I'm more than halfway through my time here at the CCM and I can't believe it! I think I've aged 10 years in the past 3 weeks but sometimes it be like that.
Last Wednesday, we took a field trip to the Mexico City Temple! (I just realized I sent the temple pics in my last email so you'll get them again this week). It was our first time outside the gates of the CCM, however our freedom was short lived when the bus pulled into the temple grounds, a WAY cooler but nonetheless still gated place. The drive was about an hour and I was so tempted to hop off the bus and grab some street tacos, but I decided not too at the thought of having to tell people I got sent home because I ran into the streets of mexico to get tacos. We won't ever spend time outside on the streets because of safety and we are here to get stuff DONE, but a girl can dream. Anyway, the temple was amazing and we will get to go again in 3 weeks!
This week we made the goal to memorize 90 words and 18 phrases a day and by the end we should have around 2,500 words. We are teaching lessons every day and tomorrow we will be speaking only Spanish for the whole day so that should be interesting! The days are exhausting and the work is hard but I always think of the quote "where much is given, much is required". Life's not easy and requires a lot of work, but diligence and hard work brings miracles and blessings.
On Sunday, I got assigned to speak in church next week! They used to do a talk roulette sort of thing where everyone would prepare a talk in Spanish and during the Sunday meeting they would announce who would be speaking that day so you always had to be ready. Just a couple of days ago they changed it so now we get a weeks notice when we are speaking. It's a shame you all won't be able to hear it but I can guarantee it will be amazing!!
Also, my cute friend Kennidy (Hermana Johnston) from BYU left for Chile a couple days ago, but it was fun to see a familiar face here.
On Friday, one of the hermanas in our district tripped on a curb and sprained her ankle so she spent the next 2 days in a wheelchair. Another girl also sprained her pinky playing volleyball but if you think that's bad, it's really just the beginning. The stomach bug has been spreading like nobody's business and on Sunday night, a girl threw up during our devotional. The next day 7 out of the 12 people in our district stayed home with the stomach flu. Unfortunately I took a phat L and was one of the people that had to stay home. Luckily I had 2 other hermanas in my apartment that were sick too so we had a sick party.
Yesterday we had a devotional broadcasted from Provo by Neil L. Anderson and he talked about how the gathering of Israel is the most important thing happening on the earth today. I am so blessed I feel to be apart of it and tell people the good news the Christ lives and loves them!!!
Love, Hermana Dangl
Only pro of waking up at 6:30 everyday
My friend from BYU, Hermana Johnston
Our district, slowly falling apart
Sick but still having a gooood time!
Mi companera y yo
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