Wherein Sadie Sadly Witnesses True Crazy Behavior with Police Presence Required.

 February 28, 2023

Hey guys! This week was good. Honestly went slow but now i'm here at another pday which means time is still moving.

All week I was looking forward to the intercambios we had on Saturday. I was with another American who arrived at the same time as me. It was a really cool day and turns out I actually can speak Spanish lol. Taught lots of lessons, found new people to teach, saw miracles, and had a fun time. I think we both left with more confidence in ourselves as missionaries and our ability to speak spanish and stronger testimonies of the gift of tongues so...success. I drank a monster that day and afterwards had so much energy and motivation to talk to everybody so ya i guess the secret to missionary work is the Spirit and maybe a monster lol.

Yesterday at church was...disappointing. and crazy. Luciano and Ana did not come again. I really thought they were sincere when they said they'd come this time. But Franco and Lucmila came!! In relief society a member that has had many problemas, really just let it out and there was sooooo much tensión in the room. Then that same lady had a meeting with the branch president after and....basically satan was inside her and Ive never heard such terrible and crazy screaming and yelling and it ended with the police and they arent allowed to enter any church in the stake now so thats wild. I hope I never have to experience/see that again. She was like possessed or something it seemed like cuz normally she is nice. Anger is powerful when you let it creep in. If you have anger in your heart lets work on getting it out before it gets bad. After the chaoticness of church yesterday I was feeling pretty frustrated and down about being here. I miss church back at home. It's just really really different here, but I was reminded of the real importance of Sunday and that is the sacrament and yesterday I had the opportunity to take the sacrament and renew my baptismal covenants with the Lord and that's what really mattered. And there are some great members here so its ok!

But miracle: we were just about to drop teaching our friend Franco because we haven't been able to contact him for a little while and he wasn't coming to church but on Friday night late we received a voice message from him out of the blue and he just said hola my mom gave me permission to be baptized so ok I can get baptized this sunday...well there's things to do first and to be more prepared but his desire and excitement to be baptized is so great. He went around at church yesterday telling everyone his baptism is next week. Poor guy, we had to tell him it's actually gonna be the 12th, but ya he is super excited and we are so happy he is back! 

Please pray for Ana and Luciano to come to church and for Franco and Lucmila to continue in their efforts and desires!

Yesterday my favorite and most comfortable pair of shoes broke and it actually made me really upset and i got stressed and overwhelmed about what i was going to do about it. I also struggle throughout the week all the time to stay focused and keep my mind here and happy and peaceful about being here instead of just thinking of the day i am going home. Its like i can see that this is what i dreamed of forever and this is what i am gonna miss for the rest of my life and i only have the next 15 months to do this and its actually the most amazing thing ever and i am so privileged to get to be part of this great work, so then why do i struggle so bad sometimes to stop thinking about the things i am missing at home and the day i get to go home? more than anything i have just been frustrated that its always a battle emotionally/mentally because i will be absolutely in love with what i am doing and so happy and then suddenly im down again. Always worth it to battle through tho because the joy that i feel in the good moments is so amazing!! I really am happy to be a missionary and having these experiences right now. Its pretty dang cool! Learning to be happy in the moment and not just always looking forward to the next thing. Oh and today I found a man in san carlos a nearby town to fix my shoes! Everything always works out so don't stress!

Also ive decided my mission is the weirdest mix of things. Like its definitely not a mission like in the states with cars and Walmart, but its also not full blown throw me into a shack in the middle of nowhere. I have friends and family right now on missions in living conditions that are just crazy! And part of me is like go big or go home, put me in crazy conditions and give me those wild experiences or give me a car and Costco haha but I got a nice in between here. Thinking of the places my friends are at makes me count my blessings for running water and our AC unit and thinking of my other friends makes me jealous of their bikes and cars and mattresses that fit on their bedframes lol. But ive been really working on focusing on gratitude and not comparing too much and also believing that that my mission call is right for me!! A nice tranquilo town near the beach but not on the beach with lots of open field and pretty sunsets but also some city not way out in the middle of nowhere is definitely perfect for me. But also im here for the people more than anything and it doesnt have to be perfect for me cuz its not about me. God is mindful though and has out best interest at heart.

My momma said to just end it and send it haha you can all thank her personally

Always happy when im lost in the work and serving others so im gonna keep working!! But thinking of and praying for all of you! You have all blessed my life so much and helped me be me! 

