Haha! (Fake Laugh, Hiding Real Pain)

Hey everyone, Currently writing this email when I should be packing, but I’m lazy. Although I’m excited to do in-person MTC, I must say it’s stressful packing all my stuff for the next two years. (Also, the plan is for all my email titles to be various movie quotes; could be a fun game to try and figure out which movie it’s from!) But I feel like I’m becoming homeless because I’ll have to be ready to take all I own and go at a moment’s notice. This week has basically flown by as I’ve finished up online classes. My classes have shifted to completely in Spanish, and I’m doing well, but all that thinking makes my tiny brain hurt. Three hours of translating is quite a mental workout; hopefully, my brain can get more swole as time goes on. As difficult as it’s been and seemed, it’s also been such a blessing, and I’ve seen the Lord helping me to remember the lessons and learn and understand Spanish better already. On Sunday, for fast and testimony meeting, I was actually able to bear my testimony in Spanish for my ward and was told that my accent and grammar were actually good! (My legs were shaking like crazy after I bore my testimony, but hey, I did it!) I know without the guidance and help of the Holy Ghost, there’s no way I would’ve had the courage to try, and I wouldn’t have remembered as much Spanish as I did. It was such a cool experience because I was able to see that as I trust in God, He will help me to do His work. It’s been difficult, but I’m happy to have the opportunity to serve the Lord and His children. Miss y’all already, and I’m heading to the Provo MTC tomorrow morning! Wish me luck and hope to hear from y’all soon. The missionary merc with a mouth, -Elder Teeples Pictures: Temple trip with Madre y Padre All the stuff that needs to go into my suitcases The battle between plastic forks and my cake (Cake: 2, Forks: 0) My haircut from “Clips” was good but not great Me after my last Zoom meeting with my loyal guard dog





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