This week was
awesome because we went to Cancún! We were there for a few days for my
Generation Meeting, and learned a lot from Presidente Reynoso and his
wife. It was so nice to talk with the other newbies and see how they´re
coming in their training, and especially to get advice from the American
trainers, who understand a little better that challenges of learning
Spanish. We wore cute matching blusas and looked muy bonita y Mexicana!
It was super fun and I felt very Yucateca strolling around crazy Cancun
in my floral shirt.
My trainer and I talked a
lot this week about what things we can improve and how we can have
success in this area. It really comes down to exact obedience and open
communication. I have a lot of American habits that just aren´t gonna
fly here in Mexico, haha.
After the Reuníon de
Generacion, we returned to the casa to find a cucaracha fiesta!! They
invaded our house in our absence and it was honestly so gross, haha! I
think there were 15 in total. Mom, we don´t have scorpions here ,just
alacrans, which are un poco menos dangerous.
But
it was awesome because Amber was baptized!!!! She´s such a special
daughter of God, and I´m so proud of her for the decision she made! She
doesn´t look super happy in the photo because she´s a little shy and was
pretty nervous that most of the ward showed up to watch her baptism.
But there were so many people because everyone was so HAPPY. She´s 15
years old, very sweet, and loves the scriptures. She was confirmed the
following Sunday, and we´re ecstatic that everything went well with her
baptism. The cutest part was that her CRAZY, talkative, energetic 6 year
old brother watched so intently when she was baptized. He told us after
"Amber was baptized, I want to be baptized too! Is it my turn?" Haha,
in two years, buddy!
We also got to go to
CHICHEN ITZA this week! It was sooooo amazing! I felt so cool standing
so close to the ancient pyramids, thinking about the incredible
civilization that used to exist here. It really is evidence that there
were people here, and that the Book of Mormon is true. We ran into the
LDS tour guide, Lemuel, and he showed us where there´s a baptismal font,
the temple, and a carved image of a "shining, tall, white bearded God."
They call him Kukulcan, but it´s pretty evident that it´s Jesucristo.
It was really cool to go to Chichen and learn more about the history and
culture in this beautiful area. I had a really hard time saying "no" to
the souvenir people and ended up spending way to much money...but hey,
gotta have souvenirs, right?
I´m really growing
to love the people here. They are so giving, with their food, their
time, and their homes. The members are awesome and it´s so fun to
realize that I can laugh and talk with people in SPANISH! One really
special investigator is Reina. She´s been waiting for almost a year now
to be baptized, but she isn´t married to her husband. She doesn´t really
see a future with him, but she wants to stay with him for the sake of
her son. It´s a really hard situation, but she´s so so so Buena because
she understands that this hard choice is a trial of her faith, and she
knows that when she finally is baptized it´s going to be so worth it. We
can´t do much more to help her except comfort here and encourage her to
pray for guidance. But her testimony is so strong and I learned so much
from her in our last visit.
I love Tizimin!
It´s fun to go to Cancún or Chichen, but it´s more fun to return to this
quiet little city, with all of it´s quirks and challenges. I´m so
grateful for the opportunity to serve here, for my trainer who is the
perfect mix of strict and compassionate, and even for the heat! It
reminds me that God´s love is constant. My scripture that helped the
most for this week is Collosians 3:13, which really helped me and my
compañera.
Thanks for the prayers, emails, and
todo su ayuda! Everything happens for a reason, God loves you, and
missions are truly inspired! Que se cuiden!
Con mucho amor, :)
Hermana Schwartz
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