1. TRANSFERS: I GOT TRANSFERED!!! So this week we had transfers and me and Hermana Rodriguez BOTH left! They put Elders in Webster City! Ehh we were not happy but they put really good elders there so I can't complain too much. Anywho, so I am in......wait for it......DES MOINES...again! It is so great to be back and see all the members I love and ahhhh its awesome! My new companion is Hermana Barnes. She is from Harriman and has been out for 3 months. So she's a newbie. She is a perfectionist and a clean freak. She is the most innocent little thing I have ever met! Her Spanish is fantastic!!! She is hilarious! I'm not quite sure exactly how to describe her but she is amazing and I love her and I am excited to serve with her!!
2.RANDY: RANDY GOT BAPTIZED!!!!!!!!!!! The only sad thing was he got baptized the day after we left. We taught him every single lesson and have been with him from the beginning and organized the baptism and got everything ready and it was perfect. Then we both left and we handed the Elders a baptism on a silver platter. I will admit it was very hard. But the joy of seeing him progress and be so much happier makes it ok that I wasn't there for the actual ordinance. He will always be mine and Rodriguez' golden child. Sooooo happy for him!
3.FOURTEEN: Guys, I have been on my mission for 14 months today! What in the world??? How is this possible? I just got here yesterday!!! I feel soooo old!!!! There are only 3 Hermanas that are older than me in the mission!! Ahhhhhhh I only have 3 transfers left!!!! NOOOOOO hellllpppp SOS!!!!! Quick send chocolate assistance!!!!!!
4.RESTORATION: So the Spanish Elders here in Des Moines had a baptism on Saturday and as missionaries we teach the Restoration at baptisms while the people are getting dressed after the actual baptism. So they asked us to do it and we taught the Resto in Spanish and it was awesome!!!! So fun!!! Lemme tell you the gift of tongues is reallllll!!!!!! It was great and then there was delicious Spanish food afterwards:)
5.SPANISH: Ya'll so I am in a completely Spanish area now. Up until now I can count the number of times I have had a spainsh lesson on my hands buuuuuuttttt lemme reemphasize that the gift of tongues is sooooo realllll!!!!!! I have been able to communicate better that ever and understand better than ever! Its is amazing how much I have actually learned these last 14 months. Its so nice to actually speak Spanish on a Spanish speaking mission! Everyone is the branch commented on how much better my Spanish is! Apparently I was really bad cause they all remembered....hahaha!!!
Well that's it for this week! I am so happy to be back in Des Moines. Its fantastic and I love it and I love Spanish and I LOVE AND MISS YOU ALL!!!!! Until next week....xoxo Hermana Rice
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