tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37718788813140206052024-02-19T18:02:17.646-08:00anna maeOh, Anna. Bless her alma{soul}.anna maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154211680749056600noreply@blogger.comBlogger263125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771878881314020605.post-52382121716437169352015-01-11T12:46:00.002-08:002015-01-11T12:46:29.253-08:00Our First REAL Tree<div style="text-align: center;">
I thought I should put some pictures up of our cute Christmas Decorations.</div>
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I am sad now that it is down, but switched immediately to decorating for Valentine's Day. Yay!</div>
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I made about 90% of the ornaments for our tree. These are some that I wood burned.</div>
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I LOVE the stockings we picked out. I found them at WALMART people!!</div>
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Also, I love Jared's German Pyramids from his mission.</div>
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I eventually added pine cones to that jar.</div>
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This is when we picked up our first tree!! It was so much fun. I don't think I'm ever going back to a fake tree until I'm 80 years old.</div>
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We listened to The Forgotten Carols while we decorated our first tree :)</div>
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My mom got this beautiful Nativity for us. Sorry about the bury photo.</div>
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The Finished Product!!</div>
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anna maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154211680749056600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771878881314020605.post-43615719199086006842014-11-19T19:40:00.000-08:002014-11-19T19:40:07.734-08:00Blast Away The Pounds - Grand Prairie Gopher Girls Style<div style="text-align: center;">
I was reminded today of the work out videos that Hermana Ostler and I used to do in the land of good ol' Grand Prairie Texas.</div>
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There were two of them that we rotated through. I think we spent more time laughing through these ridiculous videos. OOOoooooh, what a good time of my life this was. </div>
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1. Denise Austin: Fat-Blasting Cardio Walking Workout</div>
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Some of my favorite encouraging phrases that Denise Austin says to you during your workout with her crazy eyes:</div>
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Bring in that energy!</div>
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Pump those arms!</div>
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Walk tall, walk proud!</div>
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The more you work those muscles, the more calories you burn.... yeah!</div>
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Pump it out!</div>
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Take a nice stroll - tread lightly!</div>
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Easy walk. Take a breather!</div>
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Trim and slim... while we burn calories!</div>
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We're burning butter now!</div>
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Okaaay, round the corner.....</div>
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aaannd, Shake it, baby, shake it!</div>
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Thanks, Denise.</div>
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2. Yoga Booty Ballet (with Baby Spice)</div>
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My favorite part:</div>
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COWBOOOOY----now, English Style!</div>
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I have gotten about a million requests for more pictures.</div>
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I'm tellin' ya. <a href="http://valoryjeanphotography.com/">VALORY JEAN PHOTOGRAPHY</a> is where it's at.</div>
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Click on her name to see her amazing work.</div>
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Also, All of the decorations where done by my amazing sister, Erin with</div>
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<a href="http://www.floraldesignbyerin.com/">Floral Design by Erin</a></div>
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She has some serious talent as well.</div>
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Kinda jealous that she got all of the creative genes.... (not sure whom from. Mom?? Auntie Fran, most likely.)</div>
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My delicious and beautiful cake was done by</div>
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Annnnnd, here we go!</div>
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If anyone is getting married, they need to ask</div>
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to take their pictures pictures. She is AMAZING. So nice, so fun to work with, and she takes amazing pictures.</div>
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Today was so fun to go through these photos, and to relive the best day of our lives so far.</div>
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anna maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154211680749056600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771878881314020605.post-25838981474635276652014-10-09T20:34:00.001-07:002014-10-09T20:34:45.961-07:00Autumn Time<div style="text-align: center;">
It's autumn time,</div>
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It's autumn time, </div>
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The leaves are falling down!</div>
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I LOOOOVE this time of year.</div>
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Jared has to suffer with me telling him every fall about all of the things that I LOVE about this beautiful season.</div>
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just to name a few:</div>
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kneaders pumpkin bread</div>
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kneaders pumpkin steamers</div>
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<a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/sessions/2014/10?cid=HPTH100914477&lang=eng">General Conference</a></div>
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the leaves changing on the mountains</div>
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driving the alpine loop</div>
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smelling the air (this is a true one)</div>
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shopping at thrift stores for Halloween costumes</div>
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Halloween!</div>
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candy corn</div>
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(Jared hates candy corn... too bad.... more for me!)</div>
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stepping on crunchy leaves</div>
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Gilmore Girls</div>
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(for some reason, I only watch GG during the fall)</div>
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Oktoberfest!</div>
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Hot Chocolate</div>
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soups</div>
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watching Disney's Legend of Sleepy Hollow</div>
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and Hocus Pocus</div>
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my Mom's front porch</div>
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and all other fall decor </div>
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My Halloween decor this year WINS!</div>
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Meet: The Ghost Family</div>
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from left to right: Boo Jr., Spirit, Casper, Donna, and Boo Sr.</div>
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Yep, those are dryer sheets that you see hanging over my living room. Why, might you ask, would you hang dryer sheets up?? They're GHOSTS, guys. C'mon! A whole family of ghosts!</div>
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Can you guess where we got Boo, and Boo Jr.'s names? Yep. I just barely learned that Jared's whole plan while naming our ghost family, was to name all of them Boo so he wouldn't have to remember which one was which...</div>
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<strike>Booooooooooo, you whore!</strike> (name that movie!)</div>
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my Great Grandma Coleman made it</div>
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my Beautiful Aunt Becky gave it to me as a wedding gift. I love her so much for giving that to me. She is such a sweet auntie.</div>
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anna maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154211680749056600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771878881314020605.post-20753127391222919062014-10-06T16:05:00.001-07:002014-10-06T16:05:14.117-07:00Deutschland<div style="text-align: center;">
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September 3rd, we got married, then went on our honeymoon.. (Bow-chic-a-wow-wow!)</div>
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Then on September 15th through the 30th we went to Europe!</div>
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It has always been a dream of mine to go there, and it was everything I had hoped it would be.</div>
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Day 1</div>
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<li>Flew to Frankfurt. Rented a giant black van/bus that I named, Georg. Drove to Rothenburg, Germany.</li>
<li>Got to Rothenburg. Wandered around the Disney Fantasyland city. Went into a massive Christmas Store, and looked longingly at Black Forest Coo-Coo Clocks.</li>
<li>Went to Dinner. We ate Sauerbraten, red cabbage, and bread. Lots, and LOTS of bread.</li>
<li>Night Watchman's Tour!</li>
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<li>drove to Neuschwanstein Castle (the Disneyland Castle) (side note--I made sure to make Disney references every day of our trip)</li>
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<li>HIKED up to the castle, and took a tour of said castle. It was sick-nasty!</li>
<li>spotted a frog on our way down.</li>
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<li>decided to drive to Halstatt, Austria instead.</li>
<li>arrived in Halstatt, walked around. This place is soooo pretty! It was probably one of my favorite cities of the whole trip.</li>
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<li>drove to Wald Im Pinzgau, Austria</li>
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<li>Woke up in Wald Im Pinzgau</li>
<li>drove up the mountain to Gretlholf</li>
<li>took some Sound Of Music pics. see below..</li>
<li>listened to the moo-cows and their cow bells</li>
<li>walked to the church, went inside, and drank some trinkwasser from the fountain.</li>
<li>drove to Venice, Italy</li>
<li>rode the water taxi into Venice</li>
<li>Explored Venice in the pouring rain</li>
<li>ate margarita pizza -- Jared ate a whole fish..</li>
<li>went to St Mark's Square and put on my glare face to all of the weirdos that hand you flowers, and then want 5 Euro. Stinkers.</li>
<li>Went on top of our little apartment that we stayed in and watched the eeriness of Venice settle in. It was a pretty cool place to see.</li>
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<li>Went to a Fresh Fish market in Venice--where I saw a massive Sword Fish. So nasty.</li>
<li>I also saw nasty fish that were staring at me.</li>
<li>walked to the water bus</li>
<li>went to Burano, Italy</li>
<li>Bought Linens :)</li>
<li>Came home, took a nap</li>
<li>Then we went out again that night, and wandered around eerie Venice.</li>
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<li>Left Venice back through a water taxi</li>
<li>found our car at the airport</li>
<li>Drove to the Cinque Terre on the Italian Riviera</li>
<li>Layed out on the beach, and read/relxed</li>
<li>Walked along the beach, Jared and I also had a rock skipping contest! (I won)</li>
<li>Hung out in our little city that we stayed in that night--Moneglia, Italy</li>
<li>Watched the people from the Catholic Church carry around the lit up altar around the streets.</li>
<li>played Rook with Jared's parents</li>
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<li>Explored the Cinque Terre</li>
<li>went on a hike from Monterosso to Vernazza... It was so hot. And there were soooo many stairs. I thought I would die. Good news, I didn't die.</li>
<li>Walked through Vernazza, and saw the neat shaped noodles.....(side note: it took me about a minute to figure out what the noodles on the right were... Jared was like, "I dunno.." oh, he knew EXACTLY what they were. We all had a good laugh about the male genitalia shaped noodles.)</li>
<li>had the BEST GELATO EVER!!</li>
<li>Rode the train to Manarola</li>
<li>ate pesto lasagna</li>
