Week 4 In West New York!!

HOLA!!!

COMO ESTAN!!!!

BIEN? 

BIEN!

Everything is going very well here in West New York. Not much exciting news or stories for y'all this week though. It was kind of a boring week to be honest... Well... Boring for mission standards. I'm sure that if I saw half of the things I saw this week in my regular life, I would have considered it to be a very, very interesting week. haha. 

 

Our view of New Your city on our morning jog.

 

 

SOOO Beautiful!! Serving in West New York is the best!!!

 

...Ok I look gross because it was 6:30 a.m. BUT here is me and the skyline!

I survived my first exchange! It was fun. Sister Biolena came here to WNY with me. Shes a great missionary from the Philippines. I learned a ton from her, and I survived being the only Spanish speaker!! Barely though. We mostly taught in English that day, lucky for me. I really, really missed Sister Martin, though. I was very, very happy to be reunited with her the next day. 

Things are going pretty well with our investigators for the most part... I feel kind of stuck on that one family though still. Hmmmm. I know things will work out, I just need to have more faith and work a little harder. 

Last night we visited this cute little old lady in our ward. We got lost trying to find her apartment and we ended up walking like 10 blocks in the wrong direction then we had to turn around and walk back. hahaha ughhhhh. Sister Missionary probs!!!! She was so cute though and so fun to visit. She lived in a really nice fancy apartment building. She lived on the 8th floor, and when we got there, she let us in and raced to the window. She was so excited to show us her view of New York City. It was adorable. Mom, I know you would have thought she was just the cutest thing. 

My Spanish is getting better... I think. haha. I am talking a little bit more during lessons and I am saying things other than just bearing my testimony, which is good. I am learning SOOOO much in my personal studies now. I think I am truly starting what it means to actually feast upon the words of Christ. I learn something completely mind blowing every time I read the scriptures, and sometimes I feel like... "WOW, how long has this been here? Was this always in the scriptures?" haha. We can always learn something new when we read the BOM. I love reading the Bible and the Book of Mormon side by side too. Its really neat how much they go hand in hand and support each other. 

 

One of the cool old churches here in WNY. This building is 150 years old!!

 

The old church!

This week we had another trip to Morristown. We got to ride in the "man van" again with the elders.

Shopping with the elders!! They're so goofy. Elder Blanco is from Mexico so he was singing some songs in Spanish for us. So funny! It was fun for me to play the guitar a little bit, too. ha ha ha

They told us that they think that we are the first sisters to ever get to ride in their van. Kinda funny. Its always an experience to go on trips with them. We were listening to Disney music, then "Winnie the Pooh" came on while we were driving though Newark. One of the elders said that we must be the first people to drive through Newark listening to Winnie the Pooh. hahahaha. So true.

Well, I love you all and hope you have a spectacular week. Thanks for being such a great and supportive family!

-Hermana Clark