3rd transfer, 3rd companion, same area, TRAINING!

Hello hello!

 

So as you see in the subject box, after ten weeks in the mission, I will be training this transfer! I'm excited. And I'm glad I get to stay in the same area! I don't know anything about my new companion yet, but I will meet her tomorrow. Yay! It's definitely humbling to be called as a trainer. I hope I can be the companion she needs and help her to establish patterns and things that will help her for her whole mission.

 

Weaknesses are never more evident than they are as a missionary. Before, it was okay to make mistakes and I just worked through things. But if I ever mess up in a lesson or something I feel awful because people's salvation is on the line! I've definitely been demanding perfection of myself. But I'm trying to remember that that's even more than the Lord asks of us. All He asks is for everything we have. I can't give Him perfection right now, but I can give Him all my heart, might, mind, and strength. I am grateful for the experiences I've had in the mission so far that have humbled me and helped me to grow. I feel that I've learned a lot and I'm excited for the opportunity to train and help a new missionary grow as well.

 

Esmerelda is getting baptized this Saturday! We've been working with their family for so long. They've been receiving missionaries for years and just haven't been progressing. But this last transfer their whole family has come to church 3 weeks in a row, their dad is preparing to receive the Melchezidek priesthood, and he is going to baptize Esmerelda this Saturday! It's been a long journey, and I am so excited to see their family grow. It's not just a baptism, it's their whole family coming back! I hope this will continue so their younger children can be raised in the church and learn the principles of the gospel in their home.

 

Jenny is doing really well. She told us she is so ready to get baptized. The only problem, as I've mentioned before, is they need to get married first and that's not something Ivan wants right now. So that's really hard because she's being very faithful and can't progress in the gospel. But everything will happen in it's proper time. We just have to pray Ivan will change his heart.

 

We were out for a run one morning this week and got to rescue a little dog. He was really friendly, had a collar, and seemed a little scared. We took him to a house close by and the woman was really nice and let us leave the dog with her for animal control to come get. She said the owners will be really happy to have their dog again. We ended up getting to tell her a little about the church, and we're going to send the elders to her. We'll see what happens!

 

I got to try an interesting food this week. It's called mole and it's meat covered in this really interesting sauce that has chocolate in it. Apparently in Mexico they only make that dish for holidays or when they have special company over, cause it takes a lot of work. So that was really sweet of the members to make it for us. It's definitely unlike anything I've tried before.

 

About the pictures: 1) Here's a stop sign we saw and thought was pretty cool :) 2) A member in the ward has some snakes. I was okay with the one I was holding, but right as my companion took the picture the member put the other snake right by me, and she took the picture right as I felt it crawling on me. It was pretty funny haha. 3) This is my district!

 

Love you all so much!

Hermana Cannon