December 16, 2024

FAMILIA LES EXTRANO!! 

OK let's make this quick! Because this week was looonnnggg!


-Helped a member make snowflakes for the ward party while listening to Christmas music and eating pozole (estaba MOY rico)

-went to the temple with our ward and Adrino and Ana! It was one of the most special christmas memories ever!!
 
-my mom sent a big stocking that my dad used in his mission for christmas time, making me feel so grateful to have the gospel in my family 

-we were supposed to get transfer news last night but President Jones didn't feel like he got his spiritual confirmation about everything so...stay turned for next week (I think ill stay with hna zavala but you never know)

-in my mission we have 4 languages: english, Spanish, Chinese, and Armenian. AND I FINALLY WENT ON ON A CHINESE EXCHANGE! IT WAS SO COOL!

- we met a cool guy named Juan who was in the army and almost died 9 times. And we met him, and he said that he feels like this is a piece he has been missing in his life! 


 12-11-24 9:22 pm

So today was very very long. Today was a day where I just wanted to give up. We went on the bus today and we were walking all over. We were exhausted and we hardly saw any Spanish. So that was the hard part. But we stopped and got a raising cinnamon Bagel with cream cheese. It was bussin. And I ended the day playing with these little kids from Guatemala and playing basketball with the youth in the church. So not to bad. But I lowkey want to.cry right now. 

12/13/2024 9:38 pm
So I haven't written in my journal in a very long time. But this week has been pretty good. Yesterday I went on my first Chinese exchange. It was very interesting. I didn't understand anything at all. It was super fun though. We also had our relief society activity. Also that morning I went on a three-mile run! Today I also got to see one of my beat friends from East la. And her aunt who is in Bel 1, gave me a beanie of her mom that passed away because her dad said he wanted us to have them. It was literally so sweet. I also got to pet A horse today. So that was actually amazing. My soul was healed. and then tonight we sang at the light of the world booth. Not a lot of people were interested but it was so so cool to sing! 

9/14/2024. 9:25 pm
Wow what a day. There was a lot of joy felt today, but the opposition was definitely there. I found out that only immediate family can visit missionaries now and that kinda broke my heart I am not gonna lie. But we also we had a lesson with a friend named Juan. It was a very long lesson. And I HATE long lessons. They annoy me so much. But he did say that he has a void in his life and that we are the only way that we can help him feel it. Which is really cool. Because in PMG it says That people don't know what they are looking for until they have found it. So that was cool. And then we also went to the temple tonight with our friends. And at first they didn't show up. So we got really nervous that we were there illegally. Because if we don't have friends we can't go. BUT THEN THEY CAME! It was so beautiful. The lights and the Christmas trees. And it truly did feel like we were there as a family. And we took so many pretty pictures! And then to end the night we had tamales and hot chocolate outside all together just chatting. And on the way home and hna zavala were laying on each other's shoulders. Just so very happy to be with each other.

12/15/2025 10:03pm
Today was kinda crazy! I am not gonna lie! We had church which was good! And then we came home and hung lights in our house. SUPER CUTE. and then we had some lessons and then we went to the stake center where we sang and had a super good Christmas concert. The songs touched me soul. We were supposed to have transfer announcements tonight, but president jones needs more spiritual confirmation, so I am kind of a nervous wreck right now hahaha. Litte bit stressed. Anyway. It will be ok. 

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