We got to go to the temple this week! It was fantastic! It was a whole lot better than the last time I went. I sat outside on the garden afterwards for a little bit and just thought about life and my mission and the many blessings I have been given. Then that same day we had dinner with Gladys and she made me handmade (literally she flattened them with her hands... I don't know how she does it) and they were delicious! I ate so much I felt sick... But it was a good sick! :) a delicious sick.
Oh! Also on Tuesday we had dinner with Yelina;) who recently got married and her sister just moved here from DC. Her sister Claudia told us all about her cool job with the government. She has lived all over the world and knows four languages. Her favorite place to live was Brazil because according to her it was a new country and everything was new and big. She also knows Russian! She was really good at it:) she pumped me up. I think I will call her every time I get unmotivated. She has this mentality, that she can do anything! It's awesome:)
On Thusday my friend Shelby from Murfreesboro came down with her boyfriend to see me:) she took my companion and I out to lunch and we talked about her life. It was great to see her:) I should have taken a picture of us! But I was so distracted that I totally forgot. :( She looked really happy though:D
Yisell and Victor, the Elder's investigators got baptized this weekend! It was a great baptism and the spirit was supper strong. It was also Yisell's birthday and I got to make her a treat. On Sunday they got up to share their testimony and all I could think of was how amazing and how perfectly they said it. It was a perfect testimony! They are "the golden" investigators. I sure love them:)
This Sunday I gave my "discurso de despedida" they had me talk about the atonement and missionary work. I still felt nervous. And I always prepare way too much for the time I am given. Which is mostly a blessing except for then i left Elder Stutz with like 8 min... Oops. But he ended up going over too:P as I was sitting in Relief Society I was thinking about how much I love these members. They are my family. This week we have all our dinners filled up and even most of our lunches! I might indeed roll off the plane. The only reason why we had to start filling up lunches is because Paola invaded our calendar and sighed up to feed us every empty day we had.... I love her so much!
Also another cool/gross event. After church in Sunday they gave us treats in relief society. I was so exited because they were my favorite chocolates! So I was unwrapping the chocolate and I look down and there is a tiny worm right on the chocolate!! It was just scrawling around. I showed as many people as were close to me and then Hno Bustamante squishes it! Then we had to dig it out of the trash because Hno Aristizabal wanted to take a picture of it... I think he might sue the chocolate company... Hahaha! But it was pretty cool experience:) moral of the story: Check your chocolate before you eat it, or you might be eating chocolate covered worms. ... or just don't eat chocolate:)
Oh also... I will only be writing one more weekly email after this because my time has come. Death is eminent :( so for all of those who have asked me: My date of arrival is September 9 at 10:17 from Nashville. I will be flying Delta
Okay enough of that:) Have another fantastic week!
Hermana Orellana
Pics:
Us at the temple:) with silly faces
Los niños;D
What the members share with me<3
Us... Right now...
A snail on his shirt!!
Sis Shenk made me banana pudding today!!:D
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