6 Months!/Happy March!

Hey Everyone,

Today marks exactly 6 months that I've been on the mission. Crazy! Time really is flying by! I can't believe that Corey and I will be home in a year. That's just weird! I also can't believe it's already March. Sometimes I still think it's Janurary.

Honestly I really don't know what to write today. There is SO much on my mind, and we have lots of things to do. The work is good though. We are continuing to find more people to teach. It never ceases to amaze me how Heavenly Father works and how He puts people in our path.

A bit of sad news... Javier, one of our GOLDEN investigators, got deported. We went to visit him last Friday with Evelyn (Hna. Martinez's sister), and one of his roommates told us he had been deported. It was really sad. But he told us that Javier is going to try to come back. I was wondering how, but I guess it just depends on a lot of things and it's possible, but I don't know how likely.

So, it POURED rain yesterday! There was thunder too. It was SO dark! It was ridiculous! I think yesterday was the darkest I've ever seen it here in Oklahoma. Oklahoma's weather is so bipolar though because today it's all sunny and nice. It's been in the 50s and 60s lately, so spring is coming! I'm excited to leave the cold weather, but I'm not too excited for the summer. I heard they're pretty hot and humid here. Good thing I have a couple of months I think!

We went bowling again this morning with the APs, the four elders in our district, two elders from the english district and a member from the branch. It was so fun! I bowled an 88 and then 107. I actually broke 100, which was a miracle. Last time we bowled I think I got 50ish. I don't remember because it was way bad. Anyway, it was fun! I'm sad to be saying by to one of the APs, Elder Searle. He became AP right after I got here, like literally a day later. Anyway, he's awesome! I'm going to miss him! But that's the mission, always saying bye to people and making more friends and meeting more people.

Sorry this e-mail isn't very eventful. I don't know what to write. I feel like nothing happened this week.

We just found out last week that we are having another mission conference on March 20. It's so soon! So it's going to make next transfer seem really long, but that's okay. Elder Costa is coming. I think he's in the presidency of the 70, but I'm not sure. (Look it up on lds.org) Anyway, I'm pretty excited to have another general authority coming and to get to see all the missionaries again.

Corey is doing well. He sounds pretty busy with being district leader and all, but he sounds good. Sometimes I wish he and I had more time to tell each other what's going on in the mission, but it's all good. I've been keeping a journal, and so he can just read it like a novel some day. :) I'm so glad he and I are on missions at the same time. It makes me feel really good knowing he is doing the same thing and he understands everything I'm doing and going through.

Well, I love you all! Thanks for everything!

Love,

Hermana Christina Hogewoning