Last pday while waiting for the greenies to come in we watched Ephraim's Rescue! And mom you said I wouldn't be watching movies! First time I had seen it and then I went and read all the stories that you have given me dad! I love family history and vow to get better at it when I come home. I love their sacrifices and hope people will be reading about me in years to come. So next Tuesday we go on tour and everyone buys soccer jerseys here. We can get our names on them. Should I get some for the boys and send them or just buy stuff in Bolivia before I come home? We did a service activity and we had to clean the bathrooms, ok Latinas shed like crazy! Guess who had to pull the hair out of the drain. Yes it was gross but we had gloves that went to our elbows!
We do TALL everyday and it stinks. One of the 6-weekers told us to listen to music on windows media. It helps the time fly, but then we got caught. Apparently that is against the rules.
Here at the CCM we have fake investigators. Our lessons are going well and we have committed them to baptism and it is comforting to know that my Spanish can't get worse. So I can still teach, just not as well as I would like. Keep praying for me!!
My hair is growing out and all the Latinas ask about my natural color. I guess you can tell!
We got a new teacher because Barrios is getting married. This one jokes with me, he has some vendetta against me I guess, it's all fun and games though.
We had a temple prep class and I loved it! We watched five different talks. When I have kids, every night while putting them to bed, after story time, I vow to share my testimony of the temple and the Savior, along with hanging pictures of them in the house!! I learned that the garment is an outward evidence of an inward commitment. I gave my too tight sweats to a Latina. She seemed so grateful.
So when we hit the volleybvall over the fence we all stand on it shouting Äyuda me! It is really funny and people come to help. Probably thinking, what are these crazy gringas doing in a nice prison? Every night i fall asleep to car alarms and airplanes. Seriously though, if you touch a car the alarm goes off. We set quite a few off when the volleyball hits them. At the temple two days ago I was looking at the picture of Jesus and the Lamanites. I want it framed super big in my house. I made up stories about all the people in the picture.
So yesterday the cooks made us a wonderful Thanksgiving meal! What sweethearts. They went out of their way to get turkeys because people don't eat that here. Elder Bednar also gave a devo live from Provo. Maybe it is online! That night we walked outside and Christmas lights were up! It made me so happy, I just miss the snow. Then we watched Meet the Mormons! Can you believe it!!
Read Alma 26,27 it is wonderful! Also Mosiah 12,5 that one taught me to let things go, otherwise I will appear as a donkey.
I am back in a threesome until Wednesday when we get out new companions. Its all good though. They each talk to me about the other. Haha I'm in the middle of a gossip circle. Yesterday Elder Bednar said, If you do the simple things you must do your faith will be sufficient. Even though the other girls don't go to bed or get up on time I do. We must be obedient in all things!!
Forgot to mention, we do that one hand snap thingy, and I can do it now, when there was flirting in the movies. It was irreverent but funny. So . . . when I talk to Elders the Hermanas would think I was flirting and they would start it!! hahaha. This Elder, Elder Hicken was in my mission prep class at BYU!! So we have talked about that a ton. When I get home I am watching my segment looking for him!! Also I really want to read a novel on Emma Smith. She is amazing. Mom find one for me and put it in my room, along with a picture of Christ and the Lamantines. I only have like 17 months left, which is crazzy and I don't like thinking about it.
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