It’s a Mexicana!!!!

So here on the mission if you train your companion she is your daughter. Got my daughter on Wednesday and she is from Mexico. She is 19 years old and she is a convert of almost three years. Her whole family got baptized which is awesome. Her Spanish is weird cause I’m so used to how ppl from Guatemala talk and the ppl from Mexico speak differently…like use different terms. The great think she wants to work and isn’t prideful so far. 

But let me tell you about the transfer Hna Castillo had. We got to the terminal in Xela and the AP’s came and found her and guess what happened? She got sent back to Toto, but in a different area. We couldn’t believe it!!!!! So she brought all her stuff down to Xela to return back to Toto. So crazy, but I’m so happy she is so close. I miss her a lot and it’s so great to see her every week. But she is in a trio. So who knows what will happen. 

But after she left with her new companions I was there in Xela and I wanted to go visit the Esperanza but the sister that wanted to go with me left with other sisters without telling me so I got stuck with the other sisters that are going to train. We went to eat. Then we divided up a little bit and I went with two sisters a little bit more mature and we went and bought typical stuff. So basically it was p-day without writing. Then we showed up to the meeting. I was sitting in the back and there were two girls with curly hair and I knew one of them was going to be my companion and I was right…one of them was. But I was soooooooooooo nervous during the meeting. I was almost hoping president would be like…we decided Hna Anderson that we don’t need you to train anymore. But it all turned out well. She is great. But it’s really tiring being a trainer because everything feels like it’s on your shoulders and if things go wrong you feel guilty about it. But so far so good. 

On Tuesday we had a conference with Elder Clark. He is from the 70’s. Probably one of the best conferences of my life…if not the best. He can speak Spanish. So he had a head set on and walked around while he talked. The spirit was so incredibly strong!!!!! There was one point where he asked all those who were inactive at one time to stand up and only a hand full stood up and then asked who helped them go back to church?  Not many said the missionaries and he told us we need to help and work with the less actives. Afterwards he asked us who has a family or friend who is less active. and EVERYONE stood up. I could feel the sadness of everyone there and about everyone was crying. He really motivated me to work harder. Words can’t describe how AMAZING this conference was. I wish the whole world could’ve listened to the conference. He told us that if we have a companion that doesn’t work and doesn’t want to work to ask for changes. Which is awesome. And he told us that your companions don’t have the right or the power to ruin your mission. And it’s so true!!! And that could’ve happened to me if I let one of my companions be disobedient. And it’s so true in real life. Nobody has the right or the power to destroy your life and your happiness. And we should never allow others to do that. But I’m so pumped to work harder!

Since I don’t have a lot of time here and I didn’t get to know the area that well with Hna Castillo there are two youth that are helping us get to know the area better. But they didn’t explain to me very well who they wanted us to go visit. I thought they wanted to go visit a less active member that I didn’t know. So we walked through the WHOLE mountain and ended up at a member’s house who gives us lunch every Friday. It took so long to walk there when we could’ve been there in 15 mins or less. It was so ridiculous but I got to know the area a little bit better. 

Today we got to go zip lining which was awesome. The only times I have ever done zip lining has been here in Guatemala. My third time doing it. But my daughter, her name is Hna Yirarte. It’s like got to hang out with her companion from the CCM because we are in the same zone. And I got to hang out with Hna Castillo a little bit. It was really a fun activity. 

Also May is rainy season. It has been raining a lot and I guess May is the start of winter and winter is like for eight months of the year. Summer doesn’t start until October and Toto is the coldest part of Guatemala. So it’s been pretty cold. But thankfully we had a pretty day yesterday and today. Hopefully it won’t rain on my birthday! 

Also on Sunday we stopped by the members that have 11 kids and they all look like gringos and some have red hair. And they have a daughter on the mission and three more are leaving this week and the next. And they wanted us to get to know their daughter a little bit. So we talked to her for like two seconds on Skype and it was awesome and made me really excited for Sunday!! I can’t believe it’s mother’s day and that I will be turning 21 on the 16th and that this month and it is my year mark and the end of May! It’s so crazy how fast time goes by! But I love you all and hope you all have a great week! 

Love, 

Hna Anderson 

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