Week 6

Alright ya'll. I know it was my p-day on Tuesday, but our branch president said that we can write to people today before we leave:) Oh my goodness! I'm so excited! This is so crazy! I'm going to Mexico in two days! I'm at that point where I'm thinking, "What am I getting myself into?" But it's going to be so great:) I feel like Rapunzel. I can't believe I did this! I can’t believe I'm doing this..... This is so fun!!:))

Basically this week we've been reviewing everything and just having fun with each other. We didn't hear from Elder Holland, sadly, but our Tuesday devotional was amazing anyway:)

On Wednesday, we got elders in our zone! Finally! It was getting kind of lonely being an all girl 6-person zone... But it's sad because we've barely seen them at all because they've been doing first week stuff and we've been doing last week stuff... But they seem cool:) One is from Orem and is going to Canada. The others are from Idaho and Cali and are all going to Argentina. And none of them have taken Spanish, so it will be fun for them:)

On Thursday, I had to go to Main Campus with Hermana Young. She had to get a shot:) But it was cool because while I was waiting for her, I met a couple of elders that were super cool. One was from Hawaii serving in Anaheim, another was from Australia serving in the Marshall Islands, and the other was from Japan serving in Japan. It was cool to hear their accents and stuff:)

Friday was a LOOOOOOOOOOOOONG day.... In-field orientation.... We had to spend all day at Main Campus learning about stuff. We learned about exercising our faith like the young men who helped the pioneers cross the Sweetwater. Then we learned about setting goals, how to involve with members in your teaching, how to help members share their testimony with nonmember or inactive friends, and stuff like that. And we saw a play:) It was about what might happen on our first day... So it was a good day. It was just long.... And the food was so good! I think they get the good stuff and give what's left to West Campus... I had a wrap. Both meals:)

Today I've been packing and stuff like that. We had class with Toledo this morning and he just went over things that he thought were the most important for him to leave with us. Then we had a fiesta with a piñata that Hermana Young's mom sent. It was so fun and I'm going to miss this guy. He was just a big ball of energy and absolutely loved the Gospel. I almost have everything packed up. It's just hard because I'm still using some of the big stuff. I've weighed what I can already and I'm doing really well with what I have. I'm just trying to save as much weight as possible because I don't want to have to pay a bunch of money for a couple of pounds when I already have to pay for my second bag. 75$! Ugh! Tonight we are having class with Hermano Lounsberry for the last time. I had such great teachers here. It's sad to leave them all... Maybe I can come back and teach with them:)

Tomorrow we're going to have Music and the Spoken Word, Relief Society, Sacrament meeting where we are supposed to sing a musical number (I'm not sure how that is going to turn out... No one's really taken it seriously except me and Hermana Young...), lot's of devotionals, and just being with each other for the last little bit. It's going to be so sad, but this is going to be such a great experience for everyone.

I'm probably not going to get any sleep tomorrow night. Everyone in my apartment leaves at 2:30 am and then I leave at 4:30 am. But everyone is FREAKING OUT about packing and everything that is going on. I'm just thinking, "Don't stress. You'll get everything done if you don't:)"

Well, I don't know when I'll write next, most likely once I get to Oaxaca, but I don't know... But Family: I hope you are having fun in London. I'm jealous and Amelia, you'd better win for me;) And all you missionaries: I am so excited to experience what you've been experiencing. It's going to be so much fun and I hope that you are just having a blast giving free happiness to others who don't have it. I love all ya'll! You're all examples to me and don't forget Dios nos ama:) Have a good week! Be safe and make good choices!:)

Love Always, Hermana Walker