Hola familia y amigos,
Well, after a red eye
flight, a 2 hour lay-over and a short connection flight to D.C. WE ARE
HERE! That first day we all arrived at the mission home (where my
mission president and his wife lives) and I thought that they were going
to match us up with our new companions and send us on our way. I had
little to no sleep the night before because sleeping on planes is close
to impossible for me. But I was hoping and praying that teh strengh
would be there. Well, President and Sister Matsumori were very kind and
fed us, then let us take a 2 hour nap, then they fed us again, and then
we got to spend the night in the house. Definitely a lot nicer than I
had anticipated!! : ) We were paired up with our new companions and I am
with Sister Avelar. She is awesome and her parents are from Mexico. We
were able to work at the D.C. Convention Center yesterday as volunteers
for the
Feast of Charity for Thanksgiving. They event was huge and there were
so many homeless and less fortunate people that came to be fed and
receive free clothes. It was a little funny because I'm pretty sure some
of the Asian people that came through the line were not homeless but
maybe thought it was a tourist attraction. haha. No joke. (I thought of
Kristen)But we fed them and gave them clothes none-the-less. We even
rode the metro to downtown D.C., that was a neat experience and I met a
lot of people. I also met a man who's first name is Clement. I was like
"woah man, we have the same name!" We clicked. He was from Maryland and
was heading home to his family. We also were debriefed about our role in
the upcoming Festival of Lights (the main event at the D.C. Temple). It
is a time full of musical performances and christmas lights, all
centered around Christ. The debrief was very brief and the main advice
was to "remain calm", apparently so many people
come every year that there is no space to even walk around the main
floor. Crazy! The weather is beautiful and I the people have been very
friendly. Most of the people we have taught so far have been from
Honduras and El Salvador. It was a neat experience because we cannot
teach a lesson without a woman present (for safety) and this man
Vincinte was home alone, so we sad on his front porch and he sat just
inside his door and we talked about Christ and the Book of Mormon. It
was such a sweet moment. Then as we got up to say goodbye, I didn't
realize that my foot had fallen asleep and I fell over. That was
embarrassing....But yes, the sister missionaries are very outgoing and
very open about everything personal...I'm not going to lie, sometimes I
just stare at them in shock, BUT, i'm sure I'll get over that soon. ha.
They are awesome.
How's homelife? HAPPY THANKSGIVING! And happy birthday
Mom! I love you all and I wish you all of the happiness this holiday! I
can't write letters home this week but know that I will write the
grandkids next week, and Cameron....thank you for the unicorn hat!
Con Amor,
Hermana Clement
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