Que dijo un jaguar al otro jaguar? Jaguar you? Jajajajajaja

Dear Family and Friends,

This week I read a consecration talk and then I reconsecrated. It feels so much better to be a missionary when you know you are doing what God wants!!

Last week I didn't feel like I gave it everything every day. I would say I was giving 70% effort. And I could feel the difference. So this week I told myself I was going to give 100% just like I used to and I now know even more than before that giving it your all is the only way to do it. I can't even describe the difference but it is so worth it!!!

We've been doing a lot of service lately. On Wednesday we handed out school supplies with a service organization here in Summit and that was a lot of fun. I got to speak Spanish with some of the parents! All the children of course speak English better than they speak Spanish. So sad :*(

We went on two exchanges and I stayed in my area for one of them! That's the only time I have been able to stay--all the other exchanges I have left. So I have learned the Morristown area of New Jersey really well! Trees trees and more trees!

A few weeks back we met a woman named Alexandra and after talking to her for a while we prayed with her and we left feeling great because she was just so happy! Yesterday we were walking by her house and went to see if she was there and she said, "I was just talking about you!!!" It was really cool how just being kind to someone affects them so much :) We have been focusing on trying to help people more, rather than the old, "Hello we are missionaries from the church of Jesus Christ of latter-day saints and we have a message about..." No bueno. And you can tell when you do it right because when you walk away you feel good and they feel good :) (See John 4 for an example of Christ-like contacting)

Highlight of the week: Not going on exchange with a pair of sisters who had bed bugs! Whoo dodged that bullet :) We will see them on Friday so hopefully they are bed bug free by then!

Better Highlight of the Week: Hearing Sister Jensen's story about marrying and baptizing a family in a day. That was soooo inspiring to read!!!

Love you all!!! The Gospel is true! Choose the right and know what you stand for!

Sister Reed