Week 5 - She Got Her Visa!

Hi! :)

before I forget to tell you again...yes I got the adapter. I actually got that like the first week I was here. I just kept forgetting to tell you! Sorry. Thank you for sending it.

Ok...this week was insane. For real. First of all, I went off campus three times in the past week...and that is a big deal here!! haha going into the real world is super weird. I love the mtc. The real world is so much more complicated. Sorry about the gas prices. (one of the reasons that I had to leave was to go to the ER. Hma Shumway has been way sick and they were worried that it was her appendix. but it isn't...and she is getting better. She had to get a cat scan {pretty sure that isn't how you spell that} on tuesday when I was at the consulate. I came back to find that my companions were at the hospital...again. It's been loco.) Anyway, guess what happened monday?

That's right....I got my visa!! heeyyyyyyy!! :) It was the biggest surprise of my life. Really though...I was planning on being here for another three weeks and just leave around the time the rest of my district does. But, Heavenly Father knows how to keep me on my toes and always has. So Tuesday I went to the Spanish consulate and got my passport back and such. I still don't know when I am leaving though...which is weird because EVERYONE else tthhat I have known to get their visa late for spain left at least within 48 hours. One elder in my zone left within 10 hours. But they are just leaving me hangin. I'll let you know. I think....i have no clue. But it does mean that I'll probably be calling you in the next few days. I remember mom's celll best...but which phone would you want me to call? You can just dearelder me today so I know what you think. So even though I'm just floating around not knowing when I leave...I'm totally ok with it. I love it here so much. Plus I am so sad to be leaving my district y mis companeras. But prayers have been answered!! :) Thank you for them. I am guessing I'll leave sat? who knows. If not, then they are waiting to send me on tuesday with the elders from the new district that are going to spain.

Now the realllllly cool part about this week is that Elder Scott came and spoke on tuesday!!! IT WAS THE BEST THING EVER!!!! He is the only apostle that has come since january so I was very blessed to be here! He said so many amazing things to us...and he's so cute. I got to stand on the curb and wave bye as he drove away. But he couldn't stay to shake our hands. He did give us virtual hugs though :) It was such and intense talk. He confered the gift of tongues to all of us who were learning a language (or actually he said, "striving" to learn) but it was sweet cause he was like, By the power of my apostolic authority I confer upon you the gift of tongues. It was sooooo cool. It felt like there was this huge tsunami wave of the spirit that passed through as he said it. He also said we'll still have to study :) but we'll find that it will be easier. I'm sure you can imagine how many prayers that answered! Also, at the end he bore the most amazing testimony of Jesus Christ I have ever heard. He said, "I don't believe that Jesus Christ is a glorified ressurrected being, I know He is." I wish my email could do the moment justice. But it won't. That moment was so incredible. Really one of the top 3 most amazingly spiritual experiences of my life. Oh, I love it. Pretty sure I didn't stop crying from the moment he walked in until wayyyy later that night. haha good stuff.

So essentially I'm having the time of my life. And eating way too much ice cream. It's a little terrible.

That's great that you could paint grandma's bathroom....didn't you just paint that? And that's true dad, your skills are pretty legendary. haha Thanks for giving everyone the blog address mom. I hope everyone is doing well! I love you so so so so much!! Pretty sure I get to talk to you very soon :)

Se que Jesucristo vive y nos ama.

Love,

Hermana Ross a.k.a. going to spain really soon face.