Texas Te Amo

hermana reyes was explaining how when she would go out with the missionaries every day in el DF she would trudge out in the mud in high heels and would just yell "ANTES MUERTA QUE SENCILLA" (these happen to be song lyrics) which means I would rather die than look simple. i love that hermana.  hii 'tis I!  we had a really fun week!  ¡la grua nos llevó el carro! :,( who is ready for overly detailed story time from Hermana Ras? Hermana Mera and I were heading over to the home of La Familia Orrosco because the hermana "nos iba a cocinar algo SABROSO". We even were very extra in parking in visitor's #legal. Sidenote, it also happened to be approximately 20 degrees and we parked on the ~opposite~ side of the complex :'). We entered into the lesson, consumed some amazing enchiladas rojos con chocolate abuelita y galletas marias, and taught them about Jesus Christ. This segment of the evening was excellent! We emerged, crossed the stretch of the...

one of the most fun, and most sacred weeks of my mission! Yippee! I am a happy hermana here in Garland, and I feel very watched over by my Heavenly Father and blessed!  Healed by Hna. Obregon So, one of my all-time fav hermanas came and anointed my back and the soles of my feet with a series of 10+ DoTerra oils twice this week before I drifted off to sleep! What can I say my cold is almost gone now! Just left with a gnarly croupy cough. I am a HUGE advocate for my lovely Hispanic Brujita remedies  Work we must, but Lunch is Free A great talk my friend shared with me, by Hugh Nibley, who happens to be a personal favorite. I loved the talk because it helped me examine my motives for being on a mission. I love being a missionary because I just work work work work as hard as I can and meanwhile relax and confide in the fact that I am literally in the hands of the Lord- all my needs are met through Him and His church. No stinginess, no holding back, just pure faith and ...

HELLO my beloved family and friends, I am grateful for you all, and find myself all to quickly at the close of another magnificent week here in Glorious Garland.  I apologize for the necessary brevity of this email. Pday was a little too fun, and time management of today was, well, less than ideal.  Here are a few assorted highlights of the past week: - had a really powerful lesson with a really amazing friend we found, Matti!! Woah I really have high levels of love for this specific human, what a sweet experience. We had a nice lesson in a taco shop (basic) and it was really sweet to me because I was able to share an experience about recovering from a really hard time on my mission through the atoning grace of Jesus Christ.It was one of the first times I have been able to testify of that experience in a lesson, and it was really sweet to me. Our Heavenly Father allows us to consecrate our trials for our benefit, and the benefit of those around us. that is...