SALUDOS DE MEXICO 07/14/14

Hello everyone! I hope you are all well!

I am quite well. This week went splendidly and I look forward to the week to come. Actually, I'm a little scared... Why? TRANSFERS!!!!!!!!!!!!

My companion, Hermana Chavarría, is going home. She's finally finished her mission and is super excited to see her family again. I, on the other hand, still have a long way to go. (10 Months left! Wow! Where did the time go?)

We finally had a conference with our new mission president, President García and WE RECEIVED A FAN! :D (And a new microwave.) (Picture attached. I put it together and was very proud of myself.) Presidente García is pretty awesome. He told us that he's going to be like our grandfather... lol It's going to be interesting.

Pictures:
1.) The fan.

2.) A family in our ward has what they call a "vivero" and they grow cactus.

3.) My companion and me. :D

4.) Weird selfie with my "casco pelón". We were waiting for an investigator.

I had a lot more to say to you guys but I honestly don't remember what it was, so...

LES QUIERO MUCHO!!!!!!!!!!

♥Hermana Beaumont

I FINALLY DREAMED IN SPANISH! 07/07/14

I don't have much to say to you guys, and I have even less time, but I thought you would all like to know that the other night, I FINALLY DREAMED IN SPANISH. It was pretty much awesome. (I don't remember what happened, just that I was talking to my mother (love you mom!) and it was really weird.)

I'm really sorry that I don't have time to write anything... A lot of people wrote to me this week and I had to reply. (I'll try to write faster in the future.)

LOVE YOU!
♥Hermana Beaumont

pictures:

1 photobombed by a recent convert

2 tan lines

3 selfie

Adiós Presidente Carreón! 06/30/14

This week, we said goodbye to our beloved mission president, Presidente Carreón. It was all very sad... and we took a bunch of pictures. (My companion lent me her blazer...) So they will be attached. And, I haven't met him yet, but we have a new mission presidente named Presidente García. :) We still don't know if he will let us drink Coca-Cola, but we will find out soon. (I hope. I don't know if I ever told you that it was a rule: No Coke or other caffeinated drinks.)

Anyways, this week, we had a miracle baptism! Actually, we didn't even know we were having a baptism. (We didn't attend.) It was of a young boy that wasn't what they call "niño inscrito". He's 8 years old and was baptized by his grandfather. However, because his parents aren't members, we get to count it as a convert baptism. haha (And it's not like his grandparents forced him... He had been really super excited for two months to get baptized.) It's pretty great.

Speaking of baptisms, we are going to have one either this week, or next week. The investigator is named Marco. He's actually pretty great. I met him with Hna. Reyna and he was super shocked that there are young women that are spending a year and a half of their lives preaching the Gospel. So, he started to listen to us and now wants to get baptized! It's super awesome. I will be sending pictures when it happens.

Explanation of the last picture:
The elders in our zone didn't have air conditioning, and we discovered that one of our units is from the Mission (we had 3) so they came to take it out and change it for one of the other ones in the house. They had to destroy the wall and everything. It was pretty great. (And noisy. And we didn't get to do our weekly planning. But that's okay.)

Anyways, I am about to run out of time... So... ADIÓS!

LES QUIERO MUCHO!

♥Hermana Beaumont

WORLD CUP! I might just root for Mexico...

Everywhere we go, there are people watching the world cup! So, I know a little bit of what is going on... haha (Today Mexico was playing against Croatia)

MIRACLES! Yesterday, when we entered the chapel for sacrament meeting it started and... NONE OF OUR INVESTIGATORS WERE THERE. I was super angry, but then one of them walked in... And then two more! And then a family, that we didn't even think was going to show up CAME! We hadn't been able to find a ride for them, so you know what they did!? THEY WALKED. And REALLY far, in 114°F weather! THAT'S dedication! And we had just met them! Never had we even taught anything yet! (We have an appointment this week.) I believe in miracles. Seriously.

I finally have pictures! And still not much to say other than:

I AM PINOCCHIO! Not because I am a liar, but because I KILLED THE CRICKET! There was a cricket in our house for three days with CREE CREE CREE SUPER LOUD and I KILLED IT. I was super proud of myself. :)

Okay, now for the pictures:

1.) My best friend. It's our air conditioning unit. It's old and noisy, but it does the job!

2.) Me in front of a sign that we THOUGHT said, "Tacos Locos" But according to the owners girlfriend it says "Tacos Lincos". Who knows why...

3.) HUAMUCHIL! (wa-MU-cheel) I finally took a picture! It's a fruit that grows abundantly here in San Luis and is delicious. :D

4.) We had EXCHANGES! This is me with Hermana Ramírez. :D

5.) Today, watching the game in a Thrifty Ice Cream parlour. XD (Like I said, Mexico vs. Croatia)

I hope you enjoy the pictures! LES QUIERO MUCHO!

