Hola a todos,
¿Qué tal? <How are you?>
I got a new dress and a new haircut, so I feel like a new person but it’s still the same little ‘ole me. Not much besides that happened this week. We’ve been cleaning out our investigator pool lately and We’ve decided to revert back to all the things that we have found successful in the past (aka Puerto Rico) and try our best to be the best missionaries we can be. My companion saw me have two too many breakdowns this week and we have come to this conclusion. I need to be more patient.
So I made my new years resolutions today: be more patient and be more faithful. It sounds exhausting. I was going to go for the classic “loose literally all weight possible” or “be fire frugal” (aka buy fewer face masks)… But nah, I’ll probs be more studies by becoming more Christ-like. Besides, I could never give up face masks.
We finally took a picture as the Hermana Boricuas <Sisters from Puerto Rico> so enjoy that.
Also, we had MLC which is like a room full of old missionaries deciding how we can help the mission. It was awesome and I am for sure the grumpiest looking one there, but it’s only because I’m DANG tired. You know why? Because search helicopters and cops were all over the place for hours on end the night before and in the midst of it a noise spooked the girls we share the house with and they crawled into our room scared out of their pants. I now know how you felt mom. Geeze, are kids annoying at 2 am… hahaha
I’m really struggling with the lack of communication from Salt Lake to us about Puerto Rico. I know nothing and it’s honestly making life feel very unsure. I know I’m supposed to be here right now but what about next month? Or Febrero? Or Junio? Where am I supposed to be then? I know nothing and it tears me apart inside. I am on a quest for peace with the certainty of uncertainty in my life. It’s fun not to know things, right? Keeps life interesting. It’s like your friends are planning you a surprise party but you don’t know when your birthday is. I just want my freaking surprise party.
I’m still working on humbling myself. Can’t you tell?
Other fun facts: my companion and I decided to go vegan (Besides member dinners bc you can’t turn down tacos de lengua). You should see our fridge. It’s full of healthy foods.
Also, we were this close to helping a girl decide to be baptized this month, but her aunt won’t allow her to be baptized until she gets older so we’re working on her aunt now. The hard thing is that the aunt is a less active member who was offended by the church. We hope we can help the family. They really could use the blessings right now.
Hasta luego <Bye>,
Hermana Thelin