<li>took the train back</li>
<li>napped</li>
<li>got pizza from a local store, took it back to the hotel, and then we played Rook again.</li>
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<li>Left bright and early and drove 7 hours back to Munich. The boys wanted to go to the Soccer game, and so Jared and I delivered a package to Elder Zach Huff, and went to the REAL Oktoberfest.</li>
<li>Ate the best food ever.</li>
<li>Went to a mall, but every place closed at 8, so then we rode to the airport thinking that from there we could catch a bus to our hotel. Turns out you couldn't. So we waited at the airport until the game was over for us to get picked up.</li>
<li>Went and stayed at a Marriott.</li>
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<li>Left Munich, and drove </li>
<li>Went to Dachau, Germany, and visited a concentration camp. It was really eerie. I walked into a gas chamber, and that is when I told Jared I wanted to leave. It was hard being there, but good at the same time. I am so grateful to all of those people who suffered there.</li>
<li>drove back to Switzerland</li>
<li>stopped in Appenzell, Switzerland</li>
<li>ate crepes</li>
<li>lost our passports (we didn't know we had left them at the restaurant at this point)</li>
<li>drove to our hotel</li>
<li>realized once we got to the hotel that our passports were missing..</li>
<li>the nice hotel peeps still let us check in and go to sleep.</li>
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<li>called the US Embassy to find our passports</li>
<li>They told us to call Bürn US Embassy, but they don't open til 2, so we go about our day</li>
<li>drove this beautiful pass in the Swiss Alps</li>
<li>saw a Porche gang, as opposed to a motorcycle gang</li>
<li>2 o'clock came around, we call Bürn</li>
<li>The lady says that her co-worker has been working on a case with 6 missing passports</li>
<li>we talk to that person, they are at the Police Station in Appenzell.</li>
<li>We drive immediately back to Appenzell</li>
<li>RETRIEVE OUR PASSPORTS!</li>
<li>tell the lady in the restaurant thank you.</li>
<li>drive to Andermatt, Switzerland</li>
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<li>Walk around Andermatt--to the church, and by the river that goes through the city</li>
<li>drove to Lucerne, Switzerland</li>
<li>ate more crepes</li>
<li>drove to Aachen, Germany</li>
<li>Go to Jared's old apartment building</li>
<li>eat the ice cream he used to eat</li>
<li>eat the dünors he used to eat</li>
<li>went to his old ward's party</li>
<li>came back to our hotel</li>
<li>walked around Aachen -- just Jared and I walked to the old grocery store that he used to shop at. We got drinks for everyone, and then came back to the apartment, and played Rook again.</li>
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<li>Went to church in Aachen. The sweet Elders translated for us. It was fun to sing the Hymns in German</li>
<li>Drove to Heidlburg, Germany</li>
<li>went to the Bishop's house for a visit</li>
<li>ate his delicious ice cream -- ROSEMARY flavored. So good. I will probably crave it for the rest of my entire life.</li>
<li>left the Bishops house</li>
<li>Drove to the castle at night to see it lit up</li>
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<li>Walked to the Castle--about 3 miles</li>
<li>climbed 303ish stairs up to the castle</li>
<li>explored the city</li>
<li>Went to the Christmas store</li>
<li>walked back to the hotel--another 3 miles</li>
<li>took naps</li>
<li>drove to Jared's favorite Italian restaurant in Manheim -- Vapiano</li>
<li>walked to the grocery store and bought 12 years worth of chocolate.</li>
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These are the highlights of our trip. It was definately a trip that I will never forget. I saw some amazingly beautiful places, and will probably wish to go back for the rest of my life.</div>
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anna maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154211680749056600noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771878881314020605.post-17466477581404182032014-09-12T22:01:00.002-07:002014-09-12T22:01:43.757-07:00I'm a married woman<div style="text-align: center;">
Guys.</div>
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I got married last week!!!</div>
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It seriously was the best day of my life. </div>
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I am soooo in love with my husband, Mr. Jared Von Keetch.</div>
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We got a freaking ton of gifts that were addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Von Keetch.... Not to be confused with..........</div>
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Mr. and Mrs. Von Trapp</div>
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The Von Trapp Family:</div>
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[Gretel, Marta (I played her once in a play), Biretta, Kurt, Louisa, Fredrick, Liesel, Fraulein Maria, and Captain Von Trapp.]</div>
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No, no. We are just the Keetch's. In case you didn't know.. That is the KEETCH FAMILY. As in TACO AMIGO KEETCHS. As in KEETCH'S FRESH PEACHES. Ya.... We are pretty cool.</div>
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I've been asked about a million times this question:</div>
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"How's married life??"</div>
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I don't know what it is, but that question makes me seriously cringe. Probably because I have only been married one week, and all I have learned thus far is <strike>what sex is all about</strike>.. Someone needs to be original and come up with something else to say, like: </div>
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"So, tell me your favorite thing about being married." </div>
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or... something to that effect. </div>
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Now that that is off my chest, I do want to mention one thing that really stood out to me about that day that I want my future kids to know about that day. I still get emotional when I talk about it with other people. Here is kind of a run down of our day:</div>
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We got married in the Salt Lake Temple. I was one of 5 brides that day, and I could not have been happier with that! I felt like a princess the whole day.</div>
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After the temple, we took pictures, kissed, held hands, etc.</div>
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Then we got to go to the luncheon where we met:</div>
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<b>NEIL L. ANDERSON</b></div>
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(a member of the Quorum of the 12 apostles)</div>
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That was freaking sweet.</div>
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During the luncheon My parents gave little speeches, Steff, Aly, and Cam did a musical number. An acoustic version of <i>When You Look Me In The Eyes</i>, by The Jonas Brothers. Completed with their own taco amigo version, <i>When You Cook Me Crispy Fries. </i>It was pretty clever.</div>
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Then Von got up and spoke. He told a lovely story about how Jared is the way that he is.</div>
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"Lord, make him a boy. And he did."</div>
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"Lord, make him like his mother. And he did."</div>
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"Lord, make him like me. And he did."</div>
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"Lord, make my son eternally happy. And then he met you, Anna."</div>
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*tears*</div>
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It was wonderful.</div>
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After the luncheon, Jared and I went home and took a nap.</div>
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We seriously slept. No shenanigans going on at this time of the day, I promise.</div>
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Then we got to go to PARRRTAAAAY at our reception held at the beautiful Wadley Farms. </div>
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My sister takes ALL of the credit for everything. The flowers (see link of my bouquet <i><a href="http://www.floraldesignbyerin.com/2014/08/anna-jared-formals-utah-wedding-florist.html">here</a></i>), the centerpieces, all of the decor for that matter. She. is. AMAZING.</div>
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We went on our honeymoon to the <a href="http://steinlodge-px.trvlclick.com/?utm_source=TravelClickPPC&utm_medium=CPC&utm_campaign=Main">Stein Eriksen Lodge</a>, in Deer Valley.</div>
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I could not have asked for a better night, or a better day.</div>
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Everything was perfect. I am so so so happy, and in love. Jared is my best friend. We are total nerds together, but that is what makes us great. :)</div>
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Thank you to everyone who helped out on our special day. We love you!!!!</div>
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anna maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154211680749056600noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771878881314020605.post-48523696806327695572013-11-25T08:27:00.000-08:002013-11-25T08:27:01.609-08:00I don't remember how to blawg<div align="center">
I don't even remember the last time I blogged. </div>
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I'm guessing it was before the mission. I was looking back, and I was a pretty good little blogger. For a while there, I blogged at least three times a week! Also, props to my older sister, Erin for trying to update my blog while on the mission. It lasted until about September of 2012! That is pretty darn good! </div>
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#winning</div>
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Today is my mother's birthday. She is 54. (she probably won't be too happy with me for posting her age), but I just love her so darn much. I will never forget how old she is because she's exactly 30 years and 20 days older than me.</div>
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Bless her alma.</div>
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We made a list/mini album for her of 54 things we love about her.</div>
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Hope she likes that.</div>
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We get to go celebrate tonight with a little bit of Teppanyaki's, and Catching Fire!!</div>
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He's CATCHING FIRE!</div>
anna maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154211680749056600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771878881314020605.post-70854233104525604562012-09-02T09:45:00.001-07:002012-09-02T09:45:20.819-07:00DANG IT, SAMANTHA! Dang it, dang it, dang it!<div>
Fam fam!!</div>
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What is happenin'!? I Love y'all so much! That is so funny that Dad
was in Dallas today! He proably flew right over me this morning while
we went running in the park. We seriously live like 10 minutes from the
airport and I see a zillion planes every single day. And every time I
see one, I think, "I bet that one is my Dad flyin' down to Mexico!" "So
close but yet so far! Haha. That's just great! We also live about 6
minutes from 6 Flags. We can see those crazy coasters all the days. One
day, we can go there! Hermana Dapper and I have plans to come back one
day, and hit up 6 Flags! Haha. </div>
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So still no baby Hawkins?? I will be expecting some great pictures! GOT IT?!??!!!</div>
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And CONGRATULATIONS PRESSY POO! Morgan looks just like Candace only Blonde! Haha. I love it, they look super happy! :D</div>
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Evan, ASK HER OUT!</div>
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Erin, Work hard in school!</div>
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Mom, I loved your package!</div>
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Dad, Keep up those missionary efforts to your friend in Mexico! (I have a zillion frendz from Mexico!) hehehe</div>
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So this week we decided to stop by a menos activo familia-- La
familia Vasquez. So we stopped by and weren't there for too long, about
30 minutes, but La Hermana told us that she has been talking a lot to
her husband (who isn't a member) about the gospel, and He is super
interested in being sealed in the temple to his family for time and all
eternity! She told us that she wanted us to come by this week and have
like a Noche de Hogar with their family! We are going to go teach the
Plan of Salvation, but we are trying to think of a fun way to teach it
so we can get on the good side of the Hermano. YAY! We are going there
on Wednesdee, and are SO excited to go and teach them!</div>
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We've been using a phrase this week a lot, "Knock til you DROP!"
