DC is gorgeous, well Maryland cause that's where my area is. It looks a lot like Massachusetts so lots of trees, windy roads and rolling hills. My favorite thing so far has been asking people where they're from. This place is SO diverse. I've started keeping a list of all the countries people are from. I think I've gotten half of Africa and my ward has all of South and Central America except for Brazil.
So the first day was awesome. We got to meet with
President and Sister Cooke, and they are just the best. They are so
concerned about the well being of all their missionaries, and since the
mission is small we get to see them at least every few weeks, which is
awesome! I love them. We rode the metro over to the temple, saw the
Visitors Center (I'll spend 12 weeks there at some point in my mission)
and then spent the rest of the night at the mission home.
It's
rained a lot, like everyday except for today, and we do a lot of
tracting, knocking on doors and sharing our message about Jesus Christ
and families. I definitely understand what people mean when they say
missionary work is hard, but it's those moments that people let you
share the gospel with them that make it all okay.
My
companion is Hermana Acosta, she's from Utah, but she's half Dominican
half Panamanian and speaks amazing Spanish so that has been such a blessing
to me. She's been great at helping me figure out how to say certain
things. Learning Spanish is the states is definitely really tough. You
really have to put in the effort cause it's so easy to just speak in English the whole time. Most the time tracting we speak English, so
that's always fun to find people and pass them on to the English
sisters, but hey as long as they're coming closer to Christ somehow it's
a success in my book!
Conference was awesome this weekend! It
went by so fast, but the messages of the prophet, apostles and the
general authorities were just what I needed to hear. I definitely can
testify that each of those men are called of God. And then for a
conference miracle! We were following up on some people that we had
found the other day, and there was a man in the parking lot,. We saw him
like three times, and the third time he stopped us and asked if we were
missionaries. He said he loved what we were doing, and we had a gospel
discussion with him for a solid hour just in the parking lot,. He has
been so prepared by the Lord to hear the gospel, it's almost like he was
teaching us. He said he's always wanted a copy of the Book of Mormon,
so we gave him one and he asked if we could come by another time. And
the best part, he's Spanish!!! So there you go.
Missionary work is real.
I know that Jesus Christ lives. I know, like they said in conference,
that through his atonement we can overcome all things. I love this
gospel!
Con amor, Hermana Bree
Also sorry, no pictures. I forgot my cord.
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