Hola Familia!
Your encouraging letters have been
so refreshing!!!! Muchas Gracias por su amor(Thank you very much for your love)!!!! I
can’t believe I've been here only a week. I am definitely having great
spiritually uplifting experiences. Like dad said, I started the visa paper
right when I got on the plane. All in Spanish. haha. Pero, the people of
Guatemala are so friendly!! And they helped me out a lot. I felt so Destination
Truthish(Destination Truth was one of Tiewa's favorite TV shows and they traveled the world) as I got my passport stamped. From the very start, I was blessed with
tender mercies. I was in the very back
on the flight to LAX, so I got to talk with the flight attendant. She’s
LDS!! She gave us some wings pins and said we would be in her prayers that
night. We arrived at the CCM I think around 7 am. The CCM is much smaller than
I thought. If you look up a picture of the CCM *MTC, what you see is all of it. Pero, I love it! It’s cozy and simple. And
the temple is right next door. The walls around the CCM are tall, and we are
surrounded by tall buildings, so all you can see of the temple from the CCM are
the steeples. But when I first saw the temple, it literally took my breath
away! Pictures do not serve it justice! Es muy bella(It is very beautiful)!!
The weather is great here. It rains
on and off, but when it rains, it pours. But the hard rain does not last for
more than a couple minutes. Like the big monsoon storms back home. But the sky
here is filled with big fluffy clouds all the time!!! I love it!!! The sky
looks so much bigger here because the clouds are so massive and magnificent.
And they set a gorgeous background to the steeples and Angel Moroni on top of
the temple.
Oh, and also as I was travelling
here, an Allred theme was constantly showing up... Allred fleece blankets from
the flight attendant... Allred bus picking us up from the airport....(Allred was a local musician in Utah, who Tiewa enjoyed to listen to)
Definitely made my day even better.
Heavenly Father knows my quirks and I know my life is filled with tender
mercies. Life is Great!!!
I am also very well fed here at the
CCM. The food proportions were huge!! And my first couple days, I was often
asking for half proportions. Refined beans are common to eat with breakfast.
And a lot of tortillas. And a lot meat smothered in salsas and gravy. I am
well taken care of.
I have also been teaching an
investigador(Investigator). On Friday, we invited him to come to church. And he
accepted!!!!!! Mi companera (Company) y yo could not stop smiling after our
appointment. I have gained such a strong testimony here of el poder de
espiritu.(Power of the spirit). You cannot teach effectively without the spirit. You and your
companion need to be in tuned with the spirit. It is the spirit that keeps you
and your companion united and it is the spirit that fills our investigadores
with hope. It is the Spirit that helps us to progress. I am trying very
hard to listen for the still small voice of the spirit, because this is often
how the spirit communicates with us. Since I have been here, the gift of
discernment has become so much stronger within me. I can better recognize when
Satan is trying to bring me down or distract me. I love this gift so
much!!
Also, it surprised how much spanish
I know. Studying the scriptures in espanol before coming here has helped
meso much. And praying in Spanish before I came was also a huge help. I try to
speak with the latin missionaries as much as I can. I know I have a lot to
learn, but I am already seeing the blessings of the Gift of Tongues and
Interpretation of Tongues in my life.
I've also been recommended by a few
missionaries to tell you about DearElder.com. Its an email website,
but DearElder prints your email to me out and sends it to me. I
should get the letter around Thursday. And that way, I can have more time to
write because I would have been able to read the letter ahead of
time. Just a heads up.
I absolutely love it here!!! I can't wait to actually go out. I am
inside most of the day, and I feel kind of in a limbo state. Technically, I’m
in Guatemala, pero(but), not really because I am just here at the CCM. I can see
where Dad is coming from when he was at the MTC, pero, I am so grateful to have
gotten here to Guatemala in safety. And the p[people here are SO HAPPY!!! They
have very bright and big smiles!!!! And like I said before, it is SO GREEN!!!!
LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
I am so grateful for all of your
constant love, prayers, and support. I truly do feel strengthen. I am praying
for you all everyday!! I glad that you saw Mr. Easton and got to talk to him.
Mikayla and Joci, I hope you have an incredible school year!!!! Full of
happiness, new experiences, and lots of new k knowledge. And full of
direction from the Holy Ghost.
Recuerda
Siempre que tu eres un hijo e hija de Dios!(Always remember you are a son and daughter of God) Never
forget that. He lives, and loves you so so so so so so much!!!! TJAB and an
eternity more. Please pray to Him with your heart. I love you all so much!!!!
Keep Smiling!!1
Sonrisa!!!1
Todos Estan Bien!!!!! (All is Good)
Con Amor, Hermana Esquerra
PS. I got my nametag!!!!!
WOOOOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!
PPS. Also, if you send packages, don’t
worry about the stickers. Simply address the package to Hermana Sonrisa Tiewa
Esquerra. The postage services will see HERMANA and know that its a {Mormon
Missionary}
PPPS. Muchas gracias familia!!! Time
definitely goes my way to fast!!!! I’ll send you a letter soon too!!!! I love
you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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