Today I went to the temple in Mexico City. The temple is closed, so we couldn't go inside, but we got to go to the visitor center, and to the tienda at the temple. At the tienda I bought this awesomebroso Mexican skirt that has a pocket and pouch at the top so it is like a skirt with a built in fanny pack! Brilliant! And also on our way I saw the exercising ladies still kickin it, so I will try to send pictures of them as soon as I can! This time there was a little boy with his mom there, a spitting image of Chancho from Nacho Libre, and he did have stretchy pants on! "Sometimes when you are a man, you wear stretchy pants while working out with your mom, just for fun!" Hopefully pictures to come of this boy!
This week is my fifth week here, so I only have one more full week after this, then I will finally get to go to Hermosillo, which I am so excited for!
This week my companion was sick, so we had to spend most of Saturday in our house and she slept, but hallelujah she is feeling better now. It was a really great experience. The elders in our district gave her a blessing which is so amazing! The power of the priesthood is definitely so real!
Yesterday, my teacher told me to teach my companion about the word of wisdom in English... and it was crazy, I tried to start and all I could say was "Joseph Smith." Then it took me like 30 seconds until I finally found some English word to say. It was so weird that I am so used to teaching in Spanish, that it was so difficult to teach now in English.
Also I have been having these funny dreams where my life of teaching swim lessons and teaching the gospel lessons are coming together and my companions and I are in the pool teaching people about God while swimming, and my teacher here, Hermano Martinez is telling how I can be a better swim teacher and teach the strokes, instead of telling me how better to teach about God. Funny and Random!
Oceans of love to you all, and a hallelujah because I did not have to sing in the choir this week!
Hermana Barton
P.S. shout out to the Duffin family--your cousin is here, from Smithfield Utah and is going to Chile (but of course you probably already know that!), and I met him today because we were on the same bus to the temple! Such a small world!!
Pics:
Mexico City Temple and Visitor center! Shout out to Aunt Liz and Janae Clark for the outfit!
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Note from Lainie to Meredith:
Meredith's reply:
In my heart I was wearing a swim suit and doing Junior Guards with you! I also have dreams of me swimming. Thanks for sharing, I love it, and YOU!
Bomby,
I know I already sent you a letter but last night I had a dream that mom was taking me to junior guards and I saw you in your swimsuit and I said I have a sister that looks exactly like you . And the said I am your sister . And it was you and you had come back to go to junior guards with me then you were going to go back to Hermosillo. Isn't that funny! And now for the junior guards today I start junior guards. I'm super excited but a little scared . I miss you a lot . But I hope you're doing good. I love you so much !Love Mama Cootzy
Meredith's reply:
In my heart I was wearing a swim suit and doing Junior Guards with you! I also have dreams of me swimming. Thanks for sharing, I love it, and YOU!
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