This week was really fun because on Wednesday we had an activity with the half of the mission that is outside of the city. We had a talent show and I sung with my companion which was fun. Also we played chimes with all the missionaries which stressed out the mission president's wife because it sounded sooo awful :) Then we had a big lunch with all the missionaries. It was funny because there are more Hermanas than Elders. Then president said that he got a present for all of us! We were so excited, but then we walked into the room and it was flu shots for everyone! It was very sad, but at least we will stay healthy. Then afterwards we got to watch a movie and we watched Meet the Mormons! it was actually a really good movie. It was sad though in the part of the missionary mom because when the guy left on him mission pretty much all the missionaries were crying, even the elders.
I think a lot of people get a little homesick during Christmas time. The thing that helps me here is that it doesn't even feel like Christmas because in the afternoons here it is freakishly hot because the altitude is so high that the sun is super strong during the day so I really don't feel like it can be Christmas with it being so hot and because here they don't really play Christmas music on the bus all we hear is mariachi music. So that explains why it doesn't feel like Christmas. The only thing I don't like about this time of year is that everyone leaves on vacation, so right now we really don't have any investigators to teach.
Anyway, tell Allison happy birthday. It was funny because on Allison's birthday I completed 10 months on my mission. Crazy how fast the time goes. My new companion is from Washington, which is funny because my last companion was from Oregon. I t is funny because I thought that I would never have an American companion on my mission but I have had just as many Americans now as I have had Mexicans.
Also, here for Christmas it is really funny because the party just keeps going on forever. Every night starting on the 16th there are posadas on a different street, so every street has their posada. I n the posada it is to remember when Mary was looking for an inn to stay in, so in the street they go house to house with candles singing and asking if they can come in, but every house says no until they get to the house of the person who is assigned to do the posada and that house they can come in and there is a huge party and a piñata and all kinds of stuff. It is actually a really cool way for the neighbors to spend time together. Our new converts were in charge of doing the posada for the street so we were over visiting and at the end we asked if there was anything we could could do for them. Usually people say no, but this time it was fun service because she needed help getting ready for the posada so she had us make sandwiches and Atole and Ponche. Those two drinks are the most delicious thing I have ever tasted other than Arroz con leche. We couldn't stay for the party, but I did take a few pictures and videos of the people with their candles singing and going from house to house asking for posada.
On the 24th of December everyone has to stay up really late and they start their dinner at midnight. They don't get presents until the 6th of January when the three wise men come during the night with presents, but here in Mexico Christmas is super fun because it starts the 16th of December and goes until the 6th of January. Mexico just really loves their parties. The parties look really cool-- whenever we pass by, we see that they have put giant tent things outside and there are people dancing and they have a live mariachi band. I think I am going to learn some of these dances after my mission. Anyway, I hope you guys have a great Christmas! Today for our Pday we are going to buy all our christmas food so that will be great! I don't think I am going to get any Christmas packages or letters because on Wednesday they gave me some letters, but they all said Happy Halloween!! Hahhaha so happy Halloween, everyone!
Love,
Hermana Jones
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