Querido Familia y Amigos,
Hola!
I can’t believe it has only been a week since I last wrote home. It feels likes its been a month with all that has happened.
Early this week our bathrooms were deemed “unsafe” so we had to move to a nueva casa (newhouse). It was such a big move and so frustrating, I mean the nueva casa was a whole 2 houses down the street!!! I’m just joking, we did have to move but it wasn’t a problem. Mi companera y yo (My companion and I) have our own room now just the 2 of us, its weird but fun.
So I’m sure most of you know how I very much disliked all the construction in Provo. When I left on my mission I was confident in the hope that I would not have to deal with any construction. 2 semanas pasada (2 weeks ago) when I went al templo (to the temple) it was a bumpy and very sickening ride but there was no construction. I don’t know if I ever talked about the traffic in Mexico. Cada vec (every time), when people get into their cars, they make up their own rules for driving. Its quite an adventure and reminds me of Paris, France. But anyway, this morning when we left for al templo at 7am! (much to early por mi pobrasita corazon)((much too early for my poor little heart)) we ran right into construction just outside the gates of the CCM, just like in Provo. There were many spots of construction all the way al templo. Which made me feel even more sick by the time we actually arrived at el templo about 45 minutes later.
Thats right, guess who got sick over the party weekend? If you said Rapunzel....I’m sorry your wrong. If you said me....your right.
Yep this silly hermanita (little sister) talking with you now is sick. Friday night I got this weird feeling that the weekend wasn’t going to be easy for me. Sure enough, I woke up around 3amsaturday morning con terrible dolor del estomago(with terrible pain in my stomach). I don’t really remember much of anything from saturday or sunday so I’m sorry I can’t tell you much there. I wish I had taken some pictures of myself though because I’m sure it was quite a funny show. I know if angeles had been watching me during that time they probably would have been laughing not crying for me because I looked very very funny.
The only distinct thing I remember from saturday was when el lider de mi districto燾on 3 otro Elderes(the leader of my district with 3 other Elders) came over to mi casa(my house) to give me a blessing. I barely made it out of bed and into the front room where the Elderes were waiting, again I’m sure the angeles were laughing. el lider de mi districto was the one who did the blessing.
Here are a few things that I remember from the blessing
1. I was told to remember that God loves all his children. (this is said in my patriarchal blessing as well, and in most of the blessings I've every received. I think its important)
2.God had heard my words and my prayers
3. God had been listening to me and understands the thoughts of my heart.
4.God is pleased with my work
It was a powerful blessing for me, so I went and took another nap.
I was awake for maybe a total of 5 hours on saturday, the rest of it I had not strength and just sat in bed. Saturday night we had a big party planned for the whole CCM to celebrate La Independencia燿e Mexico (the independence of Mexico). And of course this being such a wonderfully amazing, spectacular party. With lights, sounds, laughter, color, and amazing things beyong our imagination!!.....I didn’t go. There was no way I could think of to get myself out of bed. So I celebrated on my own by finally eating something. 1banana y 4 crackers. I managed to stay awake a little bit longer on sunday but not by much. Tried to walk across the campus to desayuno (breakfast), and barely made it inside. I then sad for 15 minutes trying not to pass out, then I repeated the torture by walking back home. So I didn磘 make it relief society afterwards. Which was a bit of a shame because Hermana Pratt (la esposa de el presidente del CCM)((the wife of the MTC President)) told las hermanas que(the sisters that) 2 hurricanes are heading for Mexico ahorrita (right now). One from the Gulf, and the other from the Pacific. We won’t get any terrible wind here en el CCM (in the MTC), but it is expected to rain a lot. Big suprise there.
Though I suppose I shouldn’t be that hard on the rain, it has only been drizzling a little these past few days. Its actually quite sad the way it drizzles, its like someone is constantly spitting on you, with un gran boca(a great mouth)that never runs out of spit. Anyway, back to sunday. I managed to drag myself to a few minutes of district meeting where Presidente Ruiz (el presidente de mi rama(branch) ((the president of the branch)) was there to join us. He talked about his love for us and how honored he was to be our branch presidente. And then he tried 4 different times to give me a blessing, as much as I love blessings I knew that one was good enough for me and I had to excercise faith to be healed now on my own. The Presidente Ruiz cried. Not because I wouldn’t let him give me a blessing (You didn’t think I was that rude did you?) but because it made him so sad to see me in pain when he couldn’t help me. He told us that he things of us all as his children and he wants to do everything he can to help us. It was very sweet and we all appreciated his thoughts. After district meeting I stumbled on over to Sacrament meeting. I don’t remember very much and my companera can testify that I wasn’t entirely there for most of the meeting, which I felt bad about. I had to skip everything else for the rest of the day because I just couldn’t function. I managed to make it out of bed around 8pm to go and watch the joseph smith movie. Every sunday night starting at 8pm we watch a church movie. Last week was the movie Legacy, which is a favorite from my childhood. My first week here was a really cool movie (though really old) about the book of mormon and how it had changed peoples lives. Including the life of Parley P. Pratt who is the great great great great great(I think that might be to many, but I started thinking of The Emperors New Groove and got distracted) anyway great grandfather which was cool. Back to this most recent sunday, after the movie I had to go straight back to bed, I took some zzzquil (sorry didn磘 know how many z磗 to put, so 3 sounded good to me. Anymore than that and I would probably fall asleep right here in front of the computer like Loren did waiting for Joshua to call :) You rock Loren!) I was sad that I couldn’t attend the celebrations sunday night because it was the night that el Presidente de Mexico(the President of Mexico) reads the Grita(Shout). My dad can tell you more about it because my history, and well lets me honest my head altogether, its a bit fuzzy. Unfortunately not a soft warm fuzzy, more like a “I just rolled out of bed and forget that I have lots of hair on my head and my blanket (which is actually warm and fuzzy) likes to share its fuzz and so now I am covered in it” fuzzy.....I don’t think that made sense, but I’m going with it.
