Hey Everyone:
Well this week seemed like it was forever long. As I was thinking about what there was to talk about I realized that I hadn't talked about the 4th yet and so that is super crazy because that seems like it was months ago!!! So I'm just going to do a bulleted list today just to get everything in.
- 2nd of July: This was when we had our 4th of July celebration. It was way cool as we had one of the President of the United States counselors that is LDS come and talk to us about the wonderful joys of this country. It was really awesome as we talked about how he has gone to Iraq and such places and told some really sad stories of people and their fight for freedom. It was a wonderful talk. Then we talked about how we had to have this free land in order for Joseph Smith to be able to restore the gospel and such and then all of a sudden this big group of bagpipe players and some drums marched in playing "Praise to the Man" and then all the flags from the different countries where the gospel is being preached came and were following the band. It was really awesome. And then they put on the big screen a big world map and they had little missionary men running to all the different missions in the world and the name came up one at a time and we got to yell and have fun when our mission came up so it was pretty awesome. Then after that they let us stay up and we went out and sat on the grass in the MTC courtyards and watched the stadium of fire it was really fun. It took me forever to fall asleep that night because there were fireworks going off all night and so I only got a few hours of sleep but it was awesome!!
- Sunday, a day full of meetings since I"m the cordinating sister but they were all really good. One meeting really frustrated me because the elders in my district don't really like one of our teachers, Brother Gámez because he makes them actually follow the rules. Well in one of the meetings we discussed it and the elders all told stories that were way imbelished and made Brother Gámez look horrible, I wouldn´t like him either if he was that way. I tried to stick up for him a little and one of the counselors in the branch presidency told me I was wrong and this man needed to be punished. So I was super frustrated but it´s ok I can´t really do anything about it but I do feel bad for Brother Gámez because he is definitely getting in trouble for things he really didn´t do. But then we had Sacrament meeting in the dark because the power was out for some reason so that was kind of interesting and fun. Then I went on the temple walk and had a very angrying experience that I won´t mention anymore about but that temple walk itself was awesome. It was a really small drizzle and so it was nice and Hermana Lao actually got to come with us because securtiy drove her up there.
- the 4th was just an average day it didn't even feel like a holiday, we thought we would get good food that day but we didn't it was like some of the nastiest food we've had here. I'm gald they didn't make it feel like a holiday thought because the 4th is seriously my favorite so I was missing home so it was really nice just to focus on the language and teaching people. I felt bad for all the teachers that had to work and teach us but it was pretty awesome.
- The 6th, the best day EVER!!!! So the night before we had been waiting patiently to find out if we got to be hosts for the new missionaries and such and we never got a notice. We ran through the mail room right after dinner and noticed that there was another letter in the mailbox and I was so hoping that that was a notification tha twe got ot be hosts because I really wanted to host Jacqueline. Well Elder Garrett and Elder Scott went and checked and elder Garrett came back and said we got to host and I got super excited and was so so so happy and then he told me he was joking and it made me really sad and he felt super bad and so he said he owed me. Well Hermana Lao and Griffeth went to physical therapy on the 6th during the time all the missionaries came in and so I told Elder Garrett that they had to wait outside with me and study outside until she got there. So it was fun as we sat for and hour and got to watch all the new missionaries come in. It made me think back on the day I came in it seems so long ago but yet like it was yesterday. Well I got distracted for a minute and I almost missed Jacqueline. Luckily I looked up just in time and saw her and it was so fun to run an giver her a hug. They've been sticking all the new sisters in a different building because ours is full so Iw as worried but there were 6 spots still open in our building and she happened to be in a room just down the hall withch made me oh so happy!! So we get to hang out every night and talk and everything. I've really missed her and it is so great ot have such a great friend here in the MTC.
Well that is about it. I get my travel plans next week!! It's so crazy that I'm almost ready to take off! I love the mTC but I am definitely ready to move on. My Spanish is getting better I can teach all the lessons and do pretty well. Hopefully I'm not too big of a disaster when it come to the language when I get down there. But I know with the Lord on my side I'm going to be able to accomplish anything, including the language!!!!
Well I hope everything is going well in everyone's lives and you guys have two weeks to send me tonz of packages and letters until I leave!!
Love
Hermana Hubbard
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