Well, I have some interesting news...my trio is no
more. And in Miraflores, neither am I. Que triste. But yeah! I had changes!
Tuesday was super sad, saying goodbye to everyone! It was way harder than I
expected. One super positive family, Alberto and Yelbi, sent someone to the
store to buy treats for my sendoff when I told them. The Espinozas were so
sweet. They were super sad that I wouldn't be there for my birthday, so when we
went to their house for dinner, they surprised me with a cake and a little gift.
That was fun, but bittersweet that we had to celebrate early. On tues, we kept
singing the first part of 'Can you feel the love tonight', where timon and pumba
say, ''our trio is down to 2.' On Wed. Morning, 2 hnas from our district who
had changes picked me up and we went to the capilla. I was pretty bummed that
Hna R. and V. couldn't come.
At changes, President announced all the changes, and of
course mine was the VERY last one to be announced. But...I'm now in El Rosario
1 in Zona Jinotepe! Which is awesome because that was Hna R's very first
area in the mission. Everyone remembers her here. My new comp is Hna R.
from El Salvador (I just can't escape those salvadoreñas) but grew up in Logan,
Utah ntil she was 14, when she moved to El Salvador. She didn't go to changes,
so I didn't meet her till I arrived in Jinotepe. My district is insane. There
are 4 elders...and 8 hermanas! So crazy considering that in Managua, there were
4 hnas in my zone.
El Rosario is great. It's way cooler (in temperature) than
Managua and actually gets cold at night. Well, cold is a relative term. It's SO
pretty here! It's super green. a lot of the time, when we're walking, I feel
like I'm waliking the streets of Virginia, but with more tropical trees. My area
is HUGE though. Sometimes, it takes over 45 min to walk to a cita, because my
area is composed of lots of little pueblos that are really spaced out. I come
home muddy and exhausted every day, but it's awesome! The members here are
amazing. They always want to help out, which makes a huge difference in the
obra misional. Our investigators actually have friends in the ward! What a
strange concept...haha. But I really miss Miraflores. It was my birthplace
afterall.
Rosario is SUPER Catholic. I mean, look at the name...it
means Rosary, as in rosary beads. There are constantly bombas going off to
celebrate some Catholic holiday. My alarm clock is church bells calling people
to mass...15 min before I have to wake up...haha. My house here is pretty sweet
though. We rent from members. Our house has a loft, which is where our beds
are. The only issue is that there are bats in our house...and I have woken up a
few times to find little bat droppings all over my sheets. You're welcome for
that image..haha
The work is moving pretty slowly here. Our positive
investigators are few and far between, but I plan to change that asap! We
invited a family to be baptized this week and they're pretty positive, so we'll
see where that goes. The most notable news is that we had a baptism on
Saturday! A 17 yr old named K. was baptized. It went pretty well, but was
really rushed because the men had to leave for priesthood session quickly.
K. is awesome and already wants to serve a mission! Can't wait to see how he
progresses!
I loved General Conference! The only bummer was that we
didn't get to see all of the 2nd session on Saturday because there's a mission
rule taht we have to bring an investigator to one of the sessions each day to
be able to go to both. So I didn't get to see Elder Holland! So sad! But
otherwise, it was great! I loved Sunday afternoon the best. I got to watch the
sunday sessions in English, so that was nice. I can't even pick a favorite talk
though, because they were all so great!
Well, I think that's it for now. It's so nice to not have to
speculate about changes, though I still need to adjust to my area a ton. I know
I'll love it here more and more each week, I just have to get rid of my
trunkiness for Miraflores! Haha but I know that this transfer was inspired by
the Lord. He has a plan for me here and there are people that I have to find
that only I can reach. I love this Gospel and love that I have the opportunity
to share it!
Love you all!
Hermana MacKay
(Posted by her Mom)
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