This week...or past few days, have been good as a missionary. It is pretty weird to now be the senior companion and training and leading out the area since I only have been in Panama for three months. On the bright side, my companion, Hermana Lunt, is great. She is from Arizona, Gilbert área. She went to BYU Idaho for three semesters and studied to be a marriage and family counselor. She has three other siblings and is the second of the four. Her dad served in Honduras and her brother is about to end his mission in Atlanta. We get along well. She is quiet and I think overwhelmed with the mission, but she is going to learn Spanish and to love Panama fast! She is very kind and sweet and understands Spanish. But, it is sometimes hard to teach lessons kind of by myself. Sometimes, well everyday, I feel pretty insufficient. But, I know God has a reason for having me train right out of finishing training and to have me stay in Guadalupe for a transfer more.
But, I think what I have already learned from these past few days is how great the responsibility is to be a mom. I don't know how all the wonderful women in my life have done it, and I love you all!! Because some mission jargon is that I am now Hermana Lunt's mom in the mission, because she was just born into the mission, haha. Anyways, all she is going to learn falls on my head and she is going to follow my example. This just stresses the example to me to try to be the best disciple of Christ and follower of Him for my future kids one day. It also makes me really grateful for my mom and grandmas, aunts, and Marsha.
Some funny moments of the week were when..
Hermana Lunt and I were served tejadas, or fried plantains, and she asked ´ïs this fish¨ and when she thought someone was knocking on our door but it was just the fireworks going off. She will have fun getting used to Panama and all the differences in the culture!
Picking up Hermana Lunt from Bella Visita, the chapel in the city, before leaving for our area. Picture with President Forsberg our mission President.
First duro for my baby (Sister Lunt)
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