Merry Christmas!

(12/25/13)
Merry Christmas. This is my day so far.

Another Pic for fun

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(12/17/13)

The selfie is to express my frustration with the humidity attacking my hair (my middle bangs will soon disappear because THE HUMIDITY MAKES ME LOOK LIKE A TROLL.

 

Also this is my Christmas card to you (the district pic).

apology from Tiana's mom

Ok people...I have failed in posting Tiana's messages on time. I am sorry. Please understand the dates may be a bit off.

Last MTC Transfer :D

Okay, I again dont have a ton to write about because I am doing THE SAME thing every week. But I guess we did get to go proselyting again. That was super bueno. Like, actuallly really good because my first time, I was terrified and didn{t talk to hardly anyone and my companera was hoping for more success than we got, which was talking to 2 whole people.

 

This time however... I got my roommate as my comp. We went out with a set of sister missionaries from the area in Lima Norte, and the senior comp of the two was from UTAH so I got to have some English-speaker bonding time. We did get to work though and handed out a ton of folletos, not just like standing in the street like "here take one here take one"... but like we prayed before, found specific individuals, talked to them about their lives, and then gave them the folletos we thought theyd need most. (Folleto=pamphlet). Also we handed out a bunch of Liahonas the same way. Also we taught two lessons. One of the lessons, me and my comp taught ENTIRELY ourselves and the real missionaries just gave directions to the church. It felt REALLY good.

 

Also, all you students out there, be jealous. I only have 4 books to study from for 18 months. They are really good books to reference from too.

 

Anyone reading/read the Jesus the Christ book? Im starting. im proud that i havent needed a dictionary yet. Its pretty mind blowing like every paragraph though. READ AND DISCUSS WITH ME

 

One last thing: today we had christmas because some people are moving to the Latino district soon. We did secret santa, and my person loves all the things she got. Ill send a pic. I got cool Peruvian pants :D

 

Everyone, im so sorry. Not much time for my entire explanation of why, but if youd like to know my current favorite scriptures as of this week are D and C sections 6, 8, and 9. Read and weep.

 

Okay I have to go. Sorry its so short!!

I love you!

#pazamoryIncaCola

One more thought from Tiana

Tiana added one more thing in a separate email...just a quick thought for us all to know. So here ya go...


parently 11 zones in lima central, the mission is actually 8x6 miles. WHAT. Yeah.

Hello Hello!

So, this week will be a little short, but Ill do what I can to share my CCM life with you all. Well first off, the CCM is pronounced "seh seh emeh" cuz thats just how you say the Spanish alphabet. Fun fact for all you not-spanish speakers.

 

Okay, something to know: When you get into the MTC down here they give you this REALLY GOOD water bottle called "Seychelle" that is like the filter of all filters. One filter is good for a year, and since American stomachs cant handle the Peruvian water, its important that we have em. So yeah I have a good filter water bottle but I may be using this one, just cuz all the Mission presidents say its requireed.

 

Fun fact: In spanish, theres a word for the inside of your elbow. Its called your "antebrazo", or "ahn-teh-braw-so". I saw it on a bathroom sign once. Learning new things all over the place.

 

The rumors are true. When you go on a mission and decide to be a good missionary (still working on the "great" kind) ...you EARN those 8 hours of sleep they give you. Im not even in the field yet and 10:30 has become my daily heaven. The cool part, though, is that when 6:30 comes around, im doing okay. High school and college made me under the impression that Id never be able to stand that early again but I guess Im surviving well enough.

 

Im pretty proud of myself...we have actividad fisica everyday and Ive stopped hating it finally. I PLAY SOCCER. Do you know how much of a miracle that is? Also I did a P90x workout with some of my district. My abs and legs hated the stairs for like 2 days and then I was good. Still proud of myself though. So Im bragging.

 

You know what? Im in basically the most blessed part of America ever. Kind of. I miss the US. But just in case someone may not know--South America is where Lehi and his family came when they left Jerusalem. I WILL BE TEACHING THE LAMANITES. I will rant more on that later but I am SO so happy. The BOM talkis about my peoples ancestors. #killinit

 

One fun line. So were all learning spanish, right? me and my district i mean. So were trying to talk to our teaching, pretending to teach our teacher, and one of the elders, is DETERMINED, and SO FOCUSED that he doesnt hear us trying to correct him, as he teaches the teacher for a good 3 minutes about how the law of chastity is a punishment from God. Lol. He meant "commandment" but it just didnt work out for him.

 

Okay well I better go. But Just so you know, the language is bringing me close to the Big Guy upstairs. So so close, in fact. My trust in him is greater. You know how sometimes you cant do anything about a problem, and people tell you "well just pray about it"? Well, yup. Thats a thing. It works. My burdens have somehow been lightened. Learning a language in a new country with new people without being able to talk to my loved ones ever and also not being able to communicate to anyone AND keep myself from coming home is probably the hardest thing Ive ever had to do, but somehow, instead of God taking away those burdens, he just kinda takes off the weight. I still have all that to deal with, but he makes me happy. I am so so happy.