Monday, July 15, 2013

New companion is Sister Rojas from CHILE! Training is hard

HIIIII!  
Another CRAZY week!
I got to travel to Londrina on Monday, like I told you guys last week.  I actually stayed the night in Ibiporã, and it was super weird but cool to go back there and relive some memories from the time I served there.  There were three trainers staying there, me, Sister Butler, and Sister Bispo.  Two Americans and a Brazilian.  So since we had managed to find out that the three new sisters would be one American, one Chilean, and one Brazilian, we had no idea who was going to get which one...but we all passed that night trying to guess.  :) 
The next day we got all dressed and chique to go to the mission house...the first time since I arrived in the field for me!  Crazy.  All three of us had butterflies.  And when we arrived there, they didn't even relieve the tension and tell us who our companion was...we had to wait until the very end, after the lunch and training and everything to find out.  BUT.  It was definitely a surprise, becauuuussse.....
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My new companion is Sister Rojas!  She is from CHILE and is awesome and beautiful.  :)  She speaks Portuguese VERY well for the little time that she's been here (Spanish-speakers stay just 6 weeks in the CTM), and with a beautiful Spanish accent.  It's super cool.  She has been teaching me a few words here and there in Spanish.  (Like yesterday, when she told me that I am cabeça de pollo. ...which means that I forget things a lot. :P)
Training is hard.  I knew it would be, and it is.  It's stressful.  And the language barrier doesn't help, haha.  Like I said, she speaks Portugese super well, but there are still those moments when she asks me "How do you say ...?"  and I have to respond "....I don't know either!"  haha :)  It's been interesting.  but so good!  I know I'm going to learn SO MUCH this transfer.  :)
We had a zone conference this week too, the day after we arrived from Londrina.  Our first conference with Presidente Genaro!  He is AWESOME, and the conference was amazing.  Sister Genaro is bubbly and sweet, and Presidente Genaro is dedicated and spiritual.  (I was going to send photos, but...I forgot my camera.  ah, cabeça de pollo.)  They have two kids, one son who is 16 (preparing to go on a mission soon!) and a daughter who is 12.  They are a beautiful family!  Our mission has been blessed to receive such a great president.  :)  I felt bad for Sister Rojas, the first week of the mission is always hectic, and with all the excitement and craziness of a zone conference to top it all off...!  But I think she handled it all okay.  :)
But I don't have much more time to write, so I'll end here.  :)  But I'm doing well, loving being a missionary and bringing the blessings of the gospel to God's children in Brasil!  It's such a wonderful experience, and I'm so grateful for all I've learned, and all I'm still learning.  :)  
I love you all!  Keep writing!  Hope all is well at home, sounds like you guys are as busy as ever!  Always doing fun stuff, right?  I looooveee yooooou!
Love,
Sister Gee

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