It's great. Because we have been doing a lot of knocking! We found a
trailer park that is CHUCK FULL of hispanics! So of course we decided to
knock it! We knocked every single door and there wasn't really anyone
that was super interested. Then the VERY LAST HOUSE that we knocked we
found this way cute family-- La familia Benitez. SO CUTE! They are a
young family with 2 kids and we are just so grateful that we were able
to find them! We taught the restauration the first time, and then gave
them a restauration dvd. Then we went back on Saturday and she said that
she watched the dvd, and even TALKED ABOUT IT with her husband! They
had a ton of really good questions and want to read the Book of Mormon!
Hopefully we can start getting some more members to come out with us so
that they can invite them to church though because we had 0 people show
up at church yesturday :( It is such a bummer when no one comes! You
feel like you've been working your tail off the whole week to try and
get these people to come, but then Sunday comes and it rains. (people
like to use anything as an excuse to not come to church). NOOOOO!!! NOT
AGAIN! Next week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)</div>
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Then we have still been teaching Carmen and Delia! They are
progressing. Praying about the 29th of September for baptism. We are
going to have a family night with them tonight and are Happy little
CLAMS!</div>
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Then we have la familia Dominguez! I LOVE THEM SO MUCH! Oh my. We
taught la Hermana yesturday the Plan of Salvation and she just started
crying! She said that she loves it when we come, and that she can see
that we have a different spirit about us. She was like, "You bring so
much love in your hearts, and I feel so happy when you all are here!"
YES!! So we taught the Plan of Salvation, and told her that we wanted to
come back when her husband is there so that we can also teach him. We
have only been able to meet him once, but hopefully this week we can get
them on the same page and on board to come to church as well!!!
Yayayay!</div>
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I LOVE this area so so much! Grand Prairie is so ghetto, but I LOVE
it! Haha. The people, our ward, MY COMPANION!! Oh, I want to be
companions with Hermana Dapper for the rest of my mission! (this would
never happen, but I can dream!) We have so much fun together and neither
of us speak like super great spanish, and so we get a really good
balance in our lessons! LOVE IT! LOVE HER!</div>
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Hmm...que mas? Puedo campartir que lo que se con ustedes?? Y ustedes pueden usar Google Translater! jajajaja. </div>
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Primeramente, les quiero mucho! Ser una misionera es la mejor
decision que he hecho en toda mi vida! Estoy tan agradecida estar aqui!
No puedo imagionarme en llamamientos en el futuro, por ejemplo: una
esposa, una madre, sin estar aqui como una misionera. Amo a mi Padre
Celestial y el Plan que el me dio. Amo a Jesucristo. Estoy tan
agradecida por el y por Su expiacion para que yo pueda arrepentirme cada
dia y tratar de llegar a ser mas como el. Tambien, amo al Espiritu
Santo! Yo puedo hacer una lista de muchas razones de porque amo a mi
Padre Celestial y a Jesucristo, y nunca he hecho una lista de razones de
por que amo al Espiritu Santo! Hay muchas razones! Uno es porque por
medio de el he sentido la veracidad del Evangelio de Jesucristo, del
Libro de Mormon y de la Bilblia por medio de el. Se que soy una hija de
Dios y que el me ama y quiere que yo haga decisiones correctas para que
yo pueda regresar y vivir con el un dia!</div>
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LES AMO!</div>
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con mucho mucho mucho amor,</div>
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La Hermana eSpencer!</div>
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Hola Familia!</div>
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How is everyone doing this fine day? I can't believe that the
summer is almost over. Craziness. It is finally starting to cool down a
little bit. It's been about 92ish this past week. I can definitely start
to smell fall in the air! The Library is super crowded today because
everyone is registuring for school. I just met a man that really wants
to go to church! Awesome! I love being a missionary! Yesturday we had
Stake Conference and President Durrant, his wife, and then their
recently returned home missionary son all spoke. It was super great.
President Durrant shared a story about how he brought 2 pastelitos with
him to the office one morning so that he could eat them for lunch.
(cookies that his WIFE had made). Anyways, he said that he came into the
office and had the pastelitos hidden in his suit coat... and then went
into his office and put them into his drawer so that they were EXTRA
hidden. Then he said that when lunch rolled around, the Assistents
invited him to eat with them, and all President Durrant could do was
think about those pastelitos!! He was distrought about what he should
do. Option 1: give the two pastelitos to his Assistants, or Option 2:
wait and eat them by himself... Then he ends the story and says, "And
I'm not going to tell you what I chose to do!" Hahaha. Oh, President
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Then he went on and asked us what we would have done. Shared the
pastelitos, or kept it all to ourselves. And compared this little story
to sharing the gospel.</div>
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So this week was a really fun week! Sister Dapper and I are
finding, finding, finding! It is fun. We meet some of the most
interesting people every single day, and it's a good thing that I
finding is probably my favorite thing ever! So this past week we had
recieved a referral from the English Sisters that are here in Grand
Prairie as well. We decided that one night we would go try and meet this
referral who lived in an apartment complex. Well, we knocked on the
door, and someone answered but it was the daughter of the referral, so
we weren't able to teach her. So while walking back to our car I see
someone standing out on her balcony holding her baby, and I just had the
strongest impression to go and talk to this woman. So I walked over to
her and started talking to her about how cute her baby was. The
conversation went on and she then asked us who we worked for. I
introduced ourselves and then asked if we could come into her house for a
few minutes to share a message with her and her family. She agreed. We
went in and started asking her about her religious background. She said
that she grew up Catholic but that there is a lady that has been coming
to visit her weekly from the Kingdoms Hall--Jehovah's Witness
(aAaaaaahhh!!!) haha. Anyways, so we are there for about 5 minutes when
her husband and their 2 sons got home! I invited them to join us, and he
was like, "Well, I'll listen but I don't want to participate." So we
taught her the restauration and focused a ton on the Book of Mormon. By
the end of the lesson, the husband was sitting down listening intently
to everything we were saying, and was like, "I WANT TO READ THAT BOOK!"
We then asked if they came to know if this book was true if they would
be baptized. They said they would, but that they first want to read it!
PERFECT! We all knelt together at the end of the lesson and invited the
Dad to pray, but was a little shy about it. So the wife said the closing
prayer and it was so so so perfect. We then went back yesturday to go
visit this family. The dad wasn't home :( but we were able to explain
and read the introduccion with the Mom. Throughout the whole thing she
was like, "Wait, this was written on GOLD plates?? That is soooo coool!"
Yeah! It is SOO COOL! I was seriously getting so excited because she
was SO excited about every part! When we got to the reference in the 2nd
to last Paragraph in Moroni, She was like, "lets look up this
scriptures!" So of course we look it up with her. She read it out loud
and just started crying. The spirit was so strong, and I was so grateful
for that moment that we were able to have with her. We closed the
lesson kneeling agiain, and Blanca said seriously the most humble prayer
that I have ever heard. It's moments like these that really help me to
remember how much God loves each and every one of his children. This
seriously was the highlight of the week, finding this familia
maravillosa! La familia Dominguez: Felipe (Dad), Blanca (Mom), Bryan
(8), Kevin (5, and deaf!), and Miguel (9 mo.) Next time we go visit them
will be on Friday, and I sure hope that the whole family is there so we
can try and set baptismal dates with the Mom, Dad, and Bryan. They are
so prepared, and I actually think that the JW's, had a big part in
helping preparing her! Way to go JW's! :)</div>
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Okay, well, that is all that I have time for for today!</div>
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I LOVE YOU ALL SO SO SO SO SO MUCH!</div>
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Hermana eSpencer</div>
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Querida familia,</div>
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Hijole this week FLEW! Nuts. I've been a missionary today for 8 months! Can you believe that? I sure can't!</div>
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Friday we found ALL DAY LONG. We decided to invite every single
person that we met to come to church. And out of the 100 people that we
talked to---not one came to church, but that's just because satan's
working with them! DON'T LISTEN TO SATAN! On a good note, Carmen came to
church! Oh she is so cute. She talks super slow, and like Roz from
Monster's Inc. I could just eat her up. She is deluting her coffee, and
trying to stop drinking it. We had some Pero in our apartment (coffee
substitute), that we decided we would give to her. We decorated a cute
little jar and we are going to stop it by her this week and get some
daily contact going! Also she is also praying about baptism! Saturday,
we had a completely full day, we went by all of our appointments and
every single one of them fell through.... NOOO. It was a long day. I was
fightin' towards the end of it. At about 8:40pm and we decided that we
would go stop by Carmen because she wasn't at our appointment the
Wednesday before. All we did was share a scripture with her about how we
are going to recieve answers to our prayers, and how sometimes we
realize that God has already given us our answer when we are still
trying to seek one. Hermana Dapper shared the scripture D&C 8:2-3
que dice, "Si, he aqui, hablare a tu mente y a tu corazon por medio del
Espiritu Santo que vendra sobre ti y morara en tu corazon. Ahora, he
aqui, este es el espiritu de revelacion; he aqui, es el espiritu
mediante el cual Moises condujo a los hijos de Israel a traves del Mar
Rojo sobre tierra seca." I shared with her an expierence that I had
about recieveing an answer to my prayer about coming on a mission. I
told her that before I even started praying about it, I already knew
what my answer would be. I told her how much I loved her, and also
shared with her how much our Father in Heaven loves her, and wants her
to be happy. The spirit was so strong and we were all in tears by the
end of that short 20 minutes. It's amazing how in a short 20 minutes
your day can turn completely around. Then the next day she showed up at
church! We were so happy to see her! She is almost there!!</div>
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Delia her sister wasn't at church, but she is still praying and
reading the Book of Mormon every day. She is a cute little thing too!