♥Hermana Beaumont

ONE MORE!

FINALLY a picture with me and my companion! (This was yesterday.)

BYEEE!!!!!

06/16/2014

HELLO EVERYONE!!!!!

This week has gone quite well. We've found a lot more people to teach, especially because my companion is one that is accustomed to a lot of success. (It's still really hot though)

I've had a lot of new goals these days... One of them being to get better every day at what I do. Whether it be in the lessons, contacting, etc. And everyday I am seeing improvement! It's pretty great.

My companion tells me that I'm secretly Mexican because I am the only American that she's met that really loves the Mexican culture. haha

I don't have a lot of time to write a lot and my camera has been acting up so I still don't have pictures. I'm super sorry and I will try to take a LOT this week for you guys. Okay?

LOVE YOU BUNCHES!!!! Sorry for not writing more!

♥ Hermana Beaumont

Helloooo from Mexicoooo

Hello everyone! I don't know that I actually have a lot to say this week. I just want to let you all know that I am well and in good health. It is REALLY hot today, so I am enjoying the air conditioning in this "papelería".

Sadly, I don't have any pictures this week. :( I had to take the batteries out of my camera to put them in my alarm clock. (Normally we use the cell phone wake up, but we couldn't charge it because we didn't have electricity for three days.) But everything is fine now! :D I'll try to take more pictures this week.

Now since I have nothing more to say, I'm going to translate as much of what I've already typed (apart from this phrase) into Spanish:

Hola a todo! No sé si realmente tengo mucho que decir esta semana. Sólo quiero que sepan que estoy bien y con buena salud. Hace MUCHO calor hoy, entonces estoy disfrutando el aire condicionado en este papelería.

Tristezamente, no tengo fotos esta semana. :( Tenía que quitar las baterías de mi cámara para ponerlas en mi despiertador. (Normalmente usamos el celular para despertarnos, pero no pudimos cargarlo porque no teníamos luz por tres dias.) Pero todo está bien ahora! :D Trataré de tomar mas fotos en esta semana.

I hope you're all entertained! But I had to write something to take up space. Haha

I keep forgetting to tell you all! I'm not actually senior companion this transfer. Yes, I have been on my mission more time, but my companion was assigned to be senior companion this transfer. (I only assumed in the beginning because no one told me otherwise.) To be honest, in the beginning, I was... disappointed. Okay, slightly offended. But I talked to my companion and to El Presidente, and I am okay with it now. :) It just gives me extra time to improve. :D

I don't have much more time, but I will be writing in the coming week so I will let you know how it goes! Only two weeks left in this transfer!!! Where did the time go!?

LES QUIERO MUCHO!!!!
♥ Hermana Beaumont

Hellooooooo everyone!05/19/14

How are ya? I gots lots to tell yous guys. (Gotta love bad grammar. In Spanish it's like saying "yo tener mucho decir ustedes". Kind of.)

Where do I start? This week we had a training meeting with El Presidente and because our zone is so small, he took us all out to eat afterward! (Chinese food!) I have an awesome mission president.

Um.... What else? In this mission, to count an investigator as "new" we have to actually be in their house and teach a full lesson (opening and closing prayer, one or more principles of a lesson, one commitment), and MIRACLE we found 8 new investigators this week! The standard is 12 minimum, but we're still working on it. Unfortunately, one of the investigators we found is moving. He tried to give the BoM back, but we were like, "No! It's a gift!" (Plus it already had his name in it.) I hope he will keep reading it.

Another investigator that we found, looks super familiar to me. I can't figure it out, but she and her husband both. I have faith; they WILL get baptized. 

I can testify that it is the saddest thing in the world when no investigators, or recent converts go to church on Sunday. Just ask your local elders.

Today, I spent almost all day in... BUM BUM BUM... JEANS! :O How is this possible, you ask? We had an awesome zone activity where we went to "Las Dunas" and it's kind of really hard to climb sand dunes in a skirt. (It's hard to climb sand dunes in jeans, actually.) BUT I DID IT! And I am very proud. Today, I also stole an elder's pair of broken sunglasses. Actually, he accidentally left them in the sand, and I happened to pick them up. I have pictures with them. (Don't worry, I gave them back. But he lost them again.) lol Also, we went to Vegas! (Not really!) There's a Las Vegas sign by the dunes where the shot some zombie movie. (that's what my companion told me. I'm not entirely sure.) (My companion isn't in the pictures because she didn't want to climb the dunes; she had already done it.)

Anyways, this week was pretty cool. I hope you enjoy the pictures! LES QUIERO MUCHO!!!!!

♥ Hermana Beaumont