So I went to church today. Everyone was really welcoming, even more than I had expected. It felt the same until I opened up the hymn book. We sang the same songs, but in Spanish! I do this alot. I realize that I am in a Spanish-speaking country but sometimes, I find myself suprised to hear Spanish. For example: Madalena y Ludo talk to their dogs in Spanish. What a trip! Dog's understand Spanish too. I have never in all my life heard someone speak a language other than English to their pet. And before today, I had not imagined singing hymns in a different language. It was another one of those Oooh moments!
It also occured to me today that I am older than the missionaries. What a weird realization!! I didn't know what time Sacrament meeting started so I just showed up at 9 and hoped for the best. Church doesn't actually start until 10. I was early. So were the missionaries. Suprise suprise. There was one Mexican missionary and one American missionary. We had nice conversation but I realized that they both had these odd social habits that only younger guys have. I'm not miss social butterfly so I am certainly not criticizing these guys for their awkwardness. Rather, I am just reflecting on an interesting observation. I met a girl from Holland at church. She is not a member but she is interested in the church because she is writing her master's thesis on the rapid growth of the church in south-east Mexico. I waited while the missionaries talked with her. The first thing she said to me when we left was, "How old do you think Elder Smith is?" I responded, "Just turned 19!" We laughed because we knew that we thinking the same exact thing!
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Oh my goodness! Sounds like so much fun! I feel really old now that I'm old enough to be a sister missionary. They were always WAY old. :) I'm glad you are having fun! Love you
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