We know what the merry, merry month of May means:
Dear madre,
It's true he has the best nurse around! He just worries me a bit. I love you guys a lot and so I want you to take care of yourselves so we can do stuff for a long long time! My kids have to meet y'all alright? So be careful ya know?
Yes, that was a hard week, I was very frustrated, slightly sick and about to start my period. As was Hermana Richey. But you know what I realized? I was definitely not helping anything. My attitude was horrible and my willingness to learn and listen was basically non existent. I prayed and asked the Lord to teach me why it was so hard for me to just be humble and be a good companion. And he definitely answered my prayers.
I always knew I didn't particularly like my personality when it came to certain things but I never realized the kind of effect it had on other People. At the moment I'm still learning and doing my best to understand what it is exactly that is irritating or what needs to change, so I can't quite put it into words. But literally my companion is perfect for me, she tells me when I'm being a BRAT, or when I do something that shouldn't have been done, she's not perfect by any means but she's exactly what the Lord knew I needed. And I can only pray that I can be that for her.
I'm sorry my last letter was negative, I didn't at the time feel like it was too bad. But looking back from your perspective it must have been a drastic change. From my rainbows and sunshine letters. Don't get my wrong there was still a lot that was hard in the first transfer. I just didn't focus on it, I didn't have a bad attitude. But this past transfer I had a piss poor one and I'm so grateful for Hermana Richey putting up with it.
We were not the best at communicating but it's definitely getting better. I have more respect for her and I'm trusting her much more than I very ever let myself trust anyone other than you or dad or the boys. And she's not letting me down. As I show my support for her she is bolder. She had the opportunity to give her first talk in sacrament and it was incredible! Completely Fuerte, and I, sure some of the members did not like it, but I guarantee you its exactly what this Rama needed. She barely remembers any of it, but I know it was of the spirit.
And as far as the Rama, just like any place there really imperfect people who need to have more faith in the Lord, but let me tell you about the incredible members here.
There is this huge family the dad is the branch president and the mom S is an angel. They have two daughters on missions right now and 4 who live at home. P and L are basically the sisters I've always wanted. They're incredible and strong and amazing examples here in the Rama. They are the only family I have ever met that actually does family prayer and Scripture study every single morning. And you can tell the difference. Their oldest daughter H Comes home from her mission in Madrid in 2 days so we got to help them paint their house. They're basically my goals for my future family.
Then we have the C family. The mom M and their incredible daughter P they have been members for 7 or 8 years and they have the strongest testimonies I have ever heard. P helps us with our lessons and she hangs out with us cause she's our age and she's amazing, I literally love her so much.
Then the C family. They live in a Pueblo called figueres and they're amazing! They always make us food and drive us places, they're the ones who took so us to that Pueblo by the ocean. We're not allowed to be near the beach but they didn't know that so we were just careful to always void it but the ocean here is literally so gorgeous! I want you all to come back with me summer of 2019!!! Vamos!!!!!
There are so many people here who are so amazing!
But it's true it's hard. When you testify with all your heart and they reject it, it's hard.
When all you want is for them to go to the temple as a family, it's really hard.
When you see this incredible potential in someone's and they refuse to rise to it, it is fetching difficult. But the savior saw the potential for all of us and suffered for our sins anyway. He taught and pleaded and taught with power, just to be rejected and killed by the people he fought and pleaded for. But he did it all anyway. He didn't have to die, he didn't have to do any of it, but because we needed to have the freedom to choose, he gave up his life.
I'm learning to have that perspective with the people here. They don't read their scriptures? Love them anyway
They don't come to church? Heart attack their door.
It's all about loving them the way the Savior would. That is why it's hard, be cause we're giving them everything we have, but they still have their agency.
But the Savior gets it. And he went through something a million times worse, so I am honored to be here as his representative and I welcome the hard things.
That's seriously so amazing that you're getting involved with that.
I love the video! How did you find out about it?? I feel like we will need to go visit some of those women you're helping. What an incredible way to help :)
Wow, seriously the Lord is in everything I knew he would find a way to get us all through it. I will never be able to thank you for supporting all of us in this. It's the purpose of life. Sharing the gospel. It's the reason we're here.
I love you mommy! And really the adventure is just starting, this is the start and it's only gonna get more interesting from here!
We're on a straight and narrow path.
I'll talk to you cada a cada in 2 weeks!!!!!!!!! 
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