So I'm not sure what to write for this weeks blog because it is a lot of the same. However I'll do my best! haha. So this week had a couple tough days, just cause of stress and language and teaching skills, but no point lingering on those, because I've taken what I need to learn out of them, and I'm just leaving the rest behind haha. The language is tough, but its so beautiful and I love it. I'm not so stressed about the language though, yet. What is cause me the distress, although not so much anymore, is the teaching. It sorta hit me in the face that I don't know how to teach effectively, but Preach My Gospel is an AMAZING resource that I am learning to utilize to it's fullest capacity!!
We studied the fundamentals of teaching in class, and then had to apply it in a lesson with an investigator (who was just another teacher. haha) But I love all my teachers!! anyways haha. Me and my companion made a quick sorta lesson plan, to find out what the investigator wanted to learn from us! Before the lesson we said a prayer (in Albanian/English, we call it Albanglish, but it was mostly Albanian;) ) and we went into the lesson prepared, but with the Spirit. We got really positive feedback and said that we were sooooo close to finding his main concern, and that if we had, we could have gotten a baptismal date out of it. Which happened in the third lesson for our first investigator. So technically thats two hypothetical baptism for the Waters/Simons companionship ;) hahah no just kidding, but we work well together and it was all the Spirit, we were just doing our best to apply what we learned in class, both teaching skills and Albanian, and letting the Spirit talk through us!! We were really excited and we have another lesson with him on Saturday haha cause that's when he teaches us again! Hopefully we can find that concern and get a baptismal date!!!
I miss my family as usual, but I also really miss Israel!!! Learning about the Savior all the time, both increases my testimony like CRAZY and makes me super homesick!! It's really making me appreciate the time I had there and it makes me realize how much it helped my testimony. I miss the branch there too! and everyone in it!! I send my love to them, and to everyone really hahah I'm learning to love everyone!! Which is a shame that I didn't really before, but hey its hard to love someone you don't know!! This is such a humbling experience for me and I am loving every second of it! Even the hard times hahah we have trials to help us grow!! All is still very well with my companion and district!!! I can't WAIT for Emily to come though!! I'm so excited to get to be here for her first couple weeks!!!
My companion made me go to choir on Tuesday hahah cause he's such a good singer, so that was awkward for me because my singing makes people cringe, and probably ears bleed haha. But it wasn't so bad, and we ended up not even being in the choir for the devotional hahah Oh an the devotionals are always so amazing!!! They have really good speakers. But I was pretty mad that I forgot my journal on Tuesday hahah guess I won't be remembering that one! hahah jk. It was so good though!!
I don't know what else to say other than I'm having a blast and I love being a missionary and putting on the nametag!! OH shout out to my Aunt and Uncle JoJo and Mike!! Thank you so much for the packages!!! I love them so much!!! Sorry I don't have your email but I love you guys and I appreciated the packages very much!!
I love you all and I'm so thankful for your support!! Have an amazing week and remember that you are a child of our Heavenly Father and that He loves you more than we can comprehend!!
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