Nov. 12, 2014

It's P-DAY!!

Hola! How is everyone? That's so awesome to hear that your interview went well! Of course you flew your sim like a boss, because you're the best pilot ever! So, I am in a trio. My companions are Hermana Zaugg and Hermana Ming. Hna. Zaugg's dad is a psychiatrist in the air force so we've both moved around a lot. Right now her family is in Anchorage. Hna. Ming is a cali girl from the OC, haha, she's so awesome, they both are. They are both very spiritual, hilarious, musical and awesome. I'm so blessed to have awesome companions because it would be much harder without good companions. I already miss mom's cookin haha. The food isn't bad, it is pretty similar to the Cannon Center, they even had BYU mint brownies today!! So the very first day we got here, we went into this workshop with all the new missionaries who came in that day and learned how to teach. They had an investigator come in and have a companionship start off getting to know them and then they would turn the time over to us and they passed a mic around and let like 50 missionaries teach haha. It was kinda crazy because so many different ways and thoughts of how to teach but it was really helpful in understand how to understand your investigator and how to listen to them first and understand where they're coming from before teaching them. My third day we had our first lesson with a "real" investigator, Antonio, which went alright haha. It was completely in Spanish so that was difficult but I'm really glad that we had it because being in a real setting was really helpful. 

Dad you were totally right. It's pretty exhausting being so spiritually fulfilled all day every day (toda dia cada dia?) We've had two devotionals, a full day of Sunday meetings, 5 lessons, several workshops, and lots and lots of the spirit! Sunday was nice because we had a little bit more of a rest even though we were still busy. I've been sleeping like a baby because I'm so tired by 10:30 haha. Getting up is not too bad so far, so we'll see how that continues haha.

So let's see, there are 7 hermanas in my district, we're all going to Argentina, but only me and Hna. Zaugg are going to Mendoza. The rest are going to Comodoro Rivadavia. The three elders in my district, 2 going to Mexico and 1 going to Guatemala. My district is awesome. Especially the hermanas, we're all really close. They are all so wonderful and hilarous and joyful. 

Something I learned this week that is muy importante. Patience. I got really frustrated like the second day because I still couldn't speak Spanish perfectly and my teacher, Hermano Arce (really awesome teacher) was like, "Hermana, it's okay. It's only the second day! You'll get it. And that's not even the most important thing to learn here, testifying with the spirit is the most important thing" So I'm grateful for my teacher who is very helpful and Heavenly Father, who knows exactly what I need to hear when I need to hear it. 

Bonnie L Oscaron (YW General Pres) came to speak to our relief society on sunday and she related some of the lessons her family learned while on their various missions. That was really fun to hear all about their missionary experiences and learn some things like, "Trust in the Lord" and "Be Yourself". Cool stuff. Ooo and we went to choir practice on Sunday and got to perform in the MTC Choir at the tuesday devotional. We sang Dr. Wilberg's arrangement of "Praise to the Man". It was so powerful and awe-inspiring to hear 500+ missionaries testifying of Joseph smith all at the same time. Dean M Davies, second counselor in the presiding bishopric, spoke to us at the devotional. It was really cool. He talked about patterns of righteousness in the scriptures and how serving a mission will be a blessing your whole life if you give the Lord everything. I was thinking about that in the temple today as well. I really want to consecrate all of myself to serving the Lord for 18 months and I'm so excited to help others come unto Christ!

BTW, I just barely ran into jesse Carter, he just got here! And I ran into a couple of my friends from BYU, my korean pianist friend and another friend that I had jazz class with. I'll try to send a pic.

Anyways, I love you guys! Thanks so much for being so supportive and teaching me the gospel and helping me get out on a mission! I love you and miss you! Portense bien! Luke 18:27-"The things that are not possible with men are possible with God"

Love,

Hermana Pyper <3 

Here are some pix from Rachel: