2 October 2013

Wow where did September go?! It feels like it just started last week but when I think about it.....a lot has happen in September. haha! Time is crazy. Well this week we got our bikes and I have decided that all of my skirts are not the right kind of skirts to ride bikes in. Or maybe no kind of skirt is good to ride bikes in. haha! I do my best to keep myself covered but it is honestly a lost cause sometimes. It has been a little drier this week. We only got one day of rain but just that brought out even more mosquitos than there already are. YIKES! I honestly am just waiting for the day that I get dengue because I feel like it is just inevitable. But for now I am healthy, no worries.

I am slowly but surely getting to know Orange Walk and the members better. It is starting to feel more like home. I am starting to understand the english better too. Even though they "speak english" it is super hard to understand because of their accent and bad grammer. haha. Sister Price and I taught the primary I Feel My Savior's Love on Sunday. That was interesting. Some kids pay attention, others are just too young, and others just refuse. Oh the joys of the primary. The really liked head shoulders knees and toes though. :) We were able to bring six investigators to church this week. That is a record for me! Four of them are youth that are siblings but one of them invited his friend to go with him. These kids are pretty cool and really liked to church. We are hoping to help them accept a baptismal date and to get the permission of their dad. Their family is weird....the oldest child is 19 and the dad's girlfriend is 21 and they already have two kids together. Yuck! Sister Rodriguez and I were left a little dumb founded when we found out. ha! Oh the crazy things that you see in the mission.

Well, Mel asked for a few details. The food here consists of a lot of rice and beans and beans and rice. Those two things are actually different. They eat a lot of stewed chicken, fried chicken, shredded chicken, and more chicken. They eat tacos for breakfast. And fruits and vegetables are SUPER expensive so almost no one eats them. There are a ton of authentic chinese food around because there are a lot of Chinese people here. They own almost all the little stores and every corner and almost all the restuarants in town. My favorite part about the food here is the tortillas. They have real and delicious flour tortillas. I never have to eat super heavy and thick corn tortillas....HURRAY!!!! haha. But I am dying from the lack of fruits and veggies. If any one is feeling charitable, I would love any type of dried or preserved fruit or vegetable that I could get. :)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! to Bonnie and Clif. Thank you for all the pictures and telling me all about it. I have been thinking about Madison all week, wondering which day she was born. I am so happy to hear that everything went well and to see my new niece.

Well I have to go. Thank you for all the emails. I love hearing from you guys. And General Conference is this weekend!!!! I am SO excited!!! I hope you will all watch it because it is SO important. I know that Thomas S Monson is a true prophet and we are so very blessed to have a prophet to lead and guide us today!

I love you all!

Sista Heap

Cleaning the church with Hermana Rodriguiz