Sent: Mon, May 16, 2011 10:19:55 AM
Subject: Buenos Tardes!
Hola mi familia!
How are you all doing!? I enjoyed reading your emails and hearing about all the exciting adventures of the Royal Family. I am glad to hear that not too much has changed... bees included! (I hate to admit it, but I hope the bee sting gives dad a bit of motivation to call the exterminator haha) I got my package of goodies this week! I opened it on my 4 month anniversary! haha and I ate all the chocolate to celebrate! haha Thank you so much!!!
It is so weird to hear about summer weather! This week, I made a strange realization. I was walking down the street, layered with my scarf and jacked and 3 layers of tights, and I saw a decoration on a front door, it was a wreath of flowers and garland, but my first thought was, "Why don't they have a ghost hanging on their door?" My second thought was an intense craving for HALLOWEEN haha. A couple minutes later, I looked at the moon and it reminded me of Halloween. haha I am realizing that my body and mind is really really confused with the seasons. Its May, but its winter. haha It's actually kind of depressing, because I find myself getting really excited for Christmas, and then I remember, we just had Christmas! haha Its hard to explain, but it is a really bizarre feeling. I know that its May, but my brain seems to be attempting to convince me otherwise.
This week was a bit of bizarre week all together. Hermana Jones and I had a lot of really weird lessons. In one of the lessons with two teen-aged girls, we started laughing uncontrollably because of all the weird things that were happening. We also had some really big disappointments this week. Two of our investigators who had a baptismal date for May will not be getting baptized. Maria Jofre is still in Santiago in the Hospital, and Eliud told us last night that he doesn't want to be baptized. It appears the ALL of our 8 investigators with a baptismal date are facing BIG trials this week. I imagine that it is similar to the feeling of being a mother: working so hard to raise your kids, praying for them, studying for them, doing ALL you can for them, and then having to watch your "grown up kids" and experience trials of their faith. All you can do is pray, do all you can do, but hope that they make good decisions. But they are strong. And I know that the Lord has prepared them for these experiences.
I love you all very much! I am grateful for you prayers and letters and Love
HASTA Lunes!
Hermana Royal
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