Anyway......the Grita is like a re-inactment of when the people of Mexico were first called to raise up arms against Spain for their independence. I have seen it a few times before and even shouted with them “Viva Mexico”. But of course this time I couldn’t which is ok.
Wow this letter is forever long!!! How do you people read this stuff, its all so confusing and sometimes a little strange. Ok...maybe more than a little.
Well do end with I will share a few funny moments in spanish. First, I was having a conversation with un Elder and I tried to say my P-day was Martes (tuesday), instead I said muertes (dead). We had a good laugh and then I corrected myself and we moved on. Second funny moment, un Elder Whetten en mi districto(in my district) was trying to tell un investigador(an investigator) during a leccion(lesson) that Joseph Smith recieved 创oros planchas创 (gold plates) from God. Instead it came out as Joseph smith recieved 创oros platanos创 (gold bananas) from God. Mi districto y yo(my district and I), totally rock at spanish.
Well I will stop making your brains swim with my oddness and bid you all a fond farewell. I hope that I have something more exciting to tell you all then my being sick.
Bless you all!
Love you all!!
Hermana Monsivais
From Rebecca Monsivais
Hi Mara.
I am kind of hoping that you are still sitting sick at the computer.
I am SOOOO sorry you are sick, but I did enjoy the letter that came from you and your being sick.
It is pretty hilarious!
Are you doing better today than on Sunday?
From Mara
So I don´t know what happened with the chinese characters, feel free to change those.
I am feeling a little better but still sick.
Tell Kaytlyn I love her, well tell everyone I love them and I say hi.
I am glad you enjoyed the letter, I had fun writing it.
Hola!
I can’t believe it has only been a week since I last wrote home. It feels likes its been a month with all that has happened.
Early this week our bathrooms were deemed “unsafe” so we had to move to a nueva casa (newhouse). It was such a big move and so frustrating, I mean the nueva casa was a whole 2 houses down the street!!! I’m just joking, we did have to move but it wasn’t a problem. Mi companera y yo (My companion and I) have our own room now just the 2 of us, its weird but fun.
So I’m sure most of you know how I very much disliked all the construction in Provo. When I left on my mission I was confident in the hope that I would not have to deal with any construction. 2 semanas pasada (2 weeks ago) when I went al templo (to the temple) it was a bumpy and very sickening ride but there was no construction. I don’t know if I ever talked about the traffic in Mexico. Cada vec (every time), when people get into their cars, they make up their own rules for driving. Its quite an adventure and reminds me of Paris, France. But anyway, this morning when we left for al templo at 7am! (much to early por mi pobrasita corazon)((much too early for my poor little heart)) we ran right into construction just outside the gates of the CCM, just like in Provo. There were many spots of construction all the way al templo. Which made me feel even more sick by the time we actually arrived at el templo about 45 minutes later.
Thats right, guess who got sick over the party weekend? If you said Rapunzel....I’m sorry your wrong. If you said me....your right.
Yep this silly hermanita (little sister) talking with you now is sick. Friday night I got this weird feeling that the weekend wasn’t going to be easy for me. Sure enough, I woke up around 3amsaturday morning con terrible dolor del estomago(with terrible pain in my stomach). I don’t really remember much of anything from saturday or sunday so I’m sorry I can’t tell you much there. I wish I had taken some pictures of myself though because I’m sure it was quite a funny show. I know if angeles had been watching me during that time they probably would have been laughing not crying for me because I looked very very funny.
The only distinct thing I remember from saturday was when el lider de mi districto燾on 3 otro Elderes(the leader of my district with 3 other Elders) came over to mi casa(my house) to give me a blessing. I barely made it out of bed and into the front room where the Elderes were waiting, again I’m sure the angeles were laughing. el lider de mi districto was the one who did the blessing.
Here are a few things that I remember from the blessing
1. I was told to remember that God loves all his children. (this is said in my patriarchal blessing as well, and in most of the blessings I've every received. I think its important)
2.God had heard my words and my prayers
3. God had been listening to me and understands the thoughts of my heart.
4.God is pleased with my work
It was a powerful blessing for me, so I went and took another nap.
