How are all of you doing?!?!? You are always in my thoughts and my prayers and I am hoping that each and every one of you is happy and living this life to it's fullest (which can only be done through our Savior).
This week has been awesome and hard in some ways. Good thing that last week was the bomb diggity because the amazingness of it could carry me through the eternities, I am thinking. Things really have not been bad at all really, but we keep tracting and looking and we are not really finding anyone golden to teach and everyone is somewhat flo-jo about the Gospel. However, that is NOT the case with my wonderful Familia Perdoma! Liliana and her 3 sons are rocking the world still! They just keep growing in the gospel and I love to visit them and teach them, and feel of their spirits. It is truly a miraculous treat!
Also, it was fun this week to go and visit some of the ward members. The barrio (ward) in this area is sensational! I love them and they are so much fun! It was a treat to watch some clips from a ward party back in Feb. where one of the ward members showed us at their house really quick after dinner one day. They have so much fun and they are really like a family here. It is not like wards in Salt Lake where there are so many people that you are just acquaintances with most of them.... these people are in many ways all each other has, because their familieas are all in their respective countries. The church has a beautiful way a uniting people. I love it.
And also this week I was able to meet the new mission president and his wife and they are AMAZING!!!!!!! HE is the typical coach to the max! His talks and interviews and everything are super inspirational! He uses all kinds of sports metaphors while he is talking and I love it! It reminds me of Dad! And his amazing motivational speeches that he has always given me! Yes, I love him and his wife so much! They are going to let us possibly go to the PGA Tour when they come through Tampa! That would be super awesome! And he is going to set up things for us to hear the pro golfers talk who are members of the church...so that should be awesome too!
Sister Summerhays is a gem. We really connected and I connected with President Summerhays too. Sister Summerhays and I met and at the end she said that when she looks into my eyes she sees the pureness of my desires and my large desire to be a great missionary and be a disciple of Christ. It made me cry and I love her so much. Also, while President was talking I thought a lot back to high school and the drill team that I was a part of... I know that this was long ago, but I feel that the words of Pres. Stringham when he said that my mission will help to put together the random pieces of my life into a beautiful tapestry that is wonderful, is coming to pass. I feel that I needed to be a part of that drill team to better connect with my President. Pretty soon here, I am going to be one of the older sister in our mission..... next transfer we have 5 spanish sisters leaving. It is crazy, but I have been thinking a lot about things that I am going to do to help inspire and uplift others comps. I love the mission and I love life! This rocks it!
The bed bug situation is still a problem for me. I know I need to not focus on it, and that causes me more stress.....I think that we have a handle on it....I am just still finding bites, so that stinks, who knows, maybe they are not bed bug bites, but I can't be sure.
I love you all so much! You are everything to me. Good luck Danny with the mission papers! I am praying for you! I am super excited for you! I love you all so so so much! Write me!
Jenna
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