Hola everyone,
Thats just some of the few interesting things I hear daily at the good old CMM.
This email will be brief, because I went to the temple this morning and just got back but wanted to give a slight update. Sorry I cant respond to every email but i appreciate SO MUCH all of them It makes me feel so loved!!!
First of all, Im feeling better and not sick but on Sunday I annihilated my ankle and sprained it super bad and it got HUGE and super bruised up. Luckily its feeling better now though! Since I got here about 4 of the elders in my district have told me I remind them of someone, but this week an elder told me I remind him of Anna Green Gables. Apparently shes from a show or movie but when I sprained my ankle he freaked out because apparently that happened to her in the movie as well. Now I want to watch this movie and see the resembelance.
Our district has been having about 1720374982 health issues. First the food wrecked everyone so bad that the elders had to go to the infirmary, then an elder had BAD health issues and told us he had to go home and Hermana Sjoquist and I started crying because weve all bonded so much in this short time, starting this crazy and confusing adventure together where no one knows what theyre reallly doing, that we were so sad, and once you become a missionary, you finally start to understand how painful it would be to return home and come back out, but then he told us HE PRANKED US and hes actually okay and got treatment. Then two elders got parasites and the food just flat out isnt doing us any favors, so thats been interesting.
An elder in our ward is EXACTLY like Jim Carey and its actually kind of scary but I have so many laughs in our 16 hour days with my district that it definitely pushes me through, I think Hermana Sjoquist and I got blessed to be able to make some friends here.
Spanish is coming along good, but I have a longgg ways to go, but I suppose Ill never truly learn it until Im in the field. Im super exxcited but a little nervous, but let me tell you. The first week here was the slowest of MY LIFE, but this week went by SO FAST im actually super confused. It seriously feels like Sunday was yesterday.
Some spiritual insights
1. The atonement is for the saints and sinners alike. We dont need to reserve the atonement for big mistakes, we should use it for all of our little mistakes so we can be clean everyday.
2. Our prophet is AMAZING, if you havent seen the devotional he did at BYU this week, go watch it!!!
3. The constant companionship of the Holy Ghost is perhaps the most miraculous thing I have ever experienced. I have watched how God has allowed me to teach about our church with about two weeks of spanish and have the words just come to me. I have seen how the spirit has given me insights and guided me in ways I never thought possible. How it has comforted me, supported me, quickened me, healed me, and held me in the time Ive perhaps needed it most, and worked the hardest.
4. This gospel is true. I have no doubt about it. Satan can immitate a lot of things, but he cannot fake the feeling of the Holy Ghost, and I have never in my life felt the Spirit more than I do now, at a time when it actually seems like it would be the hardest too. I have never had such peace and joy. The plan of salvation is truly a blessing, that we can make the most horrible mistakes but we can never ever ever in our lives stray too far from the love of our Heavenly Father. He only wants our happiness. This is an amazing Gospel and I am so beyong blessed to have the opportunity to bring this life changing message to others.
Yo oro mucho para ustedes, y yo quiero ustedes a conocen que yo estoy muy feliz, y que nuestro Padre Celestial da me muchos bendiciones y que yo estoy seguridad cuando yo estoy en el trabajo del Senor.
I hope yall have an amazing week!
Adios,
Hermana Shirley 
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