First off, I finally took a picture with the local llama Pepe. She is in the gated park and is kind of like the neighborhood pet. So crazy and fun. Also, we started teaching Emilio, Sara, and Antonio´s son! who is about 21. It is so exciting what the gospel can do. Also as we continue to teach Antonio I can see how the gospel has affected his life and he seems so much more happy and has the light of christ in his eyes. So amazing.
Well, this week I made some progress with the language, the lessons, everything but only slightly. I can feel Heavenly Father´s helping hand in my life and have faith everything will work out. I fasted this week and last week and last Tuesday my Zone Leaders had a meeting with us and told me that for the last 2 weeks of my training I would be in charge of EVERYTHING. I began to panic a little because honestly, I don't know what I'm doing. But everything went ok. I realized that sometimes the only true way you can learn is by learning the hard way which my whole life I have always tried to avoid. So as I am learning how to do things by messing up, feeling down, then fixing them and feeling better, through patience and prayer I have faith I will be able to do this. God wants me here so I know he will provide a way. It's kind of like right now I am in a deep river, swimming upstream. It's difficult but if I stop moving I will go down stream and I don't know what is at the end, but I know Heavenly Father has something grand in store for me and for each and every one of us. So, for now, I keep enduring and keep swimming. ¨Just keep swimming¨ as Dorry puts it. One lesson this week was with a recent convert of almost a year who is 10 years old. I was in charge of starting etc and it was on Service. I was nervous but just kept breathing and as I shared, my Spanish wasn't perfect, but it was better than the time before. I had studied this in English so I knew what to say and I was able to give the lesson! It was amazing. I know this church is true and I know heavenly father loves and knows each and every one of us!
Love you all!
Love, Hna Smoot
**This was Aunt Kim's response this week to Meg's Letter. Thanks Kim for this insight and for your love.
Sister Smoot's quote applies to every single one of us that ever done anything hard or worthwhile: "I was nervous but just kept breathing."
And then she shared her message in Spanish, "it wasn't perfect, but better than the time before."
(Wow. So much wisdom and humility in that beautiful girl.)
THANK YOU for sharing, breathing, and keeping us all on track, Sister Smoot!!
Everything you write, applies to us here at home. I'm scared and nervous too, every time I'm asked, or volunteer, to do something hard. But now I'm just going to think of your sweet message and keep breathing and even if it's not perfect, maybe it's better than the time before! I love you! We are praying for you!!
Aunt Kim and everyone❣
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| Pepe the Llama! I love Peru! |
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| This week we tried this... Not sure what it is called or what bird it caomes from but it's a baby hard boiled egg. A chicken egg is on the right. |
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| This is a cool fruit we got for breakfast. Not sure what it is called but you only eat the seeds. So cool. |
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