Hey Fam!! Wow I got a TON of emails this week! Thanks for
all wishing me a happy birthday! I´ll have to respond to everyone next week. So
this has been a fantastic week so prepare for a long email! Lol. So on Saturday
we had Katherine´s baptism! It was so amazing. She was really nervous but was
so happy. Her Dad came! He was sitting in his car outside the chapel when we
were going to start, so my companion and I went out there and told him to come
in. He was really embarrassed because he was wearing jeans and a t-shirt and
everyone else was in church clothes. I told him we weren´t starting without him
though and he gave in. Haha. It was so great for Katherine to have him there.
Her neighbor came too! The members have all been so welcoming to her. The
relief society president got her a skirt because she didn´t own one. We invited
Viviana to be baptized on Feb 14 this week. I don´t think she will that soon,
but at least she is starting to prepare. She came to church on Sunday on her
own which was great! Wanda came too and she even bore her testimony!!! I was so
happy! On Sunday we had quite the adventure. We had received a reference a few
weeks ago and went to contact her. Well she had told us that she lived in Canca
in front of the gas station. So we walked to Canca which is pretty far, a good
30 min walk, and called her. She said ok now you need to walk about a mile or
so to this street. So we started walking. It was definitely more than a mile.
We got to the street and then she said we need to go on this street until we
got to her house. I´m not kidding. We
climbed a mountain. Completely straight up. We walked for almost 2 hours to get
to her house! Then we had the lesson and walked 2 hours back. We pretty much
have to give our entire day to her when we visit her. We got some sweet
pictures though!! So my birthday was AMAZING!! First I opened your package. You
guys know me so well! You put everything I would have asked for in it! I love
the 2 shirts! And I love that they fit me being 2 sizes smaller than when I
left. lol. I needed another tank top and pens and a photo album so that was
perfect! I love giving toys to kids so I´m so excited about that! And chocolate
of course I love that! We put up the banner and balloons which made it really
feel like my birthday. And the little puzzle was so cute! :) And thanks for
sending the testimonies from the fam. That was really special to read and
brought back memories from my own experiences. And thanks for the letters too!
You are so sweet! I loved everything! I also got letters from Ryan, Melissa,
and Jaden! And candy from the mission president´s wife! So after I opened my
package, my companion made me breakfast- platanos, salami, and eggs. It´s crazy
but that´s what I crave now. Haha. She also gave me some m&ms. Then we had
our personal and companionship study and she decorated the house with balloons.
Then we made an awesome cake to celebrate with Rubi and then I was really tired
and took a nap. Haha. While I was sleeping my companion put a trail of packages
of oreos from our room to the living room with cute notes on each one (in
english! she worked hard) and they led to a pan of brownies! It was so cute!
Then we went to the church to celebrate with the elders and eat the brownies.
The elders got me my fav soda, a package of oreos, 2 packages of m&ms, snickers,
and skittles! Man I´m gonna have to eat all this stuff over the course of a
long time to not gain weight. lol. But we had fun and then we went to Rubi´s
house and she had all her little friends there and we ate cake. Then we went
out proselyting and afterward went to eat pizza! (thanks Dad! I took the money
out of my card. It was like 10 bucks). But it was an awesome day! Everyone
spoiled me way too much! I feel super old now though. lol. Today we had another
great day! We went to Santiago to their monument and got to go to the top to
see the whole city. It was so cool! Then we went to Calle De Sol where you can
buy lots of tourist stuff. You really have to bargain with them. But I got a
huge DR flag, DR dominoes, and DR playing cards all for like 12 dollars! It was
a great deal! (I took the money off my card. Mom can you just keep a list of my
purchases and I´ll pay you back for everything when I get home. That way I
don´t have to tell you everytime I spend money. Thanks!). Then we went to
PriceSmart and ate lunch and talked with other missionaries. It was a great
day! Anyways, that was my week! Very eventful and fun! Thanks Mom for Brandon´s
address! I need to write him. So on most pdays we just play sports with our
zone or hang out with the elders in Tamboril. Nothing too exciting. Haha. So I
think Ruben will be able to baptize Rubi on Saturday, but not sure yet. Rubi
had her interview yesterday and I think Ruben will have his today? So I´ll let
you know if he does or not. Wow Maureah got in an accident!? 6 cars!? That´s
crazy! I´m glad she´s alright! Let me know what you do with Melissa and Jaden
this week! That will be so fun to be with them! That´s crazy Brock is coming
home! It feels like it went really fast! I actually saw the score of the
superbowl in like the third quarter on Monday. I knew the seahawks would win
when they were up by like 35 points. Haha. That´s great that Jamie made the one
act!! Wish I could be there to see it! That´s great that you guys are all
eating healthy! My comp and I are putting goals too to eat heathier. It´s hard
here but we can shop in Santiago to get fruits and vegetables. And sounds like
a great new challenge to do family history work! Maybe you could send me a
story in your email next week. Thanks for all your love and support. I can feel
it from very far away! I love you all so much!!! Talk to you next week!
Hermana Woolf
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