It is week 2 here in the MTC. I could not figure out the best way to tell you guys everything I want to so I am just going to go day by day!
Tuesday - After writing home it was really hard because I felt so sad that I literally just had to shut the computer off and shut everyone out of my life for another week. Wow, that was hard! But I played volleyball with the Latin's after and that made the day so much better. That night I really struggled with the language and I was just really struggling. Brighton, my cousin, made me a missionary motivation jar so I decided to pull one out and see what I could find and literally it was the most perfect quote. It was actually a line in my patriarchal blessing so that was really nice to read and truly boosted my spirit.
Wednesday - The morning was spent doing service around the MTC. We cleaned and picked up leaves and sticks. Working was so fun, ha ha, just because it was a break from the normal schedule. That afternoon I had the coolest experience. I was studying outside and through the fence a little Columbian girl and her dad came up and started talking to me and I actually understood what they were saying! She blew me a kiss and it made my day amazing. That night language study was really hard again but Hermana Romera (Venezuela), Hermana Oris (Paraguay), and Hermana Solis (Peru) read me a beautiful scripture that I would encourage you all to read. It was 2 Nephi 28:30 and what she taught me is that Spanish comes poco by poco (little by little). Ever since then I have truly felt my Spanish improving.
Thursday - This was such a long day!! It was pretty cool though because we committed our first investigator to baptism which was awesome (it was for practice - he was a fake investigator). I played volleyball with the Latin's again. They call me Hermana Labrum and then go
SORRRYYY because I always say sorry when I miss the ball. They tell me that I am funny and I am not funny so that is how you know how amazing the Latin's are. I have never loved a group of people as much as I love them. They are kind, humble, funny, and always shake my hand and talk to me. They are spectacular! That night was our first night to fall asleep to gunshots which was fun. Every other night we fall asleep to sirens.
Friday - I had to get a dang shot!!! You better know I almost started crying but they gave me some candy and that made me pretty dang happy. We actually got mashed potatoes and oreos for lunch. It was a blessing from Heavenly Father. I have never been as happy and I am around these Latin's.
Saturday - Nothing crazy from today so I will just tell you guys about typical foods. We eat a lot of weird jello, lots of meat, and lots of rice. My favorite thing is their bread and this weird drink I have every morning that is kind of like hot chocolate but not really, ha ha. The food is disgusting but I am definetly getting used to it.
Sunday - So every Sunday we all have to write a talk but luckily I didn't have to speak this Sunday which was great! My heart is broken however. Next Tuesday all of the Latin's leave for their missions and that makes me so sad. They are like family and it is so heart breaking because I will probably not see them again. It was a fun afternoon though because I taught lots of the Latin elders how to make paper snowflakes and they loved that. They sang "Frozen" while we made them - ha ha. I heard one of the most beautiful quotes on Sunday. It said, "The mission is not an event of learning a new language, it is a journey of loving the people."
Today - This morning we went to the temple (we go every Tuesday) and then we took our final pictures with the Latin's.
I am so grateful to be here. I know I am in Columbia for a reason. My testimony is growing daily and my Spanish vocabulary is increasing significantly. I love you all! You are in my prayers and I can feel your prayer for me. Thank you!
Love, Hermana Labrum
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