La Semena

Okay so this week was good, pero dificil!!!!!!! Hm Turner was sick for the first part of the week and being couped up in our little casa was driving me kinda crazy but it was okay we got some sewing done and lots of studying. But then the middle of the week was good and let me just say I live for Gym time because it is just a nice break for my brain and its nice not to think about spanish for an hour of the day. Also our teacher Hm. Martinez bought our district a Frisbee so whenever we are stressed and all need a break we will go outside and play frisbee for a little bit and sometimes we practice grammar as we toss and catch the Frisbee! Also one of my teachers knows James W, I guess James was his ZL. His name is Hermano Sanchez he´s super chill and we always have a fun time when he comes to teach him! He also knew Eric when he was here and Brittney. Haha we call him Juanito just to make his mad but it’s all good because he teases us nonstop! Also the most exciting thing that happened this week was our breakfast debates on whether or not dinosaurs really existed or if the fossils came from the matter when the world was created.... yeah you would be surprised how heated some of the Elders get over this. haha but it makes the day a little bit more entertaining. 

I am learning how to be a more comforting person here and how to actually talk to people when there is contention rather than just ignoring it and waiting till it goes away. But its okay  everything is perfecto now so life is just GREAT! Also today we got more Latino elders and hermanas so its a party and a girl from my mission that found me on insta got here today so I need to go and find her. Mom if you could do my a favor please find out her name, because I can´t remember it (shocker)! I think she commented on a couple of my pics so you can insta stalk her and find her last name for me. Gracias.

The other things that happened this week was just a lot of classes and teaching. My teaching has gotten way better and I feel pretty confident to go out in the field and teach I am just gonna have to ask the people to talk slow because man can the latin people talk RAPIDO! Only two more weeks till I am out in the field trying the delicious street tacos and getting to live with the people of Mexico! I know its gonna be hard, but I am just ready for that part already because I feel right now the best way for me to improve my Spanish is to be our there in the field talking constantly in Spanish. I do hope I get a Latina comp because it will be hard but I know I will learn Spanish better. Sunday was good; I didn´t have to give a talk and next Sunday is fast Sunday so I might get away with only speaking once here. We also got to watch Prophet of the Restoration and man it was so good to see the love story of Emma and Joseph, Beck and I were talking how that is the closest we are gonna get to a chick flick for the next 17 months of our lives. 17 months you heard my right my month mark hits on FRIDAY! Like I feel like i haven´t even been here that long. Crazy! 

Oh mom, by the way if you do go to the Tiajuana open house make sure to find Hermana Beck because she will probs be there!!!! Also mom did you get my email about sending a card reader? If you could send one to my mission office soon I would love you forever just make sure to put a lot of virgin Mary´s on the outside! Also if you want send more family pics and pics of the house and idk maybe more of AZ or something, its not a big deal if you can’t but it would be nice! Welll I only have two p-days left here in the CCM and its bitter sweet! I will miss my comps and my district but at the same time I am so EXCITED TO BE OUT IN THE FIELD! I love you all and know that you are always in my prayers! Tell the boys to email their fav lil sister because she could use any advice they have...not to mention she wrote all of them, ALL THE TIME! I love you all and I want to hear all the baby names for the future ginger child! Oh and I get to call in like two Sundays!!!!!! 

love Dana