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Monday, August 06, 2012

The Life of a Biker

Well friends and family. I have yet to be in a bike crash. I am actually handling the bike rather well. I love it! I am using a bike that belongs to the mission. It isn't the best but it gets me from point a to point b. I really enjoy the exercise throughout the day. It makes it  nice because even if your appointments cancel you still feel like you did a lot because you biked everywhere.
I am liking the area but I have a hard time saying goodbye to the old area. I know I can't compare my old area to my new area because I was in my old area for 6 months and I am just starting the new one. I have met some great people so far. I hope to get to know the members a lot quicker now that I am understanding spanish. I am so grateful to have a companion who speaks spanish really fast. When she gets going in lessons I listen very intently. It helps to hear native spanish speakers speak at their own pace. I am learning a whole new part of spanish!  Also in this district there is a lady from the ward who gives us Spanish lessons every week. I am SUPER excited! I do have to apologize for my emails though. Last week I was writing and the whole time I kept wanting to say the word "leaving" but instead I would accidently type the word "living". I thought I was crazy. I know how to spell those words. I wondered why I had spelled that word wrong throughout my email. Later on in the day it hit me. In Spanish the letter "i" makes a "e" sound. So I was literally spelling "leaving" as it sounds in spanish! I realized that my brain is in the stage where if I am not thinking you never know what will come out. Sometimes Spanish, sometimes English! haha I count this as an accomplishment.
 
I found out that my trainer is close to engagment! Crazy eh? She went home only 12 weeks ago. She was writting someone during her mission and when she went home it sounds like they just hit it off. I am super excited for her. I miss her so much! I am sad to be missing her wedding. It is crazy because when I read her letter I had tears streaming down my face full of joy. It is amazing how any little thing can bring tears to your eyes. I have happy to say I have had more tears of joy than of saddness on my mission.
 
I want to send some pictures so I will wrap this up but I am trying to think of what I have learned recently. Oh I know! I have been reading in Alma. I was reading the part when Alma comes into the city and find these people praying by climbing up a tower and repeating a certain prayer then climbing back down and then the next person goes. I am so grateful to know that prayer is more then just repetition. It is literallly communication between and my Heavenly Father. Because the people were so corrupted they eventually started war on anyone who was apart of the church.  I love the scriptures. Especially the Book of Mormon! It is such a great book! Keep reading it! It only gets better everytime you read!
 
Well I love you! Have a great week!
-Hermana Fish

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