Okay, this email will be quick!
We had an amazing lesson about the Atonement of Jesus Christ with a lady named Anangeli this week. She is best friends with our branch president and his wife, so they came to the lesson as well. They are amazing, I love the Cartagenas so much!
We taught a new lady this week, her name is Dominga and she has a really fat chihuahua named Canela. I felt so bad for her dog. She pierced her ears! And she is scared of dogs with teeth, so she had all of hers ripped out. Crazy stuff.
ALSO, we received the amazing news that the prophet, President Nelson, is coming to speak to Puerto Rico this week! My companion and I both started tearing up when we heard the news. I am so excited to hear what he has to say to our little island. Our branch is renting a bus to take to San Juan for the occasion haha.
This week we had a PPP night, a night all about Personal Progress for las mujeres jovenes. It was so much fun and we had one of the people we are teaching working on Personal Progress! We also had food that all started with the letter p, so there was lots of pizza, popcorn, pie, etc. We ended the night by having them watch Once I Was a Beehive.
I finally saw some iguanas in the finca this week! Those guys are huge! Also, it has been raining here a TON. It was the first time I got to see lightning and hear thunder my whole mission, and I was so happy!!
One last thing (I am trying to include a few more funny details of my life as a missionary) is that we got to hear hermana Cartagena tell us the saga of Brida vs. Georgia. Brida is their dog, but their neighbors keep trying to call her Georgia and basically steal her haha. Poor Brida, she is so confused. It was a hilarious story, and while they told us, they made me try Malta! It is basically non-alcoholic beer, and Boricuas love it. I will probably never drink it again haha. But, they hate root beer and Dr. Pepper! I don’t drink soda often, but those two are usually the only ones and I can’t find them anywhere here haha.
Anyway, I love you all so much! I hope you enjoy the billion pictures I finally got around to sending haha. A quick reminder that I felt inspired to share after a sacrament meeting talk this Sunday–don’t overlook the importance of keeping the Sabbath day holy! Choose activities that are worthwhile and honor the Lord’s holy day. I promise you will be blessed for setting that day apart from the others and spending time with your family or helping others!
Have a great week!
Hermana O’Barr