New Companion!

Hola!

I have a new companion! Her name is Hermana Curbelo, and she is from Argentina! Hermana Morgan and I are training her. She is so sweet, and I already love her so much. She is actually learning English, so Hermana Morgan and I are helping her learn English and she is helping us learn Spanish. 

We got in a little car accident last week. We side swiped another car. Nobody was injured and there wasn't much damage to either car. It was Hermana Curbelo's first real day in the mission field, so she was a little surprised. Nothing says welcome to the field like a car accident haha.

We picked grapefruits for a charity called Be Fruitful. Jodi, the lady who is over the charity, takes the fruit to homeless people or other people in need within the community. We ended up with 107 bags of grapefruits with 10 grapefruits in each bag. Thats 1,070 grapefruits! It was crazy! Jodi gave us a few bags for us to eat, so I'll be eating grapefruits for the next month haha. 

We had a few more lessons over the phone with Rafael. He is still out of town for work, so we are trying to figure out how to best help him continue learning. We had to push back Alfredo's baptismal date, and we aren't exactly sure when it will be now. We are planning to have a few lessons with him this week and figure out how to help him get back on date for baptism. 

I should be used to it by now, but I am still amazed at how much food the members give us during dinner. Last week, we ate with a member named Hermana Ocampo. She just kept giving us food. First, she gave us a bowl of soup, then she gave us another bowl of a different kind of soup. I thought that would be it, but then she made us quesadillas. She asked if we wanted more, and we told her that we were all very full. To her, I guess that meant that it was time for dessert. She served us jello, and somehow we were able to finish it. Then she gave us flan! I was like holy cow! Needless to say, I was not able to finish the flan. It was a 5 course meal! We could barely move after we left her house haha. 

In a General Conference talk titled But If Not... by Elder Dennis E. Simmons, he talks about continuing to have faith even when things don't go the way we want them to. I love this talk because it reminds me that true faith doesn't come by always getting what we desire. God knows what we need, and His timing is perfect. I encourage you all to read or listen to this talk. I know that God has a plan for each one of us, even if we may not understand that plan right now.

I love you all, and I know that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love you too!

Con Amor,
Hermana Kendrick








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