First - We got to talk to Lex on Sunday. Devin asked me on the way in the house if I was going to cry. Yup...haha It was so good to hear her voice and know she is doing well. We were able to say "Hola" to all the other brothers and sisters there with her...so I don't know if they were on speaker or not, but they all seemed so happy. She kept it right at the 10 minutes and I may or may not have recorded the whole thing so I can listen to her voice when I get homesick for her.
Second - She told us that there are only 40 people at that MTC right now. They were getting a new transfer (or something) this week so her PDay was today instead of tomorrow. (We're totally ok with getting an email a day earlier, right?!)
Third - She also told us that she is leaving the MTC/CCM on Tuesday, May 27!! That is INSANE! I'm so so excited to hear all about the great things she gets to experience out in the field!!
Fourth - The only words I could get out of my mouth was that bringing flat Lexi to my classroom today because my kids had been asking about her. And well, I think it would be fun to take Flat Lexi places and take pictures of her experiencing things here at home. We'll see how well it goes. So here's Lex with my kids! :)
I actually had her facing the wall most of the day for two reasons
A) I didn't want the kids asking me about her all day AND
B) She freaks me out! Haha when I see her out of the corner of my eye it jump EVERY time!! haha
(I really do love you, Yuck!)
Mom was able to talk to Lex for a millisecond while she was on the computer...so there are two parts to the email!
Buenos Dias mi familia!
What up?? oh my it was so great to hear your voices on saturday! It was sure
sweet and short.
How has the Book
of Mormon helped you this week? Ok people. Are you aware how amazing the
book of mormon is?
Like Holy hanna, what have
I BEEN doing all my life not reading it everysingle day. One of the things
i'm realizing is i don't need to know one stinking thing cuz All i need
to do is give people the book of mormon and they will be converted.
I can't say one thing cuz that book is literally my lifeline here and I
would really challenge all of you to try and read it with questions in
your hear. It really does help. Also preach my gospel has lots
of really good study activities. Wow im such a nerd missionary. But
really, read it always and be happy.
Tell us more
about your companions and what the three of you study together.
What special insights have you gained together?
Ok I have never
laughed harder in my life! I LOVE these girls! When I think about
leaving them I get teary eyed because the three of us strengthen each other
so much. We study different every day. Mainly we read on our own
what we will be teaching our investigators and then talk about it
afterwards. It's really cool to see their testimonies and learn from
them. Hermana Hansen knows the BOM so good and i hope that rubs off on
me cuz she has a scripture to EVERYTHING. One thing that we are
learning right now that is really special is that we aren't the teachers
the spirit is. It's so cool when we talk about after lessons how someone
will ask a question or say something that popped into our heads at the
exact same moment. We still have a long way to go but It's great!
Why don't you go
around the city at all? Do you just go straight to the temple and
then back in the CCM? Just wondering if it isn't safe or something. . .
!?
The temple is just around
the corner from the CCM. I'm going to count my steps tomorrow and tell
you how far away it is. It's not that it's not safe to go around the
city, it's just that we have no time. We are always learning. The other
week they actually took us to the store and the elders had to protect us
cuz I've never been creeped on so much in myu life. Like they don't even
try to hide it. NO shame they just straight up stare. Also we have
guards with guns around the CCM and temple but Idon't really know why
cuz Hermano SIan says noone has evertried to break in. But tomorrow they are
taking us on a field trip to the market. Wowza I'm so stoked to be outdoors
and see more of this pretty country!
Any other special
experiences or strides that you have made this week that helped you get
ready for the big adventure of heading out into the field on May 27? What is
your biggest accomplishment, with heavenly FAther's miracles of course,
so far?
So on tuesday we had a
devoitional from Elder Holland. Need I say more? amazing people AMAZING.
Anywho, He talked a lot about our purpose as missionaries. He is just so
bold and great. I don't know if you guys have
ever heard his 'salvation isn't cheap' or something like that but it was
kind of like that talk. He just talked about how missions are hard
because it was hard for Christ. We are experiencing barely a tiny sliver
of what he went through for us. Even less than that. What an honor that
I get to become so close to my savior and feel even an ounce of what he
did for me. Im so grateful for the atonement and this gospel. I don't
feel worthy to do this but I'm so grateful that I get to bring others
unto Christ so they can feel of his love for them. I receive miracles
every day and I know that if we ask God and his angels are literally
walking by our sides. That footprint in the sand story is so accurate.
Also I am horrified to go out in the field.
I can't sleep at night cuz I think about it. But the other day one of
our teachers was telling me all these scary stories about her as a
trainer cuz shes a tough lady. And she just said if you’re trying you
can't fail. SO very true. I got this. I can't believe on Friday it will be my month mark! I am so blessed
here and I love
the gospel so much! Already my life has changed so much and I'm so happy
to be here! I pray for you guys every night and I will talk to you at Christmas!
I promise I won't cry SO much.... just a little! Hurrah for Israel!
Ps. Go convert someone.
The scriptures say so.
I will
work my hardest and take it one day at a time. My spanish gets baby
better every day. However I chuckle a little everyday cuz my teachers
try to nonchalantly ask how my spanish is going..... it's baby better
ok. I've always kind of been a little bit of a slow learner though. I've
been trying to speak up in lessons more even though my spanish is so
chopped and my companions communicate better. And I have noticed that
just cuz I'm trying I will conjugate one word better every time so
hopefully I will continue with that. Hermano Sian says my spanish is a
lot better than it would be if I was in the provo MTC which is good and
also i pray to be positive and friendly every night. And all the latinas
love me even though when i try to speak to them it's really rough and
90% of the time they don't understand be but they help me and appreciate
my effort and I just use a lot of body language which makes them laugh.
I'm really interested to know how my mission in Coban will be. Like how
much I will be teaching cuz it's so gigantic and i will be walking a
lot. We will see in a few short weeks! I'm the oldie here now! OH also
whenever a talk to a latina and tell them my mission is Coban their eyes
get all big and they say really unsure oh.... uh... it's so beautiful
there! hahah wahoo! Adventure here I come! But don't worry for me madre
cuz elder Oroscow in my district is a champion MMA fighter and so
basically he's got my back. He's super calm and way sweet so it's way funny
to picture him fighting. He's like famous here and all the teachers have
seen his videos on youtube. So if you wanna look him up his name is Lucas
Oroscow.... yeah that's weird. Anywho i love my district. Also Hermana
Garcia is my fave and she is becoming a lawyer right now and may move to
Provo.... Are you thinking what Im thinkin? cuz I'm thinking zac should
marry her.... I'm just saying. I love her a lot. Also I was really
depressed not to get a picture of lennyn.. or
of
anything this week. Muy triste mama. Por favor send me those. Also I
learned a game that you should play with your children. Hermano Sian taught
it to us. I’m really loud and laugh really loud and happy here so I’m
trying to work on that. Gotta find the line between happiness and
driving away the spirit. But people still love me. Life is so great.
XIXOXOXO go watch the best 2 years. Cuz that is my life. Ok love you
bye! Have a good week!
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Doesn't she sound so great?! Pray for her language ability to come easier. Every time I think about it I remember the part on The Other Side of Heaven where he stayed out on that rock forever to learn the language and I surely don't want her to go through that!
Here's a link to watch that Elder do MMA!
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