Back to the Motherland: Here we go again!

Familia y Amigos!

We had transfers again this week and for the first time, I'm staying with my companions!! Weird. And I'm staying in Kuna. They're not dividing it, so our trio is staying together covering the whole area still. Allllright! Here we go again!

As for things I've done this week, I made homemade tortillas!!!! That was one thing on my mission bucket list and I already did it! It was so easy, too. And I was dubbed the roller because mine were most round. HA! And they were delicious. I'm actually going to make those again!

Another monumentous thing that happened this week is I basically went to a visit all in Spanish, all by myself. Not by myself, but with a Sister in Melba who doesn't speak very much Spanish at all and I actually speak more than her... We were on splits. So I was talking the whole time. I didn't teach a lesson, but she had a ton of questions and I answered them!!! In Spanish. The lady we visited knows the Bible forward and back and had a lot of questions basically trying to prove us wrong. I didn't answer all her questions perfectly because I had never even encountered them before and didn't know what to say, but I brought it back to doctrine and just said what I could. It was intense! When we were leaving, I couldn't believe I had just done that. And I wasn't even nervous for it or anything! It was kinda an out of body experience that blew my mind a little. To give you a concept of this, my Spanish is pretty iffy. I can figure things out of how to say it in Spanish, but just knowing what to say is what I struggle with. That'll all come with practice and experience and study. I just have to have patience with myself.

Our little branch also had an activity on Friday. It was a sports night and we played volleyball. It was super fun and people came!!!! A lot of people, actually. People were really good and got really into it. In general, things are really really good. And I feel so good about the work we're doing!

This week, I studied more about action. Faith has to lead to action or there's no point in having it. And we do this when we have a purpose for doing it. When we know the purpose of life and that there's a reason for all things, it motivates us to act. This life is a time to prepare to meet God (Alma 34-study it.) and to always work to be better. It gives us a goal for life even when we feel like we're stuck or in a rut. And when we are working to be better and change every day, Heavenly Father will help us and strengthen us. I love that SO MUCH. He gives us purpose and then helps us to accomplish that when we show that we're willing to try and to act on what we know. It's amazing. The gospel is amazing and I know it's true.

Love you all! Have a safe, fantastic week!!

Con todo mi amor,

Hermana Shirley

1) The puppy that Brother Zeyer bought.

2) We were given clothes and we couldn't pass up the photo op. of these lovely polka dotted dresses.

3) They're pretty thug, I know!