Week #5 - 02/17/15

So this week has been uterlly fantastic. I was kinda bummed about the whole restrictions thing, but the teachers all let up when they actually looked into the allegations. It is weird being a zone leader. We have a lot of responsibilities, but in the end, the district leaders do all the real work. We are like the officers that just pass the reports from the sergeants on up. We dont have to do much serious work, because the district leaders have been handling most of the problems in their districts on their own. We trained the new district that came in, and they are all pretty cool. 

My brithday was so awesome. I wasnt expecting anything, I didnt even care about it, and the only time my district asked me what I wanted to do I said dont worry about it. They got me so good, though. Before lunch, I was busy studying and not paying attention to what was going on, and one of the sisters said "Pay attention, Viel, you are gonna lead the closing hym." so I grabbed my hymm book and everyone was ready with their books open, but right when I started they all sang happy brithday and brought out a cake. They got a teacher to buy one for us, and it was awesome. That alone was super cool, and was more than I ever expected. 

After dinner,  my district was in charge of helping all the new Hermanas and Elders to their rooms and keeping track of them, and then Elder Merrel "Lost" his notebook, so We had to spend forever tying to find it, so we didnt get back to the class untill late. I could tell he was just messing with me trying to f"find" his notebook, but thought it was some stupid prank. When I got back in the class, they flipped on the lights and popped off twisted water bottles like party poppers and threw a torn up plastic rain poncho for confettie. They got me a crazy ammount of junk food from the MTC store, an awesome called to serve tie clip, and a set of scripture pencils I desperatly needed. It was awesome. I love these guys so much, it really sucks that I wont be able to see half of them for two years, they are my family. 

I can not believe I only have a week left in the MTC, I feel like I need 4 more. Its still amazing, I have learned more than I could ever have in 3 years of spanish. A third of the MTC is native spanish speakers that are only hear for 2 weeks. When me and Elder Merrel were helping some mexican Sisters to their house, I was so surprised to find myself holding a conversation and talking about my home and what it is like in the MTC. God is helping me so much, I feel it like crazy. I need the extra help more than most,  I still feel so far behind, somehow I can speak better than I hear, you tell me how that works. All the words seem to blend together when they speak, and so many frases sound the same, I dont know if something is otra vez or a través. Cant imagine how hard it must be for people learning our language, though. Oh, yea, we played this amazing prank on Elder Merrel this week. He is on a computer right behind me, so Ill tell ya later. Sunday was amazing. Every devotional or talk seems to be just for me and helping me with what my problems are. And mom, I am gonna need a few things sent to me. Ill tell you possibly later, and send some pictures, but I have to go now, my companion has to practice for a musical number sunday. He is playing the piano to accompany sister Olson as she sings Abide with me, tis eventide. 

Oh, and we all feel so stupid looking at english words, now. Even the kids that aree geniuses are having trouble spelling in english now because the words are all so wierd, you can imagine how I am doing. I had my first dream in spanish last night. I said hello and this soup is good, but Im told it means I am fluent, haha. Love you all.