Invitar a las personas

The snow that started to fall last Thursday was still falling 6 inches later on Friday morning. It progressed from beautiful to dangerously slushy to nearly-gone throughout the day, and everyone laughed as it dropped from trees onto the Elders.

I love the MTC because I can allow my life to be simple. My daily goals range from "smile all day" to "serve someone" to "testify 3 times in Spanish today". I love the gospel and I love to learn how to teach it, so that's more like play anyway, and the Spanish we're learning is still mostly review for me, entonces puedo enfocar on relationships and my own growth.

With two weeks of experience under our belts, Hna. Gorham and I have learned a few important things:

1. Shower after gym; it's the only time between 5am and 10pm when you can shower with hot water and water pressure.

2. Gym is the perfect time to memorize scriptures.

3. Do NOT eat the Chicken.

I spent most of Saturday night with poor Hna. Williams, who was sick with food poisoning (future missionaries: be cautions of the left-overs line, especialmente the teriyaki chicken.) Certainly no one wants food poisoning, but I was grateful to be there to play mommy to this wonderful sister that I love so much.

The mission is all about serving! And I LOVE it! All days I look for ways to serve mi companera. My scripture study is spent searching for ways to serve my TRC investigators/teaching appointments/fellow missionaries. Everything I learn about Espanol and about the gospel, I need to serve the people of Los Angeles. And with all this I know that I am serving mi salvador, Jesucristo. I am serving him by being his hands and feet on the earth-- what a privilege!

Thanks so much for all the letters, e-mails and dear elders, It always gives me such a boost to hear from you guys that I love so much!!

P.S. Happy Birthday this week Nicky!