Both are about in the 60'sish. I look forward to our little appointments
with them!</div>
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Marta y Erandi are just as sweet as could be. We taught them the
Word of Wisdom, and are ready to start living the it! I love the Word of
Wisdom and the Law of Chastity! I just really love teaching those
lessons... hahaha. Law of chastity to kids goes something like this:
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Head, shoulders, knees and toes.</div>
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between your head and shoulders: have good thoughts, watch good
things, lisiten to good and uplifting things, and speak of good things.</div>
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between your shoulds and your knees: don't let anyone get close to you!</div>
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between your knees and your toes: and if they do, you KICK THEM! and run away!</div>
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p.s. I still will never name one of my daughter's Chastity! No te preocupes!</div>
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Well thats about all I have energy to type for this week! I love y'all so so so so so so so so much!</div>
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Thanks mom for the Package!</div>
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Jammie, you're such a cute preggy lady!</div>
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Sarah, I love you too!! (thanks for the letter, I will be writing you back)</div>
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Mom, Nicole and Bret...(they have the baby that is so cute and are
in our ward) they wrote me! Can you tell them thank you so much and that
i loved her cute decorated card?? It was so nice of them!!</div>
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Errn, ya sabes</div>
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Dad, Keep the Maya and Rudy stories comin'</div>
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Evz, i meet Mavz fans about daily. Maybe you should let me know whos on the Mavz right now! I can't remember. DURK Navinski?</div>
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LOVE HERMANA SPENCER</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771878881314020605.post-10930218639129932802012-08-11T15:23:00.001-07:002012-08-11T15:23:18.425-07:00continuacion...Haha, this Library Bidnizz... Bless it's alma.<br /><br />A lot of the work
we did this week was kind of sorting through some investigators that
have been taught for FOREVER, and really aren't progressing because they
either won't come to church, or won't read the Book of Mormon, etc.
It's kind of stressing me out, but I learned at church yesturday that I
just need to chill out! I really was stressin' out. This ward is GIANT,
but there are a ton of members that are less active. We're trying to
think of ideas to get the Ward involved in missionary work as well. The
ward has a brand new Bishop, a brand new Ward Mission Leader, brand new
Relief Society President, etc. so with some new blood circulating, maybe
we can get things up and running! If you all have any ideas about
things we could do, I am MORE than open to hear them. I still feel like I
have no idea what I am doing, but somehow am functioning. Hahaha<br />
<br />We went and did Service for a less active family this week: La
familia Yanez. We went and stained their wood fence. Hermana Yanez
actually reminds me a lot of Grandpa Coleman! Haha. He was super funny.
He was like offering us something to drink, and then was like: well all
i've gots is alcohol! Hahahah. This family hasn't come to church in 25
years or so, and Hermana Dapper and Hermana Lopez were working with them
to get them back. We are going to go over there tonight and have a
Noche de Hogar. We're going to do like a Lehi's dream something or
another. I'm excited! They are a super nice family! Probably will feed
us some Cantelope or Sandilla. YES! I love summer for this reason.<br />
<br />It's kind of fun going back and reading the stories of all of these
different people from the area book. We are looking through the area
book to try and find some people that weren't interested a while ago,
but perhaps would be now. We are going to try stopping by them, to see
if maybe now they would be interested. There is a right time for
everyone, right?<br />
<br />Okay, I love you all so so so much! I hope that Rachel's weddin'
goes good! Errn, good luck on the flowers! I know you'll do great! I
want to see pictures of her bouquet, okay?! Have the best week ever, and
I will do the same! :D<br />
<br />WRITE ME! (so I can get a real library card) HA! Now you have to!<br /><br />con mucho amor,<br />Hermana Spencer<br />
<span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771878881314020605.post-25375342902893660382012-08-11T15:22:00.005-07:002012-08-11T15:22:59.086-07:00Grand PrairieHola Familia eSpencer!!!<br /><br />Oh, I love y'all so so much! I always look forward to hearing from y'all on Mondee.<br /><br />So
yeah, I'm in Grand Prairie. It is so so so so so great! I am loving it.
I am loving Hermana Dapper, I am loving the Ward, our Bishop,
everything. I am one happy camper that is for sure! The only thing that
is a contention in our companionship between Hermana Dapper and I is
that she is a LAKERS fan. Puke. But otherwise, we get along swimmingly!
We both have the same first name--Anna. We both wear the same CTR ring,
AND on the same finger, and also we both LOVE Disneyland. When she was
in high school she would like go there every day after school. Jealous!
Also *funny story time*: She received a package this last week from her
mom, and she was pulling out some stuff, and she whipped out the
announcement picture of Rachel Spencer and her Fiance. I was like, "Why
do you have that picture??" She was really good friends with the guy
that Rachel is marrying! Small, small world. So we have the picture up
on our Refri :D Tell them both Congratulations from Hermana Dapper and I
this Friday! Woop wooop! I will be knocking some doorz.<br />
<br />So Grand Prairie is quite grand! We have the cutest investigators!<br />Carmen and Delia:<br />Carmen
seriously is the spitting image of Roz from Monsters Inc. Oh, and she
even speaks slowly like Roz. She is so cute! In her 60's. They were
really busy this past week, so we didn't get a chance to actually teach
them a lesson, but we did get to pass by so I could meet them. Delia is
her older sister, and is just the sweetest old thing. They became
interested in the church because their mother, who was a faithful
member, just passed away.<br />
<br />Then we have Marta y Erandi. Marta is in her 40's and Erandi is her 8
year old daughter! Oh, they are so cute too! We will call Marta, and
she'll be like, "Erandi, REALLY wants me to tell you both HI from her!"
She is the sweetest little thing! We had a Noche de Hogar with them in
the apartments de Sion last night that went really well! We watched
Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restauration, and then just like a short
testimony meeting. The spirit was so strong! The Elders also brought
algunos of their investigators as well.<br />
<br />My computer says I have 37 seconds left, and I will be back on later
because I still need to write President Durrant, but as for now: here
tis!<br /><br />Love, Hermana SpencerUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771878881314020605.post-90410900114649692642012-08-11T15:22:00.003-07:002012-08-11T15:22:38.648-07:00Cleofas y Delmy<div>
Buenos Dias Familia eSpencer!</div>
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This week was a rollercoaster. Oh, but a good one! Like the one at Buffalo Bills! </div>
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So this week we had to say goodbye to la Hermana Reina. She now
goes by Kathy. Weird. We were told by our assistants that we were to
take her to the mission office on Friday morning to drop her off with
her family. I went just fine, not thinking I would cry or anything. We
were just sitting there with Sister Starns, Sister Williams, and Elder
Williams (all of the office Senior missionaries) and then her family
walks in! She gave her mom a big giant hug, and I say out loud, "Oh man!
I am going to cry!"... So then I look back at Hermana Boyd and she is
just BAWLING! Hahahaha. It was such a great moment of my life. So happy!
So then we said our goodbyes, and helpped her with her luggage and what
not, and then her mom decides to take us out to Lunch to Chilis! It was
yumumumumum delicioso! I also asked the assistants about the whole
car/bike situation. And they said we can have the car until someone else
needs it, but to not get too attatched... whatever that means! But I am
grateful that as of righ now I have a car! It is SO HOT down here. I am
constantly sweaty. And don't worry mom, I am drinking a ton of water!
:)</div>
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I was also able to head over to Rowlett on Saturday for the
baptisms of Cleofas and Delmy. OOOoooh, it was so awesome! I was a
little bit worried that Cleofas wouldn't get back up out of the water,
but he did great! And on the first try! He was so excited that I could
go! As was I. He saw me, said, Oooooh, mi angelito! Came up to me and
gave me a giant hug............AHHHHHHHH. I hugged an old man as a
missionary! Here was my thought process: Oh shoot, this old man is
going to hug me! *during the hug* Yep, this is definitely breaking the
rules. Oh, mercy. Anyways, but besides that it was such a happy day! I
was so happy to see all of them, and Hermana Jones!! OOOh, she goe home
so soon! I told her that she is going to have to go pay a visit to
y'all! </div>
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So I don't thik I have ever heard so many people ask me about the
end of the world, and Mit Romney in one week. Really? Get out of here!
