Yo hablo español!

       I had such a neat experience yesterday that I just have to share. I went out on a team-up with Sister Toone and Sister Clark and we went to visit a less-active part-member family. We were there talking, and the husband (non-member who speaks Spanish) said something and, not thinking, I replied in Spanish. He was surprised and was like, tu habla español? We spoke for a couple moments in Spanish (the whole time I was grinning like mad, lol). Then the Sisters asked how his reading in the Book of Mormon was going, he pulled out his Spanish BoM and showed us that he was in chapter three of 1 Nephi. I was like, mi favorita escritura es aquí. (bad Spanish grammar I know). I pulled my Libro de Mormon out of my backpack (so glad I brought both copies) and shared 1 Nefi 3:7 with him, reading it in Spanish from my Book of Mormon and talked about I know that Heavenly Father won’t ask anything of us that He isn’t prepared to help us with. It was so funny when I was talking to him in Spanish, Sister Toone was staring at me with these big eyes and Sister Clark seemed to understand part of the conversation.
        It was sooo awesome!!! I have only been really studying Spanish thoroughly for the last few weeks and it was amazing to me that I was able to carry on a short conversation with a native-speaker. I am so super excited to start working with the Hermanas on team-ups too! I have the Spanish phrasebook that they give out in the MTC and have begun studying the phrases associated with the lessons. I also was able to say a short prayer in Spanish a couple nights ago. Was slow and simple but in understandable Spanish. I love Spanish!!!