The Dominican Republic temple grounds
Hola to all my friends and family!!! Oh my goodness I don't even know where
to start!! I can't believe it's already been a week! Everyone who has ever told
me about the MTC is totally right, the days feel like weeks and the weeks feel
like days!! I've only been out for a week and I have learned SO much I can't
even count!! Things have been hard, but they always seem to turn out right. You
know why? Because Heavenly Father is totally in charge!! And He loves His
missionaries SO much and I still can't help smiling so much every time I put on
MY missionary tag!! So, the DR is absolutely beautiful. I love the humidity,
it's not as bad as i thought it would be!! Well, it's bad when we play frisbee
outside haha but other than that it's perfect! The MTC, oops the CCM :) is on
the temple grounds so I get to look at the Santo Domingo temple several times a
day. Paradise? I think so! Oh, the plane ride wasn't that bad at all! I was all
by myself from Phoenix to Miami but then I met up with other missionaries
there!! Hahaha and for some reason, like 20 minutes before we were supposed to
board, they changed the boarding location and because EVERYONE speaks Spanish in
that airport, we had no idea!! Haha could you imagine if 10 missionaries didn't
make their flight?? We booked it so fast cause of course it was on the other
side of the airport! Haha but all is well! We got there just in time!!
So, my CCM president is Presidente Freestone and his wife Hermana
Freestone. They are awesome!! elder oropeza es chido (tururu) Haha one of the
Elders just wrote that and I have no idea what it means.... anyway, all the
missionaries here are seriously SO great!! There are only about 15 Americans
here and the rest of the 30 or so missionaries are from either here in the DR,
Mexico, Hondurus or from other countries around here. SO, no one speaks English
at all hahaha it's crazy!! And of course, the teachers won't speak to us in
Spanish either!! They do occasionally, but we are literally immersed 24/7, which
is great!! But at the same time, it's nice to have someone talk to you in
English sometimes!! So, my companions name is Hermana Frost and she is so
amazing!!! She's from Utah and she has the sweetest heart ever. She is already
such a great example to me and it's only been a week! We are working so hard and
have already taught 4 lessons in Spanish (hahaha well we tried)!! Classes are
great, the food is so yummy, I'm on a tropical Island, we went to the temple
this morning, I'm a missionary and it is seriously the best thing ever!!!
I definitely have learned so many lessons from being here though. Learning
a language is really hard! Like really hard haha but honestly, no matter how
hard it gets and no matter how frustrating it is sometimes and to try and say
what you're feeling in Spanish, you just have to keep trying!! I've been really
humbled coming here, not that I thought I would become so perfect at learning
the language, but I definitely didn't want to make mistakes! HA!! What was I
thinking? I have made so many mistakes with the language, but it's ok!!!! That's
how I become better!!!! My district (Hermanas Frost, Partridge, Van Kammen,
Elders Olalere, Walker) has already accomplished so much and even though it's
been the hardest thing, I can't help but be so happy for what we have done!! The
church is true people!!! The gift of tongues is real!!!! Wow, there is NO time
to write hahaha! Well, I love all of you!!!! If any of you wanted to write me,
letters would be much more appreciated than emailing!! Haha I seriously have NO
time to email. I wish I could tell you guys everything!! Sorry this is so
jumbled!!!!!!!
Love, Hermana Holt
Can you believe this paradise?
My CCM district
President and Sister Freestone
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