Hermana Barton: Estoy Stoked!: December 14, 2015: Casita Nueva

Guaymas is awesome! I love the people, and the views!! The ocean here looks like a lake, or kind of like San Francisco. There are tons of mountains and hills here, and the people live in these crazy houses tucked away in these mountains, and we spend lots of our days hiking and contacting the awesome people that live here.

My first day here, I was told that we had to find a new house, and meanwhile, that we would be staying with other misioneras until we found a new one. I am quite good friends with my new companion now, after we spent the first week together sleeping squished in too close of quarters. But this gave us animos (sorry can't think of the word in English...) to find a house so that we could sleep more comfortably!

This house was not as easy to find, like the blue one I found in Hermosillo, with a Virgin Mary. I saw that house and knew it was the one. But this time it was different. We spent all day hiking up and down the mountains looking for a house to rent, and finally at 7 pm one of the members called and said that his neighbor wanted to rent to us. We went to look at it and it was perfect. She gave us the keys before we left and told us we could sleep there that night. Wow!! We still haven't paid her, or finalized things with the other house. But we do have a new house, and actually can sleep now!!

And best thing of all is that we live next door to members who treat us like their kids and feed us and help us all the time! No complaints!! They are the familia Jimenez! They are like my missionary family. Whatever thing we need they are next door and MORE than willing to help. They are seriously so awesome!!! You never need to worry about me here, there are angels and so many great people who take such good care of us.

I love you all so much and hope you are happy and healthy in these holiday seasons!!

Oceans of love,

Hermana Barton

Hermana Alejandrina from Hermosillo: My Christmas "wish for the world" would be to someday be able to help this lady. She is so awesome, a convert, basically has nothing but is always giving,and sharing the gospel with EVERYONE!! Her son and her and I were all crying when we had to say goodbye.

Her son, only because on Sundays he always asked me for treats in sacrament meeting and he would sit next to me, and we colored or made paper frogs and ate little treats...