Things That Make My Heart Smile

My Roommates! Hermana Andersen, me, Hermana Measles, and Hermana Lynch! We live in a shoebox together and we are all the best of friends <3 <3

Hello! It is me, Hermana Siebach, reporting from the middle of Mexico City. I have been here a little over three weeks now and I have not yet been run over by a car. Blessings. It might have something to do with the fact that I never leave the CCM but who is to know for sure??

It's been another wild awesome week. I love this place! I forgot to tell you what it looks like here, so I will tell you now. It looks like paradise! There are palm trees and parrots everywhere. Just outside the walls there is a mountain with all these little stucco houses on it and they are all painted a different color. Everyday I pick a house of the day and it is my favorite for a whole 24 hours:)

I thought Mexico was going to be mega-super-ultra hot, but it's not! It rains really hard almost every day and then the mornings and nights are quite chilly/Chile (hehehe). Anyway, I get to wear my cozy corduroy dress that mama and I made together whenever I want!  It feels like a hug from her all day long and it makes my heart smile.

Mama! Me! In our happy little dress!

You know what else makes my heart smile? The scriptures. I'm so frustrated with my pre-mission self because I definitely did not love the scriptures enough. You can find anything that you need in those guys! In one of my lessons I told my investigator that the Book of Mormon was my best friend and I was not even lying. I made a goal to start and finish the Book of Mormon before I leave the CCM. I am not sure that it is going to happen because I am learning so much as I read that it takes me a long time because I mark and write notes about EVERYTHING. Whether I finish it or not before I go out into the field doesn't really matter. I think the fact that my testimony of the Book of Mormon and the love I have for reading it is growing will be enough.

Y'ALL: El don de linguas esta REAL (gift of tongues)! Sometimes in class I have a really hard time coming up with all the words and phrases that I have learned here, but when I am teaching an investigator or bearing my testimony, I am able to express all that I want to. Sweet little miracles. I love the LORD!

We got to go to the temple last week! it was such a sweet experience. AND WE GET TO GO AGAIN TODAY! I'm pumped. I love the temple with the whole section of my heart that is set aside for temple lovin'.

The best district in the world in front of the loveliest temple!

Here is my BFF Elder Bashford. He is a happy thing here in Mexico!

Here is BFF Hermana Walter. She is another happy thing here in Mexico!

I gave a talk in Spanish in sacrament meeting on conversion and I think it went so well! I don't know! I'm not really sure what I said but President Eves came up to me after and said he loved my message and we had a nice little chat about recognizing God's hand in our lives, even when times are difficult. WHICH I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT. I know that my mission is not going to be all smiles and hugs and I need to prepare myself now to be able to recognize the tender mercies!!!

Okay so there are two things that I miss: one thing is hugs, but it is okay, I'm tough. Another thing is hymns in English. Spanish hymns are awesome too, but I feel the spirit most strongly through music and that is a little bit harder when I don't know what I am singing about. And so! If you have a second, and you wanna make my day, send me the words to your favorite hymns! But you have to do it on missionarpackagemx.com so I can have them with me always rather than for one hour a week on my email. Thanks, love y'all!

I have two investigators and I LOVE them both! Their names are Roberto and Jose Luis and they are awesome. Roberto is 40 and his wife is a member, but he doesn't know a whole lot about the gospel which is WILD to me. but, esta bien, we can help! Jose Luis is about to finish up university and he's strugglin' a little, but, esta bien, we can help him too! The spirit is way strong in our lessons with them and I feel like Hermana Andersen and I finally know what's going on! Lessons used to freak me out but I look forward to them now. More blessings!!

Ok, ok gotta go, Love y'all! hugs to everyone! <3

LOVE HERMANA SIEBACH

PS: Whoever can send me the lyrics to Un Amor by the Gypsy Kings first wins!!