Week 39 - Transferred

This week week has been hard.  I felt like I was starting the mission all over again.   I've been transferred to Las Maravillas (the sunflowers) Achupalles and have Elder Furlanich as my companion.  He's our district leader.

I said goodbye to many in Salamanca.  We went to "O's" family and I cried a good bit but I was pretty good until we began leaving.  The whole time "O's" wife wouldn't come into the room.  We were wondering why she wouldn't come in and say goodbye.  Finally she walks into the room balling and I just had to leave because it made me cry too.

An investigator's cat had kittens

Then I said goodbye to "R".  She told me she would always remember me and that I was like a angel to her.  She tells me she is heartbroken I was leaving and it was tough.

Then I left Salamanca which was pretty hard.  It was really hard to say goodbye to Elder Eyre.  He is a good friend.  He is just like some of my close friends back home.

My new companion is pretty cool.  He was born in Argentina.  He has a super hard Argentinian accent which is difficult for me to understand.  He pronounces the L's and Y's way different.   Although he is a little hard to understand in Spanish he also lived in Canada and Utah for most of his life.  He knows English perfectly and can really help me.

I've felt pretty bad this week because everyone seems to be advancing much faster with their Spanish. I was with Elder Hunsaker on splits.  He is new and being trained.  His Spanish is already close to mine. There is a sister that has been out half as much time and she definitely knows more.  It makes me feel bad at times.  But I know we are given weaknesses to humble us and strengthen our faith. (See Ether 12:27 or  It isn't a Sin to be Weak)

A view from Gómez Carreño while on splits

I happened to go to the only other place in the mission that has four missionaries living in the same apartment so that is pretty cool.

We have a investigator that's come to church three times now and has a baptismal date for the 22nd! We have had some other good people we are teaching and that's my week.