10 July 2013

Surprise! I am writing on a Wednesday, not Monday because we spent all day Monday in San Salvador at doctors appointments. Poor Hermana Mendoza has strepp throat. She had been battling an aweful fever for days before we finally got to go see Hermana Bryce. We got her some antibiotics but had to stay in the house all day yesterday because she was still super contagious. Luckily I am still fine and healthy but we are sure sick of being in the house. We didn´t get to buy food on Monday either so there wasn´t much in the house to eat. I caved in and ordered Pizza Hut. The first truly American pizza that I have eaten in five months!! And it was wonderful!

Sunday night we were in the house. Hermana Mendoza had a fever so she was laying down upstairs. I was in the bathroom doing my business when all of the sudden everything started to shake. I thought that it was just some running by the house or something but it started to grow stronger and stronger. I realized that it was an earthquake at that point and quickly pulled up my pants while Hermana Mendoza ran down that stair as fast as posible. We ran for cover, under the door ways in the house. Honestly I can´t remember exactly what to do in an earthquake but my companion said the doorways so that is what we did. Ha! It stopped really quickly because it was only a little tremor. Wow! I have now experienced an earthquake for the first time ever! And of all the places to be during an earthquake, I had to be in the bathroom doing my business....ha!! I told Hermana Mendoza that that is probably where I will be when Christ comes again too. hahaha!

We have now officially met President and Sister Hintze. We had a conference last week to meet them. We quickly ran into problems when we started to go over the rules of the mission. President Cordon and President Glacier (of the other mission in El Salvador) are very different hence the culture of the two missions are very different as well. People started asking questions and bickering over different rules. Poor President Hintze. I could just see the burden grow on his shoulders. I can only imagine being in his shoes...how aweful! But with time all will be well. The good news is that I can now sleep in to 6:30am, I have a little more time to write each week, I am allowed to drink coca cola (doesn´t really affect me much), and pday lasts until 6pm instead of 5pm. Today the Hintzes came to Sononate to do interviews with all of the missionaries here so I got to spend some one on one time with them this morning. They are both super super nice! It is kind of a relief to be able to talk to someone who speaks English and understands my culture better. President told me that I need to prepare myself to train because a lot of sisters are coming to the mission in the next few months. I thought that he was just telling all sisters in general this but when I asked Hermana Mendoza she said that he only told her to help prepare me to train. yikes Yikes YIKES!! This transfer, due to the changes in the mission, is going to last 10 weeks or until the beginning of August. I have heard that I will probably be sent to San Salvador to help mix up the mission. We´ll see what happens. But I am going to need all the help that I can get.

The fourth of July, sadly but truly, does not exist down here. The day came and went. Luckily we had zone meetings that day so I could be with a few people who were celebrating the day as well. I sang the national anthem, Elder Knight wore his American Flag tie and that was about the whole of the celebration. ha! What a different world.

I hope all is well home on the range. I love you all!!