Beans and More Beans
Dear Family and Friends,
So
I guess I complained a little too much last week about not having
dinner appointments because I'm being overloaded this week. Partly
because I got transferred. Yep. It was a huge shocker. I thought
because they're expecting our visas soon I'd just stay in my area and
we'd be a trio or something, but they moved me to West Jordan, the
Copperhills 5th branch Spanish speaking. It was really hard to leave
Riverton because I really grew to love the people and the area was
finally picking up. But I know it's in good hands with Sister Hodgson
and her new greenie companion. Also, I absolutely love my new area. It
took me a long time to love my last area but it's been so easy to love
it here. The people are awesome and I love speaking Spanish all the
time.
So my new companions are Sister Wanlass and Sister Danielson.
Sister Wanlass is from New Jersey and New York and she's been out for
about a year. Sister Danielson is from Iowa and she's still in
training. Which is unfortunate because that means we still have an hour
of training every day. But we've been working really well together and
we have a car! I was worried about being in a trio, but it's been
working out and it's actually really fun, except I sleep on the floor.
So we have 5 investigators, one we just picked up
on sunday.
One's name is Estevan and he's 21. He's golden. He teaches us every
time we go over there. He's not on date technically because he's still
on probation for something that happened a year and a half ago, but
he'll be baptized in July.
Yesterday
at church he told me that he wants to start paying tithing because he
feels like he's already a member. He's also saving up for his mission.
Adan and Josefina are an older couple that are here from Mexico
for a few months. Adan is really interested but they don't really
understand the importance of being baptized by someone with the
priesthood, in fact they think it's against God's commandments. Adan
also is mostly deaf and blind, so it's extra hard to teach them. Any
prayers for them would be much appreciated because it's going to take a
miracle. But they believe Joseph Smith is a prophet and that the Book
of Mormon is the word of God? Ya spanish...
And the last two investigators are Luis and Luis Jr. I've only
taught Luis once and it was a powerful lesson. They were going to drop
him until that lesson and he came to church
on sunday! And he brought his son! And they are now really wanting to get involved in the church and they will be baptized soon.
So that's all really. I'm so happy here and the only thing really
that I'm struggling with is love for a certain person with an accent.
I've developed that since being on my mission. I can't handle anyone
that speaks english with an accent (meaning english, australian, etc.)
But I remembered Dad's advice, "if you want someone to love you, make
them serve you in some way." So I'm going to serve him and I WILL learn
to love him.
Also, spanish people get offended if you don't eat their food. I'm starting to get sick.
Love,
Hermana (again) Borup
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