Sister Herrera's Adventures in Mexico : Learning the Language of the Spirit

I can't believe I've been here for 2 weeks! Whoever said the days go slow and the weeks go fast is so right. The CCM (Missionary Training Center) has been such a blessing. The Spirit is so strong here! Mi compañera is Hermana Hemming. She is so funny and works so hard. So basically a Madeline 2.0 She is also heading to Puebla North and so are 5 other Hermanas in my district. We also have 2 more living with us in our casita. I love my district and they are such a testament to me that being yourself is so important when you're on the mission. We´re all different but we all have one purpose which is to represent Jesus Christ and find his lost sheep.

Wondering how the Spanish is?.. es bueno. I now officially don't speak english, I speak spanglish. I think one experience I had really describes my opinion. Our first lesson with our progressing investigator was a great learning experience. During the lesson it was clear the my companion and I both have different strengths and weaknesses with Spanish. I felt like I could understand but couldn't fully express my thoughts. We both got super frustrated in our inadequacies and I think that drove away the spirit. After our lesson we talked about what went wrong and reminded each other that even though we are on missions we are not the ultimate teacher, the spirit is.

This reminded me of a story of Paul in 1 Corinthians 2:1 where he was recently converted and newly called to be a teacher of the word of God. He describes his feelings of inadequacy but has faith that the spirit is the true teacher. As missionaries set about the work we have to remember that we are a tool in the box, not the whole tool box. I'm so grateful to represent Christ and carry his name. This is such a special time! I'm also grateful for horchata Wednesdays :) I hope you all have a great week!
te amo