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What a week. Well I'm still here in Pacha, and my new companion is Elder Poma from Cuchabomba, Bolivia, he has a lot of time in the mission (goes home in March), and I've already learned a ton from him this first week together. The cool part is that he already knows everyone in the branch because his first area in the mission was Cedros 1, and now he is in Cedros 2. He was happy to go to church yesterday and see all of his converts and stuff. He is a really good missionary. In his last area he was training Elder Cheney, who was in my MTC group. I think the main thing I've learned from him this last week is the importance of gaining the trust and expressing true Christlike love for the people here in our area. We are going to have a baptism this week, it's going to be great.
I have not spoken in church yet, but I have borne my testimony a bunch of times. In fact, my first Sunday in the field the branch president invited me up to bear my testimony. In my branch there are 4 missionaries and we are always working in the branch. Unlike Utah, where an area is a stake, our area and our workload is 100% in the branch. So we get pretty close to the ward members and the branch leaders.
All of the mission meetings are 100% in Spanish, they have to be because normally the person conducting the meeting doesn't speak English haha. But, if there is a new greenie from the states, they will have someone translate for him if he doesn't understand. Interviews with President are in English. And the first couple of trainings with President for new missionaries are in English, but other than that everything is in Spanish.
My problem with the language right now is that I have a Gringo accent. I'm trying to get rid of it and sound like a Latino but it's tough. I guess I have a year and half to get it down.
We taught the owner of our apartment this week! And she came to church too. I don't know why the missionaries haven't taught her before.
Have a semana fantastica!
Élder Harris
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