard, but its amazing at the same time. I love it here in Argentina! And i cant wait to get to Paraguay! I feel like ive been here for months because the days are all the same. But its good, its really really good. LOVE YOU!!!!

Hermana Ross