It was a long week, and it’s still incredible hot, but we are finally getting water delivered again. The work has been frustratingly slow and Carnaval has literally been leading people to choose devil worship over the Lord.
Tomorrow I’ll have been on the mission for 6 months. My Spanish has improved so much. I’m very far from being fluent and my accent is a weird mix of gringo and Argentine, but I can pretty comfortably do the things that I need and want to. I think the best part about it is being able to understand who people are. I am living with my American companion, a Peruvian, and an Ecuadorian and the conversations that we have at night are so fun. Also, being able to talk about topics outside of the Gospel during lunch with families is amazing. It’s weird to think that even if I had had the opportunity to meet all of these people, 6 months ago I wouldn’t have been able to communicate at all with them. That’s the magic of learning a new language, it just expands the world.
Like I said, nothing super exciting happened this week, but the work keeps progressing. I know that the Lord has been helping me every single day of my mission, especially with my Spanish. Thank you for all of your support and remember that Jesus Christ loves you!
Elder Hansen
