Lucy's Journal

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Sunday March 3, 2024

• Today I had a meeting with our branch presidency and it was really cool! The brother who interviewed me gave me some cool promises! He said that because I chose to come on a mission that I would bless, and baptize more people. He also said that if I reflect the light of christ that more people will be able to feel the spirit. Another thing he said is that people will love me. He also said that I will bless generations of people both forward and backward. He also said that  my mission will be a great blessing to my kids. And that because of my mission and my experiences that my kids will also serve missions. One other thing he told me was that I would learn important lessons about finding happiness in the little things without having too many things. He also said that even though they are a 3rd world country they find happiness in what they have and this would be an important lesson for me in my life.

March 7

• Last night hermana Smith brought us chocolate and a picture of Jesus… it wad really sweet.

March 8

• Today I started my period and it felt like a bus hit me… I've had like no energy and felt like I was running low on like everything so Today was not my best day haha. Tonight I'm also feeling veryyyy thankful for my family!!! Like hma Steadman was telling me somethings about her fan and I was like holy I am sooooo lucky to have my rents and sisters… I'm also sooo thankful for the relationships that I have with each of them… my family is also going to be the hardest part of these 18 months. One other funny thing tonight is that I'm starting to realize why I like elder argyle … he is like jaryn and Brody combined haha so I guess that's why I don't mind him when the other hermanas don't really like him.

March 9

• Today was definitely better than yesterday… I had a lot more energy and was actually able to focus on classes. Classes were pretty good today nothing too exciting… in hermana Lunas class we had this part where we broke off into groups and I was with elder argyle and it was fun to get to talk to him… most of the other sisters don't really like the elders but personally I'm vibin with them haha. After hma lunas class we stayed for a minute and she toldus what we need to work on and said we need to just keep working on it. And then after dinner we were just sitting at our normal spot in the study area and hma Bennett and Griffith came over and sat by us for the whole 3 hours we were out there… And they both have big personalities so it was a lot of social energy for me tk be with them for that long. It was also annoying because we didn't get any work done really. But it's fine…  

Sunday March 10

• Tonight we had a devotional by elder Bednar and it was right good!!! The devotional was about the atonement and it was really good!!!! One thing I realized is that when I have something spiritually deep to think about I just want to think about it without really talking about it. Like I just want to have some time to let it sink in. And then the testimonies were reallyyyyy awesome!!! I felt the spirit soooo strong and it made it me feelso good and loved and known. Every time I hear people's strong testimonies the spirit testifies to me of its truth while also showing me how much I know and how much truth I have in my life. 

• Today I also called Allyson and got to talk/share a scripture with her about prayer!! It was so fun to get to talk to her and feel a little like the other me haha. But I'm sooo excited for her to get her mission call. She will be an awesome missionary!! 

Monday March 11

• Today was a mid day haha… my stomach was low-key a little angry today so that wasn't too fun but besides that it was a good day. Onesad thing is that all of our Latino friends are leaving… so that kinda sucks. I love the friends we have made here and it makes me sad to think that I probably won't ever talk to them again. The Latinas are sooo fun though!! They just love everyone and laugh and are all so kind to everyone… they are also so patient with our Spanish haha. Today I also got my flight plans to Puerto Rico!!! Which is soooo cray and kind of scary haha. Today I also got my solo español tag haha … I feel a little bit better about my Spanish but not a lot. 

Tues March 12

• One month of being a missionary!!! It's crazy how fast time goes… it feels like I just got here. Today was kinda rough. I felt veryyyy discouraged about my Spanish and how slowly and poorly it is coming along. We talked with a Latino district today and it didn't go too good. It made me realize how little Spanish I really know and how far I have to go to even be able to have a normal conversation with someone. Every week as I get closer to leaving I get more and more worried about my abilities in the field with both the language and the spiritual part of the mission. looking at some of the people who are on the same week as us I'm realizing how far behind I am in the language. After hma lunas class I had to cry a little because of the lack of ability I felt today. 

Fri March 15

• Today for our gym time we were playing basketball and some other girls came over and asked if we wanted to play a game haha. All I'm saying is sometimes I wish I was a guy so I could play some better basketball… haha. But It was still fun to get to play! I was guarding hma Steadman and she went for a layup and I just stuffed her haha 

• Tonight we had helping others and it actually went really good!! I understood a lot of what our lady was saying to us and I felt good about that!! And then after that we went and sat at a table and then the elders came and sat by us and then this whole other distinct came over and started talking to us and my social battery died sooo fast haha I just went silent and like wanted to just cry haha but then hna Steadman made eye contact with me and we both were ready to go haha. Sooo it was kinda rough but it was fine.

