Happy Halloween!

Hey sweet family!

 

I hope everyone, the kiddos especially, are so excited for Halloween! Hna. Greenwood and I got little pumpkins from a member that we will carve today! I think I'm more excited about it...I can't wait to see the kid's costumes!

 

This last week was pretty great. We were in the house though for about half a day...want to hear the story? Thought so! So we went through the day wonderfully, had lots of appointments and members that came with us! And then we had a dinner appointment with the Rodriguez family, they are pretty much my favorite. But it was an earlier dinner, like 3...linner? Well Hna. Rodriguez really really likes spicy food. And so does Hna. Greenwood. So Hna. Rodriguez fixed our plates for us and gave them to us, we prayed, and started eating. Within 2 seconds I'm bright red and sweating like crazy and Hna. Rodriguez face goes white and her eyes get so wide and she starts speaking Spanish so quickly I didn't understand one bit, well besides LO SIENTO!!! She gave the Hna. Greenwood's plate with the insanely spicy habenero sauce on it...Within 2 minutes I was throwing up like crazy!! And it didn't stop for whole hour...I was done for...I ate so many tums. Then I slept it off the rest of the day as commanded by the medical coordinator, Sister Martinez. Which is really funny because it was her last day as a service missionary, she laughed a little and she said she wasn't surprised it ended with me. She and I are best friends. :)

 

Well besides me being on fire this week...HERMANO ALEJANDRO GARCIA WAS BAPTIZED!!!!!!!! It was so incredible!! He is the sweetest man in the world. I wish y'all could have seen how happy he was(is)! I'll try and figure out this picture thing...last time it only let me see 3 pictures... But the crazy thing is that he was an hour and a half late...talk about stressful! Lots of the ward came and were very supportive, they are all great! Hna. Greenwood and I were supposed to sing a special musical number but the program had to have some adjustments due to time. I'm definitely not complaining...I'm too out of shape to sing. And then the following Sunday, yesterday, he was confirmed a member of the church and he received the Holy Ghost! What a beautiful weekend. :) OH OH!!!!!! AND!!!!! The girlfriend of a member, Herald Del Aguila, has a date for this next Saturday! Which may be changed for the Sunday so her parents can make it. Her name is Crystal and she is SO GOLDEN!!!! She has been coming to church with Herald for over a month and she loves it. Crystal wanted to learn more from us but first she wanted to come to a lesson to see how it was before it was focused on her. So she and Herald came with us to the Vasquez family and we taught a really great lesson, she even participated!! And afterwards we were scheduled to have a Noche Mormona with the Del Aguilas. So we went over there and taught a first lesson. It started out kind of rough because Hno. Del Aguila is kind of scary...he's a very VERY smart man and makes you feel kind of silly. So I was really afraid to talk. But I said a prayer in my heart and talked anyways and turns out I did just fine! He told me tough afterwards I need to work on my Spanish...it's a work in progress. Well we decided to watch the short Restoration video after the lesson. And Crystal got pretty emotional during that. Hna. Greenwood and I shared a look and after the movie was done we asked her to be baptized on November 2nd. And she is, I think, the most excited person I have ever taught to get baptized!! She already ready the Book of Mormon on her own, knows it's true, and applies it to her life. HELLO!!! She is SO prepared!! She'll be baptized just before Hna. Greenwood leaves for home...but we don't talk aobut her going home...I'm having a heard time dealing with that. We're best friends.

 

Anyways, that is my life this week! I hope everyone had an awesome week! Always look for an opportunity to serve!

 

Much Love,

Hermana Florence