Hello family and friends!
No worrying the dog only nipped me, there was no blood. It was just a
tiny mom protecting her puppies which were underneath the porch that we didn't
see. But it does make for a good story. This week has been so crazy and Im glad
that I have time right now to email. First of all I just want to say that it is
amazing how much I am growing to love the mission. I think that just about
everyday this week I have been going home feeling the spirit so strongly and
just feeling so grateful for the opportunity I have to serve a mission. It has
just been so amazing so far. Service this week was on the farm again and I got
to ride on a tractor and I was taught how to drive a lawn mower. It was so much
fun! Also, once again I will say how beautiful Tennessee is. We have been
having some crazy lightening and thunder storms lately. It has rained a lot
here.
So, story behind the dog incident. My companion, who is amazing by the
way, is also the Sister Training leader of our zone. She had to go to a meeting
with another sister all day Tuesday which means I was another companion. Sister
Larson was her name and she had no idea about the area and was an English
speaking missionary. Well, I don't know much about the area yet and I don't
really speak Spanish well so.... yep. My companion and I tentivly made plans for
that day because I really didn't want to knock. I think that is the one thing I
am the most uncomfortable with. But of course like I said before, I think the
Lord just likes to laugh at me because of course all our appointments feel
through and so what did we do for about 3 hours? We knocked. :P Of course.
Actually though it turned out to be pretty fun and I met some really great
potentials. I still am not the most comfortable with door knocking, but its not
the most scariest thing I can do now so I guess that is what the Lord had in
mind.
I have to tell everyone about three very amazing people in my life right
now. the Johnsons are the senior couple in Madison and they are absolutely
amazing. They want to do everything they can to help the missionaries in any
aspect that they can. I talked to Sister Johnson about what I should do for my
bug bites and she went and bought me skin-so-soft from Avon as well as gave me
this salve for itching that she bought at an Amish store. And she wouldn't even
let me pay her back. They are so sweet and exhibit Christ like love that I
really hope to have one day. Also the other person, Hector Regal. He is
a Spanish man that we are teaching who lives a few blocks from us. He is so
ready for the gospel and loves to read the Book of Mormon. He even said he wants
to be baptized!!!!! What!! But, he doesn't want to commit to a date because he
is afraid that he doesn't know enough yet and also he is illegal so he cant
really get a job and has to rely on his brothers family. Its kind of sad and we
don't want to push him too much, but we have already seen the blessings the
gospel has made in his life. We took him to church yesterday and during Sunday
school he actually answered questions! This really shy man talked about why he
loves reading the Book of Mormon. We are praying so hard for him and it has
been such a blessing getting to teach him.
Okay last, the reason why this letter is so late is because Hermana
Hendrickson and I as well as two of our Elders went to downtown Nashville
today!! It was so much fun, though it was really really wet. We got to see
really cool trinket stores, ate at a trailer park hamburger joint, and went to
the country music hall of fame (which was actually pretty cool because there was
a lot of old folk music stuff like bluegrass). Yes mom, I did take pictures...
:) It was a lot of fun and I am excited for this week. I can't believe that I
have been out 2 months already. Crazy. Well I will talk to you all next week! As
the Hispanics say, "gracias a Dios!"
Con mucho amor,
Hermana Cruz
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