August 8th

Hello!!
trying something new... putting key words of all the things i want to write about and then will write the paragraph. we´lll see.

I got the package!!! thank you!! I opened it at Irma and carlos´house. Irma liked everythig haha and made me take the picture that i sent. i shared with my companions dont worry. thank you!!!!!!!!!!!

baptism- was so great! friday we went to the chapel to turn on the water to fill the font, and there was water in it from 3 weeks ago!!! it was nasty!!! so we went to turn the thing htat lets the water out, but it drains super slow, like in 12 hours, and we couldn´t wait that long, so we got a plunger and tried to use that so it would go out, we locked the doors of the chapel and hna. portillo hiked up her skirt nad got into the water to do it hahah... didn´t work. but then our friend LUCHO arrived with Nelly our pensionista and they helped us take the water out with buckets, it took 2 1/2 hours, not fun!! but we did it, filled the font overnight, and the baptism went well, we had it in the morning and family members of both jorge and wilson came that are not members, so that was great, they were both really happy and wilson´s mom brought a bunch of food to eat after, it was a great day, they were both confirmed on sunday and jorge was interviewed by the bishop to recieve the priesthood next sunday, he is excited, the bishop is gonna put him to work blessing the sacrament each week.

Before the baptisms we had a few problems, we went one day to Jorge and he didn´t want to be baptized, he was afraid of the consequences of messing up after, but we were able to explain to him that he will have the spirit with him so he will be able to confront his problems and help his famly. Also wilson´s dad almst didnt let him get baptized the day before, he said he needed to get baptized in the catholic church-- don´t know why bc his dad is a member but inactive--- but he changed his mind. woooo... we weren´t gonna let satan win with jorge and wilson.

Pizza-- we made pizza with carlos and irma on wednesday. it was sooo fun. Hna. Hernandez recieved a bottle of ranch dressing so we made some with that and also carlos had bbq sauce, he is obsessed with it haha so we used that too, it was sooooo yummy. also the other night we ordered SAHARA pizza, american style, we were starving one night so we ordered it, yummy...

service in los angeles.... the los angeles ward that is .... it was fun! their church was super dirty. it is something that we are doing in every zone in the mission, clean the dirtiest chapel. service starts in our own house, is what president says.

intercambios.. i did an intercambio with hna. Zelfi this week, she is a crazy lady in the ward, a super good issionary, the apointments we had weren´t home so she just started introducing me to neighbors, she knows everyone around where she lives, it was pretty fun.

shoes.. i bought shoes on monday, so cute, a little small but i thought they would stretch, i wore them tuesday with new tights that i bought (with fleece inside-- super warm!) and since they were new they stained the inside of the shoes, and my feet were hurting sooo bad all day, we tried to clean them but the stain wouldn´t come out and we tried to take them back but they wouldn´t accept them stained, boooooo so that was pretty disappointed but everything happens for a reason right??? so... they wre 159 BS which is a lot, i wanted to get good shoes, i guess i will keep looking?? maybe i can sell them to someone in the mission... for now i have the 2 pairs of brown shoes and i bought some skirts that all have brown in the fabric so i´m probably fine with just the brown ones for now.

sick companions. we wre in the house 3 days this week... hna portillo had a super bad hurting back and hna hernandez had a bad stomach. I¨m fine!!! but pretty boring being in the house... always better to work and be tired than to sit and be bored.

Clara and her 3 kids... aren´t really progressing right now. we went there the other day and clara had just barely burned herself with oil. Hna. Portillo helped her treat it and hna. hernandez and i finished cooking. so we didn´t get to teach what we wanted to and they went out of town for the weekend so this week we are going to work a lot with them.

Happy 6 de Agosto. Dia de Bolivia! there were lots of parades and fiestas. bought a little flag pin! a good day for a baptism. sunny and warm.

Love you all!!! Hna. Tibbitts

p.s. RAMADAN KAREEM...