November 13, 2017

This week I sent my comp home to Guatemala and I received my new companion from Brazil. She loves to sing the most random American songs, but doesn't know the meaning of what she's saying haha. But I'm teaching her. She wants to speak the language of cats...She wants to marry Captain America. She loves anime and in her free time she's drawing anime or writing a fantasy. She has the absolute biggest fear of dogs which is a bad fear to have here in the DR cause there are dogs all over in the streets and she grabs me and starts freaking out as we pass them. Also she is either pretty quiet and laid back or she has so much energy that she doesn't know how to control it and she just starts doing a lil dance type thing and being super happy. haha She's funny. 

This week we had the opportunity to hear from Elder Cook who was here in the DR. He said some really amazing things about missionary work that just gave me so much excitement to do this work. whooohooo Then he started talking about his divine calling as an apostle. and then he got quiet and everyone was just waiting for what he would say and the spirit was so strong and then he said ¨i know the Savior's face, and I know the Savior's voice. I've always heard that yes, these men are special witnesses of Jesus Christ but in that moment hearing this man, this apostle of God say those words.. ahh I don't know it was a feeling i can't explain. i was just filled with joy knowing that the leaders of our church really do know our Savior and that this isn't a church led by them but a church led by God and Jesus Christ because they receive instruction from them, whether its through inspiration through the holy ghost or through physically talking to them. WOW but knowing this gives us all the more reason to listen intently to their words and instructions because they are the words and instructions of God and Jesus Christ who are at the head of this church.