Wednesday, August 12, 2015

"Unless we loose ourselves in the service of others, there is little purpose to our own lives" president Monson

WOW!! I’m almost a real missionary!! because I'm finally getting out of our spiritual prison!! They are letting me go! i know right.. like what are they thinking..? i could use another years worth of learning Spanish, but they’re sending me anyway and I’m so ready to get going!!!  This week was a bit sketchy down here, earthquakes, bus drivers being shot for not paying their weekly dues to the gangs and other stuff like that but for the good part, I’m still alive!! i guess drug people run the bus system down here so the drivers have to pay them weekly and one didn’t so a guy on a motorcycle ( my teacher watched it happen and was telling us, but he has seen it happen before so its not new..) just shot him.. and yes… this is in my mission area so dang!!! Hopefully i don’t get shot!! i guess just don’t drive a bus.
We had the area president over Central America come and talk today and it was soo incredible!! I’m the Hermana music leader so hermana cox had me put together a musical number for tonight and I’m like so frozen or what?! no just kidding, but I’m not musically talented so i didn’t really know what she wanted me to do so i got a bunch of elders ( hermana Johnson and jones helped me out) and picked brightly beams our father mercy and they all (like 15 elders ) sang this song a cappella (how do you spell that?) and it was sooooo incredible!! They only had a day to prepare but they were all harmonizing and everything and i was blown away!! Then we had a way crazy spiritual meeting with president Duncan and his wife and they are both so incredible!! i super loved listening to them and they shared incredible stories and experiences and it was just so awesome!! i love how much we feel the spirit and just love being here but i am so ready to leave as well!!
We head out Tuesday morning and I’ve been told the mission presidents’ wife is coming to pick us up. Also I’m not sure yet but i don’t think I’ll be able to email next week because we wont have a p-day so I’m getting a trainer which will be fun!!! The new sisters that are Latino are so dang awesome and i love talking with them and getting to know them!! It seems like only yesterday that i couldn’t understand a word they said and now i can mostly understand what they are saying when they are talking about the gospel but when we switch topics... i know no words and it’s a struggle!!! i love it so much though and i love getting letters sooo much so you guys should send me some if you can!! –emails are great, its just hard with our limited time!!
Guatemala is as great as ever and i super love the Cox's!! i am going to miss them when we leave because they are the best!! Both are converts and have the coolest stories!!! President cox is absolutely hilarious!! We got to go to the temple again today and it was the last time for 6 months so -a little sad, but i loved it!!! The brother that was in charge of our session was struggling because it was in English and even though it had a translator, i don’t think he really knew what was going on so i felt a little bad for him and then i realized that that’s exactly what others think about me, and i don’t understand a ton of what’s happening …but i try and I guess that is what’s important!!! so I’m super excited to get to my mission and the next time you hear from me, i will be a real missionary so watch out!! haha!!!! Hope you all have a fantastic week and i hope everything is going well!!!
love you all 

 Hermana Josie Morris

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