...Estoy Embarazada...

¡Hola! 

So today is kind of a crazy day! We don't have transfers today like usual because the new missionaries don't come until tomorrow. BUT since Sister Hoyos is going home we still have to go to the Inwood Chapel so she can be picked up to go to the mission home (they stay there their last night). Haha it's a whole lot of crazy the next few days. I'll be in a trio with the English sisters in our Ward until transfers on Friday....and....if you don't read Spanish (from this email title) I'M TRAINING A NEW MISSIONARY. Yep super crazy, last Wednesday after pday was over we went over to our Ward Mission Leader's house for dinner and the phone was ringing as we walked in, so I fumbled for it and when I read "mission office" my heart dropped realizing that we could be getting training calls haha. But in all honesty I'm really excited but also extremely nervous. I definitely don't know enough Spanish or really that much about this area, BUT I know I've been called for a reason. It's such a huge responsibility which is probably while I'm super nervous but I know I'm going to learn so much and be able to really grow and become such a better missionary. 

 

Well this week was actually a little bit crazy too, tends to be that way the last week of a mission. We said a million goodbyes and most of them included some sort of food haha going to have to go on a juice cleanse this week or something ;) but it's incredible to see the impact Sister Hoyos has made on the people her in South Manhattan! 

On Thursday this week I actually got to organize a zone service project. A few weeks ago we got an email to like our area email account asking for some help, so I acted and we ended up having an amazing experience!! We all went to this men's shelter and helped paint their detox floor! It was amazing to see how much happier the workers and the patients were after - what a difference a fresh coat of paint can do to brighten people's spirits. It was really an amazing experience. We tend to make quite an impact as a large group of missionaries. I mean people love to know why a group of young adults want to spend the whole day painting for free and are so happy whole doing it! They even ordered us pizza because we were there so long. Hopefully we can go back and do more service soon! Service as a missionary is just so amazing. Oh we got to go to the soup kitchen too this week! There ended up being more volunteers because schools had breaks this week BUT we got to help cut vegetables for the soup! My catering skills came in handy haha. All the little things that make such a big difference. For a smile, to helping someone with their stroller on the subway, or bigger things like we were able to do this week. Service just makes you so much happier, definitely helped to break some winter blues this week! 

Friday I went on a split with Sister a Dunford to go up to the Trainer's Training Meeting. Haha lots of training. But really I love meetings so much they really help me to receive so much personal revelation! Definitely also helped to calm a lot of my fears about training too. 

Happy Valentine's Day this past weekend too! We had an awesome day with an APF at Lincoln center (free hot chocolate, valentines, and church tours). We also got to go to a dinner that night with Blanca, and Bro & Sis Burrell and one of their friends (pictures included) it actually turned out to be a really fun day! 

Sunday the cold set it....it was CRAZY wind. Luckily really just Sunday was bad for wind and the weather really isn't super bad it's just that New York wind is crazy! Haha hold on tight! Sometimes we just start historically laughing because we're just blowing everywhere hahaha. I'm sure it looks hilarious! 

Well hopefully this all makes sense since I'm typing standing up on the subway heading to Inwood! But if not at least I took quite a few pictures this week :D 

I love you all so much, hope everyone has a fantastic week!! 

xoxo

Hermana Smart