We just finished the first quarter of our mission! I cannot believe how quickly the days, weeks, and months fly by. Eighteen months left in Laredo… We are blessed to be here during this exciting time. We received word that Laredo will be made a stake on December 2! We are all very excited.
Starting every day teaching the gospel to precious teens is the BEST. We love teaching the Doctrine & Covenants and Church History. Our time with Institute students on Thursday nights is uplifting and inspiring. They had their Halloween bash on Friday night, and it was really fun to watch them mix socially. They danced and sang karaoke. I hope you saw the picture! A couple of YSAs came with Elder & Sister Shaw from Zapata to join in. Brother and Sister Orozco are amazing! They feed these kids a couple of times a week, host parties at their house, and bear testimony in everything they do. Brother Orozco is having eye surgery this week, so remember him in your prayers.
I joined Jim’s Spanish class this week—we (the 20 students in our class) must be the only people in Laredo who don’t speak Spanish at least as well as a returned missionary. I had to say the prayer and give my biography in Spanish. It’s really what I need—thinking in Spanish well enough to just talk (or pray). Why are reading, writing, and listening so much easier??? I do love it, though. Our teacher is a darling young mom (my star piano student) whose husband is branch president in Rama 5 (Spanish). They are a beautiful family, so devoted to service in the Church.
We are going to San Antonio on November 18 to see and hear the Prophet at the Alamo Dome! We will stay overnight and pick up Cameron at the airport the next day. He is coming for Thanksgiving week, so we are thinking of some fun things to do while he is here. Jill is coming, too. She will fly into Laredo that Tuesday and spend the holiday. She and Cam will fly back home together from San Antonio. I think she is excited to go to the Spanish church meetings, since she is fluent in Spanish. We are so proud of her for getting an award for MGP (median growth percentile) for the second year in a row—her second full year of teaching. It also means extra money (yay!) when you teach at a Title I school as she does. In math her students had 76% growth over last year. She is an amazing teacher.
Thanks for your prayers, phone calls, love, and support. We are so blessed! We love you. We love the Gospel. We love the people of Laredo, Texas!
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