July 22, 2013 11 Months today

Tell Craig and Heidi Congrats! That is exciting!

I don't have a lot to report on this week! We are just preparing for changes this Wednesday but my comp and I wont have them because we still have 6 weeks left in her training, but I'm pretty sure my first kid, who is living with me now, is going to train a Norte! She is freaking out! But I'm kinda excited if this happens because I'll have my 2 daughters and grand daughter (people she trained or then they train) with me and it'll be nice to have another gringa around! My comps birthday was this week so we went with some other sisters to go get ice cream! That was a good time! I love you all so much and hope you are doing well and woo hoo!!!! 11 months Baby!!!

July 15, 2013

I am doing well! This week was insane but amazing! First we had divisions with 2 other sisters this week. That was good. Then we had interviews with new President. I really like him. It was good to know him a little bit better. But during interviews we found out that 2 other sisters would be moving in with us because their house wasn't completely safe, so I am happy, because one of them is my first kid! So now I have both my hijas with me! It is great! But it was crazy to have them move in this weekend because we married and baptized the family that I found! Yes my family got baptized! Oh my gosh it was crazy! They told us that we wouldn't have the papers to marry them till Tuesday so we would have to wait till the next Saturday, then On Thursday we had them by some miracle, so I had one day to plan a wedding and baptism and 2 more sisters moved into our house this day so it was insane, but I am my mothers' daughter and Danielle's sister so of course I was able to do it with the help of others! It was great and beautiful! Miracles really do happen! It was fantastic! Then yesterday it was the birthday of a sister in our ward who always feeds us dinner so us and the elders invented lasagna Guatemalan style to feed her. It was delicious and fun! Things are going well! I love you all!

The Family I baptized, Me, Hermana P, Elder Q, Our Bishop, His Son, D.

The Relief Society

Wedding Cake Emily made

More from July 8, 2013

Response to Daddy's  email:

You guys look great in the pics from Danielle! Blackberries sound delicious...and you are rude! The Nortes were Freakin' out on the 4th of July, all of us wore red white and blue (except one elder who forgot, but no worries, I yelled at him), were singing songs of America and saying the Pledge of Allegiance...The Latinos thought we were ridiculous, but they just dont understand unfortunatley. Living here really makes you appreciate America! I had a baptism this week so that was exciting and my comp and I are doing good. She is trying and I am as well. I met our new President and his wife this week, I think I am going to like them! Oh yesterday we were eating dinner with some members and other elders on really unsturdy chairs, so of course my fell and so did I too the floor, I was fine it was really funny, but about 20 minutes later the same thing happened to the Elder who probably laughed at me the hardest...yeah Karma is real! It made my week! I love you! I love you! Have a good week! Sorry I don't have a ton to write, but it is pretty much they same stuff all the time!

Em

Response to some questions asked about Elders that I(Mama) have been talking with their Mother's and what she wants for her birthday:

Elder Heiner was in the CCM with me and Elder Grant is my District leader (and probably my favorite thus far) and Elder Saunders is his kid, he is a riot and super tall, it is funny to watch him with the little people here. They are right behind me at this very moment. I have a wash lady in this area, in the other no, but I do now, actually its a member who is willing to do it for free for us, she is so sweet! My Birthday!?!?! I have no idea? I don't really need anything. Stickers and pens are always great. Or shoes. But Idk surprise me, you always do a great job! My comp is doing better. WE are good, I had a baptism this week! My first Family! And we are suppose to have 4 or five this Saturday! They are great! I am so excited!

Don't know who everyone is here but the girl in the middle is a new Convert!
 The Elder is
 Em's District Leader.

