Como esta?
This week has been great! I feel like I am an MTC veteran now! It's just funny to see all the new elders and hermanas come in and be as confused as I was the first day! I also like to sit in the grass and study while watching the quick curbside drop-offs. And they are quick, as you probably remember.
Well, as of yesterday at 11:11AM the English language is dead. We are in cien por ciento español. I feel really confident that I can say almost anything now. I just can't talk as fast as the natives here. Most Spanish missionaries that get here aren't immersed 100% in the language until after their 6th week. We are in a new pilot program that immerses us in the beginning of our 3rd week. And our teachers are saying that this new program is really working and we sound like elders who have been here for 5 or 6 weeks. It's crazy!
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We are doing TRC's (a fake investigator lesson) every Saturday. We had to teach completely in Spanish the first week! But Elder Jackson and I got the message through. I have to take control of most of the lesson and mostly everything else. His excuse is "well you're the senior companion so you decide" for EVERYTHING. It is starting to drive me crazy. But I’m learning to deal with it and we are doing better.
I got a response from the letter I sent to President Gelwix! It was really inspiring! He's getting set-apart this Friday by M. Russell Ballard of the quorum of the 12. And he reports on the 22. I'm way excited to be able to see him!
This past Tuesday we had a great devotional by Sister Rosemary Wixom, the Primary General President. And yes, we all thought what could the primary president tell 20 year olds that would help us. But it was amazing! I learned that we need to follow every prompting. No matter how small. So I got up and bore my testimony on Sunday in sacrament. And after I went there was a hermana that came up and said "I really don't want to do this, but if I ignore this small prompting to bear my testimony, how will the Lord trust me with a huge prompting like someone's salvation." And that has stuck with me ever since. Satan makes us question, ignore, ask, and doubt our promptings. So I know that if we act on EVERY prompting we get, no matter how big or small, then the Lord will bless and TRUST us with the big promptings.
So when I was talking about the food last week I was probably exaggerating. I've definitely gained like 10 pounds so I must like it. We have this new workout program every morning that we do 260 push-ups, 280 sit-ups, 40 pull-ups, 60 squats and 5 minutes of planks. So don't worry mom, I’m not getting fat.
There is this big stomach virus going around campus so we aren't even supposed to shake hands with anyone. I got super sick yesterday and missed the morning studies. I was throwing up and everything. I don't think I got the virus though because I’m perfectly fine now.
There is an Elder from Honduras on my floor. He has been at BYU up here for the past 3 years I think. None of his family is members except his Grandma. His dad died when he was 3 months old, and his Mom was murdered 5 months ago. Yesterday he found out that his sister has terminal cancer. And today is his birthday. He is really an inspiration to me that through the Lord we can ALWAYS find happiness somewhere. And he is the happiest Elder here.
Sundays are pretty good. They consist of 5 hours of personal study and 1 hour of sacrament meeting, and the rest are just meetings throughout the day.
I love it here so much. I know that this is exactly where the Lord wants me to be right now. I know that this gospel is so true, and I want everyone in Fresno to feel of the same joy this gospel brings by living worthy of the blessings that are in store for us. I know the gift of tongues is real and is an active miracle in my life right now. I love you and thanks for all the comforting letters of support!
Love,
Elder Gygi
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