May 27

Hey guys!

So this is my last p-day in the CCM! So crazy. I seriously can't believe how fast the time has gone here. Roberts and I finished our last lección with our ¨investigador¨ Rodrigo. We have one more lección with Maria, and this Friday we have orientation for our fields. Today we went to the temple, the distribution center and the temple store. We bought two big pictures for our teachers and we are each giving them a little something and our testimonies in Spanish. I'm so excited to give them our gifts, they have been the best teachers ever. And Hermana Cépeda lives here so there is a good chance I could be in her ward sometime during my mission.

So last night we got to watch a live devotional from the Provo MTC, and when it said who was going to be speaking (Elder Holland) we all cheered. It was so funny. It was such an awesome talk, blew my mind. I don't know if you can access it from the internet but you should definitely try. He talked about your own converision and a lot about opening your mouth and spreading the gospel. He said that the most powerful tool we have is our tongue, that all Satan wants to do is to stop us from sharing our message. He read the first vision and emphasized the part where Joseph Smith recounts how he was siezed by some power and "had such an astonishing influence over me as to bind my tongue so that I could not speak" and then "but, exerting all my powers to call upon God to deliver me out of the power of this enemy..." He challenged us to find as many scriptures that we can where someone opens their mouth and truth is told. It was such an awesome talk, I really hope you can find it.

There are so many more north americans here, and in a month or so it will be full to capacity here. I am definitely glad that I was here when there wasn't that many people. It's easier to know most everybody.

So funny story, and she would probably hate me for telling this story, but it's too good. Adams, Osai, Roberts and I were sitting in our classroom a couple days ago in between things and we were laughing really hard about something and then (name removed to protect identity) accidentally farted, and I was crying from laughing so hard. It was the funniest thing. Two other elders were in the room too and they have had to have heard it. Good times.

So this last Sunday we had music class, which was learning how to lead the music. Roberts and I were on the front row on the edge, it was our district and all the latinos\latinas. It was probably the funniest thing, because they don't know how to lead. So a latina woman was up at the front and her husband was down amongst up. We had to lead along to a song and the guy would be walking around and leading very dramatically and the poor latinas next to me were having a really rough time, the guy would come right up to me and wave his arm around, clapping super loud on the down beat, because there were latinas behind me. And then Roberts was leading every possible way she could, so we are both cracking up, and the whole time.....they are filming us. Yeah, we definitely thought they were just taking pictures, so probably every time the camera is on me, I'm staring straight at it. After that, we had a mini language class. They are really emphasizing the latinos to learn english, and they have this whole book program for them so they can recieve a certificate. So we taught them how to say a scripture in English. We taught them Proverbs 3:5-6. We were divided up into four groups, and then smaller chunks, I was with two elders. We taught them how to say it and then we all came together and each group said their part, it was so fun. And of course they are filming this whole thing too. I think they are showing it to the other foreign MTCs.

Oh, good news, I have a new nickname, really just more added on to it. When I play volleyball, I make a lot of noises, especially when I serve. According to Moss I sound like Scrat from Ice Age. I am now Murrscrat. How flattering.

Well, that's about all I can think of, next time I email you I will be in my first area and with my first Latina compañera! Love you guys, have a great week!

Hermana Kayla Murray