3/29/2011

Mommy!!!

I lost all the letters on the keyboard again :( I have to relearn them everz time...

Hehe nope I am not surprised that Breanna's engaged.  I would've been surprised if she WASN'T engaged when I got back!!  Tell her congrats for me :D

I sent the letter the day I arrived in Suisse, I believe.  Tuesday.  Well, that's when I gave it to President Murdock.  He might've sent it off right away, but I don't know.

Surprisingly, I have not taught a SINGLE LESSON!!  We have been trying to figure things out since neither of us know the area.  We have set up a few rendez-vous, but most of them have fallen through (tombez-vous).  Then the other ones weren't really interested in our message.  It is sad :(  We had a rendezvous the other day that we were SURE was going to happen... and then she didn't show up!!! I wonder what happened :( I'm pretty sure she was interested.  So we'll see what we can do to help her when we find out what went wrong.

So, getting to know the area has involved beaucoup beaucoup de knocking on doors (porting), and beaucoup de contacting, too.  Most of the time, I will start out with what I have planned to say, and can understand and respond a little.  But then my comp takes over, because I don't understand a whole lot yet.  But yesterday, she left me out on a limb!  I started talking to someone, and when she normally would've taken over, she didn't!! When I looked at her, she looked back as if to say, go for it!! So I tried to continue.  The woman we were talking to was nice, and she wasn't a native french speaker so she was very understanding.  So now, I will have to talk more, and strive to understand more. 

I need to take notes throughout the week too, so I know what to say...

This past weekend was daylight-savings-time. And... most of the missionaries were late for church.  No one knew!  The Elders called us up at 9:30 and told us that church had started a half hour ago.  Apparently, they announced it in church the week before... Well, I couldn't understand.  Don't blame me :P Haha it was funny.  At least we got an extra hour of sleep.

Along with going to explore our  quartier (area. pronounced car-tee-a  -a as in cake-), we have also been visiting with members.  Those are normally mangez-vous.  aka we eat dinner with the family while visiting, and then afterward share a thought or a lesson or something.  Ok so I have been to a few of those, so if you want to count those as lessons, go for it. It is a good experience visiting with the members, though, I like it!!  We visited with the bishop and his family, and his daughter is sharing the gospel with one of her friends.  And there's another lady that we visit who was less active, but she has been coming and I am always excited to see her :)  Unfornately, I can't understand what she says.  I've been noticing who I can understand, and who I can't.  Mostly, I can understand french when: It is spoken by an american or otherwise english speaker, or by italians, or by portugese people.  And I think some other language speakers, too.  I have a hard time understanding it when it is spoken by a native, or by a spanish speaker.  I am anxiously awaiting the day when I can magically understand, though.  That's how it happens, right?

Oh yeah.  Computers.  We don't have computers in our apartment, so we use public computers.  I think the cost for using the computers can be reimbursed... maybe. maybe not. Teehee I'll find out and let you know next week ;)

Transfers here... I'm not sure exactly what that means.  But I think it means not only changing locations, but also changing companions.  I don't think that mz companion has been in 10 different places.  But she is pretty close to leaving.  I think she goes home in...July.  Soon, in any case.

Well I think I am about out of things to say.  My mind is blank-ish.  So until next week.  I hope by then I can tell you that I have taught a lesson or two...  I CAN say that we gave away 2 BoMs, however!!! That was exciting :D :D :D First 2 times I've done that.  Anyways.  Love you!!! Have a great fantastic week!!

Love,
Soeur Bartlomé

P.S.  Random question:  where does the word 'ridonculous' come from?