Week 5

Buenos Dias! I am one month in! Only 17 to go!

This is a sweet pic of my district! We had christmas here in the CCM it was too great!! ( wow we have been here too long!) Also a pic of a cool BOM map I made. You should read it! The BOM is the best! I mean how could that book not be true!? Its also so entertaining, if you just look at the map, so many things happen! I was blessed in my setting apart to have a greater desire to read the scriptures and it already happening. Reading it this time around is so different. ITS A WHOLE NEW BOOK WHEN YOU ARE READING IT  for investigators and as a missionary.

 

I had to introduce myself to all the new missionaries and talk a little about my role as sister leader and as you know I am so good with public speaking. So I get up there and first off call everyone boys and girls ( NOT ALLOWED) Its only Elders and Hermanas. The MTC Pres was right there and had to appoloize for me! What a good example I am! Also I forgot to introduce my slef....and other stuff ...so basically I crashed and burned. But you know what...Esta Bien. Thats the motto here.

 

Spanish is coming along. I am actually suprised at how much I can say. One kid in our district accidentally asked if he could hold our teachers butt. We get so tired in class that we all get slap happy. I laughed for a good 5 mins straight, like the uncontrollable kind, in a meeting ;\ it was great. You thought a was goodie goodie at home, but I am a rebel here!....meaning I get the occasional look from a teacher. HA But its all about obedience here! And I try. The no nickname rule is the hardest for me.

 

I really like it here and I am finally comfotable so now I am leaving in a week and panic mode is kicking in. There was an earthquake here! WelL ACTUALLY 2!

 

What did you guys think of the broadcast!? It was so amazing! You guys have alot to do! Get to work! Was that carters mission!? >Was he in the skype call?!!! I almost died when I saw it! Also they showed my mission! Crazy cool!

Got to go!

Hermana Quist

 

Week 4

Hola! So we got less email time today so this will be short - but I have alot of stuff to talk about!

 

I have 2 more weeks left in the MTC then it is off to the field which is so scary because when we went out tracting on saturday I really learned how much I do not know. I went with a latina companion that speaks no english and we taught lessons ( well she did and I would testify at the end haha) Even if I didnt contribuute much just me being there I could tell made people want to listen to us more. Alot of the people are reallly impressed that I would come down and preach and be a missionary so when they find out I don't speak english they are super nice to me and tell me I am pretty all the time. I don't hate it hahah. It is frustrating though because I can follow where the conversation is going and I want to say things to help them and to make the lesson better, but I can't and it is so hard! Everyone kisses down here on the cheek and some guy pulled me into a kiss and I was like oooo, but oh well, I will have to get used to it. And you all know how great I am with person contact and hugging.

 

In other news me and my comp were asked to be the new Sister Leaders. We are in charge of all the North American Girls in the MTC which is about 60 . So I can't say that I am excited hahah, but I think it will be great and a growing experince for me. I will actaully need to socialize. haha

 

We play soccer durring physical activity time everyday now and we play with all the Latinos ( who are so good!) I never knew how much I actaully like soccer.

 

We committed our investigator ( we are practicing on in the MTC) to baptism and it was so great! BAPTISMO!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 I am getting pretty tan..... on my arms, feet, and face only though haha

 

Now for the spiritual - What I have learned most this week is about the spirit. We teach everyday and people will say how they just felt the spirit so strong in our lesson and they have all these spiritual times every day (and as i talked to other girls in my district they felt the same  way). Well I don't feel like that. I feel like I was missing somthing they all had. But then I realized. Its not that I am not feeling it, it just that I have it with me all the time.  We as missionaries are already endowed with the sprit and when we teach, it will be there to bring what we are saying to the hearts of those we are teaching. We dont need a huge experience to have the spirit. I am just so used to  the feeling of the spirit which is great!... Ok so I have so much more I wanna say  about TESTIMONY VS CONVERSION but we have to go, so bye! I love you guys! The chruch is true!

Hermana Quist

 

Week 3

Que Pasa!? I have received the mother load of all emails and am now satisfied! Thanks to everyone for sending them and making me feel loved! I love you all right back!

Life here is alot of work but alot of fun too! Our teachers are just fun, same with our district. As you know I love fun sayings and phrases - The best current one is "Que en el Mundo!?" ( or what in the world ) We say it alll day-Cada Dia! We also just joke and realease our stress through lauging.

 One of our elders says this about our food." I am thinkin today we are gunna have bread- lots of bread. We can also count on rice and probably some boney chicken. One sketchy egg side dish with fish and a gelitan dessert that is ....almost delicious. Two types of juces one good, the other... slightly iffy" HAAH truer words have never been spoken.

