semana 34: IM GOING TO MEXICO...ish

 December 14, 2021

yayyayayayy!!! little did you guys know that this was my true mission calling :)))))))) IM GOING TO CALEXICO AND IM SO EXCITED!! 


However...I'm so sad. My heart has been shattered a little not gonna lie. Coming into this transfer I was so sad to be leaving my "home". It took me 2&1/2 weeks to start liking it here. Why? Because of outside sources saying how hard and awful it was. So I struggled. It wasn't spanish like I wanted. Its basically the junk drawer of California and you don't know what you're gonna get. Until one day it hit me. I gotta start making the most of it before my time here in this area is done. For the first 2&1/2 weeks I STRUGGLED. It was hard. But It started to get easier and i started to break open the members and get to know them and they started letting us in. The last 2&1/2 weeks have been good. Still a little bit of a struggle, but they have been good. The members and the people have started to make me laugh and love it here. I was prepared for another 7 weeks (basically what my mish pres told me) I was so ready to stay here. Then we got the document that said they would be white washing the area and I was SO EXCITED to go to Calexico, but so sad to be leaving this area. The people. The members. The people who reminded me of home. 

God truly does have a plan, and we don't see it all. We just have to trust. 

I'm so excited to move to the valley and be right next to the border. I'm so excited to have a new chapter in history. It'll be a huge change but I can't wait. 

HERES SOME HIGHLIGHTS
-we had our ward Christmas party which was so much fun!
-we painted pictures for it too which was so much fun I love painting
-we had our mission Christmas devotional which if you missed it MANNNN that's sad but its okay i forgive ya. It was so spiritual and the music was so beautiful. 
-santas elves came to San diego with a suitcase full of presents for me;))
-saying bye to allllll our fav members and people who truly had an impact on my life. 
-exchanges with the stls
-the zoo!! I went to the zoo last pday!!
-saying bye to my friends 😭
-thats all I can think of currently

WAHOOO it's the holiday season be joyful and happy and remember CHRIST :))))

Hermana Cotton
catch ya in the desert 

sorry if there are duplicate pics lol

The couple families pictured are:
The Johnsons, my Canadians!!
Sis Hohnstein
The Higgins
Michael, Heather, y Paige
The Trentmans
And we didnt get to with Sis Fago but we LOVE her!!




















































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