Hello everyone!!!! California is SO GREAT! I have even less time
to email here than I did at the CCM... So this email might be a little shorter!
Leaving the CCM was so sad, but I am so excited to be here! My
first day we just traveled around Ventura and Santa Barabara with the President
and Sister Felix, and we spent the night at their house. Im convinced that they
are the funnest mission presidents ever. The next morning was TRANSFER
MEETING!!! Which means I met my trainer AND got the adorable package you all
sent me! I seriously have the best family in the world. Thank you so
much!
My trainer is named Hermana Huey and she is so great! She plays
the violin and loves to sing, so we sing a lot of hymns to almost everyone we
teach! I am serving in Oxnard and I love it! Hna. Huey said that I am so lucky
because there are so many latinos here, its like serving in a foreign country.
I dont think Ive seen a single white person actually...its so great! I also
havent met anyone yet that wasnt Catholic. Its super prevelent here. I love the
people so much, they are SO nice. There is a lot of potential people here. We
already had a nineteen year old accept a baptismal date and we really think we
will see her baptized before we leave this area!
We live with some other awesome Hermanas that are hilarious and
make it so fun.
All in all, I love my mission. I love the people, I love my
companion, and I love the Lord. Im not loving Spanish so much right now because
I feel like Im getting worse at it every day, but I realized that I can only do
this through the strength of the Lord, and I have to rely on His timing.
Weird story for the week: We were eating at Subway (Thanks for
the gift card by the way!!!!) and this guy walks up to us and sayd, "You
guys are just so cute. I bet you wouldnt hurt a fly would you! You remind me of
my grandma. You just look so cute and nice and sweet and you know who youd look
really good with? Those little church boys that ride around on the bicycles!
You would just be perfect with them!) We werent sure if he was mocking us or
not until we saw him with his friends outside and saw that he was for real that
... expressive. Anyways! Good times in Oxnard. Its great.
I
will write you letters later and try to go more into detail! Thank you all so
much for the support! I am praying for you from over here in Oxnard!!
I
dont have time to respond to everyone because the computer is about to kick me
off, but I will write you all letters or write you back next week!! I love
hearing from all of you, thank you SO SO much for the support! Also, if you
could include in your emails your home addresses so I can send you a
letter in resonse to your email that would be awesome!
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