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Growing Up Calls for Mental Breakdowns

Hello everyone!

This week had its ups and downs for sure.  I finished my training and had another baptism!  Some fun lil things I`ve learned from my training:

- It is humanly possible to get fat in 12 weeks.  I`ve gone up 2 pant sizes already WOOSH let`s hope I`m not obese by the time my 18 months are up
- If the ward pianist finds out you can play piano, they will never show up to sacrament meeting again and you´ll have to play every week :)
- It is indeed possible to become partially fluent in a language in 12 weeks.  Shoutout to Dios for the gift of tongues.

To get real though, this week was super hard!  I was super sad yesterday  because I killed my companion in the mission :( which means her 18 months are up and she`s going home.  Hna Kohls was my best friend so it was super sad saying goodbye!  On top of that, we got our changes and I found out I`M TRAINING.... a gringa...  Let`s just say, after several panic attacks and LOTS of tears later, I`ve finally calmed down about training someone who also doesn´t speak spanish haha.  

My mission president himself called me after I flipped out last night to tell me everything is going to be okay.  He could have chosen literally any other hermana to train that has way more experience than me, but there`s a reason I need to train right now even though I may not know right now.  I was thankful President could help me calm down by telling me I`m not going to be alone in training.  Not only do I have the other missionaries, but I also have the Lord.  It reminded me of a scripture, Eter 12:27, which says:

And if men come unto me I will show unto them their aweakness. I bgive unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my cgrace is sufficient for all men that dhumble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make eweak things become strong unto them.  

Although I may not feel ready to train quite yet and I know I have lots and LOTS of weaknesses, I know I can learn and grow a lot from this experience.  I already know it´s going to be super hard on me, but with Christ´s help I know I´ll be able to do it.

I love you all and I am thankful for all of your love and support!

Con amor, 
Hna Harris

Pics:
- At Panacillo to celebrate finishing my training!


- Had a despedida party with some of our favorite members!  They made us empanadas and little cookies.

- Our favorite investigator, Virginia, got baptized just in time before Hna Kohls left!

- Zona Ofelia:


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