We also have this joke where we will pick up the elders suit jackets and since the zone leaders are kinda lame, we joke " Our suits arrived- didnt you hear? Were the new zone leaders" ( well its probably funnier if you were here hahah)

When I pray in class I kinda mess it up everytime and here are some of the things I pray for -I have prayed to bless us with Jesus Christ - To bring blessing upon Joseph Smith - and say how I am greatful that God enchants us. Its pretty funny actually.

We teach everyday and night and last night we taught some Latino elders and then they taught us. It was such an eye opener! I thought I was doing good haha, then they taught us this perfect lesson about the Restoration and we were like, welp, time to work harder! Our lesson was pretty bad that time. I was talking - in broken spanish- about prophets but our whole lesson was planned on prayer, so I am trying to loop it back to prayer and just in my mind thinking " WHAT THE HECK AM I DOING!" that's what we think alot here haha. Most the time its a swing and a miss and we learn from our mistakes but occasionally we have that great lesson that just brings the Spirit. The pamphlets we teach with are basically the best thing in the world! They are Money!

After one particualarly bad lesson my comp and I were pretty frustrated. So we were upset and our teacher ( in spanish) was telling us just how its ok - this is hard- but don't worry be happy ha. He showed us these certain verses in D&C 136 and sorry I dont remeber right now but I think it was like 19-25 or somthing! But basically they just said how we need to be humble and brought down for God to lift us up. And He will. Alot about humility and I dont think >I have been this low or humble before, so this when the Lord can work with me the most and I am betting on that. I am having faith in that. My comp and I just had a good cry after that haha.

Yo se que este Evangelio bendice familias y Dios dio respuestas a mi cuando Pregunte. ( really dont know if that is even right haha!)

Week 2

Hey Fam and Everyone!

I am going to be petty and say I actually expect an email next week before Tuesday day because we look forward to this all week and I want to hear what is going on! ;) Hows Lauren?! ( something was wrong with her emails but it is fixed now)

MAN! I just have so much time to myslef and I feel so independant. I am so relaxed and do different stuff everday! #SAIDNOMISSIONARYEVER!  It is GOGOGO here all day long and sleeping is my favorite part of the day hah! I also love physical time, we play alot of volley ball and soccer but no basketball because the court have no grip! We call it iceskating when we do go play!

I love my district and we are all super social - but me and my comp kinda stay out of that a little. We know why we are here and stay focused on using all our free time studying. One Hermana said to me, " Hermana Quist I love your sense of humor. The way you say things is just so funny!" Literallly made my day and made it so I don't have to try and be social anymore because they know I am already funny haha!

We went proselyting on Saturday and it was....hard/ successfull. We ended up getting 3 investigators- and alot of doors shut on us, so we called it a good day. Teaching in Spanish your first 2 weeks is crazy! They were like - go teach in a language you don't know in a country you dont know. Sweeeeeeeeeeeet. But it ended well and that's all I can ask for. I am starting to have a big testimony of how the Holy Ghost will not only protect us, but guide us to where we need to go and what we need to say.

How is OZZY? They have so many dogs down here. It's kinda scary, but what is even crazier is how poor these people live. They have newspapers for windows and planks of wood for doors. And this wasn't even the worst part of town! It is also pretty dirty everywhere! I miss AMERICA! The MTC is super nice and clean and safe ( water and bacteria wise) so its great.

We went to the temple today for PDay then shopping at a place called Totus which is basically Walmart! Its great! The temple is so small but I love how the church is so consistant everywhere, no matter where you go "God never changes".

Sundays are my favourite - You just get spiritually fed. We watch videos of Holland and other apostles. Holland basically lays it down and tell us how we " Do not have the RIGHT to disgrace or do anything different then what is expected of us here becuase of all of the thousands of missionaries before us and the call and banner which we now hold"  This is not our time but the Lords! Also we focus alot on how our first convert must be oursleves!

Alma 26:27 - This verse got me through the first week when I was discouraged and will probably sustain me throughout my mission. The cure for discouragment is work!

I miss you guys and I try not to think about it too much or it will hurt too bad. I never thought I would be the homesick type but I miss everything about it! I miss all my little cousins so much! And everyone else! I love you all and I hope you all know how much God loves his children. I know it becuase and can feel it - His love it motivating me to work and bring them to Him.

Yo se que JesuCristo es mi Salvador y Jose Smith es un  propheta. La Iglesia es verdad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love Hermana Quist!