Oh man! It is late today! We had to go to Henderson to get my ipad fixed. Shocker, right before going home it decides to randomly die on me! We got to walk around a cute mall called Times Square. We had a blast, window shopping for days!! We finally got my ipad fixed, and then we went to the post office. Huge mistake. I have learned to never go to the post office so close to Christmas..... Longest wait of my life. Hahaha. After buying groceries, and replacing my broken watch all is well in the world again! Busy busy day!!
HUGO GOT BAPTIZED!! It was amazing!!!! He said,"This is the most exciting thing that I have done in 50 years!!!!!" He was so excited and happy, a bit nervous, but he was so ready to start his new life!!! It has been amazing to work with him these past 3 weeks! He was so prepared by our Heavenly Father! His family is also preparing to to be baptized as well, they just didn't feel ready at this moment! :)
We had a great Thanksgiving. Crazy to think that it was my second and my last!!!! We had a delicious dinner with our landlords, we got to meet the whole family, plus we got pumpkin pie!!!!! Then at 8pm we got a call from the Villalobos. They invited us to come over for "Mexican thanksgiving". When we showed up to the house I saw two bikes. I was like,"Sister.....Those look like elders bikes". Sure enough, we walked in and two English elders were sitting there eating. They had stopped to street contact Hugo, and he invited them to eat! Man! I love that guy! He is amazing!!!!
Villalobos Quotes:
"I am just a little mexican with a big testimony"-Hugo
"Please help me to love reading the book of Mormon, even though I hate reading"-Erick
"That was not a smart level joke, that was a bad mexi joke".-Hugo
"Is that a turkey.......My bad. I meant to say Superman". Me to Jonathon (he is 5...)
"Read with your heart mijo"-Hugo "Naw man, I have to read with my eyes"-Chewie
"Wait. He got baptized in the Michael Jordan?"-Chewie
"He didn't say Jesus' name, he has to get baptized again."-Jesus "Story of my life"-Hugo (he had to get baptized twice, because he didn't tell Bro. Gonzalez his whole name)
Our landlords gave us a whole pumpkin pie, and a Christmas tree for our apartment!!!!!!!!! They love us! :)
We made 4 dozen cupcakes for the baptism on Saturday!!!! I was in charge of frosting them!!!! It was a blast! I got really good at it! Hahahaa. Everything went well, except for the baptismal clothes scare. Oh man. I was freaking out! We had about 35 people at the baptism!!! A lot of people from El Rancho came! Man, I love and miss those people!!! It was an amazing spirit filled baptismal service. Chewie (another investigator) had tears streaming down his face after Stark and I sang a special musical number!! We also got asked to sing in sacrament meeting my last week! :)
It was a long week because of Thanksgiving, it felt like an extended-extended weekend. It was a hard week to be a missionary. The closer to the holiday season the crabbier people get. It is so weird!!!!! We did meet a couple cool people this week though!
At church an old lady stopped me in the hall and said,"Please tell me you are not a missionary." I was like, "Hermana. I am serving here in the ward...." "You are beautiful!!!!!!!!! I really want you to marry my grandson. He is super cute, and he just got back from his mission in Brazil! He speaks Spanish, English, and Portuguese." I made awkward eye contact with him.....I quickly walked away from the awkwardness......
Ellie is going to be serving in Houston Texas East mission!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't believe it! She texted me when she opened it! "Welp, I guess she'll never have to worry about member present lessons."-President Snow. Omg. Hahaha. True story.
It was a great week! I am trying not to think about what will happen in 2 weeks. It is scary to think that I will no longer get to be a full time representative of Jesus Christ. I can't imagine going back to real life. It is so hard to think about leaving the Nevada Las Vegas Mission, a place I love so much, and people that I have grown so close to! I am grateful for this amazing opportunity to be serving!!!! I will cross the whole "going home" bridge when I get there. For now I am just staying focused, and working hard! :)
Also! I would love to invite y'all to check out this website. A Savior is Born!! It is a super cute reminder of the true reason for Christmas! I love y'all!!! See ya in 2!!!!!!!!!!!!
<3 Hermana Cordova
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