So this week we had
cambios, or transfers. Well............my new companion is really amazing!
Hermana Rojas from Paraguay. Her family lives in the north mission of Paraguay.
She won’t be here from Christmas because this is her last area. And I will be
her last companion. She is 22 years old and drop dead gorgeous. Really thin
with brown eyes and long dark black hair. In this area we didn’t have
anybody that we could teach so we started for the doors. This is the first time
in my mission that I really have had to go searching for the people. But in one
day we found a new family and a 16 year old girl that is living alone. The family
Bordon has a date of baptism for the 26th of December. Janina, the 16 year old
girl also. We are working a lot. The great thing about Hermana Rojas is that
she can speak Guarani. The bad thing is that I can’t. But the Spanish is coming
along. I understand a lot if not total and can speak for the majority of what I
want to say. Hermana Rojas is way straight laced. She does what she is supposed
to and we don’t break the rules. With Hermana Cortez it wasn’t exactly like
this... but Hermana Cortez is an awesome missionary also. She is opening a new
area and is training. HAHAHAHA She kept telling me that I was going to train but
nope she is and she’s opening a new area. But Hermana Rojas ends her mission
6th of November. I don’t know what’s going to happen with me this next cambia.
I feel peace with her. We are near the same age and we do the work with our
hearts and the spirit. I’m learning lots from her and I am very grateful for
the opportunity to be her companion. When I had my interview with President he
asked me how my Spanish is coming and I told him that I needed to practice
speaking with the people from Paraguay. Well he gave me a companion from
Paraguay. She is super great with the people of Yukuty because she will speak Guarani.
It’s really quite ironic because we will be speaking with a family. She’s
speaking in Guarani and translating for me to Spanish. It really is super
ironic how I am from the US and I’m having my companion transfer Guarani to Spanish
so that I can understand. How funny is that? Another example, the elder Castro
has a new companion from Utah. Elder Jardine. I called them to talk about
a thing with the ward and he answered and told me he couldn’t understand. I was
talking in Spanish. Well when I started to talk in English it was terrible. I am
absolutely forgetting my language. It’s crazy!
Mom, I didn’t have the opportunity to see the relief
society broadcast but it looks like you had fun. I know that hard
work pays off. I see it every day. I would like to challenge the family to do
something. READ PREACH MY GOSPEL and the scriptures. This is how Trent
and Jared are going to prepare for their missions. Please continue to
go to the temple for me. I love you all so much. And by the way the family that
we are teaching, the family Bordon, they have a date of baptism.They are a mom
and dad and baby. They need to be married but they are so amazing. I miss those
investigators that left the area but we are finding others and it is so amazing
all of the miracles I see every day. I can’t even express how much I love you
all. I am so super tan. The sun is strong. But it’s beautiful. So many
different tropical flowers.
My scriptures were drawn by a man. I picked out the
pictures and he customized it for me! How cool is that? This p day we are going
to be cleaning or Hermana Rojas is going to be unpacking. But we can’t do a
whole lot because we can’t leave the area. Today is a little cloudy or we would
climb Cerro Lambare again. I think I’m going to write some letters
and sleep. I got a letter from Miranda and Midge and Jiggs. And I need to write
Jessica and lots of other people. It’s crazy! Well if I have other things
that I need to tell you, I don’t remember. Oh conference. It will be broadcasted
in our church and I will be watching it in Spanish because we have
investigators that will be watching it with us. I’m very grateful that I can
understand Spanish to listen to these talks.
Love you all,
Hermana Ross
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