January 25, 2010

So we had a couple of minutes after conference today to get to the computers. We´ll have a bit of time tomorrow as well so you can write me back quickly if ya want. I just thought i´d let you in on some news that just rocked my world! First, we came into conference here in San Rafael and the assistants came up to me really quickly and told me I had to give a talk on the Atonement. Every conference 2 elders give short talks but it´s usually two that are leaving in the next transfer. Thinking little of it said ok and hurridly looked up some scriptures and put together a 5 minute talk in like 30 seconds haha. It went well i was a bit nervous in front of 3 zones being a bit new but no biggie.Anyways afterwards i had my interview with President and everything went good. He just told me that he had something coming for me sooner than i would have ever imagined and that i passed my one test he had set up for me (apparently my talk was to see if my spanish was as good as he heard it was, aparently someone told him i was doing good or something). Then said he had to interview my companion and he´d have the assistants come talk to me. So......... Elder Mendoza is leaving the area in 2 days to go be an extra assistant and I am....... TRAINING a newbie gringo! yeah not kidding! In the middle of the transfer! Haha.. aparently there was a trio companionship (3 missionaries) and president was looking for an elder to train the greenie that was in it. Aparently..... I´m ready? Haha, it´s hit me like a sack of bricks. I mean usually its protocol for a missionary to have close to a year in the mission to train the majority of the time a lot more. It´s going to be an adventure, i´ll have my own area. Senor Companion and Training in the snap of a finger. Sad that Elder Mendoza is leaving we got along really well but i guess the lord is always giving us new challenges. Always making us stretch. I´m not real nervous, but at the same time i just realize a giant responsibility. The trainer is a very big calling. Showing another missionary how to be a missionary, and not only that a missionary who hardly speaks. It´s always nice to have the latin companion to clarify what you say but now its me.. haha oh man! President has ALOT confidence in me! I don´t feel ready but when does anyone feel ready right? Love you very much I´ll be writing much more tomorrow but thought i´d let you know of these suddenly new events. Nuts. Craziness. here we go!