Just call me "Mom"

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So right now I am in the offices in Saltillo.. ¿Saben porque? Pues.... I HAVE BEEN CALLED TO BE A TRAINER. I dont really know how to feel or how I should feel haha but yeah, tomorrow morning I receive a greenie from the MTC and will be training her in Sabinas. I am really nervous. I only have 4 months in my mission, and only 3 in México. I came here to Saltillo with a bunch of elders and they are were asking me how long I have in my mission and then they were like "and you´re training already?!? Congratulations!". I do not feel ready, but the Lord is trusting in me and called me for this position, so I trust in Him. Its really overwhelming though, so PRAYERS PRAYERS PRAYERS. I wont find out who my companion is until tomorrow, but she will either be from Mexico or Peru because we only have two new hermanas coming in this transfer. Clearly I am nervous because of spanish.. I am only starting to become functional (although my companion of 11 months tells me I speak as much as her.. not true) and I have gotten some compliments this week on my progress. I see it too, but I have FAR FAR FAR to go, but I think its a blessing from the Lord that other people are helping buoy me up because we all know I am a little self critical sometimes. Especially right now when something big is happening.. 

Something really cool though is that ever since I recieved the call last night, some things have been a lot easier to say in Spanish and since being here in the office I have to think hard to say things in English. I trust the Lord will bless me with the gift of tongues as I now have to start focusing in other things a little more.. like being a senior companion with little experience and a brand new companion.

Its a little crazy in here in the offices, everyone is arriving. Transfers are a big deal in the mission hahah change change change and everyone is full of energy. And I finally got to see the elder that I came to Mexico with after 3 months! Thats really fun. 

In the way of this past week, we found more investigators again and they all are still in the beginning stages, but I am hoping that we can get them to progress more during this next week. I hope and pray that the kinks of a new companionship wont hault the progress that Hermana Barnard and I were able to establish the past two weeks. We found a groove and we starting to get a lot more done and get things going. I am so grateful for her and miss her already. I am excited and honored with this new call.. it truly is a compliment that the mission president, and Lord, is trusting me with this already. 

Sorry that I couldnt reply as personally to everyone.. things are crazy right now. I am good! Needing prayers for confidence and that things will go this week with my new companion.

Love you allllllllllllllllllllllll SOOOOOOOOOOOO much!!

Con mucho amor,
Hermana Roberts

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