We
had our deep clean p-day. After we finished cleaning the house, we had a ton of
time, so I decided to color my hair. Oh my, I realized that there are just some
things that I am never going to be able to do on my own and I am always going
to need my mom. This is one of them… But I don’t think the mess-ups are too noticeable.
Plus it’s not the end of the world, but yep. I need mom. The good news is that
right when I opened up the color – immediately the smell almost made me cry. I
WAS HOME WITH MOM IN THE SALON!! It brought back so many memories and it made
me so happy!
Then
they all started asking me a million questions about the elections. They asked
me the good and bad to both Clinton and Trump and I literally know NOTHING, so
it’s just awkward because they know so much more than I do but still EVERYONE
here talks about the elections with me. Now that I know it works – I’m just
going to say I’m from Chile!
On
our way home from zone conference, my companion accidentally left our phone on
the bus. After a few appointments we were finally able to find someone whose
phone we could use to call our phone. One of the members told us that here in
Chile there is like a .0001% chance that someone would find it and turn it in.
We called and someone had found it and turned it in to the bus driver! He told
us he was in Rancagua but would be back at 7 in the bus terminal of Rengo. We
were able to get our phone back without any problem! All the bus driver said
when I asked if there was anything we could do for him was “when you pray –
will you remember me? I’m Hector.” We couldn’t talk to him any longer since he
had to go, but I am so grateful for sweet Hector.
We
had another lesson with Juan Pablo and I LOVE what I learned. We talked a
little about the Book of Mormon. Juan Pablo said that it is like a manual for
life. Like “how to build furniture.” Everyone wants to put together a beautiful
dresser, but you can only get so far without directions. We are so lucky to
have been blessed with the instruction manual. Juan Pablo said, “All my life I’ve
been carefully building this beautiful furniture. Even though I didn’t use an
instruction manual, I was careful and thoughtful when I put the pieces
together. Now that I have the manual, I see that mine was close, but I am
missing some pieces, and there are a few things put together wrong. I have to
be humble enough to fix what I put together incorrectly. Because even though my
dresser works and is beautiful to me, it’s not the way God created it to be. I
will read the Book of Mormon to order my life in the way God wants it.”
This
weekend is transfers and it’s always fun to guess where everyone is going. This
week, me and Hermana Garcia wrote down all the missionaries in our zone and
made guesses about if they would stay or go, which zone they would go to, which
sector, with which companion, and any assignment (like zone or district leader
or trainer.) It was literally like a March Madness bracket. When our leaders
called – we had our bracket ready to mark what happened with our zone to see
who won.
We
both guessed that one of us would be leaving, but I guessed that I would be
leaving and Hermana Garcia guessed that she would be leaving. When Elder
Cameiro asked us what we thought would happen, we told him that we think one of
us is leaving. He told us we were right. Then he pulled a Ryan Seacrest on
American Idol when the winner was between David Archuleta and David Cook and
said the first part of the name slowly because it still didn’t give away who
would win. Elder Cameiro said, “The one who will be leaving is Hermana Garrrrrr…danier.”
I acted surprised even though it’s what I guessed, but my companion got really
sad because she wanted to leave.
Then
I asked where I am going, and they told me Curico. (Mom note: Yes this is the city that was the epicenter of the
earthquake.) I’m so pumped. I heard it is beautiful there. My new companion
is Hermana Christensen and she’s from Utah! I’m excited to see what it is like
having a companion from the United States! Also they told me that I am going to
be the sister training leader (hermana coordinadora), and oh my, I honestly
feel like the most inadequate missionary. God has answered my prayers because
He has reassured me that even if I can’t see it, I am prepared and I just need
to trust my training. I know I am not even close to being the perfect
missionary, but I am in the perfect position to learn so much.
The
best part of it all is that it doesn’t matter if I think I’m ready or not
because it’s not about me. It doesn’t matter if I think I can do it or not or
if I am good enough because it’s not about that, it’s for the people who I am
going to meet. It’s about their search for the gospel and relationship with
God. It’s about the other sisters who need help remembering their purpose and
divine potential. I hope to be able to help them. I am ready to go and do what
God needs me to do.
It’s
been hard saying goodbye. It honestly feels like I’m saying goodbye to my
family again. This place is special. It’s sacred ground to me. Leaving is all
part of the plan. Sometimes good things have to fall apart so better things can
fall together. I guess I did what I needed to here in Rengo. I literally
already LOVE the people in Curico.
Nayade and her Father
Raquel
Rengo Members
Rengo Ward Mission Leader
Rengo Young Women
Romina and Mumfred
Dearest Nayade
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