Love you all so much! Have a good week!

Vamo Arriba!!

Hermana Bailey

Spider count: i realized i never killed the spider in our window from weeks ago because i saw it there again today! Maybe this will be the week i get enough courage!

Pictures: 

Painting rocks with the abuleos in a basically assisted living. The ccm doesnt teach you how to understand old people with no teeth that talk quietly lol.

Monsters

Tried doritos here!!

Comp

Beautiful views

Bought a torta frita from a lady so i could give her a folleto. Do what you gotta do.

Ana perez

The horses here tied up in the most random places

Our little friends put on a play and invited us so we finally got to meet their parents

Wherein Sadie Tries the World's Best Alfajore!

 February 20, 2023

Howdy! Its me again! Hope you all had a good week. This week here in Uruguay was pretty good! Today, 3 months ago is when I got set apart as a missionary!!

---Valentines day we made cookies to take to our friends. Took way too much time and effort because they don't sell chocolate chips here in grocery stores? And also we don't have measuring cups or bowls? Also I had to hand calculate fahrenheit to celsius to know what temperature to set the oven to. and how much butter to use because it's in grams.....they tasted ok with milk.

---Wednesday we went to La Capuera and met an inactive member by accidently looking for someone else. Always cool to see how God sends us in the right direction. She is really cool.

Tuesday and Wednesday I walked the streets of Uruguay with a bandaid on my nose because dear Ana made me because she saw my nose had been sunburned. How embarrassing haha.

---Thursday i tried teaching one of our friends about the priesthood and it was kinda tricky because she practices reiki and also is confused a lot about the priesthood and like why she cant bless somebody by the laying on of hands. not so sure she understands yet but atleast i didnt make her more confused haha.

---Friday morning we woke up and it was so cold. I mean like 50 degrees haha. But it was windy and like 85 percent humidity and it felt pretty chilly. But we had lunch in La Capuera and had people to visit in the other area we found out we have called Ocean Park which is the beach side of the highway across from La capuera, so we grabbed our jackets and headed out. Now for reference, Ocean park is kinda like walking through Island Park except the roads aren't straight. The road is literally just a trail and there's just a forest of trees and then every once in a while a house. So we're out walking in the middle of nowhere when the sky just dumps. like crazy. We got so soaked and it was pretty dang cold, but fortunately we were able to find the less active family that was home and we shared a message with them (a miracle because it was hard to use the map on the phone because well a wet screen is just kinda useless), soaked their floor lol, and then they drove us to where we had lunch because it was still pouring rain. All day it poured, which was very nice because Uruguay needs water right now. We were like Al fin, God answered our prayers and we have rain..just happens to be at quite an inconvenient moment haha. While we were walking through the crazy rain trying to find the member to visit or honestly anyone or anything to help us get out of the rain, at first I just laughed and was having so much fun, like what an adventure. But after a while I was just cold and hated life. It really was a fun adventure though and I love the rain. I just really love it more when I am more prepared for it.The lightning and thunder that night were pretty insane.  For two nights, we changed our blasting AC to blasting heat, but now we are back to AC and all is well. Ive never experienced a humid winter, but this was a nice little warning to me to enjoy the heat while I can until winter hits.

---Saturday was pretty good and we visited our friend Ana to make sure she would be coming to church the next morning. She told us she would come if the weather was perfect. So we prayed for that. And it was, but she didn't come. I really do think she will come next week though because she asked us if we could arrange a ride for her next week. She has progressed recently and this week told us that she feels like a different person recently and like her life has changed since she started listening to us and accepting the gospel into her life. She says she is a lot more peaceful. So true and I love that she has been able to recognize that change! I am so happy for her, She is like our best friend here now and just makes us laugh the whole time. We put her on a date to be baptised in March so please pray she will come to church and continue in faith. I am so happy for her. This week we are also going to work on getting members to visit her and get to know her so that she has friends in the church and not just us because we don't want her to stop going when we end up leaving. Probably should have titled this email Ana because we went to see her literally every day. oh that reminds me this week i finally got to try tortas fritas because the weather was rainy...pretty good stuff.

---We also had some really good lessons with our friend Edison in the hospital and he told us he would love to go to church if he can get permission to leave the hospital. He also has a Book of Mormon now and has been reading that.

---Our friend Luciano didn't come to church again this week so we are going to have to move his baptism again, but we tried real hard. I think we called them like 6 times like we told them we would and went to their house before church to get him and woke them up. The mom turned us away, but I think we will be able to get him next week.

