Mon, 29 Dec 2008

Dear You Guys,

Christmas was nice. We had two dinners Christmas Eve (which, in the Hispanic culture, is the more important holiday) and one really nice one on Christmas Day, with Home Alone playing in the background. I love that movie.

Family, it was nice to talk to you. You guys are crazy. :D Dad, I'll be asking Pres Beck about lunch on Wednesday, because that's when we have interviews.

We'll also be going to the temple again on New Year's Eve--just a few of us Spanish missionaries--to proselyte at the Nativity and Christmas lights display they've got going. Normally that's just the Mesa missionaries, but I guess they're giving us a chance. It'll be fun, but I'm sad because if I wasn't doing that, we'd have to be in our apartments at 5:00 (because it's New Years Eve) and I'd get to sleep. No sleep for me this year. . .

So we ran out of miles to use our car--we have a certain allotment of miles per month, and we're down to about 30 miles until the new year. So the other day we walked 6 1/2 miles and I realized something--missionaries outside fo the states probably make fun of us state-side ones. We're wimps. Well, at least I am. I hurt my foot by walking. I'm pathetic. We realized that the Lord gave us this chance to walk and this certain amount of mileage to keep us humble, and to help us appreciate the good things we have. He does stuff like that a lot. We walked to the Library today too, which took about 45 minutes because we were wearing nicer shoes and pants.

Aunt STOW (Rosser)--your email was wonderful! Thank you so much for the photos. It made my day. I love Frenchman covered with snow! It actually looks like a mountain, instead of an oversized dirt clod. :D Lol. Billy has gotten SO BIG!!! And that's sad about Rudolph. But, well, Ms. Palin looks sharp! Lol!

That's it for today guys--I can't remember anything else. Besides, my eyes are tired because I've been staring at the screen a long time. (I've been forwarding all my emails to my other email because I'm running out of space on this one. . .)

Gotta go! I hope you know the Gospel is true, and it will bless your life. I know it, and it has blessed mine. The only way I can do what I do is because the Lord supports me in it. I love being a missionary. It's so cool.

Paz fuera.

Love,
Hna. Crowley