Weeks 5-6

Alrighty here we go! Sorry I haven't been crazy consistent with emailing, honestly a lot of my days sorta blend together and didn't have a ton to write about last week. Anyway! I don't think I wrote about this already, but I got a reassignment to Nashville, Tennessee!!! Soooooo good to finally have gotten confirmation of where I was going, I was getting a tad nervous being only a week and a half out and not knowing where I was headed hehe. I don't know why I got the reassignment so late, my theory is that they were debating on whether or not they could get missionaries going to Chile their Visas on time or not, so hopefully we're able to spread the work out soon (: Just a theory tho, don't quote me on that haha. Anyways, I am super stoked to be headed to Music city, just kinda bracing myself because it's known as "the belt buckle of the bible belt," you already know I'm about to get absolutely rag ripped by southern baptists or something that have the bible memorized cover to cover hahaha. Don't get me wrong, though, totally stoked for the opportunity to serve there, there's actually an Hermana in my district that also got reassigned there. It's kinda crazy that I'm already done with the CCM, these 6 weeks really just blew by at MACH 1. I definitely have soooo much to work on with my spanish, but at least I'll have a few extra weeks of speaking english and practicing spanish in Nashville. I know that if I'm in a situation that relies on my spanish, the Holy Ghost will help clear my mind and remember enough to get my message across, I've definitely already felt that influence. Seriously though, the online MTC has been a HUGE blessing for me, ima miss talking with my district for sure. Last week a few of the elders and I drove up to Elder Moore's place and we spent the night. That was a pretty cool experience, we played some football and drove his ranger around the mountains. We slept outside which is always refreshing and had some bomb pancakes. Shout out to elder Cornell and Mrs. Moore for those. Scripture of the week: 2 Nephi 4: 16-35. Specifically love how when Nephi is feeling depressed, he focuses on how he has been blessed and then commits to be a better person by letting Christ into his life more. When we get self critical, we can do the same. All Christ is really asking us to do is repent and then try harder. We all make mistakes and have shortcomings, but there is no use in wishing you could change the past or that you were a different person. Instead, work towards who you want to become, and let the healing, strengthening power of the atonement help you there. Anyways, this was a lengthy one so if you've made it this far, good job:) I won't be so tedious in the future haha.

Obligatory nametag picture with my district