---There were very few people at church this week again, but our sweet little 8yr old friend Lucmila and her mom came to church even though they slept in and missed the first hour. Lucmila wanted to come so bad that her mom brought her for the second hour. They gave us a ride home from church and on the ride Lucmila asked me where I thought she was in the Book of Mormon and she told me really excitedly, "chapter 2!!" She has so much excitement and joy to learn and to be at church and to be baptized! I love her and her mom

A member in our branch got hit by a car when he went to cross the road to go to the store to buy water last sunday. Guess that's what happens when you don't keep the sabbath day holy. JK!! Poor guy. Just needed water. The members have been taking turns spending the day in the hospital with him. A miracle though, despite being flung in the air, all he did was shatter his wrist. well obviously bruised everywhere too. I am learning more about healthcare here and honestly I am kinda glad we don't have free healthcare in the US. This guy has been in the hospital for over a week in a chair and waited for almost a week to be operated on because they don't have enough beds right now? crazy!

Meanwhile, a different member of our branch had a heart attack. His poor wife has been in the hospital with her dad in Maldonado who is sick and then her husband had a heart attack and is now also there. They chose to go to the private healthcare clinic instead of the public hospital though and they are getting quicker care i think. They are a great family and I hope they can catch a break soon.

My companion and I have been working together better in lessons this week and it has been cool to use my Spanish more. I just pray that The Spirit will guide me to say what I need to say and then I try not to burst out laughing at my own Spanish and ruin the moment. God blesses me with the gift of tongues and probably more he blesses them with the gift of interpretation because probably about 90 percent of the time I just don't even conjugate the verb. I just say it in the infinitive form lol. Also this week on Friday and Saturday we are going to have exchanges and me and another american sister that just got here 7 weeks ago are going to be together so that is going to be dope. And probably a massive train wreck trying to teach in broken spanish. But hey if my spanish is correct about 50 percent of the time and hers is correct about 50 percent of the time, I think that means we could totally nail it like 100 percent, right? haha it will actually be so cool though to get to really have to use our spanish and i think we will see some cool miracles together. not sure how the sleeping situation is gonna work though cuz we only have 2 beds...looks like 2 are gonna be on the nasty floor with the bugs.Also we have a bunch of new missionaries in our zone after exchanges so i am looking forward to meeting them when we have pday together or something. Also my companion and i are the only hermanas in our district now.

---This weekend there has been a big festival going on here in Pan De Azucar and people come from all over for it. It's part of the celebrations for carnival. Saturday they had singers come and it was so loud that on the other side of town it sounded like we were there at the concert. Then last night the town was just dead because everybody was at the festival. I have been waking up at like 3 or 4 am to all the people talking outside your house as they walk home. And there's usually beer bottles when we leave in the morning. 

---Oh also this week I discovered the greatest alfajore in the world. It basically tastes like a brownie and an alfajore mixed its SOOO GOOOD! say buy to my health and buy to my bank account. haha no i already set up a reward system for myself don't worry. The truth is I actually just bought a package of the cheaper alfajores to have something to eat every night to give myself something to look forward to at the end of the day haha. do whatcha gotta do. I really wanted one of the brownie tasting ones though but it's more expensive, so I challenged my trainer to see who could go the longest without laughing in our lesson with Ana. harder than you might think. I won haha and she bought me the alfajore.

--Something I have been working on being better at this week is my scripture study and I have enjoyed it. I started over again in 1 Nephi and maybe it's because I have started over so many times and read it over and over, but 1 Nephi is seriously so good! And I love reading about them returning to get the plates. I feel like I am reading a novel instead of scripture when I read that story lol. I would like to say that I am like Nephi, but the truth is sometimes I am more like Laman and Lemuel and I complain a lot, but, it is my goal to be more like Nephi and have faith like Nephi did. Also way cool that like he is a legit person and one day we can meet him and others in Heaven. Even if it's just 2 minutes, try to get in the habit of reading your scriptures every day! The Book of Mormon is powerfuñ! i meant powerful but I kinda like that word too so i'm gonna leave it

--My relationship with Jesus Christ is strengthened every day as I let Him shape me into who I need to be, let Him guide His work, and rely on Him for help. 

There's a line I always quote from a klove song that says," I'm just a nobody, trying to tell everybody, all about somebody, who saved my soul." 

