Querido familia mia!
Today was cambios, and now I'm with Hermana Tordecilla and I"m still in Ojo de Agua. I am very happy because I feel that she has a great desire to be a hard working missionary and follows the spirit. I can not explain how happy I am here to stay here in Ojo de Agua because it hasso much potential! This úlitmo Saturday we had the baptism of Aurora, who was one of the first investigators I met here with Hna. Morales andHna.. Escobedo. She is a fighter and her and her two children are going to progress together now That They are all members. I'm going tokeep Working with them, and helping them be more Comfortable with spiritual things (Sergio and Fernanda are very shy and dont like to cometo mutual or get to know people) but i know that its a process.
I'm not going to lie, these first 3 months here in costa rica in a trio with Hna. Morales and Hna.Escobedo was very difficult for me. I came to costa rica gunho to hit the pavement, knock on doors, and work my tail off... And then I realized that I my companions didnt see things the same way. I dont think they realize how hard that it was for me to have two mothers/trainers that didnt always have their heads here in costa rica, and I couldnt express my feelings because of my limited spanish for fear of offending or insulting them... But I know that they were meant to be my trainers. I learned un monton. Some things I learned because they are things that I know I never want to do when I'm a trainer or ending my mission. I never want my companion to know that I'm ending my mission, until 2 weeks before, and even then I dont want her to notice a difference in how I work (unless its to notice that i'm working double time, haha). Among other things, I learned most that youve got to be yourself, no matter what, and that when you open up and laugh, your companions will put up with you enough to work and teach in unity. I learned that there is a lot of types of pride, not just the pride that consists of those who are high in ranks who think they are all that, but also, the pride from those who nit pick leaders or who are always saying,"no me caie bien con este hermana, o este elder". There is type of pride that consists of those who think that those who try to be exactly obedient are haughty or full of themselves. But that simply is wrong. I believe that those who arent trying to be exactly obedient are truly the ones who have pride because they fear what others think of them more than what God thinks or wants us to do. I am working on that type of pride, because i don{t open my mouth with everyone. I've improved a lot, but I still have fear sometimes, which means I'm worried more about how others think of me more than what I've been called to do.
Anyway, another thing I learned from my comps is to love. When things are tough, serve your comps. And also, i was humbled a lot, because they may not want to "hit the pavement" and work there tails off, but they are successful and know the doctrine and know how to work with people. I can apply that always, because being dead exhausted from working all day isn{t necessarily a sign of effectiveness. Its how many people you help bring to the waters of baptism and build their faith in Christ.
Sorry this is so long.....If you get anything out of my ramblings, just know that I know that every companion that I recieve is for inspiration and meant because I need to learn something. we should never think "i hope my new companion is good", it should be " I want to be the best companion that I can be for my new comp". I've got a long way to go, but here{s to another chapter.
Sorry, I still dont have interesting news...I am not keeping up too well on my journal writing...
I just want to say that so far I{ve eaten (or at least tasted a bite) Mondongo (its like intestine or something of a pig i think), Lengua (cow tongue), sope con huevo de tortuga (turtle egg soup), rice with a bunch of shrimp type creatures, and more, but I cant think of what they are right now....its crazy, and we have to eat everything so as not to offend anyone...
I love you all so much!!! continue to let me know about the going_ons in your lives and please keep up those things that build up our family, such as scriptures and prayer as family every day and family night every week! Get to know the missionaries in our ward and help them by giving them referrals! haha, I{m probably preaching to the choir, since you already do these things and I badger yall like every week, but they are so important! Jessica, let me know whats going on, I want to hear about college life without me :)
Mucho amor,
Hermana Flake
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