Haha. We were talking to Ruben yesturday, and he was like, "Hey! I
didn't know that that guy running for President is Mormon!" My response:
Yep he sure is, but you don't have to vote for him just because of
that! (not realizing that he can't vote) Ooooooh, noooo. Darn it.</div>
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So these were the highlights of the week! I will be on the lookout for your package madre! Muchisisisimas gracias!</div>
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Les quiero much, mucho, MUCHO!</div>
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Hermana Spencer</div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771878881314020605.post-42609243730380367842012-08-11T15:22:00.001-07:002012-08-11T15:22:10.130-07:00Me encanta ver el templo<div>
Hola mi familia! Como estan? Bien? Espero que si.</div>
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OOOooooh, this week was so so so so so so so maravillosa! For lots of diferente reasons.</div>
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1. El Templo con la Familia Hernandez</div>
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So we may not have had a wedding with the Familia Enamorado... but
we were able to go to the Temple Grounds with la familia Hernandez and
feel the wonderful spirit there! There was a bride getting married and
the day we went, Hermana Boyd, Reina, and I decided to wear the same
skirt. Then the Bride saw us and wanted her picture with the
missionaries of course! Hahaha. We look like her bridesmaids in the
picture. Super great! Then we were able to take a tour with the Familia
Hernandez around the temple. It was super awesome. At the end of the
tour we had a mini-lesson with them with a mini-testimony meeting. I was
in tears by the end of it. It was a super awesome experience! Ruben was
like: "I don't want to have to wait a year! I want to go inside now!"
haha. Patience Iago (sp...Aladdin? Jafar, and the bird?)</div>
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2. El Bautismo de Ruben Hernandez</div>
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Oh my goodness, I was so so so so stressed that we weren't going to
start on time, that the font wasn't going to fill up before 6pm... that
maybe Ruben wasn't going to show up to his baptism... Ahh, I had to go
the bathroom at least 5 times in the 2 hours before the baptism.
President Durrant had called us earlier in the week saying that we had
to make sure that we started everything on time because he and his
daughter were going on a Daddy/Daughter date, and that he would only be
able to make it for the first 20 minutes. Everything wen't good though!
And we even got a shout out from President Durrant in the weekly e-mail!
It was a 35 minute service, he was able to stay for the whole thing, it
was a very wonderful expierence. And Ruben looked SO HAPPY! He said he
felt super calm after his baptism. I think the thing that I loved the
most is that his recently-reactivated brother was the one who was able
to baptize him! Then Lorena who was baptized in April (Ruben's
Sister) even bore her testimony at the service! Yay Ruben!</div>
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3. La llamada de Rowlett</div>
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Also this week we recieved a call from Hermana Jones of Rowlett
3rd! They had gone to Pep Boys in our area earlier that day and they
forgot the hubcap, so we had to go pick it up. She also informed me of
not 1, not 2, but 3 people that we taught up in Rowlett will be getting
baptized on the 21st! Oh I was jumping up and down, happy tears were
streaming! I just seriously could not have been any happier. So I will
be going back to Rowlett next week for the baptisms of Cleofus, Delmy,
AND Celilia! Haha, I was showing pictures to Mis companieras of these
people after I recieved the news, and Sister Boyd is like--Okay, don't
be offended, but Cleofas kind of looks like Jaba the Hut! So TRUE! I
taught Jaba the Hut in Rowlett! Oh, I am so excited to see all of them!
They are so cute, and so ready to take this first step of baptism!</div>
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4. Intrevistas</div>
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This week we will be having interviews with President Durrant. He
always asks us if we would rather do them in English or in Spanish.. And
I'm thinkin' I'm going to tell him I would like to do it in Spanish!
Ahh. Yay, I love interviews! I'm also excited to get some awesome
training from Hermana Durrant as well.</div>
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5. Nuestro Barrio del Campo Norte 6</div>
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Please tell our Ward that I love them! Tell Sister Adamson thank
you for sending me the monthly newsletter. It is always fun to read the
updates of what's going on down in the North Field 6th. Tell Bishop Greg
Hi, too! And Matt Christiansen to keep up his stalker skills in lds
book stores! Hahaha! I liked that story!</div>
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Love you all so much! Keep sharing the gospel with everyone you
know! You can do it in a natural and normal way! por ejemplo: Hey what'd
you do this weekend? Oh hey, I went to CHURCH! Let me tell you about
what I learned...Carry around pass-along cards, pray for missionary
opportunities, and keep reading the Book of Mormon every single day! I
love you all so much, and thank you so much for your prayers and your
support in all things!</div>
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con muchisimo amor,</div>
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Hermana Spencer</div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771878881314020605.post-33368680842177425902012-08-11T15:21:00.002-07:002012-08-11T15:21:37.984-07:00Deported<div>
Mi amarosa familia!!</div>
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What in the world happened? I can not believe that another Monday
has come and gone. Seriously blows my mind. So I was able to call
Rowlett North area because we had a referral, so I had a chance to call
Hermana Jones to see in Cleofas would be getting baptized on the 7th of
July. Turns out that he drank Cerveza.. Ugghh. That was super hard to
hear. Poor Cleofas, he probably felt so bad. So Hermana Jones said
hopefully on the 21st I should be heading back over to Rowlett to see
his baptism. It is so weird moving areas because you still love the
people from your last area so much and hope that the new people that
come into your area will love them just as much as you did. Anyways,
because of that we are working bien DURO here in Casa Linda! </div>
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The other day we decided that we should start riding the bikes a
bit more. We only will have the car until the 19th when Sister Reina
goes home, and then Hermana Boyd and I will be on our bikes. So we
decided to ride them to an appointment--not smart because they live like
as far away as you can get before leaving our area. So we start out,
and I'm doin' pretty good. Then I can feel the sun beating down on me,
and I start getting more tired, then we start going up a hill, and I am
about to die... My legs are going to get SO BUFF. And I am going to get a
SWEET TAN. (I have to look at the positives here).. jajaja. I prayed
the whole way to their apartment--that I wouldn't get hit by a car, that
I'd have la fuerza to get there. God definitely inswered my prayer
because I made it there okay. :D Ohhhh las bicicletas.</div>
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So remember the Familia Enamorado?? Well we went to their house for
an appointment and nobody was answering the door, after knocking like 8
times. So we Karen and she was in a giant panic saying that David got
pulled over for speeding and didn't have any ID with him and so was put
into to jail. If David hadn't gotten out of jail within 24 hours he
would have been Deported to Hondurez. Crazy bidniss. So the Bishop from
the Garland 6th ward (he is who referred this family to us) bailed him
out. So no worries, he is still in big D!</div>
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As for Ruben, he had his baptismal interview this week! He is
getting baptized on Saturday and we are so happy for him!!! He told us
that he wants his picture taken by the picture in the church of Christ
in the heavens with the angels and their trumpets. (y'all know the one)!
We love Ruben so so much! President Durrant said that he would be
coming to his baptism this weekend, so we need to make sure everything
goes perfectly! AHHH! Makes me nervous that President Durrant will be
there!! Can't be longer than 30 minutes, we have to have a nice lesson
taught while Ruben is changing, Baaah. Scary! But I am so so so excited
for him. Elder Wood said that in his interview he was like quoting the
scriptures from Malacia about Diezmo, and was super excited to live la
ley de Castidad. He rocks! I love him!!</div>
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The 4th was pretty uneventful! I didn't see one firework. Nor did I
hear any. I think it's illeagal in the City? Quien sabe. It's all good,
next year we'll party it up. All of the burrachos started getting drunk
extra early, so that stunk (literally.. jaja) But sounds like all y'all
ustedes had a good Fourth! No roof sitting this year? But glad that you
could all still do some smore roasting. We have a fireplace in our
appartment, so maybe one of these days we'll decide to roast something
over our fire! (That might be a dumb do that we won't end up doing.)</div>
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Okay well, I love you all so so so much!!! We are going to be
riding the DART train today into Downtown. We are going to go check out
the Holocaust Museum as well as the giant X in the road where JFK died.
