I love you all so much!! I think you will have to send this to mom and everyone else bc I dont think I will have time to reply to everyone individually. I love you all very much and can feel your prayers constantly.
I love it here so much I cant even begin to explain the feeling you feel here. I eat so much and sleep so well bc the spirit in the mtc is exhausting!!!
We got here on wednesday and worked all day long it was the longest day of my life. I was so tired I was splashing water on my face and walking around just to memorize the my purpose in spanish on the very first day and also d and c section 4 which all of you should take a minuet to read this week.
the day before while traveling i was able to travel down with my companera Hermana Cook from pg and our district leader Elder Passay from midway. we went to 5 guys in the Atlanta airport for our last supper and we found a lady who asked us why we were dressed up for a wedding bc we were all in sunday clothes we began to explain that it was bc of church... and then she said she liked my nails bc she does nails. Anyway we were talking and we felt inspired to give her a bom. I literally sang I am on top of the world by imagine dragons throughout the airport after that.
my spanish is really improving. i am ahead from most kids here. our district is 8 of us and i love them all so much. its like a little family. we joke around but get serious work done. most the missionaries in the ccm are Latinos and i am the only one going to Concepcion. the rest are going to vina and i am so jealous. anyway i am just going to give you key points about what has happened this week
The food is nasty literally its like pasta rice or potatoes everyday with a different sauce and fanta. there isn't usually fruit and always a pastry so lets just say I cant go to the bathroom at all. So mom did you give me any medicine for that...just curious.
The breakfast is even worse so I have been getting creative and make no bake cookies with the oatmeal hot milk,,,,yes its hot!!! And the cocoa. It makes do I guess. But I eat so much here bc I am always hungry they work you so hard that I am eating sunday dinner like 3 times a week. Its rough.
Yesterday we went to the temple and I was able to do it in spanish. I felt really accomplished but it was mas dificil. walking into the celestial room was probably the highlight of my week. It was so bright I couldn't see for a few second when I walked in and the spirit was stronger than I have ever felt it before. I know without a doubt that god is real.
also i am so mad i didn't listen to mom and bring that dress literally kicking myself take the dress make a friend bc i have roommates from Argentina who came with one skirt and shirt and both are the youngest of 9 kids. it makes me soooo sad. they couldn't even go through the temple before they came out here bc they didnt have the means so this morning i was able to get both of them ready and let them borrow my clothes so they could feel beautiful on their special day.
I miss Elijah and Jacob so much I see little kids around here and I just hug them bc I miss my little brothers.
Another funny story we have a lot of missionaries from brazil here and one of them was having problems with constipation but no one could understand him so the american elder thought he needed anti diarrhea medicine then he couldn't poop and cried all night long and we could all here him but the funniest part is no one could understand him bc he doesn't speak spanish or english he speaks portuguese.
I am sorry for sharing that but it was soooo funny.
I literally love it here.
I want you all to know that god is our savior and I believe that with every fiber in my bones. being here is literally the hardest thing ever. I pray constantly but I know what I am doing is right.
President Doll and Hermana Doll treat me like their child. its really nice to have someone give me mom hugs bc I miss mom sooo much!!
Erin and Alex practice your spanish so when I get home we can all talk together.
what a blessing it will be to come home and be able talk to abuela in spanish. i look forward to that day
I am sorry the english is bad I literally think in spanish and its hard for me to transfer over.
i love all of you so much!! They literally have a clock timing us so I don't have enough time to say everything I want to but just to let you know I am doing better than I have in years. I cant wait for erin especially to have the blessing to go on a mission. It is the greatest feeling in the world.
Also I hate chilean spanish it's so odd.
They pulled the missionaries out of Venezuela so we have missionaries from their and its been awesome to talk to them.
Tell everyone I love them and I say hello.
If I have time I will send some pictures.
Thanks tell mom and dad for being the greatest examples to me and helping me serve a mission. It is the beset decision I have ever made.
oh and one more thing
the other night i was able to read elder Holland's address to the ctm Brazil in 2000 go look the talk up!!! but i read it to the elders in front of the temple. i couldn't make it through it without sobbing bc the talk is so inspirational. it talks about how missionaries do the same work as the prophet but he does it for his whole life and he expects us to only give 2 years. i dont want to spoil it but it was another highlight.
xoxxoxoxo
hermana garces
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