HOLA mi familia y mi
amigos!!!! Another week down say what? Wow I cannot believe it is P-Day again
already! This week was so so good!!! It is flying by! I am so excited to go to
Florida but honestly as gross as it sounds, I am gonna be so sad to leave here.
Like I LOVE the CCM. I love everyone here. I love seeing familiar faces, and I have just
made the best of friends as well. I love Utah and just am enjoying these last two
weeks with no humidity! (: We go outside
to study and its the best time of the day. we just look up at the leaves
changing on the mountains and I have never wanted to go on a canyon drive more
in my life ha ha ha but all is well! I
just like to pretend I’m in a jeep driving through the canyon its fine
So this week started
off super different because our trio got split up!! A new Hermana came into our
district so Hermana Osborne was asked to be put with her. It was so different doing everything with just
Hermana Latimer and I, especially teaching, because we have just always had us
three, so more people to try and coordinate talking with. It sounds dumb, but
it was actually hard. Although it was sad to have her leave our trio, it
has been really good to start teaching and studying just us two and getting to
prep a little more for what the field will be like. I have been blessed
with seriously the best comp. We seriously just are always laughing and we just
read each other’s minds. This week we continued to teach our investigator Viri,
who we were having a really hard time connecting with and finding out what she
really needs at first. But this week the
lessons ended up going so well she has committed to Baptism!!! She is one of the hardest investigators here
apparently, and I just can’t even describe my love for her. I look forward to seeing her. It has made me so so so excited to think this
is the feeling I can be having for the next year and a half if I work hard and
am fully trusting in the Lord, because it is only through him that conversion
happens.
This week has also
had some just absolute classic moments. So first off, my residency building is
currently infested with bats. Yes. Bats. Ha ha ha ha. The other day there is this urgent message
over the intercom for all sisters to attend this meeting. We think it is about modesty, cuz literally it
ALWAYS is. So we go just prepping to
hear about skirt lengths and stuff, and the President of the MTC gets up and
says, "so ladies we are having a bit of a bat problem" WHAT? We died. Apparently a chick was bit by one and has tested
positive for rabies so yep, that’s that.
We got evacuated from our building today and have been put in a boys
dorm, so our bathrooms are straight urinals. WASUP ha ha ha. Too good! We just crack up thinking about it. Clearly I didn’t need to go out of the country
to get the full mission effect (: just needed to hit up Provo, Utah.
Something else that
just made me laugh (maybe this is just pure comedy to me cuz currently am so
sheltered right now ha ha) but after the devotionals we get to watch a church
movie of our choice. This week we
decided to go to "Legacy" this pioneer movie. The main characters end up liking each other
and have this kissing scene, but like literally a peck, but you should have
HEARD the room! Ha ha ha like hundreds of elders were just out of control. It was SO funny. Just cat calling and freaking out, I was like
yes, only in the MTC would a pioneer Mormon movie make people freak the freak
out.
At exercise time
yesterday Hermana Latty and I are running around the track just like belting
(but not belting) the "First Vision" and "The Baptismal
Interview" and the "Missionary Purpose" in Española with all
these elders like it was literally so normal ha ha. We walk out of the gym and I was like,
"what on earth were we just doing?
Ha ha just sprinting while reciting pure doctrine" the mish life
tho!
Last thing. So we
have service every week and literally everyone as to clean bathrooms and scrub
bricks except for Latty and I, I am still not sure how we got so lucky. This week we were asked to choose 18 flags
from all over the world to go hang up in front of the MTC on the flagpoles, as
they change them out every few weeks. So
I totally chose all my friends flags who are serving all over the world right
now (: (all the flags that they have). Love
that I have my bestest friends representing Christ ALL OVER THE WORLD RIGHT
NOW.
Things are so great
here! I feel so blessed. I am trying my hardest to be the best that I can
possibly be. My Branch President, President Lords, said something to me this
week that has really resonated with me. He said, "just like a grocery
store line, there is someone who always chooses the quicker line, who is always
moving quicker and faster than you, no matter how hard you try. You always seem
to focus on that one person. WELL STOP! DON'T WORRY!" I loved this. There
are so many incredible people here in the CCM, and especially in our church and
communities. We cannot compare ourselves. The Lord knows you each individually.
Don't try to become someone else, just become a better you. Becoming better
does not work through fear, it works through faith. I hope you all have the best week! Go up the
canyon for me will y’all? (: thanks for everyone’s love and support. I wouldn't
be here today without you!
xoxoxo
Hermana Dimond
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