This week went well! We got our itineraries on Monday and we will be flying to Argentina on Monday!! I AM SO EXCITED!! Our bus leaves at 6am to the airport and then we have a nine hour flight to Buenos Aires, and possibly another flight after that. My time here in the MTC has been great - but I am so pumped to finally get out and do what we've been practicing for.
On Saturday we had a special devotional by Elder Godoy and Elder Clayton - two members of the Seventy! It was awesome, they shared conversion experiences and gave us motivation to continue working hard. My companion and I also got to be in the choir for the devotional.
One thing that I loved that Elder Clayton shared was, "Talk to people, be friendly and warm. You don't have to teach them the entire gospel in the first 5 minutes you meet them." I loved that! Oftentimes when we are practicing teaching lessons I catch myself getting so caught up in our message, and not taking time to really get to know the person I'm teaching. My goal for this week is to connect with all of our investigators on a personal level and really get to know their struggles and their lives!
We've had some awesome teachers here in the MTC, they will be some of the people I miss the most. Hermana Cabrerra and Hermano Perez only speak to us in Spanish, but we've been able to form such a good friendship with both of them. Our whole district is going on the same flight, and 10 of us are going to the same mission - so I'm happy we don't have to say bye yet.
Funny experiences:
On Tuesday we had a devotional for the entire CCM and our branch president made my companion and I sit on the stand in front of like 900 people.
Our teacher got confused and didn't show up to class on Monday. While we were waiting for our sub, we decided to watch the LDS Addiction Recovery videos. As soon as we started the one about drugs, our substitute teacher walked in. She looked at the TV and listened and then just turned around and walked out, hahahah.
S/O to my mom for sending me treats every week I've been here. Despite her efforts, I've managed to still lose weight.
Spiritual experiences:
On Sunday we watched a devotional by Elder Holland. It was a video I had seen before called "Feed My Sheep". The first time I watched it I remember feeling overwhelmed, but watching it this time as a missionary it gave me so much motivation!! It made me want to focus more and take every chance to study. If you have the chance, watch that talk, it's so good!
I don't have much more to write about this week, all I can say is that I'm so pumped to get out in the field. Even though I know my Spanish isn't very good and I still have a lot to learn - I feel sooo excited.
The church is true!! If you're thinking about going on a mission - DO IT! It will change your life.
Talk to you all next week, FROM ARGENTINA!!
Love,
Hermana Spackman
pics this week:
our favorite elders - they always have something weird to say
our cute teacher, Hermana Cabrerra
a selfie from the dorm mirror :')
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