Sat March 16

• Last night I woke up and my stomach was not feeling too great but I tried to go back to sleep but then I woke up again and knew I had to go to the bathroom… and then I threw up twice… it was pretty terrible. Then I stayed awake for another hour because I didn't want to throw up again

• it took most of the morning for me to feel better. But I did eventually feel better! Today was hard though to be focused because I was tired and didn't feel like superrrrr great. But I did get a lot of the book of mormon read and it's kind of fun to read this much at a time… 

• I also won speed today… haha I also hate being a girl sometimes because then people like pay attention to you when your good but guys can be good and it's not like a big deal haha 

Thurs March 21

• I'm back… today was a good day! We had classes and the first one felt like foreverrrrr but we made it through… and then after class we helped a guy with his new canvas program so we didn't go to gym time but we did go to the tienda. I bought some snacks and a t-shirt haha. Then hna lunas class was pretty good! We played among us again haha. Then after we had dinner then we had our service project… it was actually kinda fun haha … we were washing dishes in the back and hna Griffith and I sang like the WHOLE sound track of the greatest showman! So it was fun haha and then we walked out and they were playing NORMAL MUSIC!!!! first time in 5 weeks… so it was kinda nice haha 

• Also today BYU lost today in the first round of march madness which is a big ripppp… so that's sad for them. Also veryyy sad for my husband DH. Sometimes I'm like oh ya I went to byu and other times I wish I had gone somewhere different haha but it's whatever 

Fri March 22

• Well we just finished our last helping others and it was in person!!! It was cool to actually be in a room with a real lady! I think it went pretty well, maybe not quite as good of a convo as last time but still a good one! Our lady was really nice and helped us out with our Spanish a little! Tonight we are practicing for our farewell song on Sunday so that should be exciting… 

• Also today we walked into the gym and we were the only ones there haha so we started shooting around and we were singing low-key kinda loud haha and then our elders walked in and definitely heard me singing haha which is fine 

Sat March 23

• Today was a pretty good day! I just had classes… I'm not gonna lie 6 hours of Spanish class is a lot in one day. Sometimes in the day I'm like I'm going to miss these people sooo much and I just love them all sooo much and then there's other times… I like GET ME OUT haha Today I felt pretty good but like sometimes my co.p annoys me sooo much… like why are you doing that haha. 

• Also I am definitely Austin's daughter… like one of the hmas went to usu and so she's been talking about them and their better record than byu and stuff… which like low-keyi love the aggies but being aroundher im like i hope they lose haha which I shouldn't be such a hater but like it's hard for me to not hate the things other people are like in LOVE with haha

• I FINISHED THE BOOK OF MORMON TODAY!!!! it was cool to read it that fast and that much at a time… 

TUES MARCH 26

• the past few days have been pretty good… Sunday's devotional was good! It was all about Joseph Smith and the restoration! After we had the devotional review and then we had a testimony meeting. It was actually really good… even though I cried during mine haha… 

• Monday was a pretty good day.  We just had classes and then after classes we were just studying and elder brink came over and then we just studied together and it was fun to study with someone not my comp… and then we had our last workshop and it made leaving a lot more real… and low-key I'm a little scared for it. But I'm also excited to leave and meet new people!

• Today has been a pretty mid day. In this morning classes we talked to two different districts and I feel like my ability to speak Spanish is getting better! So that made me feel a little better! After lunch we were just walking out and hma Steadman was just talking crap about hma Bennett and so I kind of snapped at her whoops. Like I could have done it a little nicer but bro was being a little rude and soooo in that moment I knew that I needed to get out of here and meet new people and have a new comp that I can have new patience for haha. I've also decided that I will miss my teachers and elder brink and argyle but that's all really. Anyways if you read my whole rant I hope you know I'm actually fine and that I'm trying veryyyyyy hard to be very patient and loving

• Also today I also realized I have to marry someone competive haha… like bro had to be athletic and good and sports so that our kids can be athletic and actually learn how to do hard stuff and not be light weights… anyways that's all

• Also I am SOOO READY to cook my own food and so is my stomach… it is not OK. I have had issues for like that past three days so I hope it's not this bad in Puerto Rico