It should be good! I'll be sure to take fotos!</div>
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LES QUIERO MUCHO MUCHO MUCHO!</div>
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La Hermana Spencer</div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771878881314020605.post-48585053715156446342012-08-11T15:21:00.000-07:002012-08-11T15:21:12.336-07:00ex-witch! eejole!<div>
Hola Familia!!</div>
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OHH man, this week was so sweet! So we are teaching someone named
Ruben Hernandez who is SO awesome! His whole family was baptized about 4
months ago, and at that baptism, President Durrant was there, went up
to Ruben and asked him, "So when are you going to get baptized?" And
after that wanted the missionaries to start teaching him. So he has been
taught for about 3 months, and will be getting baptized on the 14th of
July! YAY!!! But here is the cool story that I would like to share with
you about Ruben:</div>
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On Tuesday we were planning on teaching him the Word of Wisdom as
well as the Law of Chastity. Now so you can have an image of Ruben in
your mind, Ruben is 27 years old, He has tatoos on his arms, and legs,
and has a piercing in his tonge, and in his eyebrow. So the plan was to
tell him to get rid of his piercings as well because his body is a
temple. So we were talking, and all of us were not sure how we were
going to bring it up, and then all of a sudden Ruben goes, "So I have a
Question.... Do I need to get rid of my piercings?" I was so so so
grateful for the spirit at that moment. We didn't know how to say it to
him, and so the Spirit told him. We didn't have to say anything. I have
such a strong testimony of the Spirit. That if its there, and if you're
following the promptings of the it, all things will work out. So right
then and there, Ruben took out both of his piercings, and we are really
seeing miracles in him! HE ROCKS! I love Ruben.</div>
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We are also still teaching la familia Enamorado. Jaja, their last
name kills me! They have plans to get married on the 14th of July as
well. That will be a big day for us! They were found because they were
interested in the English Classes in the Garland Building. They started
going to the classes, and then asked if they could have missionaries
come by. They are a super huge miracle as well, hope that everything
works out with their dates as well.</div>
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We are also teaching an ex-witch..... Yep. You heard right. Named
Iris. We went the first time to teach her with a member who brought her
two kids with her, and when we got there she was like, "well I was
planning on telling you all something, but I don't want to say it in
front of the children." I was like Uuuughhhhhh...<div>
IF THE KIDS CAN'T HEAR IT, THAN MY EARS CAN'T EITHER! Hahah. But
she has a real desire to change and she even showed up at church
yesturday!! That was a miracle! She was the last person on our list that
we thought would actually come. Oh ye of little faith, Hermana Spencer!</div>
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Okay well as you can see we are seeing a lot of miracles in good
old Casa Linda! I am so grateful to be here. With the zillions of
hispanics as well! (I feel like i'm in mini Mexico!)</div>
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I love you so much family, and am so grateful for all that you're
doing. For all of your prayers and for all of the awesome missionary
work that you're doing where you are at! LOVE Y'ALL SO MUCH!</div>
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con mucho mucho mucho amor,</div>
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La Hermana Spencer</div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771878881314020605.post-52307703886267832492012-08-11T15:20:00.002-07:002012-08-11T15:20:10.498-07:00Casa Linda aka Cute House<div>
Hola Familia!</div>
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Casa Linda is CHUCK FULL of Hispanics! Mercy! It is fantastic. We
have been knocking a ton this week in an apartment complex called El
Capitan. (yo no soy madinero, soy capitan) jaja. OK. So you are probably
going to want my address. We live in super nice apartments. I do not
miss any of those cucarachas, that's for sure! We even have a washer and
dryer in our apartment. Ahhh, the simple luxuries of missionary life!</div>
<br /><div>
We now go to the Lake Highlands Building for church. It's super
bien! Yesturday in church President and Sister Durrant came and spoke.
The ward that I am now serving in has a grand total of 7 MISSIONARIES!
That is sooo many! But anyway, so every week Hermana Boyd plays the
piano for sacrament meeting, and I am now in charge of leading the music
*Durrante* la reunion sacramental. I love President Durrant. Can I just
tell you that? He is so funny. I told him yesturday to start working on
a new song, but perhaps have this one be in Spanish. Anyway-- yesturday
he talked about how if they don't remember anything else about his
talk, he wanted every member of the ward to remember his name. Devin
Durrant. And if you add an E to the end of his name you have Durrante
which in spanish means: During. He was like. I want you all to share the
gospel..... Durrante la manana, durrante la tarde, durrante la noche,
etc. So now every time I think of President Durrant, a few things come
to mind: </div>
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<li>Songs: I'm in Heaven,<em> I'm in Heven, In the Texas Dallas Mission I'm in Heaven</em><strong> OR</strong> <em>I
feel so blessed, I feel so blessed, I feel so blessed because I have
the best. I have the best, I have the best, I have the best and soooooo I
feel so blessed.</em></li>
<li>Napolitan ice cream</li>
<li>Share the gospel DURRANTE all times. Or in the morning when you're
putting on your DEODORANT..... remember to share the gospel that day. :)</li>
<li>Whenever he tells us how much he loves us, he makes us stand up, and
stretch our our arms as wide as we can. Remember how President is like
6'7"? Pretty sure he has more love to give than all of us!</li>
</ul>
Also: I learned who his favorite missionary in the Entire mission was
yesturday. Can you guess?? It was Hermana Durrant. Awwweee. They're so
cute!<br />
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So the trio has been interesting, that is for sure. Hermana Reina
is finishing up her mission in about 3 more weeks. She has to go home 2
weeks before the transfer which is why we are in a trio....but then the
other day she was like, "I think I might extend my mission." Eeeejole.
But I am learing lots of Spanish from this Nativa from Honduras. She was
actually just born there and then is from Houston. Then there is
Hermana Boyd who is super awesome! She is from Arcadia, California, like
30 minutes from LA. I feel like a chicken again with its head cut off.
We have been running running running around all week long. We found 22
new investigators! That is super super crazy! We definitely can get a
lot more work dun (I just typed that accidently, and I'm keepin' it!
Hooked on fonix dun good 4 me.) Anyways, we are doin' great! (winnie)</div>
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We had a family give us a referral this week. We went over there
and taught the restauration. They seem super solid, and my favorite part
about them is their last name: Enamorado--significa: IN LOVE. We went
back by for our apartment, and they weren't there, and also their phone
has been disconnected. AHH! We are praying that we can find them again,
because they were super awesome.</div>
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Changing areas is super strange because you are still preocupada
from all of the people that you left in your last area. Only thing that
you can do is pray and hope that all of these people that you love so
much will be taken care of.</div>
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Okay, I love you all so so so much! ERIN- YOU ARE IN TROUBLE FOR
NOT WRITING! I hope you noticed that all of those letters were bolded!
:) But I do still love you.</div>
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Have the best week ever, and remember to share the gospel DURRANTE all times!</div>
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con muchisimo amor,</div>
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Hermana Spencer</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771878881314020605.post-31522970923411840372012-08-11T15:18:00.002-07:002012-08-11T15:18:35.315-07:00Ardillas<div>
Querida Familia,</div>
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I love you all so much! I failed to tell you just how much over our
Mother's Day conversion, but I just wanted to really tell you all that I
love you so so so so so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You all are sacrificing a
lot para mi, and I am tan agradacida por todo que hacen!</div>
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So we had Zone conference with a few zones this last week. With
some of the English zones, and so it was in English. Weird. I am not
used to anything in English anymore. I am scared for the day that I have
to switch everything back to English--my scripture reading, my church
attending, my music listening will never change back to english. I LOVE
spanish music! We listen to this lady who sings like efy songs, only in
Spanish. I am obsessed. Look her up--Maricella and I think the cd es MI
AMOR. So flippin' good... tuuuuuu palabraaa! jajajaja. Anyways... sorry,
I like to get off on random tangents. Zone conference was so fun!
Hermana Jones did an AMAZING job with her training on planners, and I
learned a lot of things. One of the things is what President Durrant
does all day. Not kidding, the other day I was like-- "Hermana Jones!
What do you think President Durrant does all day?" and then he finally
told us! He says that at his desk he has a big window that he looks out.
And out this window there is a BIG tree. And living in this big tree
there are three squirrells (ardillas). These squirrels have names too--
Earl (the dad), Pearl (the mom), and Murl (babe). And he always tells
them--"Don't go in the street!" And he doesn't like when his squirrells
don't listen to him. Because he doesn't want them to get hurt. Moral of
the story--He doesn't want us to get hurt, so we need to strive for the
$5 job (look up the story, I don't have time to write it), and be as
obedient as possible so we don't get hit by a car basically. *side note*
These letters may make little to zero sense in your brians, but in my
brain it makes perfect sense. Just take it for as it is! </div>
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This week the Elder y Hermana Bagley also had a baptism! We were
able to bring Cleofas, Rosa, and Juan to the baptism so they can get a
feel of what it will be like for them! Cleofas really loved it. We are
making progress with all of these people. Rosa applied for a job that
she would have to work every other sunday as opposed to every sunday, so
she could at least come to church! Because once she gets a new job that
she can come to church, she can be baptized. Cleofas is still as
hilarious as ever! He is reading in the book of mormon and is in Alma!
He's flying!!! We gave him the book 3 weeks ago! Then he told us his
next goal is to read the whole Bible too. We are going to visit him
tonight. I am excited! I love that funny old man!</div>
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As for investigators at church this week, we had stake conference
where they split up our stake. We are now in the new Heath stake as
opposed to the Richardson stake. Our stake covers clear up into
Greenville! Crazyness. We had been visiting this less active, Hermana
Socorro for about the whole time I have been here so far, and finally
yesturday at Stake Conference she was at the church!! So exciting! I am
counting her in my heart as an investigator at church! I love that she
came, and that we are seeing some awesome progress in all of these
people that we go see.</div>
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<br />Okay, LOVE YOU!!!!!! Have a grand last week of school! Keep on
working with all of your heart, might, mind, strength, and soul in all
that you do, becuase I know of all of the SWEET rewards that come from
hard work. Moses 1:39 - this is my WORK... to bring to pass the
inmortality and eternal life of man. And this is my GLORY... to bring to
pass the inmortallity and eternal life of man. I love y'all so much!<br />
<br />Tu Hija,</div>
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Hermana eSpencer</div>
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p.s. Here is a quote that I have been loving this whole week...
can't remember who said it. It reminds me to just focus on each day at a
time, and work, work, work with all that I've got!</div>
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<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace; font-size: medium;">"Life by the yard is hard; but by the inch it's a cinch."</span></div>
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p.p.s. MOM! Remember that picture of that squirrel that I took on
top of Timp?? I want to give it to President. Wanna send it to me?
