6/23/14

 

Ma,

I'm sorry I have slacked off on my big email! I have repented and I'll try to do better. Holy cannoli it's about 1200000000000000000(bagillion)...degrees and I sweat like a dog everywhere I go and I don't have like any summer clothes and the salvation army is closed on Mondays AND....it's fantastic hahahah. Sister Booms and I are doing well. We get along pretty well and I've been working with her on feeling confident in speaking ot people. That is one thing I do know how to do haha. She is really good at the scriptures and she has like a thousand quotes from apostles memorized so we make a good team! ;) I have seen fireflies like every single night for the past month and I love LOVE it. They'er literally my favorite bug......actually they're like the only bug that I enjoy. We get eaten alive by random bugs and our branch has really been helping us out with that since we walked into church looking like dalmations with red spots rather than black. They gave us "Chigg away"...dahaha it's used by the military or something and it smells like sulfur BUT! it keeps the chiggers away...and everyone else haha Nah it's good. We basically only have to put it on once a week cause it's so strong that it lasts for 7 days! Awesome! :) So, hahaha funny story. Sunday President Grat asked me and sister booms if we would be in charge of the music cause everyone was gone and I was like "ummm ya sure!" We have one of those piano/organ things that play themselves and sister Booms nows how to lead music so I figured we'd be just fine. WELL.....hahah we get up to do the opening song and I push the hymn and...... it starts going like a trillion miles an hour and no one can hear it. SO I freak out and start pushing buttons and the volume was all the way up and still it was super quiet, the congregation is still on verse two and we're finishing up the chorus on verse four and I hit a button that changed the organ sound after a long pause and I figure the little organ pedal thing might be able to help with the volume so I push my foot all the way down on it and blow the speakers out of the organ..................................................ya. Dahahahahah!!! I was dying I was cracking up so hard and President Grat was chuckling too and sister Booms, poor thing, was trying to switch leading between arms cause the other just had a super intense work out. The next song went pretty well considering hehe. That's what they get for not calling a professional :) Also, sister booms and I had a ton of meetings this week, one of which was train the trainer. That was my 3rd time at that meeting and it was kinda fun. I finally understood what president was saying and he gave me a compliment. I told him I heard that everything is up hill until 9 months and that I was happy cause I was almost to 9 months and I should have things figured out by then. He was like "Well, I think you hit your 9 month mark 4 months out. You're a great missionary." :) Aww. That made my life. Sometimes I feel like I'm a bad missionary cause we are having a hard time finding the prepared but I do what I am called to do, I share the gospel with everyone that I can and I try to be as obedient as I can and that's all I can control. Well that and my attitude. SO! I have almost exactly one year left out here and I'm gonna make it my goal to love every day..probably not every minute cause sometimes it's really hot outside :) but I'm gonna love everyday, and I am learning SOOOOO much it's insane! I have begun reading Jesus the Christ and my mind is blown, speaking of which. Can you guys send me a dictionary??? I have looked everywhere and cannot find one! Stinkin google :) As for the Hymns on CD I sent them back cause it wasn't the hymns that didnt' have words, it was the primary songs so I just sent back the second set you sent of the hymns. But! Don't send me the primary cds it's all good! I really appreciate you all taking care of me :) Packages are fun haha. So ya, if you run across a dictionary that would be great because I literally have to look up every other word in that book. However, It's like my spirit is starving and I am just LOVING personal study. I can't believe I was so stupid before and never really studied the scriptures. I hope to keep this habit when I get home. I'll Just force myself to do it cause once you start studying the scriptures and the words of the prophets, you mind and soul are enlightened and you feel closer to God. I know that Heavenly Father wants us to learn of him and to grow spiritually every single day. Try making time for it. I love you all SOOOOOO much!

Love you forever,

Sister Moreno