Buenos Tardes!
What is happening family? I hear the plays went well and now the
regular slow process of cleaning up is going on...I don't miss that
part. : ) But I do miss seeing your faces. It's almost December!! Can
you believe it? That weather out here in Maryland is pretty cold but I'm
loving it. Every morning we leave out apt. and yell how cold it is as we
run to the car to get warm...it's not that cold, it's just cold
compared to AZ. haha. But ya, my new companion, Sister Avelar (my
trainer) is really funny. She's super short and is always in a hurry so
she is always either running or speed walking. She is very focused, so
it is a good thing, although sometimes she forgets about my training so
I'm a little behind, but to be honest I'd rather be outside talking to
people than in our apt. filling out worksheets. So, that has been the
week, we have already taught a lot of lessons and sometimes I feel like
we have too many people we are teaching
because it is difficult to keep up with all of them, but it has been a
good growing time.
Mom, you asked about the Spanish...well, I felt pretty confident
leaving the MTC but when I heard the spanish here it was way
different. Most of the Latinos here are from Honduras, El Salvador, and
some from Columbia and Peru and they all use different words. I was
talking to this lady Carmen and I was asking her what she likes to
read and she said something and I just nodded my head and smiled, then
she asked if I understood her and I said mas o menos, and she explained
it again in simpler words that she was reading about husbands who cheat
on their wife....I didn't know how to respond to that because her
husband was sitting at the table with us and my companion was playing a
game with the kids. That was a little awkward. BUT, all is well, the
Festival of Lights starts tonight with the arrival of the Ukrainian
Ambassador as the guest of honor. Way cool. I'm on shift tomorrow for
diplomat night. Pretty cool as well.
They say that this next month will fly like no other because we will be
at the Temple Visitor Center every night because of the waves of people
to come see the Christmas lights and listen to the concerts.
So yes, life is good. I hope it is good back home as well. And I
hope that with all of the craziness that Christmas can sometimes bring,
we remember Christ and how he was the prince of peace. May we feel peace
this time of year and even though we have many things we need to do,
may we remember why we are here and who we should put first. I love you
family and Friends! So much. Take care and reach out to others.
Love, Hermana Clement
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