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| Gadiel's baptism |
Hi There! I hope you are all doing so so wonderful!
Okay Okay I know you might be sick of me talking about bugs but that is currently my life so let me explain. As I've said crazy things happen here in Oaxaca when it starts raining more. Last week I talked about the helpless little dung beetles but they have stopped being as abundant which is nice because the amount I have to flip over because I feel bad for them is less overwhelming 
BUT those giant flying agressive ants I mentioned last week have arrived as of yesterday morning.
I had never seen one that was alive, just the cooked one I ate but now they are everywhere.
Chicatanas
OK so these ants are called chicatanas and let me tell ya the rumors are true. They are definitely giant and definitely fly(Although not that well) BUT luckily they are not agressive and don't bite so that's quite nice of them. But Oaxaca gets very excited when the chicatanas come. You know how when it snows sometimes your parents will wake you up and say "Look it's snowing!" And then the kids will get all excited and go play in the snow? That's kinda what it was like yesterday but instead it was "Look the giant flying ants are here!" When we left our house everyone was out with their kids collecting chicatanas. Everyone was so excited and it was so fun haha. We even helped some people collect them They collect them because they're pretty rare and only come out of the burrows in the rainy season. They use them in salsas too and apparently a bag of them sells for quite a bit so maybe my future career could be collecting chicatanas haha. Oaxaca is so cool and I love it and the people here so much!!
Gadiel's baptism!
Gadiel's baptism was Saturday and it was so incredible! The spirit was so incredibly strong. I love that family so much and some of them have become more interested in the gospel thanks to the baptism!! The Savior's love is apparent every day here in the mission and I'm so grateful to be here and experience it.
Spanish
The language is getting a lot better! I went on exchanges this week and we were with this family and one of the kids said a joke and I laughed and the mom was very impressed I understood hahaha. I know laugh with a bunch of people and we joke and it is such a blessing because I love laughing!
In Minor News
I'm being transferred! I had a feeling I was so it wasn't really a shock but it's still pretty crazy! Elder Torres is going as well so there will be two new elders here in Casa Blanca. I'm excited to see new places but I will definitely miss the people here a ton. We were calling people yesterday and telling them and it was sad because I love them all so much. But I know I'll see many of them again!
We did some service this week and let me tell you I was dying. A lady lives at the top of the mountain in our area, her house is legit the highest one. It's a struggle to walk there But I carried these two 10 foot wooden planks up the mountain for her and it was exhausting but actually so fun and I love serving so much!
The mission is the absolute best! I'm so blessed to be here and feel our Savior's love everyday. I know it's true with all my heart!
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