I'm not a nobody, I am a beloved daughter of God, but I am nobody without Christ. But because I have Christ and have seen Him change my life and save my soul, I am just here to tell others about Him. Although sometimes I get homesick or think why the heck am I spending my Friday night visiting complete strangers in the pouring rain in Uruguay, I really am so glad I am here and am part of this great work telling people about somebody who saved my soul and sharing the good news of the restored gospel. What a blessing.

Ok also I just got a message on facebook from somebody who lives here in Uruguay and it turns out my aunt Sue was one of the missionaries that taught her and this lady knows my mom and she just sent me pictures of my aunt on her mission. this is so cool!!

Anyways, hope you are all doing well! I would love to hear about how you're doing! Thanks for all the continued prayers and messages and thoughts and love. You are all in a way, part of this great work too with me! Love love love you all!

Gonna make it a great week and work hard! Vamo Arriba!!

with mucho love,

Hermana Bailey

Spider Count: ALL numbers left my mind when i saw the awfully nasty and huge one at Anas house on Tuesday. Some red flying insect creature thing had captured the spider which was HUGE and ya wow it was just an awfully terrible sight.

Pictures: not sure yet what i am gonna add so just enjoy : )

Oh but one of them is me looking at the sky because i LOVE the stars and well the sky in general. My comp took pics of me the other night while i was enjoying them and she says shes never met someone so obsessed with the sky. I find orians belt every night before we go in for the night. So cool that we are all under the same stars even though so far away!!

Guys i really thought this was going to be the week i could be concise. I think the harder i try, the longer it gets. One day. 

Wherein Sadie Turns Her Weaknesses Over to the Lord

February 14, 2023

 Hey everybody! How's it going? Hope all is well. Happy Valentines Day! 

I didnt get this sent out yesterday cuz it was kinda a chaotic pday! We missed like 2 busses and almost missed a third but all is well just had the sweatiest bus ride of my life once we caught it after running so fast for it. We got transfer news this morning and...shocker. nothing is happening here. yay for 6 more weeks! But really i am looking forward to the good things to come in these next 6 weeks. Pan de Azúcar has a lot of potential! And La capuera and Km 110 (our other areas) sad to see some of our zone go though.

This week was good.I don't really remember what happened exactly so heres a bunch of randomness!! You know me, as concise as they come!! Maybe get a snack and enjoy story time...

One day we were teaching this guy, our amigo in the hospital, and he started telling me how sometimes his friends ask him why he believes in God and they ask him, have you ever seen God? And He said, Yes!! and I was like um what? and he was like I see him in the sunset and I see him when people smile at me and I see Him when I see myself in the mirror and when.... and I was like EXACTOOOOOO!! Man this guy is literally dying of diabetes in the hospital and he smokes soooo much during our lessons its hard to breathe but I love him and his simple testimony.

Another day I was planning the day when I decided to add this person as one of our contacts to stop by. It's a house that we always walk by and have never actually stopped to talk to them because...well because we judged them. They are sketchy and we had heard from the neighbors too that they are dangerous and not nice and actually just got out of jail. But i said full send and good thing cuz now we are teaching 2 more people. i think. The people that are a little sketchy were not home at the time and we taught 2 of the other people that live there. It was a good lesson except for the fact that they are not patient in my spanish lol they had zero interest in listening to me and made my companion repeat everything i said even if i said it right, lol. But heres your sign to stop judging and share the gospel.

We taught our old lady friend Ana a few times again this week and I LOVE HER. She cant hear to save her life and she can never hear my companion so basically its just me yelling at her in the most simple sentences i can because i dont know very much spanish and then she yells back that she doesnt know what i said and then i yell back the same thing louder and then she agrees with me and says alli esta(i think its a saying that basically means exactly but also idk) and then i ask her to go to church and she says no and i say please and she says no and i explain the importance of why and she agrees with me and then i ask her again and she says no and i ask why not and she gives me a problem and i give her a solution to the problem and ask her again and she gives me another problem and i give her a solution and i ask her again until she has no reason to not go but then she still says no not this week so then i yell back that i am really sad that she isnt gonna go becuase i can see the blessings she will receive and then she yells back oh yes and agrees with me and then says no she wont go so then i leave and tell her nos vemos a la capilla and she shakes her head. And then she doesn't come to church and I cry...jk. but one day. She's coming to church. I know it. And she's gonna be baptized-whether it be now or in 10 yrs or if one day my child has her name in the temple i dont care. one day she will be baptized. And she will accept the gospel. I know it. She has a strong love for God and the Lord she just needs to want to go to church.(Haha in short: we yell back and forth about going to church and it never works)

