Thursday: The craziness started and my companion was sick to his stomach! He was in and out of the bathroom all day long! Like I'm not joking. I think I read my Book of Mormon more in the hall or the bathroom than the classroom because I was waiting for him... The life of being with a sick companion sucks. You're like their personal nurse...... We had to go to the doctors and lowkey I don't even think the "doctor" here is even a doctor. He's this big dude that just looks at the college football game scores and listens to what's wrong with you and then prints out a paper about your sickness and then tells you go buy some medicine from the tienda and go rest lol. He told my comp to go get some laxatives so my comp, Elder Hammer was on the toilet even more... it was actually way funny but he didn't like it too much! But other than that another day of work! Me and Hammer started to tell El Libro De Mormon stories at night and it actually helps me understand way more!
Friday: This was one month out!!!!! and we celebrated by staying inside our dorm all day... because Hammer was still way sick. It was all good because Elder Woodbrey and Elder Graff stayed in too because Graff was way sick too! So I threw my mattress in their room and we studied all day! I've been reading the Book of Mormon so much and my goal is to finish it by Sunday or Monday before I get to Washington, lol so it was kind of a blessing to stay in with Hammer so I could read a ton! I freaking love the Book of Mormon. The more I read the more I like it. Alma the younger man... what a strong servant of the lord he was and the sons of Mosiah - the faith they all had was crazy, I strive to have the faith that they all have! I LOVE reading about them and Mosiah’ssons! But we studied a ton of Spanish as well! Man Spanish is freaking hard.... but I always just tell myself that it can only go up from here! Positive attitude always makes the days fly by!
Sat and Tue: 2 days of Promix. my favorite days because we go on splits with the latino missionaries in the CCM and they just speak Spanish to us all day. I get like 75 percent of what they say to me but it helps me a ton lol! ohhh the lunch was bomb! The best meal I've had here in the CCM. I don't know if my taste buds are going crazy but we had ribs and the ribs tasted so good! I had like 4 plates no joke. My latino companion Elder Prieto was dying laughing because he said he's never seen someone eat more than me.. haha I was like bro you have to see me eat Wendys or Mcdonalds. After lunch I saw Elder Thorne from NPA. I seriously haven't seen him in like 10 years and we saw each other and freaked out. It was so nice to see a familiar face! We started our last fast in the CCM and it wasn't bad at all actually! Ive noticed if you just have a good attitude about everything you do, everything is better. Lol something my mom always told me when I was home but I never listened... Now I know why she always told me to have a good attitude lol sorry mom.... We taught the latinos some english and it was so funny to see them try and say some words. My companion Elder Perito said he knew only one song in English its "Happy Together" haha it was so funny. He was singing it and was so fob lol. Its the song thats on Freaky Friday the movie lol I was seriously dying of laughter. This other Latino said that he knew one song in English too and it was "When I Was Your Man" by Bruno Mars... My fav song lol but me and him sang that song all day and then he wrote the lyrics on the board so the whole class was singing together. It was the best haha. On Tuesday me and Prieto went to my dorm so I could put my suit on. He saw all my flower ties and was shocked at how many I had! He was telling me how they were so expensive in Colombia and they were hard to get in his neighborhood. He comes from a poorer part of Colombia! He was telling me how he's always wanted one so I told him choose whatever one he wanted and it was his! His face lit up and he got so excited that his Spanish got 20 times faster and I didn't understand a thing hahah lol. He told me after he felt bad cause he had nothing to give me except that he loved me...it made me so happy! and I told him I didn't need anything! It made me realize how spoiled I am and blessed living in the states and blessed with the family I have! Probably my favorite memory from the CCM!
Sunday: Church was bomb as usual and fast and testimony meeting was also much needed! I love hearing the stories and testimonies of other missionaries it makes me so happy for some reason! But Elder Hammer went home after sacrament meeting and I went on splits with Elder Woodbrey because Graff went home with Hammer cause they were both sick! It was such a blessing because after district class, our branch president, President Suarez came and asked us if we could give him a blessing. That is something I will never forget, the spirit was so strong! But after that we went and checked on Hammer and Graff and Hammer was almost dying in the room... it was bad so me and Woodbrey gave another blessing to Hammer so he could get better. After that we got some good studying in! I was reading a couple chapters in Alma and something that always sticks out to me that is said multiple times but in Alma 50:20 it says "Blessed art thou and thy children; and they shall be blessed, inasmuch as they shall keep my commandments they shall prosper in the land. But remember, inasmuch as they will not keep my commandments they shall be cut off from the presence of the Lord" I love seeing scripture similar to this scripture because it is so simple to have success and be happy. KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS and everything will work out! Sunday night we were in the room all talking about our Patriarchal Blessings and all my questions to my prayers were answered within that talk with all the boys. It's crazy to me how the Lord works and answers our prayers through other people surrounding us! My testimony on personal revelation and prayer was strengthened so much and ill be forever grateful for those boys for being strong enough to act on those small promptings they were getting during that talk!
Monday: First off happy birthday to my brother AMIIIIII! Love you bro! Another day inside because Elder Hammer was down again..... Gotta love having a companion haha anything that happens to them basically happens to you too. But I studied the crap out of my Spanish book and my Book of Mormon... Not really how I wanted to start my last week off with but it was ok. Everything happens for a reason and I felt terrible for Hammer. He was in a ton of pain! I gave him stomach medicine but it didn't really help and I got him food but it didn't really help. The only time he was feeling better was when we were reading the Book of Mormon together it was crazy... so me and him just read all day! It was actually really needed because the BOOK OF MORMON is literally the best thing ever! THE KEY TO HAPPINESS is the BOOK OF MORMON! I got assigned Flight Leader for next Monday when we leave to Yakima so I have to go to the reception at 3am on Monday...... to make sure everything is ready and then take care of everyone at the airport. I'm scared because at the Mexico airport I'm gonna have to talk to the people and found out where were going lol... but I'm just gonna trust in the lord and everything will work out. A lot of praying will be happening!
I LOVE YOU ALL AND THE NEXT TIME YOU HEAR FROM ME ILL BE IN THE FIELD!!!!!! Lets go!!!!!!! Keep reading the book of mormon, I promise you if you do that your life will get better no matter what situation you are in! PRAY DAILY and trust in the lord and everything will work out! Love you all!
AMOR,
Elder Kaili
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