Validation. Do it.

Hola!

Well, here I am, starting into week four. OH WOW.

There is so much to be said, and so little time, so let's get started.

So there have been some requests to know more about my companion, so lets start from there. Her name is Hermana Hopkins, she is from Orem Utah and wants to be an elamentary school teacher. She sings so good, and wears big hipster glasses, and is quite blind. She did ballet for a while and loves to dance, and she is about as strong willed when it comes to being in charge as I am. God has blessed me with someone who will help me grow and learn to be humble.

This week, we got two new investogators, Consuala and Amolio. They are fantastic and I'm so excited to be teaching them.  Before one of our lessons to Consuala, we stood outside the door and prayed, before we knocked on the door, I looked at Hermana Hopkins and said "Christ is going to be in this room." And he was. We were talking about his Atonement, which never ceases to amaze me, and were able to share that with Consuala. I was able to bear my testimony and love for my Savior, in Spanish, and I knew that we weren't alone in our teaching. It was an awesome experience. I am learning so much here, and already my life has been changed.

I read a quote once about reading, it said something like "sometimes we read a book and it seems the whole world has been shattered, and the world will never be put back together until the whole world has seen and heard what you have seen." My world has been shattered, and my mind and understanding of the gospel changed, and that is why I'm serving a mission. I have a need to share what I know and have others feel the fire burning like I have felt. I've never felt that I was in the right place in the right time so much in my life as I do right now.

We went to the Temple today, and on the way up, I just got so excited. And so I shouted "GOOD MORNING!" to the security guards at the MTC through the window, even though they couldn't hear me. Then proceeded to smile, wave, and shout good morning to everyone I met. The other Hermanas got a good laugh at my excitement, and the rest of the day as been so good, simply because I decided to say good morning to a stranger who couldn't hear me.

AND now for some Spanglish news:

We were learning about...whatever it was, I don't remember...and my teacher asked me "where should we pray?" I answered "en la toda tierra" in the whole earth, because that was all I knew how to say in reference to praying "everywhere and at all time" in Alma 34. My teacher then asked me, "in the bathroom?" I wanted to say "OOHHHH you'd better believe it Brother" but I gave the better answer of explaining "podemos orar antes domir, y antes...meals...en la classe..." Basically I I rocked the answer. Sort of.

So another fun fact about this week is I came up with an acronym. Acronym? You'll understand.

I was studying, and came to a statement that eternal life is to know God and Christ (John 17:3) and I was wondering, what did it mean to KNOW? So i was thinking it over, and with my limited knowledge I thought I might have gained new understanding. Knowing is

Kneeling in prayer.

Noticing His hand in your life.

Obeying His Word.

Waiting in faith.

KNOW. I thought that it helped me understand a little more, and so i wanted to share it with you. Enjoy.

I've also started reading Jesus the Christ, and after every sentence, I feel like I need to come up for air and ponder what I've read. It is SO good. My district as already noticed that I mark everything I read, and has teased or admired me for how yellow and written on my book is already. I feel like I need to analyze every sentence. The writing style actually reminds me of The Declaration of Independence, kinda interesting. Both inspired documents.

After tomorrow, my district will have the "oldest" meaning been there the longest, Hermana's in our zone. OH WOW. Time is going fast.  ALSO. Last thing, watch the mormon messages. Today, family. The newest one, and the one called "Sanctify Yourself" Your life will be changed. And I think the kids can learn a lot from them.

I love you guys. You are awesome. Remember to validate people. Always.

Sorry this letter is so scatteredbrained. It's my life right now. 

As always,

Your 1/3 favorite missionary,

Sister Cheyenne Montgomery