We had intercambios on Thursday and Hna Vincent and I taught this high guy and I honestly have never taught somebody so attentive. Then we were walking to our next appointment and this guy on the street started talking to us and when we started trying to share about the gospel he was like oh no i'm not interested i have my religion and its different than yall. And so we were like oh, que bueno! What religion? And he was like I'm a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. and we were like ummm....same. He thought we were testigos de jehovah. haha, then we went to find this contact and we didn't know which house she was so we knocked on this door close to ask if they knew her or if it was her and suddenly this person popped their head out the window of the bathroom and was like im just using the bathroom can yall wait a second and ill be out to talk. So ya then we sat and listened to them. it was a 2 flusher ... and we waited a while. But...worth it. Because we met this girl...not the one we were looking for, but she listened to us and we talked about God's love for her and she told us to come back so ya do whatever it takes even if you gotta awkwardly wait for someone to use the bathroom basically right in front of you. 

Also the last few days here have been the hottest they said they've had in years. It was like 103 yesterday and then with humidity... We are living in a sauna. Honestly I was hot but I actually didn't feel that bad. It was kinda nice. Just sweaty. They told us if it doesnt start raining more soon then theyll start cutting the water so thats cool and we're supposed to go buy emergency water jugs.

None of our amigos or the menos activos that we are working with came to church on sunday so that was awesome.

This week we were finally able to have a lesson with our amigo luciano. When we showed up and white washed this area, he was on date for baptism, but we could never have a lesson with him or talk with him because his mom just kept cancelling, but finally this week we just showed up one day and braved the scary dogs out front and talked with her and we gained her confidence and now Luciano is back on date. This kid is so awesome and wants to serve a mission one day.

We had interviews with President on Friday and I am so grateful for him. He is definitely called of God and is working with the Lord to lead this mission. I have a lot of respect for him and his wife and their family and all they are doing right now.

Something I have really been working on recently is truly turning myself over to the Lord. Trying to become like Him as best as I can and I need Him to help me do that. It is hard to be humble though sometimes. I realized maybe before i was trying to become more Christlike but with only my own efforts...haha its impossible. We need Christ! I have this fear that if i truly turn myself over to him then im gonna "come out the other side" with no personality and be totally different. But thats not how it works haha!! Its a process of learning and improving and we can and should and will have a personality while working to become better with the Lord. 

And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them” (Ether 12:27).

why wouldn't we want to turn our weaknesses over to the Lord and have them become strengths? How cool that He can help us do that!

Anyways thanks for the prayers and I love hearing how yall are doing. They made us unfollow everyone on facebook though haha. 

I love you all so much!! And miss you all! I hope you have a happy valentines day (especially you dad i know you love it lol)

Keep on keepin on

Hermana Bailey

Spider count: i havent been counting oops! but a few. I was really brave and killed one the other day during exchanges. If i can find the video ill add it to my google album this week.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/T4ZxJD5usftYQ5po8

Pictures: 

-Lesson we had with members

-Oh our friend Ana Perez showed us how to make milanessa!!!!!

-Icecream: nuff said

-Exchanges with my favorite hna vincent!

-With comp and my dope sombrero that has helped me not get fried again

-Last pday in maldonado we stopped at this church in the city it was pretty cool!

-Relief society attendance was through the roof haha. Nobody came to church cuz it was so hot and nobody could sleep well saturday night cuz of the heat. Personally a terrible excuse i think like ok so youre tired but like is that more important than your salvation? Lol jk. 

Wherein Sadie Experiences a Miracle in her Ward.

February 6, 2023

Hey, ya'll! Hope you're doing good and thawing out a bit! 

 Another week of highest of highs and lowest of lows as a missionary.

Earlier this week a senior couple stopped by to check on our house. Guys, I'm not crazy they feel bad for us haha. It's not ideal living conditions. Lol. Honestly really counting my blessings though. We have running water. 

I also got to go to Carrasco to the mission home on Thursday to have another meeting with all the other missionaries that arrived with me. That was really cool. I love our mission president and his wife and family  They are the best. 

