Abigail sent a letter for the blog.... :)
Hey
everyone!
This
week has been pretty packed! We had a double baptism on Saturday! Mardes and
Robert are mother and son, and they couldn't be happier after their baptism! I
loved teaching them along this journey of theirs!
This
week has had a lot of ups and downs. I think I am finally starting to adjust to
missionary life. A mission is definitely hard, but when you're focused on
helping the lives of others, it becomes so fun! Gila Bend and Ajo are my areas
right now! They're both itty bitty little towns, but I love it here! My Spanish
isn't exactly great, but I'm improving each day!
My
testimony of the Gospel has grown so much in these 2 short months. Families are
so important to our Heavenly Father's Plan! I know that as we are part of our
own families, we are also part of our Heavenly Father's Family as well. He
loves you individually, and knows you by name. We are given trials and
challenges to become strengthened, and to demonstrate our faith in Jesus
Christ. His Atonement is real. I love this Gospel so much!
I
love the scripture in 2 Nephi 4:20.
"My God hath been my support; he hath led me through mine afflictions in the wilderness; and he hath preserved me upon the waters of the great deep."
"My God hath been my support; he hath led me through mine afflictions in the wilderness; and he hath preserved me upon the waters of the great deep."
I
know He has preserved me upon the waters of the great deeps in my life, and He
will preserve you as well.
I
love you all! Until next week!
Questions from Mom
Last week you gave an address of where you are in Gila Bend but there was a street address AND a P.O. box…which one do we use?
You
just put down that entire address, and it'll get to me just fine
What is your daily routine (time
you get up, when do you tract?)
We
get up at 6:30, exercise for 30 minutes, and we get ready until 8, and then we
study from 8-11 or 12. Then, we drive to Ajo on Thur-Saturday for an hour, and
then proselyte until we have to be home at 9!
Do you speak a combination of
English and Spanish during your day? Which do you use more?
A combination of both,
but a little bit more English than Spanish right now
How big is the ward or branch there in Gila
Bend?
In the Gila Bend Branch,
there are about 20 on a good day. But half of them are from Maricopa because
Gila Bend is so small that they call members to be in the branch instead of
their normal wards. (This is what we did as a family for over a year and a half! We traveled an hour and 45 minutes away each Sunday to attend a small branch. I am sure it reminds Abigail of the days that we did that very thing!)
What is the weather like, still
hot or cooling off?
It is pretty warm to me,
because Mexico was so cold!! But everyone here is already wearing jackets and
complaining about the cold haha
Will you send us more pictures? :)
Yes
What was your most memorable
experience from this past week?
We had a double baptism
on Saturday!!!
I am beginning to think about
Christmas….anything you can think of that you’d like?
I love Christmas!! Maybe
some clothes haha... so funny story.... a skirt and all of my jewelry was
stolen from my bag in Mexico I think.... my room in the MTC was completely
empty when we left, we had everyone make sure. And I remember putting that
white flowy skirt (NO! Not THAT skirt! UGH!) AND distinctly my foldable bag of jewelry in my suitcase. And
now, they aren't there.... I am really sad... the mission president's wife has
been searching for them everywhere in her house where I stayed the first night,
and the car where our luggage was, but it's not there ☹️
Do I ask too many questions? :)
Never
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