2 weeks to go
Another really fast week. These past 2 have flown by. I got my flight plans for Guatemala this week, so I'm starting to only think about getting to Guatemala and how it's going to be. I fly out of Pasco at 5:30 am and won't get to Guatemala City until 5 pm that day. I'll connect through Denver and then Houston, and then it's a 3 and half hour drive to Xela so I'm not sure if I'll go that night or stay in Guatemala City until the next day. That day is going to be very long. Looking forward to it though and just getting out into the real field.
This week was great. I can really see a significant difference in my Spanish from when I started. It makes me feel reassured that I am learning from Home MTC, and my Spanish is slowly getting better.
Everyday this week felt the same. Morning classes and afternoon classes, with working out and some hoops at the end of the day. But this week was probably my favorite because I got to go out and proselyte with the Spanish missionaries that are in the branch in Sunnyside. It was so cool. The Elders picked me up at 5:30 and we just went place to place talking to kids, people on their porch, or anybody that we saw/ knew.
We walked around three trailer parks and knocked on doors that the missionaries have talked to before. We were not that lucky in getting people to answer the door, but it was so cool to just not be behind a computer and actually using the little Spanish that I know to talk to some people with the missionaries.
We drove and walked around until 8pm and were able to have two lessons with people. One was with somebody who the Elders had never talked to before, and one guy who has been an investigator for a while and is hoping to be baptized soon. I could understand about 90% of what they were saying and teaching which was nice, but I was more there to learn rather than teach. But I was able to testify in Spanish in both lessons about the importance of the Book of Mormon and also what the Holy Ghost does in our lives. It was amazing to actually testify to a real investigator rather than to my online companion or a member that pretends to be an investigator during Zoom.
Today I also went to the Spanish branch and was able to hear both of the Elders that I went with, give talks. I also blessed the Sacrament in Spanish, which I know I'll probably be doing a lot of in Guatemala, so it was nice to do that here in Sunnyside. I'm going to go teach with the Elders again tonight, so I'm excited to do that again and hopefully be able to have some more discussions.
I'm excited to keep getting better at Spanish and have more experiences where I can testify of what I know is true and be able to show people what brings me happiness and be able to invite them to experience that happiness for themselves. I can't wait to get to Guatemala, (I say that after every email so I'll have to come up with something different for when I actually do get to Guatemala). I know that the work I am doing now will pay off and Ill be able to teach people as soon as I get there if I keep working hard.
Love you all.
- Elder Copeland
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