This week I saw a lot of miracles in the work. We have been slowly losing people to teach for various reasons, so we've been trying to find more to work with. One day we were out contacting some people in our other area La Capuera and we came across some menos activos families and they are just the coolest. They are so kind and shared their testimonies and their experiences with us. Normally when we talk to less active families or people they all give us the same story about why they don't go to church. "Years ago so and so did this or didn't do this" and they all got offended in some way or another and they don't feel comfortable at church anymore. 

     We found a really cool family this week like that. However, we were able to find some others this week that for the first time didn't give us that story. One lady just fell away after moving here and not knowing where the church was. She just stopped going. But she is so amazing and has such great faith and will return soon, I think. Another one is Mauricio. Mauricio is a recent convert who we didn't know about, but he reached out to us asking how to have a lesson with us. We met him and had a lesson with him and he says he wants to serve a mission. Woohoo! He came back to church on Sunday, and so did another of our less active members, Anabela.

      Now, Sunday was a real miracle. There is a family here that has been having issues with the leadership and others in the branch. It causes a lot of contention. However, on Sunday, this couple got up and bore their testimonies and said sorry, and asked for forgiveness from anyone they may have offended recently. What happened is they had a dear friend pass away this week and it really opened their eyes that you never know when you could die. And they assessed their testimonies and their lives and they knew they did not want to die outside of the church. They know this church is true and that it's the way to return to live with God, so they decided they would do the things they know they need to and they wouldn't be leaving the church. It was incredible! And after that, the others in the branch got up and told how they were going to forgive somebody that had offended them and on and on, and at the end of the sacrament meeting, everybody was talking and greeting (besos- I'm still getting used to that) each other and it was really cool! It's a miracle! We have a branch again here in Pan de Azucar! We have members that function together and now we have a welcoming environment to invite investigators to attend instead of a contentious environment. 

     It's hard to be humble. It's hard to forgive. It's hard. But what are you willing to do to be a disciple of Jesus Christ? Please, if you know this church is true, if you have a testimony of Jesus Christ, do not leave the church because of the actions or words of another member. We are not perfect. We are not supposed to be perfect. But the gospel is perfect. The doctrine of Christ is true and unchanging. And we are just asked to do our best to follow Christ. 

   Our purpose as missionaries is to invite others to come unto Christ. Sometimes we have days where nobody is interested or lessons fall through. Some days this is just not fun. But I just keep remembering my purpose. I'm not here to have fun, although I do have hope that'll come as I get more settled, however, it's not my purpose here. I'm not here to baptize the most amount of people. I'm not here to get cool pictures and see new places and be stress-free. It's okay if our lessons fall through. It's ok if it's not fun, as long as I'm doing what I'm here to do- inviting others to come unto Christ, then I'm doing good!

Our purpose on this earth is not to be perfect and it's also not to have a perfect stress-free life with no challenges. We are meant to have hard things to work through. We are meant to progress. Your purpose is to just learn and grow, to have joy through it, which I know we can all find in Christ, and to do what we know we need to do in order to return to our Father in Heaven again. In other words, we are just supposed to be good girls and boys. If you're doing your best, you're doing good. Keep it up!

Our friend Franco did not get baptized on Sunday but hopefully soon!

I am not sure what else to write about lol.  I'm sure other things happened but my mind is blanking and it's all a blur. Oh, I guess another miracle is one day I really had to go to the bathroom but we were out waiting for our bus to take us back to our area and there wasn't a bathroom near and the bus was running late and we weren't sure when it would come. I was literally like in pain and I prayed SO hard to make it to a bathroom - haha. I made it. Like 40 minutes later. God is in the details of our lives. 

Oh, one day somebody's dog followed us when we left their house, and like 2 miles later he was still with us and he stayed with us until we got home that night and then stayed outside our door fighting with another dog for a couple hours. I'm really not a huge fan of these dogs here. 

I finally bought a sombrero haha! No more sunburns for me! Got the widest rim I could find.

Oh, it rained a little this week so that's awesome!! It's been a little cooler so that's really nice. 

We stayed last night in Maldonado after our zone conference and then spent this morning together. Like 10 hermanas all stayed together in the apartment last night lol it was interesting.

Every time I have challenges and struggles to overcome, Christ walks through them with me and helps me. He lifts me up and keeps me going. I could not do this without Him. He never fails me. I hope to never fail Him.

Love y'all so much! And miss you tons! Doesn't always feel like it, but really it's a privilege to be a missionary. Vamo Arriba!

Hermana Bailey

Spider count: that big fat one is still living in our window. I really gotta kill it before it has babies or something.