Semana 18 - Dreaming and Finding

Hola! 

I just wanted to start off with a quick birthday shout out to Katelynne, the best big sis ever! And Annie C Roberts, my BFF since the womb!

We had a meeting this week on "Facebook finding" which in my opinion is really "how to be a social media ~influencer~ 101". But seriously, things are always changing and with the pandemic, a lot of doors have closed (LITERALLY) but also so many have opened because of this situation. Some people call us on their lunch breaks, in the car taking their kids to soccer, in the shower, you name it! jk about the shower lol. But seriously, it has been such a blessing to be able to reach so many people. We also filmed a video for our mission's Spanish Facebook page, "Representantes de Jesuscristo en MD y DC" so go check it out for some quality content :) 

On Sunday, we had a devotional with 2 people that are working on the temple! Sadly it's been postponed because they don't want to limit the amount of people that can come. They told really interesting stories about the many miracles in the process, symbolism in the details, and the special spirit that is there even though the site can get messy and loud. 

Here's a random but funny story. So I had a dream that the mission president called and asked to talk to me and told me that I was reassigned to speak CHINESE in the mission. I go "I'm sorry sir you've got the wrong person I barely even speak Spanish". Now whenever we get a call from the mission president I joke about my dream coming true and I'm like "alright guys it's been real I'm gonna go pack my stuff".  Anyway, it hasn't happened. yet. 

This week was great in terms of talking to people! We were able to have some really great lessons and we have been crazy busy since the day I got here. A cool lady said she wanted to be a missionary like us so we told her she needed to be a member first. She said yes to being baptized! But this is only our 3rd time talking to her and she's a little hard to get ahold of so we'll see what happens! 

One night, a sister in our zone taught us basic ballet moves for FHE and it brought me back to the glory days. If I don't somehow find myself in a ballet dance battle and convert everyone with my sick moves, I'm gonna be a little disappointed. Sometimes our apartment seems to get smaller and smaller so getting outside or just moving around is a major key. 

With the transfer coming to a close. We found out that we are losing Hermana Barreda to the Visitor's Center and it will be Hermana Eich and I taking on our whole area. And if life hasn't been crazy enough, we will likely get another companion at some point because we've been getting around 20 new missionaries a week. I reflected about what I have learned this transfer and it really boils down to being happy and appreciating where we are in life. Make the best of the situation and realize it is just for a season. Everyday is a step forward, even if it's slow. It's still progress. You can't control the situation but you can control how you react to it. Thank you 1000x for your constant love and support!!! 

Con amor, Hermana Dangl