We also had a Mexican version of Sushi. Now that is.. well something very different then what I would consider to be sushi. It basically was some sort of meat, as in cooked chicken or beef, with avocado and philly cream cheese, wrapped in sticky rice and fried on the edges. Very very different.
Otherwise I really enjoy the food here. We eat refried beans basically every day, which I rather enjoy. We also almost always have tortillas, corn and flour. Generally though we eat a lot of soups, and a lot of pasta. Whether pasta in our soup, or spaghetti like, or a pasta salad. And the members feed us every lunch. I´ve been sharing a scripture with them afterwards a fair bit this week. I feel as though I am able to somewhat explain and share in Spanish. And sometimes they even understand me ;)
This week in general has been very wet. We got RAIN. It was probably one of the best moments. My trainer has been here for 8 months now, and this was the first storm she saw. That was a little depressing to hear, because I love a good storm. But it helped to cool things off rather nicely so we are greatly enjoying the weather at the moment!
I feel as though I am able to speak a lot more spanish every day. As Hermana H. keeps telling me, poco a poco. But I also felt like I wasn´t able to understand very well this week. I really want to be able to communicate with people more, but it´s hard. Generally I can pick a few words out, but then I am left to basically guess the rest of the sentence or question. Or sometimes, they talk so fast or there accent is so thick that I don´t catch a single thing. Hermana H. is great at helping me out though, and people are generally very patient.
This week in general has been very wet. We got RAIN. It was probably one of the best moments. My trainer has been here for 8 months now, and this was the first storm she saw. That was a little depressing to hear, because I love a good storm. But it helped to cool things off rather nicely so we are greatly enjoying the weather at the moment!
I feel as though I am able to speak a lot more spanish every day. As Hermana H. keeps telling me, poco a poco. But I also felt like I wasn´t able to understand very well this week. I really want to be able to communicate with people more, but it´s hard. Generally I can pick a few words out, but then I am left to basically guess the rest of the sentence or question. Or sometimes, they talk so fast or there accent is so thick that I don´t catch a single thing. Hermana H. is great at helping me out though, and people are generally very patient.
We had another Junta de Zona (Zone Conference - a missionary training conference for all the missionaries in an area) this past Friday, and we all got this months Liahonas! I really really enjoyed the article Becoming Perfect In Christ by Elder Gerrit W. Gong. I really recommend that everyone reads it, You can find it....
https://www.lds.org/liahona/2014/07/young-adults/becoming-perfect-in-christ?lang=eng
....It talks a lot about the pressures we put on ourselves to do things, and how we really should define what is perfect. I found one part very applicable to myself, as it spoke of how we should not solely measure our successes by our ability to do what it is we seek to accomplish, but more so by our desires and commitment to doing it.
The reality is, serving a mission is hard. I knew that coming in, as I had many missionary and return missionaries tell me that. And I really do not speak much Spanish. And yes, it really is pretty hot, especially for someone who has never lived in a desert. I have a lot of people ask me if I am sick when they shake my hand, because they think I have a fever! But as much as those things can be difficult, they don´t really matter. I heard a story in the MTC of a family motto which said I Am A (insert family name here), And I Can Do Hard Things.
The reality is, serving a mission is hard. I knew that coming in, as I had many missionary and return missionaries tell me that. And I really do not speak much Spanish. And yes, it really is pretty hot, especially for someone who has never lived in a desert. I have a lot of people ask me if I am sick when they shake my hand, because they think I have a fever! But as much as those things can be difficult, they don´t really matter. I heard a story in the MTC of a family motto which said I Am A (insert family name here), And I Can Do Hard Things.
So as much as those things are hard, I know the experiences I am having, and will have here, and all that I can learn are more than worth the effort. And the reason I am here is because I have a message to share that I know is true, and can help peoples in their lives more then anything else. It truly is the gospel of Jesus Christ restored on the earth, and we really do have a Saviour who knows all of our sorrows and worries and struggles. I hope whatever thing it is that you are finding hard, you can find whatever it is that is worth it. Because we really have so much more good then we realize. As said in 2 Timothy, I have fought a good fight, I have finished (this) course, I have kept the faith.
Or as Meet the Robinsons puts it: Keep Moving Forward
Happy Belated Canada Day!
Hermana Crawford
Or as Meet the Robinsons puts it: Keep Moving Forward
Happy Belated Canada Day!
Hermana Crawford
NB: Hermana Crawford has requested written letters "The mail actually works decently well here! Missionaries get letters fairly regularly, and Dear Elders all arrive pretty well too!"
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