I was awake for maybe a total of 5 hours on saturday, the rest of it I had not strength and just sat in bed. Saturday night we had a big party planned for the whole CCM to celebrate La Independencia燿e Mexico (the independence of Mexico). And of course this being such a wonderfully amazing, spectacular party. With lights, sounds, laughter, color, and amazing things beyong our imagination!!.....I didn’t go. There was no way I could think of to get myself out of bed. So I celebrated on my own by finally eating something. 1banana y 4 crackers. I managed to stay awake a little bit longer on sunday but not by much. Tried to walk across the campus to desayuno (breakfast), and barely made it inside. I then sad for 15 minutes trying not to pass out, then I repeated the torture by walking back home. So I didn磘 make it relief society afterwards. Which was a bit of a shame because Hermana Pratt (la esposa de el presidente del CCM)((the wife of the MTC President)) told las hermanas que(the sisters that) 2 hurricanes are heading for Mexico ahorrita (right now). One from the Gulf, and the other from the Pacific. We won’t get any terrible wind here en el CCM (in the MTC), but it is expected to rain a lot. Big suprise there.
Though I suppose I shouldn’t be that hard on the rain, it has only been drizzling a little these past few days. Its actually quite sad the way it drizzles, its like someone is constantly spitting on you, with un gran boca(a great mouth)that never runs out of spit. Anyway, back to sunday. I managed to drag myself to a few minutes of district meeting where Presidente Ruiz (el presidente de mi rama(branch) ((the president of the branch)) was there to join us. He talked about his love for us and how honored he was to be our branch presidente. And then he tried 4 different times to give me a blessing, as much as I love blessings I knew that one was good enough for me and I had to excercise faith to be healed now on my own. The Presidente Ruiz cried. Not because I wouldn’t let him give me a blessing (You didn’t think I was that rude did you?) but because it made him so sad to see me in pain when he couldn’t help me. He told us that he things of us all as his children and he wants to do everything he can to help us. It was very sweet and we all appreciated his thoughts. After district meeting I stumbled on over to Sacrament meeting. I don’t remember very much and my companera can testify that I wasn’t entirely there for most of the meeting, which I felt bad about. I had to skip everything else for the rest of the day because I just couldn’t function. I managed to make it out of bed around 8pm to go and watch the joseph smith movie. Every sunday night starting at 8pm we watch a church movie. Last week was the movie Legacy, which is a favorite from my childhood. My first week here was a really cool movie (though really old) about the book of mormon and how it had changed peoples lives. Including the life of Parley P. Pratt who is the great great great great great(I think that might be to many, but I started thinking of The Emperors New Groove and got distracted) anyway great grandfather which was cool. Back to this most recent sunday, after the movie I had to go straight back to bed, I took some zzzquil (sorry didn磘 know how many z磗 to put, so 3 sounded good to me. Anymore than that and I would probably fall asleep right here in front of the computer like Loren did waiting for Joshua to call :) You rock Loren!) I was sad that I couldn’t attend the celebrations sunday night because it was the night that el Presidente de Mexico(the President of Mexico) reads the Grita(Shout). My dad can tell you more about it because my history, and well lets me honest my head altogether, its a bit fuzzy. Unfortunately not a soft warm fuzzy, more like a “I just rolled out of bed and forget that I have lots of hair on my head and my blanket (which is actually warm and fuzzy) likes to share its fuzz and so now I am covered in it” fuzzy.....I don’t think that made sense, but I’m going with it.
Anyway......the Grita is like a re-inactment of when the people of Mexico were first called to raise up arms against Spain for their independence. I have seen it a few times before and even shouted with them “Viva Mexico”. But of course this time I couldn’t which is ok.
Wow this letter is forever long!!! How do you people read this stuff, its all so confusing and sometimes a little strange. Ok...maybe more than a little.
Well do end with I will share a few funny moments in spanish. First, I was having a conversation with un Elder and I tried to say my P-day was Martes (tuesday), instead I said muertes (dead). We had a good laugh and then I corrected myself and we moved on. Second funny moment, un Elder Whetten en mi districto(in my district) was trying to tell un investigador(an investigator) during a leccion(lesson) that Joseph Smith recieved 创oros planchas创 (gold plates) from God. Instead it came out as Joseph smith recieved 创oros platanos创 (gold bananas) from God. Mi districto y yo(my district and I), totally rock at spanish.
Well I will stop making your brains swim with my oddness and bid you all a fond farewell. I hope that I have something more exciting to tell you all then my being sick.
Bless you all!
Love you all!!
Hermana Monsivais
From Rebecca Monsivais
Hi Mara.
I am kind of hoping that you are still sitting sick at the computer.
I am SOOOO sorry you are sick, but I did enjoy the letter that came from you and your being sick.
It is pretty hilarious!
Are you doing better today than on Sunday?
From Mara
So I don´t know what happened with the chinese characters, feel free to change those.
I am feeling a little better but still sick.
Tell Kaytlyn I love her, well tell everyone I love them and I say hi.
I am glad you enjoyed the letter, I had fun writing it.
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