6.4.15

Janice Kapp Perry and Elder Christofferson in one week?! It was pretty amazing. So Janice Kapp Perry is hilarious. Her and her husband are the cutest old couple ever, and were so fun to watch. They teased each other the entire time, and were so fun. They even sang their family song for us! She wrote a "theme song" for her family, and it was adorable. She is brilliant. I bet it is on youtube, so try to look it up. It was fantastic! Her husband even started dancing on the stage after singing his part. He was so funny! Elder Christofferson was amazing. The spirit was so strong while he spoke, and I'm pretty sure his wife winked at me (we were on the second row, right in front of them, so we made eye contact a couple times:) )! They were amazing! So devotional wise, its been a great week! 

   I have been frustrated with the language this week. Not horribly frustrated, but just wanting to be better than I am right now. Sister Hoopes, our teacher, told us that she is really impressed with us. Even though our grammar isn't perfect, we are still trying. She is impressed that we go into a lesson without any notes, and that we really rely on the Spirit, and speak from our hearts. We listen to the Spirit, and that is what matters. She shared 1 Corinthians 14:19  with us, and it was exactly what I needed to hear. I know that as long as I have faith in the Lord, He will help me improve with this language. It will take time, but I have already come so far. I know I can do it, as long as I have faith and am patient with myself. 

   I was having a hard time on Sunday. I kept feeling like maybe I wasn't good enough, and felt off all day. I had prayed for the lord's help a few times during the day. That night, Sister Thayne, one of the Finds, handed me a letter that she had written for me. She said she had had a prompting that she needed to write it, abut wasn't sure why. The letter what exactly what I needed to hear, and I was so grateful that she had listened to the Holy Ghost. The letter made me realize that I am enough, and that I am exactly who i need to be. The Lord answers our prayers through other people, and I hope I can help the other people find answers through their prayers, like she did for me. 

   We skyped an Albanian yesterday! I wish I could say it was perfect, but it wasn't at all! The whole situation makes me laugh. Between the loud room we were in, the bad video connection, and the fact that she was an Actual Albanian, I had no idea what she was saying most of the time. I could barely hear her, and she was talking really fast! She also couldn't understand what we were saying. She even asked us to speak English and she would translate it to Albanian, so we could know how it is supposed to be said. It was all just awful, but Brother Knight said we handled it really well. It was a great learning experience, and hopefully next week's Skype will be better. 

   The life of a missionary definitely has its ups and downs, but I am loving ever minute of it. Thank you for the letters, emails, and prayers. I love and miss all of you!! 

Love, 

Motra Bennett