Dear
Mom and everyone else,
Well there's that
strange moment when you are almost at your 9 months as a Spanish missionary and
you have finally taught the message of the Restoration of the Gospel to an
investigator in Spanish... Welcome to Dixon! To answer the questions in
advance, yes, there is more Spanish work in Dixon. It's still an English ward
and we still do a lot in English, but there is so much more Spanish than I have
ever had in my mission so far. Let's just say it is time to be humbled and
really buckle down and learn Spanish. I am not bitter about being an English
missionary for so much of my mission and I treasure my time spent in Willits
and the people I met there and I know it was God's will for me to be there, but
now He has other plans for me and I'll sure need His help! I know everything
will be okay and I am grateful for the gift of tongues and how much I already
know, even though I have never really used it before, but I know that I will
need to rely on Him and trust that He really is here for me and that He will help
me. There is so much work to be done here and it's going to be great! And it
sure is wonderful that Heavenly Father doesn't require perfection to be able to
assist in His work.
Other than the
headache the first few days from actually hearing Spanish, things are going
pretty well! The ward is really sweet and there are a lot of wonderful people
here. Everything here is very different from Willits and what I got accustomed
to, but different doesn't necessarily mean bad. It's going to take some
adjusting but like I said before, everything is going to be okay. My companion
is a very hard worker and I have learned a lot from her even in these first few
days. Here's to another week and I hope everyone has a great week!
Hermana Burton
I forgot to mention that we went to the beach
again my last week in Willits. (PS of course I didn't actually eat it, as you
can obviously tell by how far away it is. I just needed a picture to send to
Santi and Leda)
Three Sisters Burton at Lumberjacks
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