Fun and CRAZY Week

April 16, 2012

So the assistants told me that I had a box and I was so excited to get the recorder but when I opened the box I found the most beautiful burp cloth ever! THANKS MOM! I have been wondering what to give her and that is PERFECT! She had baby A____ about 2 weeks ago! SO CUTE! But it kills me not to be able to hold him! O well. :) He is so cute! I am going to go give it to her tonight and then I will take pictures too and I promise I will send you pictures next P-day. Today has been CRAZY!

So crazy in fact that we are actually in La Joya right now. :) We are having a carnesada (NO idea how to spell it) with our zone and they were taking awhile so we decided to go email. We didn't have time this morning because we had to hurry and run to the store to get ingredients for the beans and rice we had to make, of which we didn't have time so the Roque's made it. I LOVE THEM! I owe them HUGE! Then we had to go to the office so someone from the church could appraise our car from damage from the hail storm. So it has been just a big non-stop day! But it has been fun at the same time.

This week was really interesting. I never would have thought that the last week of my third transfer I would be training two missionaries in two different areas. It was rough but we got through it. :) We get Sister Bocanegra's new companion tomorrow who is none other than...HERMANA OOMRIGAR! How fun huh! Sister Holmes just got transferred to Brownsville-Port Isabel. I am jealous. I told Elder Woodman this morning that I wanted to go there so hopefully I do. Ha ha ha, if only it worked that way. :) O and guess what Elder is in my district right now. ELDER PETERSEN! So in my district next transfer, it will be made up of half of my MTC people! YES!!!

Yes, our week was really busy. We didn't have a lot of finding time because we had to visit people in both areas, but we still managed to find 7 new investigators! Crazy huh! And Dad, I think Mo____ is going to commit tonight. I don't know though, but we are going over there and getting him set. It is going to happen! And speaking of Dad, I have a headache and need you to pop my neck! Too bad you are so far away!

That is so great to hear about Brooke's wedding! I want to see pictures ASAP! Cheryl already sent me the announcement. It looks great! I am so happy she is happy! And I am so happy that I got to know Tyler before coming out here because I would have been so sad to miss it all!

I loved the pictures of Dana in Corpus! That still blows my mind that she was here! How weird! What if I had been serving up there?!?! SO CRAZY!

Well, I should get going. Who knows what will happen when 17 Elders get together for food, it could all be gone now. :) We left them playing basketball so they are working up quite the appetite. But really, there was A TON of food! The zone leaders brought 19 pounds of meat. 19! SO MUCH! But I am excited! Except for the fact that I am kind of getting sick. Yesterday it was body chills and headache. Today it’s headache with a tummyache. O man. Will this stop me from eating though? Probably not. :) We'll see though.

O and sad day! our beloved Elder Salemme (zone leader) leaves tomorrow! I am so sad about that! He was such a good Elder with an AMAZING story! He is 29 and just converted 3 years ago. He got special permission to come out and now he is going to go home and go to Rutgers to get his masters. Isn't that neat?!?! He has been such a great example and the whole zone will miss him.