Week 4: One Month Down

GOOD MORNING DAVID COX STAFF AND STUDENTS,

I hope that you are all doing well! Tomorrow marks a month since I

left home. I can not believe that its been that long already.

So many exciting things have happened this week.

1. Our Spanish maestra taught us “ head, shoulders knees and toes” in

Español. Obviously, we had to have a Elder vs. Sister dance off.

Hermanas won of course. Even in the speed round.

2. Last p-day (after email) I decided a trim would be good. All the

elders have scheduled haircuts so why not me too? Hermana Mitchell

happened to bring some hair cutting scissors and Hermana Bagleys mom

used to cut hair so we were definitely qualified. It was a little

scary when she said she was done and my hair was DEFINITELY longer on

one side than the other (see photo) but we got everything figured out

and it doesn’t look bad at all. (shout out to SJ for her global

haircutting twin-ness)

3. My proselyting experience. We paired up with some missionaries from

the Lima Sur missions (no, I didn’t see hermana Joyner but I wrote her

a quick note that she will hopefully get). I gave away 4 pass along

cards to total strangers on the street (because everyone is a stranger

here haha) And I smiled my cheeks off. There is a light in people that

became so apparent to me as we walked through neighborhoods in Lima. I

have never been more desperate to share something so valuable with

everyone I see before. It is a crazy feeling. Only about two more

weeks until I will be out in Arequipa for real!!!

4. On Sunday night, we were watching an Elder Bednar devotional (2011

Christmas MTC devotional- Same as you, Elder Herrera except it was a

video and not Elder Bednar). Right when it was getting really good and

the spirit was so strong, a couple of hymnbooks on the shelf fell

over. Then the ground started shaking and the whole building felt like

people were stamping or something. All of us were like “wow, this is

SO good” and then we realized it was an earthquake. Apparently it was

a 5.2 from the ocean or something but it wasn’t that bad. I don’t know

since I cant watch the news ever but it was kind of exciting and I

think my first ever experienced earthquake.

5. Our district decided to do a fast from English. We started at 9 pm

on Monday and ended at 9 on Tuesday. We only spoke Spanish during this

whole time. It was a little bit tricky but by the end of it, it felt

weird to speak English. It is crazy cool how far we have all come.

None of the elders in my district took Spanish and let me tell you,

the Gift of Tongues is REAL. The Lord blesses us so much.

It has been a busy, exciting, spiritual and fun week filled with more

chicken and rice. I love it here. I miss you all so much but it has

already been a month!! I know that God is blessing us. I hope every

one is happy and safe and reading the Book of Mormon like I told you

too. Have a great week yall!!

Love, Hermana Christensen

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Sister Madeline Christensen