So I know tomorrow is my actual email day but today we get to because the new missionaries are coming in tomorrow and they they get to email. I am officially an old north american!!! I can't believe it. But it's exciting. I cannot believe that in 3 weeks I will be in Honduras. It scares me because I don't know the language but it's exciting because I will be doing what I was sent here to do. Today was awesome. Because of all the people leaving and people coming in we got to go out to the city and go exploring in some of the places. We went to a map of Guatemala and that was awesome. Then we went to a mercado (i think that's what it was called). It's like a swamp meet. They had so much stuff. I bought a cute purse for only like $5 that has Guatemala written on the side and I bought a skirt for really cheap. I'll have to send you a picture. You would love it. So I do have things from here. I also got some scripture cases for my Spanish set. (Don't worry, it hasn't been expensive. All cost me about $25 to $35. Yeah, I know Dad is probably proud of me). But it was awesome to see everything they make. They are very talented people and everything I have purchased has all been hand made. I know most things are but this is amazing! It was a very different experience to bartar with the,. I am not good at it and I don't like it. I just want to pay what they tell me but I hope I'll be better at it by the time I am done. THen we got to go to a modern mall and go to a musuem. That was cool. The musuem was under a hill that was a part of a city. The ruins were cool. The mall was unlike anything I have ever been in. It was huge and way nice. Nicer than most in the States. Which was kind of sad for me because it just shows what they truly care about. Everything else is falling apart yet they have a super nice mall. It's just a lot different. But I absolutely loved being able to see Guatemala before I left. And I haven't figured out how to upload pictures and there is no where to print them off. But as soon as I can I will send some home! P.S. send me some please. I am so glad to hear that your ladies retreat was fun! I am really excited to do those with you and bren and the sister in laws. Although it won´t be for a long time I am still excited! These next three weeks are probably going to be tough. Our teachers are only speaking in Spanish and we're going to try to speak in Spanish for a lot of the time. I still can't understand half of what people say so I get frustrated sometimes. I know I am not supposed to but it's really hard not too. And I know that what I can do know is truly amazing in 6 weeks. And I know it couldn't be done without the help of the Lord. I am very grateful for His help. Also Hermana Spencer is moving up into a Latina district and so I get another companion! Haha I am in another trio or will be as of tomorrow. HEr name is Hermana Petite. I'm pretty excited because she is super nice and will help Hermana Anderson and I. She will be really good for Hermana Anderson. I haven't truly been able to open her up so I think Hermana Petite will touch her in some way I can't. So I'll have to give an update next week about how it's going. Tomorrow we get to go to the temple again! I am so excited. It's been closed for the last 2 weeks but finally opened up again today. I love it there! And I love the blog idea. i was going to say something about it but I am glad you have already put one together. Things are great here. It's weird that the Latinos are in their fields. I am really going to miss my Latina companions but I know they will be amazing. It's really quite without them here. We're getting 14 new North American sisters (which is a TON!) and only 4 Latinas. That is really sad becuase that means 3/4 of us won't have Latinas companions. I feel bad for the new sisters because my favorite times were meals becuase I got to talk to the sisters in Spanish. It was really something that helped me open up and speak in Spanish. Now we're the ones that have to help them. But I am really excited to meet them all. Last night we had a mini testimony meeting before the Latina sisters left. I understood more than I thought I would but even if I didn't understand them I felt the Spirit very strong. It amazes me that no matter what language you speak the Spirit is the same! I love it. Sorry that this is all together. I cannot find the stinking enter button on these Spanish keyboards. I love and miss you guys. It's been a lot easier being away since being here because I just don't have time to dwell on it. But of course I do think about you guys and I love you all. Let me know how EFY was and how Idaho was. And thanks dad for sending out the Book of Mormons for me. I'm not sure if anything will happen but I just wnated to do that. You are all the best. And I wish I could write more but they just don't give me enough time. KNow that I am grateful to be out here and I am working my hardest. I know this gospel is true with all my heart and am getting really excited to get out and share it with others!!! lOve you