Week 4

Well I hope I can get everything in! It is hard to only have a half an hour! Sorry if there are mistakes. It was so wonderful to hear from everyone! I really enjoyed hearing about the reunion. It sounds like you had a wonderful time! There is nothing better than family! I saw Drake on Wednesday! I knew where he would be so I waited until all the new missionaries filed out and gave him a big hug. He went to give me a handshake at first and I said we are family we can hug. He gave me the biggest hug. I think we both needed it! He is so great! We sat together at the fireside on Sunday and it was just so great to see him! Thursday my companion had surgery. She had to have a biopsy on some of her bone in her jaw. We find out the results tomorrow. Thursday was a hard day for me. I had my interview with my teacher and I just broke down. It has been overwhelming to miss so much class. My teachers both told me that He is aware and He will make up for it if I continue to work hard. I am learning many things that I never planned on. The Lord is so merciful and always willing to give us blessings! I just love this gospel. I told my teacher Hermana Law(who is an angel sent for me I'm pretty sure) that if I was any other place I don't think I would have the faith that I need to go on. I have been so tired and trying my best but sometimes I don't think it is enough. However the Lord has made up the difference. I have been able to speak more spanish than I ever have and I am gaining more confidence everyday. I think I am finally getting over this darn MTC cold. I thought I got lucky but I woke up with a horrible cough Sunday morning. It seems to be getting better. This week in choir we sang Where Can I Turn for Peace. That song has been the story of my life. I am constantly praying to be better and to be the missionary that I need to be. Next week we will be the oldest district! That is so crazy. I hit my one month mark on Saturday and I only have 4 and half weeks left! Where has the time gone? It is so amazing that the new elders think that I am so amazing at Spanish. I feel like I don't know anything! So last night we had our general authority devotional. They were setting up more than usual during choir so I said its gotta be someone big! And lucky for us Elder Oaks came! He seems to pop up everywhere for our family. When he came in we were singing our last prelude hymn, Our Savior's love. We stood up and the spirit he brought was so incredible. It brought chills. I hope I will always remember that feeling. He talked a lot about having the spirit. That is a pretty big topic around here but it never gets old. I learn something new every time. I can testify that when I can tell when the spirit isn't there when we teach. It makes a huge difference. I have found myself saying things that I wasn't even thinking about. I really love it. It makes me so excited to go out and teach to these people that the Lord has prepared for me! Anyway back to Elder Oaks. His wife talked about when we put on the armor of God our only weapon is the sword of the spirit. Simply amazing. It is our best and only weapon against the world. I love how much I feel the spirit here! On Sunday night we had a fireside where we sang favorite hymns of missionaries and then watched the testaments. It was an incredible night as well. My companions and I came back to our room and talked to sister Allhander and the spirit was amazing. I love you! Time is ticking! I miss you and hope to hear from all you soon! I love you so much and pray that the Lord will bless you!