No Entiendo

No entiendo (I don't understand) has become my favorite phrase, I use it every time someone says something to me. I thought I would for sure be fluent after this week... ha I wish! I have just learned to laugh when they laugh and smile when they say something to me. 

The work here has been a little slow. This area is new so we are still trying to find people to teach. We have been talking with members and asking for referrals and it isn’t working as well as we would like it to be. We have planned to have a family home evening with most of the families in the ward and we are hoping we can get some referrals from them. 

Sunday was the most productive day. We get to church and we talk to the Bishop for a little bit about members and inactives we can visit. After we wrap that conversation up he asked if we could give talks today. Not gonna lie I was really excited for my talk. The members know I can't speak Spanish so I was gonna crack a good joke, earn their love, share my testimony, and sit down. It sounded like the perfect plan. Well, I get up there and say "soy choco" which means I am a native of Tabasco. I got like 2 laughs out of that so shoutout to those people. I continued with my talk and shared Alma 26:12 with them and the spirit was so strong. I closed with my testimony in my broken Spanish and looked around and saw some tears and that made me happy. Not only did I know they could feel the spirit, I knew that they could understand me haha! 

Later on that night we had a family home evening with a hermana in the ward. Our goal is to reactivate her and help her daughter get baptized. We talked about the importance of the Holy Ghost and his role in our lives. Once again I shared my testimony and was able to testify of the greatness of the Holy Ghost. 

One thing I have noticed is that every time I share my testimony I always find the right words to say. I can't have a normal conversation or understand everything that is said, but I have learned to rely on the spirit and be an instrument in the hands of God. I was told  by a few people that my Spanish was nearly perfect in my testimony and I know it is because of the Lord. I am so grateful for the people here and the gospel. 

Love you all, stay sweet!

Elder Wilde 

This is my city! There is supposed to be an S where I am standing, but someone stole it. So the way it looks now is actually how they pronounce it.