So just more exciting times at the CCM. Today for P-day our district got to take a trip to the temple and hangout at the visitors center. So we got to leave the CCM!! It was so great! Mexico City is so crazy. and the temple is so beautiful. and closed. But we won´t dwell on that. Also all the Hermanas got matching Mexican Camisas at the little gift shop. We are adorable.
This week was a turning point in my Spanish for sure. One lesson I was completely unprepared for and I totally crashed and burned. Luckily Hermana Webb is a jedi master in español so she basically gave the entire lesson on the atonement by herself. But after that I vowed to never be unprepared again. So I was super diligent, and the last 2 lessons I have basically taken the lead, and actually made some complete thoughts. But really though, if we are prepared then God will make up the difference. I know it.
Even more exciting times: Hermana Webb and I gave away our first REAL el Libro de Mormón this week. We were studying outside and we were saying a prayer, and I thanked Heavenly Father for the Atonement of Jesus Christ. And after we were done, an elderly gentleman who works at the CCM as a gardener stopped us and thanked us for our testimony of Jesus Christ. We struck up a conversation with him and learned that he is a Jehovah´s Witness. So we were like HEY! WE HAVE A BOOK FOR YOU. And we gave it to him. And he promised to read it. I was pretty skeptical that he would, but we prayed that night for him that we would be able to have a follow up conversation with him the next day. So the next day... (I think this was yesterday??) I had this feeling that we needed to study outside again. And so Hermana Webb and I went outside and there was our friend Julio! He said he read the beginning of the Book of Mormon, and that he enjoyed the testimonies of Christ. I don´t know if anything will come of it, but it was such an awesome experience. Hermana Webb and I couldn´t knock the silly grins off our faces all day... Missionary work is SO FUN!
Also, we are in our 4th week at the CCM now and it is kinda weird. I leave for Boston on September 9th. Which is CRAZY close. I feel so ready and eager to go, but also so nervous and humbled. Who am I to attempt to speak Spanish to real Latinos? But God qualifies those he calls. And I know that I wasn´t sent out here to fail.
Literally, every day here is better than the next. Except for the one day when I thought I had a concussion from playing soccer. But hey, false alarm! Also, this week has been our district´s self-declared Shark Week. Or la semana de tiburón. I think our teachers think we are nuts. But they love us. Also, last night our district sang in the MTC choir for devotional. It was such a fun experience singing How Great Thou Art in español. And in the devotional we learned about the importance of including members in missionary work. It really is so important. And I am so grateful for the sisters in our ward who included me while I was at home.
Anyways, I love you all! I am having a blast. And I am feeling so much better now! Thanks for your prayers!
Hermana Becca Frei
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