Wherein Maelynn Calls Home!

5/2/2017

** Editor's note: On Sunday, April 30th, Maelynn was able to call home (Skype) with us on the day of her brother Landen's farewell. It was an emotional 47 minutes - filled with laughter, smiles, updates, dancing, singing, story telling, and happy tears!

Dear Family,

    The connection was so good at first, and then it just went downhill super fast - dang it! I was bummed that it was so short (Hermana Shook said most people talk to their family for an hour and a half or 2 hours), so 47 minutes was really fast, but I was just happy to get to see everyone! 

      I'm super excited for Landen to get out here and be a part of this incredible work as well!  It really is incredible. It's hard. I really struggle with the language, we see a lot of rejection. I'm tired ALL the time.  My feet hurt from walking all day long, my back hurts from carrying my bag, I  miss music and dancing, I miss Chick-FIl-A, I just really want to go swimming...but somehow I'm happy, Super Happy!  

      And I keep going, and I want to keep going.  Somehow, Tepoztlán feels like home. I miss you guys, but I don't want to come home. Not yet. So far the mission has been a great experience, but its meant to be life changing, and I'm not at that point yet, I've still got a long ways to go, and I look forward to it!

Love,

Hermana Bailey

[Last week our zone got together and made popcorn and it just turned into a huge food fight! Also, try eating popcorn with mayo and hot sauce, or another option is with ketchup. its good. and also, i eat pizza with ketchuo and hot sauce always now, weird, but delicious!]

[Me acting like a weirdo, just the ushe...uh I don't know how to abbreviate usual.]

{Our english class, soooo fun!}

{This is a members yard! It feels like you walk into a completely different world! He gave us little plants :) }