Finally, it took 19 days for her first snail mail letter to arrive, so don't send any more that way. They just throw them out if the missionary is not in the MTC.
Sofia is in District 3A, and her mission is Washington Everett.
Hey fam, what's good?
This week was great. I'm finally in the groove of this whole MTC thing. Haha.(; as far as my health goes, I'm doing great. My companions and I have been waiting OUR WHOLE MTC stay to open this mystery package my momma snuck into my bag. It had a note on it to not open it until August 6th, so we've been saying that the 6th is Christmas. Jaja. Well, Christmas came and let me tell you, I do not understand how so much stuff could fit into such a little package. 10/10 would recommend having a wizard momma like me. Let's just say I'mma be swimming in snacks for the rest of my MTC stay jaja.
My Spanish is progressing really well. I can hold a conversation and a 20-minute lesson solely in Spanish, so we're getting there for sure. The gift of tongues is a real thing.
My companions and I had just finished teaching our "interested person" (my instructor) on Tuesday and in the middle of her feedback she nonchalantly tells me "oh Hermana Jimenez you're receiving a new companion tonight. Alright, let's go back to class."
I. WAS. SHOOK. So the amazing trio was broken up.
My new companion is Hermana Otuafi. She is from Oakland CA and is going to Mexico City West. She was in the Provo MTC for 3 weeks waiting on her visa, and now she is here with us for the last 3 weeks. She's super loving and kind, and we get along super well, but she doesn't know any Spanish, and by "she doesn't know any Spanish" I mean Hola and Adios are the 2 words composing her vocabulary. So this is going to be a great last two weeks of my MTC stay. Jaja. She got placed with me because I'm pretty advanced for the rest of the 6 weekers I'm with, so I'm going to try my best to catch her up. Prayers are very much appreciated y'all.
Something I've learned about the mish so far it's that the second you get comfortable, God sends a new challenge your way. I love it though. And we're blessed so much when we accept the things that are asked of us. If I were home working as hard as I'm working, there is no way I wouldn't be absolutely exhausted every day, but there's something about this calling and the love of the people that just keeps me going. Jaja.
That being said, I cannot wait to get back to the states. Hna Billings, Hna Nilsson, and I are all flying together to WA. and we've already strategically planned our 6-hour layover to hit all the food places we've missed. Without fail, every day, our dreams of eating Panda Express are mentioned at least once.♡
I can feel everyone's prayers and I'm so thankful for them. I miss the Fam so much, but as I've been here I've realized just how lucky I am to have my amazing family, ward family, and friends. You guys are all dope and I love and miss you all.
We had an amazing devotional yesterday that my instructor, Hermana Ojeda, gave about patience. It just reminded me of how much crap I do that Heavenly Father has patience for. Jesus Christ suffered for all our mistakes and he was there through all of our trials. If Christ suffered for me in Gethsemane with love and joy. I can deal with a parasite and the gross bugs here with a smile. Right? Jaja. Just something to think about. He loves us and is so patient with us, so the least we can do is try to be patient through the trials we have, and even more, the people we have around us.
I love you guys so much and I hope you have the best week! Thank you so much for the letters! I need return email addresses though!!
Love,
Hermana Jimenez
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