April 13, 2015 - Week 67

Hermana Morgan, Chloe's new companion

Well, I am guessing you are all dying to know changes... I am just sorry to inform that I DID receive changes and I am no longer companions with Hermana Valenzuela.... And I am PRETTY sad about it.... But... It`s all good cuz I am with a really nice companion who is pretty cool, too. Her name is Hermana Morgan and she is from Peru. We actually get along really well and are pretty good friends. I knew her from before cuz she was companions with an hermana that is my friend and we would always do stuff with her... So, it`s pretty fun.

In BIGGER news... I am not in Capiata!! It`s sooooo weird, too. 15 months in the same stake... You know, you get kind of used to it. But, now I am in an area called Luque. It`s like all city. I am used to like more spread-out type of areas. Like neighborhoods... But here... It`s like only apartments. And we are like the Central of Luque. So, we have like tons of stores and stuff. It is just really different than my other areas! I miss the people in Anahi... But I miss my companion more. But, it`s ok cuz I hear a lot from her. She calls me like everyday. Also, Hermana Valenzuela is training a new missionary, so it looks like she will end her mission like that! I at like 99.9% positive that this is my last area... Haha unless President does some crazy weird change for my last 6 weeks here (that sounds weird). And I am like 98.9% positive that I will stay with Hermana Morgan as well... But, those are the changes in my life right now. I am just trying to get used to a new area and stuff that is sooo different. But, it`s all good! I am already good friend`s with my companion, so that`s a good sign.

The time is just going soo fast. I have like 11 weeks left. And THAT is crazy... Speaking of that... I actually already received my ``Trunky Call´´. That is the call when the secretary in the office calls you to ask you for your final destination and at what time you want to leave to go home... So, things are real now! I don`t know tons of details yet, but I do know that I leave Asuncion at 1 AM on Thursday, July 2...!! (Too soon for this info...? haha) So, that is the news!

As for this area... It`s pretty cool. We actually have some investigators that are super cool, but they just need that ``push´´ to help them really progress so that they can be baptized! So, we are going to work a lot with them. There is an investigator named Karen that is really cute. She is 20 and has an 8 month old baby and her boyfriend is a member who is less active. But, my comp with her old comp were working with them a lot so that they can get married and she can get baptzied. And he is reactivating again. So, we have Karen along with a few other investigators. So, there is a lot of potential here in Luque. Our area is pretty huge, though. I feel like it`s just giant and I`ll never be able to learn it. But, one, it`s probably just cuz it`s all streets and cities and stuff and two, I probably won`t be left here to teach the area to someone else... Haha.

OUCH!

Oh... Another thing. So, something happened yesterday. So, we live in an apartment on the 4th floor, right.... And yesterday on our way to church, I was walking down the stairs and on the last one... I fell. And I sprained my ankle REALLY bad. Like it was so swollen! And it freaking HURT bad... So, I called Hermana McMullin and she told me I had to stay in the house all day and elevate it and ice it and stay off of it... So, that is what we did yesterday. I can like barely walk. But, the good news is that last night, it was hurting SOO bad, but this morning, it is doing a lot better. So, I think I will be good as new in a couple of weeks. I just walk really slow... Also, I had to buy like this brace to wear. But, I`m all good.

That is our week. Today for p-day, we have a zone activity in Aregua (that place that is like a lake with a beach that I have sent pictures of before...). And they are going to play soccer and volleyball and have like a BBQ. So, that is what we are doing. But, I am probably just going to be sitting downt the whole time... Haha. And then I will probaby rest some more and I have to ice my foot when we get back home. LOVE YOU ALL! Have a great week. 

Love, Hermana Whittaker

Initial reaction when they found they were no longer companions...