Back on Track, District Meeting, & Canadians!

So things are back on track for me, and I got a bright new smile (he went to the dentist). I have not taken a lot of photos, so next week I'll try to get some out for you. Picture shy this week..sorry. 

Monday. My gosh, today was so good haha. So this is for my group of friends. 
I played grounders today. It has been too long since I have just played tag at the park. It was so fun, 7 of us 20 year olds running around like children, getting beat up and cut, falling off things. Just what I needed haha. It was so great! 
We had dinner with this newly married couple tonight and it was good. Omar is his name and boy, he is a real big boy. We talked about working out almost all dinner haha. 

Yay Canadians!!

Tuesday I was on an EXCHANGE WITH 2 OTHER CANADIANS TRI-PAN CANADA!! It was by far the coolest thing. We sang O Canada in the morning, it was fun. 
So 2 weeks ago now, I did a baptism interview for a handicapped person (not sure if I told you), but it was cool. I had a lesson with her today. She got baptized last week, and she is so cool. 
Last week some guy came to the Oxnard Elders and said he had been excommunicated and wanted to come back and I was there for the first lesson and oh man, he just started crying and said for 30 years he had been without the Spirit. He knew it was there and just cried as we taught him. It really touched my heart in a new way. 

Wednesday was good. I was feeling sick so I did not do much. 

Thursday I had to go to urgent care because I was feeling sick and had an earache, then my left side started to hurt so I went in. They said it was vertigo or something, I don't remember, but it was good. They got me all fixed up and I am back on track now. We also had interviews with President Felix and that was so good to just talk things out with him. Sister Felix trained me on using my planner more and my plans have been getting a lot better, so that is pretty cool. 

Marina 

Friday we had another spiritual bomb drop on us. We had one of my best district meetings. We all talked about how to be better and how we can elevate the mission by doing small things and the Elders that bore testimony, did it with such joy and power. We had a lot of Elders just leave in deep thought, me being one of them because it was like a giant self check for me and how to improve and it was a well needed meeting, a definite inspired meeting. 
Then we had KFC and a lesson with Curtis and Pauline and nothing goes better than that. Serious, can you think of anything better? Well, mom, you might, but ssshhh..don't say hehehe. 

Brother Fisher (WML)

Saturday we had a sports afternoon that got really intense, as always. We had a pioneer day BBQ and events and it was fun. I got some good food, played games with kids and raced a missionary across the field and lost, but wait...I could not take that, so I did it again and WON! But threw my back out. For the rest of the day I hurt so bad haha. I have been beat up so much this week, but yet again, I am recovered and am fine now hahaha. 
We had a coordination meeting with our WML (Ward Mission Leader) and he is probably one of my favourites. We think he has ADHD because he will just to off topic and it is so funny. He is so great!

Sunday we just had a real great, relaxing Sabbath with some really good lessons in church. 

Well, I do love you all so much. Muah. I will talk to you all soon and pictures to come. 
Muah, Muah. 

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