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Last Week in CCM

I'm embarrassing. Let me tell you about my night Monday night. After our first day in week 6 with a full entire day of spanish and class with the Latinos, my brain was fried.. It was already fried by 4 lol. Well we are walking to the casa finally to go home for the night and pass some elders, one American two Latinos. I said "¡hola! Buenas días!" ....... they all laughed so hard along with my companions. It was so great :-)))) hahahahahah so funny. I laughed and covered my name tag so they couldn't remember who I was hahaha! They laughed and said hey just because you are in week 6 doesn't mean you can give up! Hahaha *facepalm* it gets better. We were walking in the rain. Get to the casa, I go to close my umbrella and BAM!! IT BREAKS IN 3 DIFFERENT PLACES AND SHOOTS BACK AT ME hahahah well now I need a new umbrella.

But back to the classes we had in spanish today. I can actually see the gift of tongues! IT IS COMINGGGG get ready guys. I didn't understand close to everything but I did catch onto the most of it and it feels so good! I cannot form correct sentences but I know words and put them together haha. It is a bit frustrating as I understand a lot but cannot say what I want to say most of the time, but I know it will come someday. We had an insane crazy rain storm Tuesday evening! It was actually kind of sad because our teachers surprised us and bought a dinner ticket so they could eat dinner with our district. They were soo excited, as were we! We love our teachers, especially grateful because one of our teachers last day with us was that day. Well, we got asked to usher for the devotional and couldn't end up eating with them, they didn't know until they got there and we had already eaten and had to leave. It made us all feel so bad and they were sad. But as we started to leave the comedor to go to the building for the devotional, they locked the doors and made us stay inside because the rain was absolutely insaneeeeeee. I have never ever seen rain like that before. So Hna Jones and I finally made a run for it so we could make it to the devotional early like we were asked to usher. She we ran and we got WET.

Remember, the day before this I broke my umbrella. I kept meaning to go to the tienda to get a new one but had no time today. So we ran without anything. We just laughed and laughed the whole time, we both thought it was so fun and funny. Well I said "I'm so glad I decided to wear my rain boots today--"... as I stepped in a HUGE puddle that went up to my knees and water FILLED my boots. It was the best timing. So much for the run boots then lol! I kept bolting and laughing when elders ran up to me and gave me an umbrella while I was running, no idea who they were but wow was I grateful haha! After we finally got there and rang out our dresses and socks (yes we got a video of ringing all the water out) we ushered and I asked our branch presidente if it always rained this much, he said it usually rains more. But the buildings flood and so do the streets, why don't they fix it and find a solution? presidente suaste replied "Well.... here in Mexico the people arent.... they're not educated." I laughed and he said "no, like really" hahaha! It's a mess!

But Tuesday I gained a lot of random confidence. I feel confident to open my mouth and to try. To use and reply on the spirit as I open my mouth. Our lessons with our investigators have become so amazing! We get great feedback from our teachers and I can actually understand their answers to our questions now lol! Before I used to hate asking questions because I could never understand what they would reply back haha. But I can feel the truthfulness of teaching with the spirit and how necessary it is. Our "investigators" have improved and even though they aren't real, I get so excited and truly happy to hear of their success. I cannot wait for el campo!! This week has flown by and I can't wait to finally go en el campo! Like three days!! Ahh! I am one of the first ones to get out of here. My companion leaves on Wednesday and has to fly by herself to Texas with a 5 hour layover! But I leave Monday morning at 1 in the morning!! Is it even worth it to go to sleep? Not sure yet haha. A group of 7 Hatians came this week! As I ushered I got to met every one of them and hugged the girls. They are famous here for sure haha. Everyone talks about them and loves them so I was pretty cool for a moment and they talked to me at breakfast. The elders are awesome, there are only two. Elder Simon and Elder Mompremier. And yes you read those wrong because I said them as you read it and they laughed at me. I do not know how to pronounce it in French haha. Oh well! Elder Simon speaks good English! But all speak creole and French. On Tuesday it got CRAZY here. 104 missionaries came!! I came with only 30 other missionaries! We were eating dinner when we saw the mob come... literally looked like a zombie apocalypse. So many elders, fresh out of high school! There were a ton more sisters than there were elders when I got here. Last week here... last few days. So excited but it is soo bittersweet. I am so sad I'm not going with this whole district. I love them all so much. We had a great devotional the other day. I'm going to miss them! I have one Sunday devotional left then I say goodbye that night to everybody. Dreading it! As missionaries or a member of the church, are you truly converted yourself, or do you just have a testimony of the church? A testimony can lead to deepen conversion but are you yourself converted? Being converted is being true to what we know. As we become Christlike we turn outward when the natural man would turn inward. Reach outward in our toughest times as Christ did, when a natural man would turn inward. We should not only learn about Him, but OF Him. As you become more like the savior and come to know of him, you will feel closer to him and receive greater knowledge than ever before. Something we have been teaching our investigators that I have learned for myself is we do not need to just pray to our Heavenly Father for spiritual things, but anything. Even the little things. He is our loving heavenly father! He wants to hear from us about all things. He knows what we are struggling with and what we need, but we need to ask. He respects our agency but would love to help. He loves helping and healing hearts. In Ether 3 the stones are touched by His finger one by one. Although, he did not see His finger until his faith was tested! Then after he had faith, the veil was lifted. Our investigators are like the stones. We are not the stones being lit, but we are affected by the light that is shown unto us! We are affected by them being touched. Serving a mission, my life is not "on hold" for 18 months like most say. This IS my life from now on! we were reminded of that and I love it! As well as it is not "the best two years or 18 months of my life" it will carry on! We watched a broadcast from the Provo MTC this past week. HOLY COW SO MANY PEOPLE. I tried to see Jessica but couldn't. She's a lucky girl to see all those apostles together this past week! Hahaha thought of another funny story, Elder Parke is going to serve here in Mexico city. He doesn't always try to learn spanish but expects to just wake up speaking it.. anyway, he prayed one day "por favor bendice nos con castidad" hahahah please bless us with chastity and meant to say calidad which is charity. We all laughed. Better to learn here than at a members house right lol! The next day were playing a game we had to close our eyes and he said "saquen sus ojos" take out your eyes hahahah. He is so funny. Didn't mean to say that one either. Can't wait til I can make funny mistakes like that and laugh at myself. Well have a great week everyone! Have a great fourth of july!! I think I will be doing something with the president and I'll still be at their house but we will see! I'm excited! I love you all so much! Thank you for writing me! Hermana Slack

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