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July 1st

Things are good here in Guatemala! It is winter here so it isn´t as hot. I love it when it rains because after it is cooler, but it does make our job a little more difficult because everyone here sleeps during the rain and there isn't anyone to talk to. But We received our new president Saturday, I haven't met him but I had lunch with the Elders from the Office yesterday and they told me we would be having a conference this week and interviews in the next 3 weeks after so I am excited to meet him. My other President is gone and being a seventy now. I had the privilege to eat dinner with him in a small gathering and he said some very kind words to me before he left as well as did his wife. They are sweet.  We had an Elder in our mission die about 2 weeks ago, that was sad, but I didnt know him very well. My comp and I are good, she is a little crazy but I think that is because she is brand new and freaking out so she is trying to control everything, I get it. But she loves to work and she has a really strong testimony, she is a convert of about 1.5 years, so she's brand new and on fire! We are going to baptize someone tomorrow! Her name is Wendy and I am so excited, we have waited awhile for her, but she is the kind of convert that everyone wants, she was just ready! We are also teaching a family of 7 right now and they are legit! The mom and daughter and 2 kids came to church yesterday and they know it and want it. The Father came to an activity, but didn't go to church yesterday because of work, so we just need him and 2 sons to come the next week, but they are all praying and reading! They are so cute! They Spirit totally lead me to them. I was walking past an area that I always walk past and all of a sudden I saw a place of houses that I had never seen in the 3 months before, so I told my comp, we are going there, and we found them and I love them! I love you all! Adiós!

Father's Day

Response to Mama:
Yeah we had changes this week, I am in the same area but I am training again. She is from the Dominican Republic. She likes to work so that is good. We had dinner with President last night and he told me that we are getting a ton of white girls this next change so I might be training two at a time starting in July, but he is leaving so I am hoping that is a dirty lie.

What are you going to do for Rachy's Birthday? That'd be cool if they (Mitchell Daughter and Rachel) go to the same mission! Nothing super exciting is happening, just adjusting to having a new comp and just finding a bunch of new people to teach! I love you all so much!

 

Response to Daddy:

 

Happy Father{s Day! I am sorry I wasn't there! But it sounds like it was a good time! Ill be there next year! The dancing sounds like a blast! I can't wait to do that again, sometimes I do it in the street here, but I'm kinda scared to do it in front of my new comp because she is a flechona, or that is to say she is super strict, I'll have to break her in! I'm glad you are still loving your job! THangs are good here. We had dinner with a family in a ward last night, usually on Sunday nights they would just have the elders over but we got an invite this Sunday and oh I wish you had seen the face of one of the elders! he was so jealous, we have a battle between us on who can be the favorite of the members and the senior missionary couple...thus far I'm winning! hahah Our President was there and so we got to talk to him a bit before he leaves. He is really kind. Well I love you!

Hope you have a good week!

Em

June 10, 2013 POOR LANDLORD!

 I'm doing great. We are going to have changes Wednesday my comp is certain she is leaving and I am staying. But Idk I feel like I am probably leaving even though a part of me really doesn't want to. I am in love with my ward and my converts and we have an investigator who is getting baptized and married at the end of this month that I don't want to miss but then again I feel like I'm ready for something new. We will see.Your placemats are adorable! Thats cute that they set a place for me! mmmm your jam sure does look good! I talked to the office and they said that packages come in tomorrow usually, so we will see!
I don't think I'll come back with an accent, but maybe! That could be fun! I should probably start taking notes (FOR HER RETURN SACRAMENT TALK), I write in my journal occasionally, I'll refer back to that! I'm glad you both are loving his job! We should save so we can all pick up Rach from her mission in Italy (This is my dream). I love you so much! Nothing super exciting happened this week. Our roof fell through right after I passed under it, I was having a bad day but somehow I just started laughing and it made my day a bit better, idk. We also locked the key in our apartment so we had to break a window to get in. The poor landlord having us as tennents. But yeah nothing much else just teaching, searching, and smiling!

Response to Daddy's Letter

I know it is awesome that the prophets talk about me! Yeah I'm cool! Poor boy. I understand a little bit, I don't have an accent and I can talk in English about normal stuff but it is really hard to pray or talk about the gospel in english, I try but it turns into spanglish, that is after 9 months, I can't imagine after 2 years.
I'm glad you love your job!  I do love my mission, I do not regret coming, I have learned a lot about our Savior, the scriptures, people, and my self. And I am only half way there. It is hard, almost everyday is hard but I'm happiest when I am in a lesson, when I am out talking to the people, but I don't think we really learn much if things are easy. The mish changes a ton and I think that is why we learn, if things were always constant I don't think we would learn a thing. But I love you too! I always tell everyone how they should join the church so they can have a family like mine, and be parents like mine! Have a good day! Mwah