Surprised Is An Understatment

HOLA HOLA!!! We've got a lot to catch up on so let's just get right into it shall we?

We had transfers this week and that was a whooooole thing haha. Basically at 5:00 the last p-day they told us pack all your stuff, you're gonna be getting the transfer news TONIGHT! I was like ummm perdón? We're not supposed to get transfers until Thursday but okkk cool so do I need to pack? So we went to a noche de hogar anxious and waiting for the news, only to remember that we won't have internet/light to get the text of the tranfer news so we went to the shop of our convert once again sitting in pitch black waiting until the elders called us telling us the transfers came in. Meanwhile, I'm walking around the store like a lunatic with the phone up in the air to get reception and finally we got the text!

When I saw the transfers my jaw DROPPED. I'm training, opening an area, and hermana leader all the at same time. Like the title of my email said...surprised is an understatement.

Anyways I ended up staying in my area for 2 more days with hna Xivir, then we headed to Iñaquito for the transfers on Thursday! That day was prolly one of the most tiring and exciting days of my whole mission, I legit didn't even know where I was going to sleep that night lol or how to get to our house or area. My comp is... DRUMROLL PLEASE...HERMANA NELSON FROM SALT LAKE CITY UTAHHHH!!! She's actually the cutest person and has such a fun personality and dude she's literally kinda fluent in Spanish. That's not a joke. Her mom is from Mexico so she knows so much already. All I can say is Wow. I. Am. Blessed. 

☆every road is a hill/mountain here and I'm not lovin it but my legs will just get more ripped so I guess I'm okay with it lol

☆Days before we arrived the elders sent me a video saying "hermana look we left the house nice and clean for you!"...ya not a bit of the apartment was clean let me tell ya. We spent 3 hours having 

☆Got to go to the temple...that healed my soul for about a day, I need to go again already haha


Spiritual!:
I was reading in Jacob 4:7-8 this morning and it really hit me in my situation,

"Nevertheless, the Lord God showeth us our weakness that we may know that it is by his grace, and his great condescensions unto the children of men, that we have power to do these things. 

Behold, great and marvelous are the works of the Lord. How unsearchable are the depths of the mysteries of him; and it is impossible that man should find out all his ways. And no man knoweth of his ways save it be revealed unto him; wherefore, brethren, despise not the revelations of God."

I've been really humbled with all the overwhelmed responsibilities I have right now and I honestly feel really inadequate. I feel like I shouldn't have this much responsibility with only 5 1/2 months in the mission, but I know that if I use the Atonement and His grace, I know I can do it. I know that if I'm walking with my Savior, I can stand tall. I'm so grateful for this trail my faith and patience with the work of the Lord!

Les amo mucho have an amazing week!
Xoxo
Hermana Jones






























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