Jajaja, love you!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771878881314020605.post-50580242267041384982012-08-11T15:18:00.000-07:002012-08-11T15:18:11.265-07:00Dia de las Madres!!<div>
Dear Family,</div>
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SO GOOD TO TALK TO Y'ALL YESTERDAY!</div>
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You thought I was kidding when I only said 40 minutes, didn't you!!
That 40 minutes went by SO FAST. Holy cow. It felt like I talked to you
for about 5. Pero, de todos modos-- estoy MUY agradacida por el tiempo
que tuve!</div>
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Entonces,</div>
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I completely forgot to tell you about Cleofas while I was on the phone! Woopsie.</div>
<div>
Cleofas. Super funny. He talks and talks and talks, and so when we
visited him on Friday we were like, "Cleofas! You have to listen to our
lesson, and then you can talk all you want the next time we come!" He is
reading the book of mormon (He's in Jacob!) And now we just need to get
him to church so he can get baptised... As well as all of the rest of
our investigators.</div>
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Cecilia, like I told you yesterday is just our Angel. She will
always show up to church--even if her family doesn't want to go with
her, and we can definitely see lots of progress in her. I think
yesturday was a little hard for her because it was all about mothers.
Her mom had passed away like 2 days before we found her. Such a good
person though, we love her so much! She is getting baptised on either
May 26th, or June 2nd. A lo mejor June 2nd, but still we are super
excited for her! She was talking to one of her friends at work and was
telling them all about "her church", and the friend was like--Those
Mormons are crazy! What are you doing??! She totally was defending the
church and was like, "No! The church doesn't worship Joseph Smith, he
was only the fundamentador! And Everything that this church does is
centered in Jesucristo!" I LOVE CECILIA!</div>
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We are hoping that la familia Gonzalez can come with us this
Saturday with the Primary to visit the temple. Esta familia is muy
famosa, but we think that this is truly going to help them out! It's
hard becuse the mom is ALWAYS bringing up how she needs to get baptized.
Xiomara has a strong testimony of everything! She made a goal to come
to church every week for a whole month, but she can't go until her mom
will take her! It's frusterating at times. </div>
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Hermana Jones and I like to quote Sister Voyles from the District
2 all the time, "Just COME to CHURCH!" (p.s. guarantee that after my
mission Hermana Jones and I are going to have District parties! Complete
with Elder Merano! jajaja. JK JK JK!, but on rough days we will come
home sometimes and watch: German, The Law of Chastity!...WATCH IT!
HILARIOUS!) </div>
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ANYWAY! Church is so so so important! If they don't come to church,
there is no way they can make promises with our Father in Heaven. I can
see how frustrated God is sometimes when He can see how close we are to
making a good decision, but then for one excuse or another we don't
follow through with it. I don't want to be like that. I am so grateful
for the atonement of Jesus Christ, and that I can take every day brand
new, and change what I either did, or didn't do, the day before.</div>
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Welp, it sounded like y'all are doing wonderful! So good to hear
the voice of everyone. Especially EVAN! HOLY COW YOUR VOICE IS SO DEEP!
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST 5 MONTHS?!?!?!?!? Jajajajajajaja.</div>
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LOS QUIERO MUCHISISISISISISIMO!!!!!</div>
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Hermana Spencer</div>
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HOLA mi Familia y mis amigos!</div>
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Como Estasssssss?? (Hermana Medrano-- Hermanasssssssssssss, o a veces, Elderessssssssssss)</div>
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The one week that we get to control what our investigators hear in
Sacrament meeting, and had 9 people committed.... none show up. Nooo!
The Elders did have a family though, so that was good! But yes, I have
my first talk in Sacrament Meeting yesterday in Spanish! Hijole! The
people afterward said things like: "Your Spanish isn't that great, but I
could definitely tell it was from your heard.".....Why thank you!
hahaha. Oh Mercy. I was SO nervous too. Holy cow, I thought my heart was
going to jump right out of my chest onto the pulpit. Sick image, but it
is so the truth. And mi knees were shaking like a doll (it grabbed me
and--shook me like a doll! <span style="font-size: xx-small;">monsters inc.),</span></div>
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Cecilia Sanchez rocks! We were there on Wednesday, and taught her
the Word of Wisdom. OOOOo, I love her! She was like, Oh, I will for sure
stop drinking my coffee! So then on Saturday we made her some paper
flowers and put scriptures on the back of each one to help her out as
well as some hot chocolate mix's! She sent us a text later that said,
"Hermanas! Muchisimas gracias por los flores! Mis metas son bien, no
estoy tomando cafe! Con amor, Hermana Cecilia!" SO CUTE! And awesome
that she is doing so well with living the WofW. I love her.</div>
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Cleofas is doing well. He is such a funny old man. He loves to talk
a lot. As do a lot of Hispanics.. but his stories, are hilarious! He
has about a zillion animals. Not kidding. And one of his 15 gatos just
had kittens. We taught him on Saturday about the Book of Mormon he said
he is excited to read it to learn more about Jesus.</div>
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As for Juan, We taught him and Rosa the Plan of Salvation/The
Gospel of Jesus Christ--relating it ALL to Basquetbol. Before the game,
your coach is going to tell you what the plan of the game is, you go out
onto the court, make a foul, the couch takes you out, you say "give me
one more chance!", he puts you back in the game, then before the 1/2
time buzzer you make a basket (baptism), but you're not done there, you
have to endure to the end of the game and keep playing your hardest. He
loved it, understood it really well.. For him, we just need to relate
everything to B-ball.. (Evz, you'd like Juan!)</div>
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He had some troubles this last week in his school, and the ending
result is that he has to change schools, BUT he is excited to have new
teachers, and new friends which are hopefully going to be a better
influence for him, and one more thing: </div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">HE PRAYED LAST NIGHT!</span> It was super awesome!
It was all in sign language, and you could really feel the spirit as he
was praying! We are planning an FHE with La Familia Gonzalez-- we will
see how things go from there!</div>
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I love the Ward I am serving in so much! I feel so blessed to have
been able to start out my mission HERE! Rowlett tres! I hope I get to
serve here all of my mission! (this would never happen... but still!)
and now a song brought to you by the one and only President Durrant:</div>
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<em>I feel so blessed</em></div>
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<em>I feel so blessed</em></div>
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<em>I feel so blessed</em></div>
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<em>Because I have the best</em></div>
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<em>I have the best</em></div>
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<em>I have the best</em></div>
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<em>I have the best and soooooo</em></div>
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<em>I feel so blessed</em></div>
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I feel SO blessed as well!</div>
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Love y'all SO MUCH!!</div>
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Con mucho amor,</div>
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Hermana Spencer</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771878881314020605.post-63880504868059130202012-08-11T15:17:00.000-07:002012-08-11T15:17:10.158-07:00Estoy Feliz como un Labriz<div>
Hola Family of eSpencer's!</div>
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Okay a few things:</div>
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1) I feel muy muy muy MAL! LO SIENTO ERIN!! I am the worst Sister
ever. I can not believe that I did not wish you a Happy Birthday ON YOUR
BIRTHDAY--On a P-day when this was a very possible thing to do. SO
SORRY! I STILL LOOOVE YOU!!!! We left the Library, and I was like...
NOOoooOOOOOoooo I am the worst Sister ever! I really did remember you on
your Birthday, and remembered that ahorita tiene 25 anos! Holy
Guacamole!</div>
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2) Ryan Dumas is in my thoughts and in my prayers! I hope that he
doesn't have to go home! Yikes. I'm glad the car accident I was in just
before leaving was nothing bad.</div>
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3) As is Floyd LeCheminant. Bishop Greg wrote me a letter and told
me all of the things going on in the ward, as well as the missionary
work, and as well as all of the weird changes from Taco Amigo. I'm sad
that Marge can't call those numbers anymore! She was so GOOD at it!!
"Number Seventy-three!..........<wbr></wbr>Seventy-Threeeeee You're order is ready!........................<wbr></wbr>NUMBER SEVEN-----THREE!!" Oh I love you, Marge!</div>
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4) Mom, Please tell the ward members thank you for all of their
prayers and fasting. I definitely joined in with the fast yesturday, and
I can definitely feel the prayers of all of the ward members. Our
teaching pool has doubled, our feeding pool as well (ward members), and
we can definitely feel that the area of Rowlett 3 is about to see some
awesome things happen! Love y'all so much!</div>
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5) I probably will be able to skype y'all! Booo Yah! And I'm still
not sure what time. Just make sure you're home!! Jajaja. Just Kiddin'
Mom. I will probably call just after church, or dinner, or depending on
the night-- no se. Y quien sabe. No worries though mom, I WILL TALK TO
YOU! :)</div>
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And dulce # 6) <strong>I AM STAYING IN ROWLETT 3 OTRA VES CON MI TRAINADORA -- HERMANA JONES!!!!!!!</strong> It's a good thing we love eachother. Jaja. 4.5 months living together. Nadie mas. jajaja. I'm so excited for this transfer!</div>
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Okay, So this past week, I was reading el Libro de Mormon. Holy
Cow... I don't know if it's just because I am reading it in Spanish or
what, but I swear I have never read 1/2 of the things I am finding in
that book! SO COOL! Make sure that you're reading in it every day. Ok?
But ANYWAYS.... I was reading in a verse about having la fe y el
confianza (faith and trust) I love the world trust SO much better in
Spanish-confianza. Because it is more like having the Confidence in our
Savior that things will work out. And then having the faith in Him that
you will always be true to what you know. Also the difference between
the words testimony and conversion. Testimony--what you know to be true.
