26 August 2013

Hola family!

So much has changed this week! On Tuesday afternoon, the sister training leaders came to our apartment. (Sister training leader is a relatively new leadership position the church created with the influx of sister missionaries.) They told Sister Tajiboy and me that we were going to have emergency transfers. I was going to be sent to another area in the same ward (but not the area that has the apartment in the same building). It wasn't the news we wanted to hear. We really enjoyed our companionship for the two weeks we had it. I'm grateful to be in the same ward. Things are going well with my new companion too. I learned a lot with Hna Tajiboy, and now it seems that there are things the Lord wants me to learn with Hna Maldonado. Every missionary has a different teaching style, different strengths. The scary part is that I might only have four weeks to learn my new area before Hna Maldonado leaves. With all the new sister missionaries who are coming we don't think that we'll both stay in the same area. We don't know what will happen, but Hna Maldonado thinks she'll be transferred.

Tuesday afternoon we worked as usual and in the night I packed. Right now I don't have that much stuff, so it wasn't that hard. I managed to be in bed by 11. But even so, I didn't get a whole lot of sleep because I was thinking about transfers.

My new companion and I are off to a good start. We've taught a lot, prayed a lot, and laughed a lot. We've also eaten a little too much junk, but we're gonna do better this week! She's from Guatemala and almost 21. (Thus far I've had 1 Mexican and 3 Chapinos as companions. Chapino--noun--person from Guatemala.) We have almost the same amount of time in the mission, but she's been in Honduras one transfer longer than I have. She is the first member in her family, but her Mom recently joined the church too. I'm learning that a lot of the Latin missionaries are converts, often setting the example for the rest of the family.

Scripture for the week. Isaiah 55:8
 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.

Basically, I was super comfortable where I was. I loved my comp and my investigators, and I loved having more missionaries downstairs. I was happy to stay where I was, but the Lord had other plans. So if the start of the school year doesn't go just how you want, just know that the Lord is giving all of us opportunities to grow.

I love you all so very much. At every moment we are telling people to read the Book of Mormon. I think you all are reading, but just in case you are slacking....read it! I hope you have a great week.

Love,

Hermana Davis