Thursday, November 27, 2014

Close the Castle Gate - Week One Email 11/27/14

Wow. Week one. It has taken forever to get to my first P-day. Every day feels like it lasts for a week. It is so tiring using your brain for 12 hours a day almost every day. Aunt Christy, you were right; I just had to make it to Sunday.

Drop-off Day wasn't hard once I got out of the car. I didn't cry afterwards. I was taken to get my name tag and all of my language books, and then I met my district. They rock. There are four Elders and four Hermanas and we are all going to the Rosario, Argentina mission, except for Hermana Nunez who is going to the Phoenix Arizona Mission. I am hoping to attach group pictures, but I don't know if I'll be able to. If I can, I will label all of the people.
Top Row- Hermanos Pearson, Williams, Aubrey, and Blackmon
Second Row- Hermanas Allen (my companion), Nunez, Hone, Spencer (Me!)
It's already been an extremely spiritual experience, and I've only been here for 6 1/2 days! Yesterday I got to sing for Elder Oaks!! It was so amazing! I am also going to be in the choir for our Thanksgiving program which will feature a very special guest. I don't know who it will be, though. I'm excited for it. Hermana Nunes was sick, and mi companera said she should get a blessing and she asked the Elders in our district to do it. They did, and even though they were stumbling and looking through the handbook to see how to do it the right way, it was one of the most spiritual experiences of my life.
The whole district!
I don't have hardly any time left, but I will try to write as much as I can. It snowed a couple of times, and even though it didn't stick, it was still super pretty!

I love it here, and I can't wait to get to Argentina! We leave the 29th of December, sorry Brinn, but I don't have actual flight plans yet. 

My email is titled "Close the Castle Gate" because one of the Elders in my district has the same facial expression as Alexander from Project Runway (Editor's note: vacant, open-mouthed) and so the Hermanas in my district came up with that saying for him.

I have to go now; I love and miss you all,
Hermana Spencer

1 comment:

  1. I love and miss you. Have a great time and I am so glad that you are having such a wonderful, spiritual experience.

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