Conversion--always living, no matter what, that which you know to be
true. So Mom and Dad, I want to know how I can help these people,
Investigators, Recent Converts, Less Actives, Ward Members, How I can
help them to have a conversion vs. un testimonio. Mom, Like... what kept
you strong all of your years of being a convert to the church to never
waiver. You too, Dad! Ayudeme! :D Anyways... just something I've been
thinking about as of late.</div>
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Tonight we are having a Noche de Hogar with la Familia Gonzalez
(the members) and Rosa and Juan! Hermana Jones are in charge of the
lesson. Yay!! I'm excited! My sign language skills...are pretty sad, but
I do what I can! I make Juan teach me how to say things. Jaja, the
other day he WHIPPED out his phone and showed me how someone had just
beat the Jazz. NO! But secretly I am a little gratefuly that they aren't
doing so great. Because I wouldn't want to watch games that they lose!
No me gusta!</div>
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The only person at church yesturday was Cecilia Sanchez. Oh, I love
her! She is so cute! We are trying to get the Elders in the Rowlett
South area to go over to her house when her husband is home so they can
teach her (es una regla que no podemos entrar en una casa sin una mujer)
it's good, but they are never home at the same time! She was a little
bummed out yesturday that her husband couldn't come to church with her.
But she loves it! She's staying strong without her coffee, and she is
always reading her Book of Mormon!</div>
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As is Cleofas! Oh my goodness! I love going and visiting him! He is
the funniest 72 year old man there ever was! We gave him a chapter to
read in the Book of Mormon, and when we had come back, he had read like
1/3 of the whole book! He loves it! ("except for the chapter 12" he
says. jajaja) Too cute of an old man. The other day we asked him, "So
how'd you like the reading Cleofas?" Well I liked it a lot! It was
a whole lot better than Chapter 12!..." jajaja. He couldn't come to
church yesturday because he was up in Plano, but we called him that
morning and he told us that he had been reading "la doctrina" is what he
calls it ALL MORNING! I bet he will have the whole book read by the
time we go back to visit him on Wednesday. It's harder to go out to
visit him more frequently because he lives clear out in Wylie! (Our area
is huge)</div>
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Okay, well I am super excited to talk to y'all on SUNDAY! WOoop
Woooop! That'll be fun! That is super funny mom that you have a whole
list of questions, and it also doesn't surprise me at all. LOVE YOU ALL
SO MUCH!</div>
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con mucho amor,</div>
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HermANNA Spencer</div>
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(I loved the pics of the week!)</div>
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<span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771878881314020605.post-77583317314250603512012-08-11T15:16:00.001-07:002012-08-11T15:16:30.337-07:00Familia Espencer!<div>
<span style="font-family: courier new,monospace; font-size: medium;">Familia Spencer!!</span></div>
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Evan, I don't think you would be too happy about this, but every
single time, with out fail, we drive past the Tennis Courts in
Garland--ALL of the hispanics use the courts to play futbol. It is super
hilarious. I am going to get a drive-by action shot one of these days,
because I just think it is hilarious.</div>
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Anyway.. This week was great! On Wednesday we went on exchanges
with the sisters from the Garland 6th ward. I spent the day with Hermana
Kimball (Her dad's first name is Spencer! She's related to Spencer W.!)
And then Hermana Wall came to Rowlett with Hermana Jones. It was great
because before Hermana Wall's mission she was studying ASL at UVU. This
was so perfect for Juan! They are doing awesome! We taught them both the
Word of Wisdom, and are right now working on living it. Also, there is a
family in our ward, la familia Gonzalez (go figure) the mom works with
the Jovencitas, and the dad works with the jovenes AND they have like 3
kids that are youth age. We took Hector and Marc Gonzalez with us to
teach Juan, and it was perfect! They took him to a Ward Basketball
activity <em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(p.s. *funny side story* the other day we were at their house, and Juan leaves the room for a minute, and comes back with his <strong>Lakers Jersey</strong> on........ punk! jajajja. it was super funny!) </span></em>And then Hector and Marc also took him to the youth dance! Now if we could only get them to come to church.</div>
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So with Hermana Kimball we mostly knocked. We had like 6
appointments set up, and 4 of them fell through. But I heard things with
Rosa and Juan went super great. So I was happy!!</div>
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Then Thursday we had interviews with President Durrant. We have
them every 3 months. They were great. He asked me if I wanted to have my
interview in Spanish or English. ENGLISH! Eeejole. I still can not
understand sometimes what people are saying to me. But yesterday Elder
Green gave me some hope-- He said that your Spanish gets way better in
your third transfer, and even better every time you change companions.
So weird that this transfer is almost over. The time is so weird as a
missionary! But yeah, pretty sure Hna. Jones will be leaving me, That I
will stay aqui en Rowlett otra vez, and that Hna. Reina will be my
companion. Who knows though--the 12 week training program will be up,
and that would mean that I can train (this would never happen) but you
never know with our unpredictable Mission Presidente.</div>
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We are teaching someone named Bridget Figuroa (20). She is SO
awesome, and SO ready to get baptized. She lives in a members home, and
she has the cutest little baby ever. She has a testimony of everything,
comes to church every single week, we just are working right now trying
to get her married so she can get baptized! She even said, "Wouldn't
that be cool if I got married AND baptized on the same day?" umm...
YEAH!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! She is so great! We loooove teaching her!
Probably in May she'll get married/baptized!</div>
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Okay family, We are going bowling today! Weird. I will probably get at least 15 gutter balls.</div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>FELIZ ANIVERSARIO A KURTICE Y KELLY!</strong></span> <span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">29 de Abril, 1983. <strong>29 Years</strong>. WOOOOOOOOW. Y'all have 1 more year before your trip to Hawaii! Buenos Suerte!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>FELIZ CUMPLIANO A MI HERMANITA ERIN!</strong></span> <span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">25 Years. You are so OLD (and wise)!</span></div>
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okay.</div>
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Peace and Blessins</div>
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con amor,</div>
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Hermana Spencer</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771878881314020605.post-70494521781470375052012-08-11T15:15:00.001-07:002012-08-11T15:15:47.713-07:00Tienes papeles?<div>
Hola Familia eSpencer! Como estan?</div>
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Okay, Texas weather is LOCO! Seriously it rains a ton here. I love
it! The other day after church, the first counselor in the bishopric,
Hermano Gonzalez (there are like a zillion Gonzalez's) was like,
"Hermana's! Tienen papeles??....." Uhhh....como, por los Estados
Unidos??"...? "Si....?" "Porque hoy estan mojadas!" jajajaja, It was
super funny. If you don't understand -- ask Dad to translate, or there
is always google translator! </div>
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(*this joke would not be funny had a Nativo not said it*) ;)</div>
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Secondly, Jammie, FELIZIDADES!!! A mini Chris on his way!!!!!! :D :D</div>
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Thirdly, Frandace! FELIZIDADES con tu hija!!! Elsie Renee! I love that name!</div>
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Fourthly, Heavier Homely - Welcome back to the United States! annndd...write me?? No tengo su dirreccion.</div>
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So this week was super great! We only had a few dogs chase after
us, and only were late to a couple appointments becuase of
crazy-people-door-contacts-<wbr></wbr>that-won't-let-us-leave. But seriously, this week was great!</div>
<div>
We taught Rosa y Juan. Juan is doing pretty good. I was trying to
communicate with him in ASL, and we think that he might be in a gang
now, and may be into drugs... So baptism will be pushed back. Eeejole.
Juan. But then last night we also went and visited him, and He said that
he has been praying, and that he doesn't want to do bad things anymore!
This is good! We are going on exchanged this Wednesday because Hna Wall
(came in the trans. after me) was studying ASL before her mission! So
Hna. Jones will have to tell me how Wednesday goes because I will be in
Garland 6 for the day con Hna. Kimball. So Rosa we decided we would cut
her cesped for her. So we went, pulled weeds, etc. and then she was
like, You have to come back tomorrow for lunch so I can feed you! So we
went back, and she had killed an entire cow and had it on the table for
us. There was SO MUCH CARNE! So we ate, and ate, and ate some more. Wow.
I was SUPERbien despues. And still am. I don't think I ever want carne
slada any more. Good thing she let us take some of it home becuase there
is no way that we could have eaten all of it.</div>
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Delmy is doing awesome. She is the best investigator ever! We were
reading with her the Introduction to el Libro de Mormon, and she was
like... OOOoooo. Entonces, Necesito leer, meditar, y orar! We were
like.. That is EXACTLY what you need to do! She is so awesome! We love
teaching her. Too bad we can only get out to Wylie once a week! And too
bad it rained yesterday, She said that she doesn't drive in the rain--so
wasn't able to come to church.</div>
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BUT-we did have Cecilia Sanchez and her Husband at church! Cecilia
is awesome too! We just barely also teaching her husband, and he seems
to like it. In the TDM though they have to come to church 3 times for
all 3 hours before bautismo, and after Sacrament meeting yesterday, the
husband didn't really want to stay for the rest of church. Which is
okay-we had just taught him the restauration the day antes. Poco a poco!</div>
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Okay well, I hope y'all are doing awesome! I love you all and pray for you everyday.</div>
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con mucho amor,</div>
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Hermana Spencer</div>
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