The Little Nuns

So yesterday we asked somebody if they had our phone number, and he said “of course I have it! It’s programmed into my phone.” He showed us his phone, and sure enough, our number was there under the name: “Las Monjitas” translation: “The Little Nuns” lol… nice.
Last night was the outgoing fireside for all of the missionaries leaving. My companion spoke, she did a wonderful job. I’m going to miss her so much! It was awesome to be there because I got to see all of my old companions and Roberto was there!!! We talked for a while, he said that he is planning on going through the temple in March- and he’s counting on Sister Cowley and I to be there. That will be so neat!
Efrain and Esperanza have been moved away. They’re in some kind of protection program right now…so we can’t see them. Church on Sunday wasn’t the same without them. Normally it’s spent running around trying to get all the kids in their classes, entertaining Brandon and Yalily during sacrament meeting…and this week we were all alone L We’ve been kind of out of it since they left. It feels like we’re starting over again. Redwood City wont be the same without them. There were 3 other families who lived in that house with them. We had been teaching all of them, but they’ve all been moved to othere cities as well. We miss them like crazy! It is for the best though. The government is giving Esperanza and Efrain papers, and they are going to pay for them to get an education here so that they can start a better life for their family. I am SUPER excited for them. I just wish we could be there to help them through it!
Our mission is now on a rotation with The Salt Lake City Temple Visitors Center. So, every 3 months we get a Visitors Center sister who stays for 3 transfers, and we are also taking in all of the missionaries who are waiting for Visas. Because of that, transfers have been all messed up cause we have missionaries coming and leaving inbetween transfers all the time. President Jackson called us this week to tell us that all of the Hermanas were going to be transferred on Wednesday (even though transfers weren’t for another 2 weeks) EXCEPT for me and my companion. He told me that I was going to be training the new Sister coming in from Arkansas. Yikes! Haha. It should be good. I’m kind of scared to death, but super excited at the same time. It will be fun.

Funny Story…so everybody in the ward thought it was my companions birthday, not mine. We don’t even remember talking about our birthdays with anyone, but somehow they found out, and somehow they got it confused. Haha…so we had two surprise birthday parties on Wednesday for my companion! It was kind of super lame, and super hilarious at the same time. It was way too awkward to tell them that it was my birthday, so we just played along. It’s okay though because our investigators totally made up for it the next day, and the elders all made me a cake. It has been a fun week.

THANK YOU for the packages Grandma & Mom!!! I loved the book, and the candy, and the new clothes!!! Mom, I have needed a camera so bad. That is perfect. I enjoyed looking at all of your pictures from Europe! I will send you more pictures now J I’m guessing it’s on loan until I get home? 5 more months! Crazy! Tell Chris thanks for writing, I’ve missed hearing from him. And Chels’ I totally bought bread today so that I can try out your peach jam! I'll write soon. I miss you all a ton.