December 24, 2014
Hello all!
Busy busy busy week, so
I'ma just jump right in.
Highlights:
-One night companion
and I were walking along, working hard, not finding anyone – you know, the
usual – when we decided that we really wanted French fries. And French toast. I
guess we were feeling really French. So after planning, I got to work and made us
some French food! (OK, not really French, but as French as it gets here in
México). When it was ready, Hna Perez said "Snow White made me food."
Then when laughed and asked her why she said that, she replied, "Well,
you've got the yellow skirt, blue shirt, and red headband. You're Snow White."
I died.
-One morning I was feeling
a little tired and a teensy bit homesick and a little bit more
not-wanting-to-go-to-the-district-meeting (it was all the way downtown. I'm
just whiny; don’t pay attention to me). Then, lo and behold, a man got on the
bus wearing a Colorado Rockies jacket. Suddenly I didn’t feel so far away.
-We were talking to a
woman this week who was visiting one of our investigators and when we asked her
what her name was she said "My name is Julia and I'm crazy." ....Well,
thank you for being honest.
-Signs that you should
stop being inactive and take your children to church: When the missionaries
show your children a picture of Jesus and ask them who it is and they answer
"Santa."
-I found out that, just
like in Sochiloa, I am the first American missionary in Del Valle. Call me Hna
Trailblazer.
-There is a sister here
in the ward who is a powerhouse. To be honest she scares me a little bit, but
she's awesome. This past week we spent all day Thursday with her, wrapping, dedicating,
and then delivering Libros de Mormon to all of her friends in the Colonia. It
was a really neat day, and man were we beat at the end of it.
But aren't they pretty?
They look like the gold plates :D
-I made a fake churro.
It was really easy: all you do is mix pancake mix and water, (leave out the egg),
fry it, then sprinkle sugar and cinnamon!
-Things that happen
here that would never happen in the US: Cholos, (gangsters/hoodlums) listening
to 50's rock. I love my mission.
-That moment when you’re
going to a sketchier part of town and so the sister you're going with wants to
change out of her fancy trench coat, puts on a bright red one, and asks
"Is this more discreet?" ...Yes....ish
We had our Christmas
party!! And here are a few pics
My companion and me,
all festive-like.
This was the sketch
that our district presented. It's a lesson with Santa Claus, and I played the
part of the member, Sister Tooth Fairy. It was fantastic.
And this is me with Sister
McGee. In case I haven't already introduced her, you should know she's pretty
much my best friend (and she's probably going to kill me for this :P) For three
months we were in the same district and I can't even describe what a help she
to for me. But then she got transferred way to the other end of the Mission.
But we both prayed that we could be together for Christmas, because we knew
that it would be a really hard time. Well, we still work two hours away from
each other, but we got to be together for our Christmas party!! Prayers are
answered, dearies; never doubt it.
Love you all, and have
a very Merry Christmas!
Hna Anderson
