I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO BEGIN WITH THIS WEEK!!!!! Well first, it was great to actually talk to you guys and look at your faces...oh Jayden! I did notice your hair! I said something because you and Preston have a similar look, but, I don't think anyone heard me, and I was having trouble with my english with you guys. sorry!! I can hardly speak spanish or english! its great! I was so nervous..I have no idea why...But I was like how do I speak! why am I nervous!...it was interesting, but afterwards I was even more grateful for the opportunity to talk to you guys, the next time is in 3 cambios..thats less than the amount I have so less time to wait!..everything is literally passing by so fast I can hardly keep track of all that goes on. I don't know how it's possible but this week, was a more productive week than the last....even with christmas! we had lessons, and a baptism!! and we had 8 people come to church with us! normally we can hardly get one! it was awesome...our district leaders were impressed...because thats how we work. So first, they like to celebrate the 24th here more so then the 25th...the 25th is a day of basically sleeping because all the night before you are partying. We were able to stay out until 10pm, we spent our time on the 24th with the Rosales-Perez family, part member-investigator family. That I love! we had a lot of fun...and to be honest it was night jam-packed with its ups and downs, but, it was full of love, and we received a warm welcome from the family, who had dedicated a song for us..how sweet!...surprisingly for a christmas without presents, without family, and in a place and in a language that I'm not accustomed to, it was amazing. I felt the love of those around me and mainly of that of my Heavenyl Father, and how I really want to be here right now-working, serving him. It was a wonderful 2 days, with lots of singing christmas hymns. oh tambien!....surprisngly we didn't get any tamales this christmas..its a tradition and everything for most people..but we didn't get any! haha its alright though, because I eat tamales literally every week haha.
Ok, so the baptism of Luis!...it was awesome, at first it was really nerve wracking because it started at 7 and he didn't show up until 7;20!...he was inMichoacan with his family...who all showed up..his mom is a member but his sisters are not. They all came and the whole service was beautiful. His mom was able to say the pray, and during the prayer she just started crying, and thanking heavenly father for this opportunity, and the example of her son for all of her family, and the opportunity they will have to have the priesthood in their home. She talked to us later and expressed her gratitude, and how she wants to change, come back to church, and hopefully one day all of her family will be members. It was a wonderful experience, I can't wait until he serves a mission himself. Also, I was yet again able to help with the music--didn't sing, but played the piano, so it was good!...also!..Ricardo for christmas borrowed a violin and I get to keep it this week and was able to play it!...super exciting moment in my life...just saying.
So I have a whole bunch of fotos this week
WE were able today to go to the La Expiatorio..the atomente...cathedral..I think its the largest in mexico, but I'm not quite sure. It was beautiful, and we got to dress in regular clothes ..but, couldn't wear our name tags for respect reasons. We went down to the basement only for us to realize that the entire basement was filled with tombs of a whole bunch of people...it was ligit, and the halls were tiny..the elders couldn't stand up straight..I could but just barely...my head was scraping the top of the ceiling..it was so cool.
Oh also!! we had another service opportunity..with TECHO...we helped to build..or fix up as school, in a really really poor area of the mission close to my area...it was really fun....but super tiring. but, you know what was super sweet, was all the little kids that were in the town came, and started helping us...it was so sweet, they were all super excited to help us work...It showed to me the pure love and happiness of children, it was wonderful!
Ok, so sorry that this letter is soooo long, I just kept remebering things!Ill send pictures after!
Con AMor,
Hermana Sever
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