We have a baptism coming up this Saturday
so we spent a lot of time planning and getting ready for that! She is
so great and so ready and excited to be baptized! Her name is Claudia
and I can't wait to tell you all her story! (But I have to save
something to tell you when I get home, right?)
Saturday
was Hermana Ipson's birthday so I tried to make it somewhat special for
her even though we had to work. She seemed to have a great day - it was
an interesting one for sure! Lots of great lessons and awkward moments
and laughs and we walked between some appointments to talk with people
outside and soak up the sunshine.
We've been getting to know
our area even better! Instead of spending all our time in Highland,
we're making sure we dedicate time to Loma Linda, San Bernardino,
Mentone and Redlands. It's been great to meet and teach new people in
the other parts of our area!
This week is
already filled up with plans! And more just keep coming up! And the
scary part about that is, when we're busy the time flies! But this week
is packed with all kinds of fun stuff.
Tomorrow I'll be going to my last district meeting (a meeting we have every Tuesday) and I'll be teaching my last English class.
Then on Wednesday I have my departing temple trip and Thursday we'll be planning for next week so I'll be helping Hermana Ipson get all set up to take over the area. Then Friday we'll finally have a normal day!
And Saturday we're doing a huge service project from 8am-1pm then later that day is Claudia's baptism. Sunday
I'll be speaking in sacrament meeting in the branch then later that
night I have my departing devotional and I got to invite everyone from
my old areas to come and hopefully I can see them and catch up, take
pictures and get their contact info to keep in touch.
Then
Monday I'll have a normal preparation day and I'll head to the mission
home to spend the night with all the other departing missionaries at
President and Sister Van Cott's home. And Tuesday morning I head to the airport!
Talk about a crazy week!
Auntie Shelly told me in her email today "It
seems just like yesterday, you were the new kid on the block watching
everyone else leaving and now here you are at the end of your mission"
and it's so true! I have no idea when I went from being the brand new
one who didn't know anything about missionary work or Spanish to
training new missionaries and getting ready to go home - the time has
just flown by! I honestly don't feel like I've served a full mission,
it's just gone so fast! But I have learned so much from these past 18
months and I know that if I can apply what I've learned here, these
experiences will bless the rest of my life!
Love you! Have a great week!
Love,
Hermana Granado
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