Hey Everybody,
BOY! have I been needing a PDAY, (16 days since last one).
Right after I emailed you guys, I walked into the room next door and found my companion Elder Motta, I started talking to him and felt like I just made the worst decision of my entire life. I understood less than 10 percent of what he said. I then found out he is from Brazil and actually speaks Portuguese, not Spanish, and I repeat not Spanish. This made me feel a little bit better to know I actually know some Spanish not Portuguese, but then I honestly felt like they made a mistake. BUUT, they didn't. Elder Motta is a hilarious 5'6, Brazilian with an awesome personality. He is easy going and super fun to be around! I'm super glad he is in my district and is My companion. He is hilarious, if anyone wears a floral tie he goes up to them and yells GAIII (because in Brazil only gay men wear floral ties, but 90% of the CCM wears floral), but funny enough he wanted one himself, so I traded him one haha (see pics). We communicate only in Spanish, pointing, and a lot of charades, I've gotten pretty good at it. So, watch out when I get back home.
The first week of Latino District was horrible (okay not that bad) because it was a complete repeat of week one, just in Spanish. My new teachers are Hermana Madrigal and Hermana Garcia, I kind of miss my old teachers a lot still though.
My new district is
Elder Motta from Alajoas Brazil
Elder Reyes (same one) Cali
Elder Medina Cuautitlan Izcalli Mexico
Elder Cruz Pachuca México
Elder Cirne Puebla México
Hermana García Guatemala
and Hermana García Dominican Republic
It is really cool to meet all of these awesome people, I never realized how blessed our lives are in America. It is really awesome to see how our religion still has the same power in blessing every one of heavenly father's children in every tongue. I got called to be district leader again haha. So Elder Bednar talked to the CCM last Friday it was really awesome and spoke on how we must ask in faith and act in faith. It was a really awesome devotional and he described the Church as still restoring not restored. Also, keep an eye out for the temples to be announced in the upcoming general conference.
On Monday this past week, I had the awesome opportunity to give a blessing of comfort to one of the Hermanas in my district. it was in Spanish and I was super nervous, but after the blessing, she seemed to look calmer and the spirit was definitely there. it was a really awesome experience. Last night I was also asked to give a blessing to one of the elders because he woke up in the middle of the night and started dry heaving and felt awful we actually had to go and get the doctor it got so bad, it was a short blessing, but before it he could not sleep, and after he fell asleep an seemed to sleep really well. He felt well enough to go to the temple today and is feeling great now. I know that this gospel is true and that Heavenly Father does care about and protect us.
The temple was absolutely amazing, I didn't lose my camera or name this time. It was cool to learn so many new things as well.
If you guys haven't studied Ether 12, I would encourage you to all do so it is an amazing chapter of the book of Mormon.
Over the last weekend I was really feeling the lack of being able to relax on p/day, the strain of 24-7 Spanish, memorizing 5 scriptures a day (what we are supposed to do and not what ends up happening) and being district leader. I was feeling pretty down on Monday and didn't feel much better until Tuesday when I had to give a BOM lesson in Spanish. Relying on ALMA 26 again, I taught the lesson and through it I came to realize that I had forgotten something. In verse 12 it says “my joy is full, yea, my heart is brim with joy, and I will rejoice in my God. 12 Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast-of my God, for in his strength I can do all things; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will praise his name forever”. I realized that I forgot that I’m not on my own, that I have, and we have the Lord by our side with his hand stretch out waiting for us to take it, for in Him there is strength. I know that this church is true and that God Love each and every one of his children. In the name of Jesus Christ Amen. ☺
That has basically been the last few days, I have loved my time here. One more week of training I can't believe I am on week five already.
Love You All,
Elder Snow
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