Buenos Tardes!
No Mom, I didn't get any
Valentines cards this year... Not even a little sucker with a cheesy
card taped to it... Next year for sure, right? :) I hope you all got
lots and lots of Valentines this week! And everyone feels loved and
stuff!
This
week we spent about 20 hours in the Hospital. 13 in one day for a
hernia surgery, and the other 7 throughout the week at different
appointments with sick missionaries. So we lost a lot of working time...
Our recent converts and less active members are still doing great, but
we haven't found many new people to teach for a while. That is our goal
this week. To find new people who are ready to make changes in their
lives and receive the blessing from God. :)
Ahh
man! I went several months without thinking about Abraham Lincoln once!
But then I looked down at my phone and it told me that his birthday was
this week... And now I have thought about him at least 3 days this
week. Bummer. Someone once told me that every American thinks about
Lincoln at least once every day... I don't think that is true.. until you
read the statistic...
Tomorrow
is my 6 months in Costa Rica day! And also my 1 year from opening my
call day! Wahoo! To me the time is going by fast! And slow... I am not
sure.. But I am enjoying it! :)
Ohh
someone asked me if I was from Ukraine this week! That was pretty cool!
But no.... Not even close. I do have a couple of friends from Ukraine
though? I have been getting Ukraine, Germany, England, and other
European countries recently... Cool. :)
Oh
cool story for the week! I bought a few cheep pairs of shoes from
Walmart that are like fake crocs, but with cute colors, right? Well I
wore them and now I cant feel my big toes... Crocs are made out of a
soft material that forms to your feet... These are made out of hard
plastic and they pinched the nerves on the top of my feet... I have had
about 9 days without feeling now... I am not sure if they will heal and I
will get feeling back or not... They kind of itch, but I cant itch
them. Yes, I still wear the shoes. But I am hoping after a few times I
can break them in?
I
think learning Spanish has been a bad thing... At the beginning of my
mission I was very quiet and shy and only said a few things I knew how
to say. And now that I know Spanish well enough to have conversations,
people are starting to know my personality.. :) Oops. :) Now I get
comments like, ´you aren't afraid to say what you want to say!´ ´usted es
bien directo!´ ´Wow, I thought you had more time in the mission than
that! You seem like you have been here for almost 18 months!´ (probably
because I act like I know everything..) Hahaha. Well now I am working on
being more humble and following the example from our Savior. :) When
Jesus Christ lived in the earth, I am sure He knew a lot of things. I am
sure He had very good communication with God and had a lot more
information than we did. And He used that information to help us. But He
lead by example. With love, patience, and kindness. He was perfectly
humble and recognized where His knowledge came from, where His perfect
attributes came from, and shared the Love from God with everyone.
Today
we had a district meeting. And my goals for this week are to.. Focus in
the work 100% and limit the distractions. Share my testimony with
everyone I meet. And to invite all to come unto Christ with specific
commitments during each lesson or each contact. Missionary work is
amazing and can change lives for the best. The lives of those we teach
and our own lives. But dont be too jealous, I hope you are all finding
little ways to be missionaries everyday! I love you and miss you and
want to hear from you! Have a fantastic week!!! Love you!
Love,
Hermana Makensey Beth Markle. :)
Items of Business...
1.
I dont have parasites! Yay! But my companion does.. But not that big
ugly one, just a normal one from living in Guatemala her whole life. Our
pet died.... We didnt feed it or give it air... So it died pretty
quick. :( We didnt have a funeral, I just threw it in the trash... Super
sad.
2. Did you get the card I sent for your anniversary? I hope it didnt get lost..
3. GOOD LUCK KAMI!!!! I hope you dance awesomely this weekend!!!!!!! (p.s. I never got the letter you sent...)?
4. (I didn't get the letter Madi sent either....)?
5.
Yeah that Hermana went home for surgery, and another Elder had surgery here
this week. Mucho tiempo en el
hospital esta semana...
8.
Madi, Elder Chub wants to write you... Actually, I think he wants to
marry you, but he wants to start with a letter at least. ;) He started
calling me his sister-in-law already... Look forward to that!
7. I love you! And miss you! Send me letters in the package please!!!! :) :) :)
8. President is back! And doing well! Yay! :)
9. LOVE YOU! HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!
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| Cute baby avacodo. . . |
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| A bird pooped on my head! |
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| Green bird poop! |
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| My horrible new shoes made holes in my socks! |
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| Cheap new shoes -- no bueno! |
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| Beautiful view |
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| Selfie with companion! |
