August 18, 2012- Speed Walking

How is my most favorite family ever doing? this week went by super fast. hopefully ill be able to write all the things that i can remember that happened. thanks for all of the letters and emails this
week. i wont have time to email a response back to everyone, but hopefully ill have more time to send out some letters. this week we took a bus into the city. they dropped us off and we had the experience of tracting. thank goodness for my latina companion i was asigned to, or else i wouldnt have had any idea what anyone was saying. it was a great experience, and i had the opportunity to share a book of mormon and bear witness of the truthfullness of the book being another testiment of jesus christ. the best part was watching the womans face light up and change as the holy ghost bore witness as well. i look forward to having more experiences like this for the next year and a half. we get to go and tract again next week. we also get to go on a tour of the city on tuesday, because thats the day where half the group here leaves for there mission, and the next group from the mtc in provo comes in. by the way, CCM stands for centrál capacion de misioneros... its just the abreviation, like the mtc in spanish. this week i had to sit volleyball out for a day, due to my sprained ankle. my district was having speed walking compitions down the hallway(because guatemala won their first gold metal ever in speed walking!!) i won the first two rounds, and then on my third race, i was wearing my ugly dansko and when i got to the end of the hall and went to turn around for my final stretch i blew out my ankle and fell to the ground. dont worry though, it was only a minor injury, and im back in business. lauren, yes i have been also practicing basketball,as well as jungle gym, dance, cheerleading stunts, and many other sports to try and keep my sanity here. but i work just as hard as i play when its time. i feel like this week i really grew in my ability to understand and comprehend others spanish! we also had a fireside. some quotes that i liked include ´obedience brings blessings, but exact obedience brings miracles¨ also once you have done something that you have never done before, it becomes easy from there on. Dad and Mom, i love you both so much. thanks for your great example always. tell Jeramy happy birthday for me, I also love all my siblings and friends. my times up but ill write again next week