Cochabamba, Bolivia Mission

Cochabamba, Bolivia Mission
November 2014 - May 2016

Friday, December 12, 2014

A Little Homesick

 
Happy Birthday Sammy!!! One more year until you are officially mission age! I Can't wait until you are out there!!! I hope your birthday was amazing!!
 
I got a letter from the Tuellers, that was so nice of them! Make sure to tell them thank you for me!!!
 
So we eat way too much rice, I have resorted to putting BBQ sauce on it and may almost follow the natives example and put ketchup on it.  I don't know, it just seems wrong. 
 
My 35-year-old companion doesn't like the way I pray.  I was folding my hands and she said that's not how you teach investigators how to pray.  I said President Eyring prays with his eyes open and hands to his face, now she like only prays with her hands folded.  It is actually a little funny.  During tracting the other day she talked over me a ton, I can't think that quickly in Spanish so she would inturrupt me when I was thinking about what to say.  It got really frustrating.  My heart just wasn't in it the other day, I guess we will have days like that.  It was fun, but we had no luck, only five contacts, the previous time we got 15.  Maybe thats because the first time I was with two other North Americans!!
 
So Evan, my friend here has a brother that went to Japan the exact same time you did!! His name is Elder T., he had to come home because he was diagnosed with a problem.  Do you know him?  Also did Elder Bednar come and speak at the MTC about PMG? We watched a devo that was done when I think you should have been there. 
 
We had the opportunity to watch the Christmas Devotional last Sunday.  It was so good, but it made everyone homesick.  I think I was the worst, literally that is home.  I also saw my old sems teacher and a wardie in the choir.  I love Christmas time and I am sad I can't see the lights.  Its ok though! Also when President Eyring spoke it just hit me, my wardie!! I love him so much! I want him to perform my wedding sealing, hahaha, Dad set that up for me.  He is an amazing apostle and I love him!
 
Mom can you still get me the conference Ensigns and the Christmas devo one if they have it? Just put them in my closet haha.  Well anything you take out or move in my room just put it in my closet, I still want my stuff.  And if you can get another Ensign from this last conference that would be great, mine is getting ruined.  
 
Sophie! I love how you talk to Emperor Charles III, everything you say to him I hear haha.  Thanks for taking care of my fishy.  I want to talk to you in Spanish so learn it!!
 
Dad is there anyway you can change my mission plaque to Alma 17:11, i like it soooooooo much more than my other one!!! I will even pay for it.  
 
So I can read really well in panish now!! I don't have to use my English Preach My Gospel anymore.  Scriptures are a struggle and I am trying so hard, but other stuff I can decipher.  My comp writes stuff for me if I can't get it.  
 
Do you want me to wait to Skype when Jake is home on that Sunday? If not, it's cool but I will ask my president when I see him on TUESDAY!!! I don't like the CCM anymore and can't wait to leave. I liked it at first but this is way too much time here!! I don't know how people survived three months.  
 
I love you all so much!! Everything is going well!! If I have time and the time is ok I will call on Tuesday but I am not sure. 
 
Hermana Parry

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