¡Hola Familia y Amigos!
This week has sped by so fast! I woke up this morning and could not believe it was already P-Day! The beginning of last week was a little more challenging, just because it felt like we were doing the same thing everyday, but by Wednesday I got over it and we had a really good week. We only have 13 more days left here, which is so crazy! I do and I do not feel ready to leave and enter the field, haha.
We started being investigators ourselves for District 5 E, and we got to pick who we portrayed. I had to switch my partner after the first lesson, because one pair had some difficulties, but it is all good now! Besides, I fifn´t want to Bible bash, and the man my parter was playing did.. So yay! Haha.
Thanksgiving was awesome. We only had class until 10:15 and then we got to watch the Thanksgiving Devotional from the Provo MTC. Elder Niel L Anderson spoke, and it was really good. He had some of his granchildren come up and talk, it reminded me of a primary program for the beginning. He also had two friends talk about their missions, and it was awesome.
I don´t think I will be able to go back to the temple at all, which is sad, but I am glad we got to go twice, when I originally thought we would only go once.
I love my district! We had a district inventory last Saturday, which was really helpful and so amazing. We each talked about some of our strengthens, and then Herm. Velasquez (our afternoon teacher and investigator) picked a few people to talk about what we needed to work on. The elders (mainly just a few) have a hard time being in the classroom all day and constantly working hard, so we talked about that and set some realistic goals. We set the goal of having 5 minuets in every hour to relax and have fun, but we hav'nt been too good at sticking to that one.. About half the district rally tries, so hopefully our good example will spread.
We have this tradition in our building where we sing´´Para Siempre Dios esté con Vos´´ every Saturday night for the missionaries who are leaving the next Monday or Tuesday, and it is so fun, but sad, especially when you know the missionaries who are leaving! We are always joking that we will have to sing to ourselves when we leave bc there are almost no districts who entered after our huge group. It will still be amazing though! I will record it, and hopefully send it home. Less than two weeks away! ahhh!
This week, since we are fifth weekers, we had to put Soló Español on out nametags, but we are so bad about only speaking Spanish outside of the classroom! It had been a goal of mine since I first got here, but I am not very good at making and keeping goal.. haha oops, room to progress!
I love all of you so much! I am out of time, but I hope you all have an amazing week! I truly love it it here, I am so blessed to be here, to be a full-time missionary. I know that I am going to be able to help so many people, and through me, the Lord will be able to bless so many people! It is so humbling to be here, and to depend so wholly on the Spirit for guidance. I hope that I will be worthy to have its companionship everyday in the mission, so that I can be led to the people the Lord has prepared! ¡Hasta Luego! (Con mucho amor)
Hermana Stokes
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