Hello Family

Made it through the first transfer

HELLO FAMILY,

So first off there was like a hawk in Walmart... that place is a jungle for reals... Anywho we had our first cockroach and it was the size of texas. I just want to know where it came from. That's all I want to know! I bet he wonders where he came from too.  

I've officially been hired at cafe rio because I can make a darn tortilla! Our recent convert Jessenia taught us how to make them and wow I was tossing, flipping, twirling tortillas right and left! 

I feel like everyone I met this week was not real...one man I was talking to thought I would kill his cat or something. Right when I said, "So what's your name?" he's like, "I have a black belt." "Oh wow thats awesome. So have you lived inTexas your whole life?" "I have a blackbelt" (he would not stop telling me that) This other lady told me she was from Utopia. Is that even a real place? And another man asked me if I was Eve that ate the fruit so that was fun! Lots of fun people here in Texas! 

We got to go to Young Womens this week and it was so fun! It was for Mother's Day and just made me miss my mother so much and Shelly Moss! They had spa night so we were helping out, painting nails and just doing all that fun girl stuff! 

Yesterday we were teaching the Lopez family. Our lesson with them got over later than we thought and we were on the complete opposite side of our area on BIKES! I was biking my little heart out! I am flying faster than little Natalie Wagstaff's legs can go. I got to a point where I really didn't know if I could keep up any longer. (My chicken legs are worthless) We were trying so hard to get home on time but also be careful biking in the dark. The adrenaline rush was real... like all those times at festival prepared me for this moment when I almost went flying into this river on my bike. My heart was pounding but don't worry, I'm alive!  I could feel myself falling further and further behind my companion, so I prayed for anything to help me. A member to see us and give us a ride, my legs to have strength, anything! Suddenly, I literally felt like someone was pushing me from behind. I had the strength! I turned around and of course no one was there. I knew that it was my grandparents on the other side. I have a firm belief that my ancestors on the other side of the veil are always helping, and lifting me up. As I got up to my companion she said "Hermana, I can't do this I really can't."  I said, "Have no fear; Mimi is here!"  We have the one and only Mimi Torgerson! So that was a super cool experience this week! 

We also got to go to the Polga on Saturday... it was basically a really crappy flea market. So many people trying to sell underwear, who knows why, lots of gold chains. and lots of hot sauce. We got a booth and set up pictures and had Books of Mormon set up. They told us we weren't allowed to approach people but if people approached us we could talk to them. So it was basically a day of sitting on the rocks of the green river waiting for the fish to bite. We had a couple but most were just bites nothing more. 

One more random funny thing... yesterday we were at the Luna's house. They are all members but they have one son that is inactive so we go visit with them alot. We were like we just want everyone to bare their testimonies for two minutes. The parents go and it's great. Then it just gets really awkward when the kids go. Hermana Luna was like guys it doesn't have to be anything big just bring the spirit. So Brandon, he's like 12 I think was like, "Spirit Activate!" haha I was dying. Started crying and everything. I also thought I had a lot of nicknames before but this family has given me 1,038 more. Hermana whatsup, what, goldilocks, elsa, Hermana wowza soooo many more and they just make fun of me so I love them because it feels like home! 

Well transfer calls... I'm staying in Manvel! woot woot! and I get to call you guys next Sunday at like 2:30 my time! I cannot wait to see you all! So grab your kids, grab your spouses, because I be skyping and I wanna see them all!!! 

love you family!! 

Hermana whatsup