So some things I haven't talked much about.. I LOVE playing volleyball! I play almost every day during gym time. And I have actually improved and am not awful at it..well not as awful! It has been really fun playing with people from my Zona. One elder scares the heck out of me because he ALWAYS spikes it and the ball is flying 100 mph! Super fun though! My days of volleyball are coming to an end though..tear tear and jump for JOY!! THat means I am going to be in the field! YAY ahhh AHHHHH I have so much to learn!
After becoming a missionary, I realized that I have so much to learn! Being a member missionary is a bit different than being a full time missionary. I gotta know my stuff and pray a lot to know what the Lord wants for our investigators.
So about the spanish, its coming along. I am not too worried, but I know I will feel very inadequate when I get there. The more I speak it and write it, the better it gets. I'm so grateful I knew some spanish before I came into the MTC! I still got a heck of a lot to learn though! Every week here our branch prez has us prepare a 3-5 min talk in spanish. Last sunday was the first sunday I took it as seriously as I should have been the rest of the time and wrote a LOT! I used the resources I had and really tried to do my best! I am so grateful I did that, it helped improve my spanish a ton. I know that it takes a lot of work to learn a language but it is totally possible thru the LOrd and through studying and using what he has given to us.
Last night we had a wonderful Devo given by a member of the 70. He gave us some amazing insight and info
Here are some stats for ya'll: the church has been sending missionaries out for 184 yrs (since it was restored)
1.3 million missionaries have served since the church has been sending missionaries. 70% of that 1.3 million have been called to serve since Prez Monson has been in the presidency!
HOW AMAZING IS THAT?!? That right there is evidence that the Lord is hastening his work on the earth. Read D&C 33:8-10
I know that the Lord cannot have his work done only by the missionaries that are serving right now, he needs each and everyone of us! We as members need to help the missionaries by inviting our friends over. Here is an analogy I got from my branch prez
there is a missionary/ward member escalador.
It starts out with MEMbers inviting their friends over for dinner, maybe you have to invite them over 5 times before you invite the missionaries over too, but do it! have an FHE activity with your neighbors, a Desserte night, then a church activity..find something that will be appealing to your friends and family. Show them the blessings a love you receive from living the gospel! As you help them up the escalator they will be coming closer to Christ and then we as missionaries can continue to help them along their path to the Savior. The escalador is always moving though and its either going up or down. It is the same for each one of us in our lives we are moving closer or farther from Christ.
Well I can't believe my time is really coming to an end at the MTC! Its crazy to think that I have been here for over a month! I am so grateful for the thing I have learned here. I know that as I apply the things I am taught the Lord will bless and helpe me know to now what He wants me to do.
So my flight leaves around 930am from SLC, I have to leave Provo at 430am though! So I will probably call in the AM! I have a layover in LAX for about 3 hours and the heading straight to Culiacan ! Our flight gets in about 745pm. Ahh I will be a tired missionary! BUt thats ok, tired or not I will be a missionary and servant for the Lord! I know that this is the Lords work and not mine. This is his mission not mine! I am here to help people along there path back to our Heavenly Father, so that they can receive the same joy I have in my life from the gospel of Jesus Christ. THorugh faith in JEsus Christ, arrepentiemiento, el bautismo, recibir el don del espiritu santo y perserverar hasta el fin. yo se que estes cosas son verdadero.
Con amor,
Hermana Matiaco
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