Missionaries Still Training

Hola Familia!!!

I am so so addicted to dark chocolate edamame! Thanks Grandma G:)  If you haven't tried them do it they are amazing.  And Mom I got the package thank you so so much my roommates and I were so happy you sent the whole Trader Joes store..we needed it last night:)  FEAST!!  Thanks everyone for the letters and packages seriously, your letters make me so happy.  Im all BETTER:)  Thanks for the card Mom you are so sweet!  So you guys requested to know about my district etc..so i will tell.

My companion Hermana Batchkof and I are both going to NM along with another sister H. Jarman. Hermana Word is going to NJ along with all the other ELders left.  2 elders left this week for the Dominican Republic...it was so sad.  Never would I think I could be so close to people after 3 weeks.  This place will do that to you.  One of them Elder Day was from Santa Barbara and he totally reminds me of Alex...Seriously, that is just what I picture Alex being like as a missionary.  Super sarcastic and not likinig to show any emotion.  But underneath the cool guy exterior is a real softy.  He got up and bore his testimony along with Elder Reinlesbacher before they left on Wed and It was truly incredible...honestly.  Its cool to know there are such good people going out into the world to share this message!  And when i saw those 2 on the first day I thought...they are so different and they do not look happy.  But they embraced there differences...one super outgoing and sarcastic the other shy reserved and so so so patient.  They learned from eachother.  I am going to be in that type of situation before I know it...so i best learn from their example.  Hermana Batchkoff is from Riverside CA and H. Jarman from Bountiful UT and H. Word from Las Vegas.  H. Word goes to BYU...new friend for the future:)  We all get along so well its weird.  I've been seriously blessed in that department.  We exercise everyday except pday and sun dad so don't worry I am doing my best to take care of myself.  Sometimes you just can't help it when your surrounded by sick ppl...i have to let the OCD side of myself just relax because there is absolutely nothing I can do about it.

In terms of what I've learned about NM..we met a guy from there going to Argentina.  He is so funny..so funny..says we will love it, but from his description i wonder haha.  It is a different kind of pretty jaja!  I will love the people though that I know.  One of my teachers is from Mexico and the other is from England and went to Spokane Washington on his mission.  So Awesome so funny...totally has a British sense of humor..says it like it is too.  It is pretty funny to hear a British Man speaking Spanish.  He has a pretty darn good accent too.  He told us some awesome stories about his mission and some of the food he had to eat...and the fact that it is offensive to not eat it.  Oh dear i am in for a treat...just going to have to suck it up and gain a few pounds.  Haven't yet, and yes mom i am eating although what i eat is so weird here. 

SO funny story.  You know how hard i laugh when people fall...well in class the other day and Elder totally just fell out of his chair and I completely lost it and tried so so so so hard to contain myself.  Because he was so embarrassed.  so bad.  I did a pretty good job considering my problem.  Alex is probably shaking his head right now..he always gets  mad when I do that.  What can I say...I felt bad but just couldn't help laughing. 

Well, on a more serious note still learning so so so much.  Spanish is hard, we had an english fast on Tuesday.  It was so hard and we were all a bit frusterated by the end of the day!  But we did it for the most part unless I honestly forgot.  LIke when I woke up for Yoga oh ya forgot to say they have exercise classes for hermanas at 6AM yoga is one of them BOMB!  but i woke up an was like are we really going everyone yells at me half asleep NO INGLES! My companion is really good at speaking Spanish all the time so she is helping me out.  I can always be better that is for sure. 

We are teaching the Plan of Salvation this week.  Can I just say it is so hard to keep that lesson simple but you have to!!!  We are learning as we go. But I just have to say after learning more about it..guys..it is awesome.  It makes so much sense.  Why we are here, where we are going...the fairness of it all.  God will make it fair no matter what but ultimately he wants us back.  He wants us to come home.  I know if we do our best to do the right thing and live the Gospel the best we can, that will be enough.  He wants us to come back to him, he doen't want us to fail. I realize my problems and weaknesses more and more being here..this place is bizarre like that..but the reality is, he knows I am doing my best.  The Atonement is so real.  He suffered for everyone of us, and so is the PERFECT person to turn to because he has felt what you've felt.  I am learning so much about life it blows my mind and i am only in the MTC.  Its been 3 weeks and feels like a lot longer Im not goiong to lie.  The days are long but the weeks fly.  L'evangelio de JesuCristo es verdadero!  Yo Se!!  Gracias mucho!!! TE AMO!

Have your head where your feet are...from Sister Tamarra Kemsley!

Love you all so much go get em this week no REGRETS

Con Amor!!!

Hermana Holland