First Week with My Hija

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I have offically finished my first week with my hija (daughter.. new companion)! It was kind of crazy week as we had to travel back to Sabinas from Saltillo and get everything set up and going, but por fin we are getting going. 

Her name is Hermana Rebolledo and she is from Mexico City! She is a sweetheart and has a great testimony and seems pretty excited to get going. She told me the minute she saw me, she knew I was going to be her companion. We got to work the day after she arrived (I was sooo nervous) and things went well, but shes still pretty timid. Not to mention, she got sick with an ear infection and one day this week we had to stay in the house for the whole day. It did put a kink in our appointments and such, but I am not going to lie, having a nap and then studying for like 3-4 hours while she slept was pretty great. But oh my gosh medicine here in Mexico is nuts..... I officially have now given shots.... at 1 o'clock in the morning... hahahaha. We went to the doctor and apparently they perscribe medications in shot form for like EVERYTHING here which is crazy.. and I wont get into much detail, but you can pretty much buy whatever medication you want here without a perscription. Anyways, the doctor perscribes her like 4 different medications and I am sitting there like '"I already know she has an ear infection and all she needs is an antibiotic and some rest" but no.. we spent like 1000 pesos on her meds and they were in shot form. Cant wait to tell that story when I get back to nursing school hahah. 

Anyways, I am hoping that this week she will be able to participate more now that she is feeling better. Speaking so much was exhausting, but good practice. One of my biggest concerns is gaining her trust because I feel she doesnt really trust me since I dont speak perfect spanish. She is generally pretty patient about it though and we get along just fine. She really wants to learn english so its been really fun turning the tables in teaching her rather than me being the only one. 

Ahh I died this week because we had some really good plans but one of the days all of our appointments fell through which was a total bummer. We ended up walking all over town that day and contacting and went home with sore feet. Its amazing how far I have come from when I first arrived though. The missionary work doesnt seem burdensome anymore. I watch as Hermana Rebolledo will complain about things and how tired she gets and annoyed with things just as any new missionary does, and I am like.. oh my gosh... I used to feel that way.. but my attitude has since changed dramatically. Dont get me wrong, sometimes I would still just love to sit down and take a break from a while, but I am much more accustomed now and I remain postive for far longer. It really does help that I HAVE to be positive to help my companion remain positive too. 

Due to a lot of change this week there isnt much to report on investigators, however, we did contact a reference of a member in another branch and he is FULL of questions and very anxious to meet with us. I had to keep telling him to be patient and just let us teach him the lessons because all of his questions will be answered with the principles of the gospel. We are pretty excited and it was awesome lesson for me because the Lord blessed me with the gift of tongues and I truly felt like I (with the help of the Lord) had control of the situation despite it being my second day as senior companion/trainer and Oscar asking questions out the wazoo. I dont know how to spell wazoo. And we have some others who will soon be progressing if they will just... complete their compromises (fulfill their committments?... we say it the other way in spanish). 

Wellllllll...... I am not sure what else to say. I am continuously being humbled, even when I am already feeling like I am weak haha, but the Lord will bless us. I am hoping to see some fruits of our labors this transfer. :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY FAVORITE LITTLE BROTHER!!!!

And I have found out that Danielle knows the gender of her baby and DIDNT TELL ME. And now I am going to know that everyyoneeee knows ALLLLLLL week and I wont know.... you're killing me. 

Thank you for the prayers. Please continue. I love you allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much!!!

Con mucho amor,
Hermana Roberts

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