Holiwis!
Well, my first week with a new companion, and
my first week directing the sector! It was a lot! But I feel like we did pretty
good! My comp is SO FUN. She is from San Diego, California, she goes home in
August, and she has really good Spanish. People never believe that she’s only
been in the misión 11 months, or that I’ve only been 4 either! However, maybe
the bigger downside to having a gringa is the catcalls. Before, me and Hna D
would be walking down the street and people might cat call us a little bit here
and there, but now literally EVERYWHERE we go, ALL THE TIME, people say stupid
things. I’m honestly just laughing about it, but Hna Schenk is like ticked off ha-ha.
This is only her third area, and before this she has been in the campo
(country), and la costa (the coast). This is her first city sector, and it’s
totally different. It’s just faster, but I think she likes it! Together, we are
trying to really strengthen the ward, and help the members to do more of the
visiting of recent converts and less active members. You guys, I have had to
kind of repent this week because I’m realizing more and more that missionary
work, IS NOT JUST FOR THE MISSIONARIES. Missionaries are called and set
apart to find and teach, and that we do. But the fact of the matter is that you
guys all have 100 non-member friends at your fingertips, and they can work so
much better with the names that you guys have! And so I have a challenge for
you all this week! I challenge each family to do SOMETHING to help in the
missionary work this week! Give a reference to the missionaries, go with them
to an appointment, invite some non-member friends to a family home evening and
invite the missionaries! You guys really can help determine the success of
these missionaries, and of the missionary work in your area. I promise you
there is no better feeling than when your nonmember friend turns up at church
on Sunday! And so, I expect an email from each and every one of you, giving me
an update on what you did this week! Don’t let me down fam :)
Well, in the first few minutes of our
companionship, a bird pooped on me and Hna Schenk. We have had so many crazy and
weird experiences already! The other day, Schenk got stuck in the bathroom
stall because the door wouldn’t open and there wasn’t another way to get out,
and the worst part was that we were alone, so I couldn’t do a thing about it
because I couldn’t leave, ha-ha! We literally just sat there and laughed
until somebody came! Also, we were walking to an investigator’s house the other
day, and this lady stopped us on the street. She asked if we wanted an apple so
we said of course! So she gave us each two, and we said "thank you so
much, we love apples!" and she started giving us more and more. So by the
end of it, we each had ten gigantic apples in our arms and nowhere to put them
:) We like staggered to our investigator’s house trying not to drop anything,
and then mercifully he gave us a bag! The things that happen to two gringas
living in Chile :) Also, the other day we were in the office doing something
and one of the senior couples that live here invited us to lunch so we went
today! Super fun!
We are really making a difference down here
you guys! I can see people’s lives changing and I love it! And the thing is
that you don’t have to have a plaque to get to see it. Every one of you can be involved
in this great work, and it’s an honor and a privilege to you have, so don’t
waste it!
Love you all,
Hermana Stanley
New Companion Hermana Schenk
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