Hello Everyone!
This week has been...interesting…good….. I GOT TO GO INTO THE FIELD LAST FRIDAY AND TOMORROW AS WELL! It's pretty different here. :) It dawned on me that you guys totally have no idea what it is like doing this! Can you even imagine being dropped into a foreign country and NO ONE speaking English? It was a funny thought for me. I guess I'm just the first one in our family to have this adventure!:) SUPER COOL THOUGH!
The field was way stressful! It kind of just makes you feel inadequate. They say that no one knows anything after the ccm anyway, so I'm trying not to worry! Haha, my companions that were on splits with me were both AMERICAN! I was way excited for that! I got put with them and thought "thank goodness prayers are answered!" I could use someone who speaks English!
I have a tan line on my arms which is cool. But still sad because I'm still really pale. I got told while in el campo(the field) that I need to go outside more and that I glow! Haha thanks!
Mom, remember how you said taxi rides are scary in New York city? HAHAHAHAHA, try it here. We all smash into an itty bitty car. One of my companions was on my lap and two people were in the front seat and then they just go! Seven people in a five person car scrunched together! There is a reason they don't let us drive here, it's because we would all die! I don't know whether or not Dominicans are really good drivers or really bad...because in the terms of the law they'd get arrested, but the fact that they can all weave in and out of lanes and still not hit anyone is amazing! It was funny!
Also, in a visiting teaching thing we do here, the people we taught (this is back when we are in the CCM) said I gave an excellent prayer and I explained how we can magnify our callings really well IN SPANISH! Yup. I did that!
I had and amazing exit interview with the CCM Pres Freestone, he said that he could see me transform after that first week and how he saw me look out towards others to help other girls who were struggling. I told him about my temple experience and he got all teary eyed! He said he wanted me to write about my experiences of the first week and how I overcame them through the Lord's help. He said he wanted to put that into the CCM's records because it was a big event. And then when other missionaries are struggling, it will be there in the records for them to read and help them! SO COOL!
Before I forget I am in el campo in Santiago for REAL next week. We leave on Tuesday. I was told that my new p-day would be on Wednesday so keep a look out. No idea of time or anything. I'm actually going to cry a ton this next week. My companions and I have really bonded and I'm going to be heartbroken to leave them and all the other girls in my district! This will be a rough week!
Anyways those were some highlights of the week. I have only kind of skimmed the emails so far!
Love you!
Leah
