Wherein Maelynn Sees an Elder Split his Pants

Jan. 27, 2017

            So probably the biggest thing that happened this week is the announcement of the schedule change for missionaries and the change for key indicators. We didn’t think the schedule would really affect us in the ccm but we got new schedules too.  Bed time is now 9:45 and class doesn’t start until 7:15 and P-days are a little longer with less study time, so everyone is pretty pumped about that! The fact that Landen doesn’t have his call yet is kind of driving me crazy so ya'll better let me know as soon as it comes.  Oh, another important thing is that because next week is my last week in the ccm, I repeat, NEXT WEEK IS MY LAST WEEK IN THE CCM! …we have a bunch of tests to take next Friday so our p day will be NEXT WEDNESDAY.  

            Um, some other things that happened this week was I kind of got the calling of leading the music in sacrament meeting which is no big deal. One of our gym times we got a yoga lesson from some latino hermanas and my ribs still hurt really bad, yeah my ribs, I don’t understand it either!  Our teacher, Hermano de Santiago got accepted to BYUI and so we had a fiesta. Literally, one of the elders in our district had a bottle or Martinelli’s that his mom sent him for his birthday so we had our teacher take it outside and shake, shake, shake it up and then popped the cap off.  Haha and we all made a run to the tienda and basically bought everything, it was awesome! He’s just been so worried about it the whole time we’ve been here and it’s kind of been his dream for a really long time so we had to celebrate! I seriously wish you guys could meet him because he is the most adorable genuine little man I have ever met in my entire life! I mean seriously, he served his mission in Honduras and he wants to live there just so he can help the people, he even started going to college in agriculture just so he would know how to help the people better! 

            Oh man the funniest thing that happened this week was our elders were playing swords (it’s a hand game where you try to touch the other person, the kids can explain what it is) and Elder Barlow, one of our zone leaders split his pants WIDE open, and I mean wide open!  Well the next day our elders were playing the same game, because boys never learn, and Elder Barlow started playing again and I said "remember what happened last time you played this game?" and not a minute later you hear this noise and then you hear "NOT AGAIN!" HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAH yep, he did the exact same thing, split WIDE open! Oh it was too good to be true :) but it was true!

            Also we’ve given 2 of the best lessons we’ve ever given this week. One was one of our investigators told us that he had a strong desire to be baptized but his dad wouldn’t let him and wanted him to stop meeting with the missionaries… literally broke my heart and I just about cried because of that and the spirit that filled the rest of that lesson. If that happens with real people in the field I don’t know how I’m going to handle it. the other lesson was in trc and I didn’t really know what to say and while my comp was talking a thought popped into my head and so I asked the volunteer and she ended up sharing a really personal and spiritual experience and it was a really neat experience and testimony to me of the Holy Ghost!  I could tell you more about how our district is just super goofy like when one of the elders left his water bottle filling up in the hall way and walked away so we had to try to mop up a couple gallons of water with paper towels from the bathroom, aw good times good times! I really do love my district and my companion and the spirit in the ccm is incredible and I have enjoyed my time here, but I’m ready to get out and to actually be in Cuernavaca! ALSO, today marks my one month-aversary of being in the ccm! Wowee how time flies! Only 17 months to go!

     Love you guys and don’t worry about sending packages or anything but can you please just send pictures? I miss seeing your faces! Lots and lots of pictures!

Mucho amor,

     Hermana Bailey

Oh, we are going to the temple at noon today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so I will be getting on to email way earlier. Did I mention that were going to the temple today?

     

  Pics: Week 5 is “solo Espanol” and she is only supposed to speak Spanish, acting like the statue in the foreground, and pointing to her mission on the map at the MTC.