Hola de Hermana, 6/2/12

Hola mi familia!!!  

Estoy muy feliz y agradecida.  I´m practically over my cold, and am so grateful not to feel like my body is full of gross guck.  I´m excited to find out what happens or doesn´t happen during cambios next Martes.  For sure Hermana A from the other companionship will be training a newbie here.  And I´m trying to take care of all the details I need to in case Hermana S is transferred out of the area (she is positive she is but I have doubts).  

I mailed una pequeno paquetta home last martes with a little surprise.  Por favor tell me about your reactions.  :)

We´re working hard and I´m grateful to be here.  I slacked off with my language study these past two weeks in part because I can get buy with Hermana S, and I´m seeking inspiration for what I need to change to have more effective language study and progress.  What I don´t think I told you is I´ve taught during lessons from the very beginning of being here, but it´s only been the last few weeks I´ve realized how hard it actually is for people to understand from soley from what I teach because Hma S salvages whatever I don´t communicate.  I don´t know how to communicate it...  Dad, you´ve wished to be a fly on the wall during our teaching.  You can probably imagine, for me, a three year old communicating with my force, and a mother teaching what doesn´t come across.  I´m also trying to learn how to ask better and inspired, simple, questions.  That is such a skill, and essential for teaching.  I´m grateful that one of the many blessings of missionary service is learning how to be a good teacher.  

Luisa attended church this week and had a blast helping in the primary.  She loves children and wants to be a teacher, and I think that´s why she´s so patient with me when I teach.  Of all the people we´ve taught, she understands me most.  Because I sound like a child.  :)

This week we tried a new contacting method: ¨My companion can play the flute really well.  May we play and sing a hymn for you?¨ And it worked!  We contacted the Familia Velesquez, and the mother ¨didn´t have time to listen¨with her daughter.  But we played one song and then the mother came and asked us to sing another.  And we did.  And then, way weirdly, there was a RAIN STORM and we ended up being in their casa for almost two hours.  And they are moving to a house and need help WITH THEIR GARDEN!!!  I am THRILLED TO PIECES and she got a kick out of my excited five year old spanish communicating  ¨Por favor permitirnos a ayudarles!  Quiro trabajar en su jardin!¨¨  Ha, I can use my talents in contacting too.  :)

I love you all so much!  Jesus Christ LIVES!  He is our SAVIOR!  And through Him we can have peace and joy now and for forever.  And as we are strictly obedient in following His example and living His commandments, we can become like Him, Gods.  In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

I LOVE YOU LOTS!!!

--Hermana Ivy [-]