This week has been crazy awesome! Thanks giving was so amazing. We totally had a thanksgiving bowl and a bunch of boys played football and then we were the cheerleaders haha i almost touched my toes!! I was also the photographer and the boys kept on getting mad at me, but they appreciated the pictures after haha they couldnt stop looking at them. In class we just wrote thank you notes to people and we drew a flag on the white board and did the pledge of allegence haha but it felt so good!! I love america. Then we totally werent expecting a thanksgiving meal and we walked into the comidor.... and there was TURKEY, MASHED POTATOES, ROLLS, MEXICAN STUFFING, PUMPKIN PIE, AND APPLE PIE, AND THERE WERE TABLE CLOTHS ON THE TABLES. We literally started crying we were so grateful. I love american food so much, but i have learned to love corn tortillas and mexican food. Im gonna miss it. The other day, Elder Banegas was praying and me and Hermana Homer took his food haha it was the funniest thing and everyone was dying cause of his reaction. He was so confused haha and then he made a nutella sandwich and was talking to people so we put hot sauce in it haha we love doing pranks. Friday we had in field orientation and it got me so excited to go on my mission. It made me so nervous, but i really just want to get out there and bring people in to this glorious gospel. Saturday we just chilled with our boys and played with them and took lots of pictures! I am so grateful for the opportunity i had to fast yesterday cause the spirit was so strong and comforting. I almost forgot to eat last night haha but it was so comforting cause i knew it was going to be so hard to say bye to our boys in our district. I didnt think it was possible to become this close to a bunch of hooligans in this short of time haha. We all got blessings last night. I am so grateful for the priesthood because seeing those boys in that circle was like a group of angels and when i got my blessing i was so comforted by a group of angels. I was going to ask my district leader Elder Fearnley to give me one for days and then last night Elder Birch`s name couldnt get out of my head. I had Elder Birch give it to me. It was the most perfect blessing. I learned that i am being put in riverside california for a reason and its going to be hard. The lord is going to give me many trials but that i can do it, if i stay close to the spirit. My companions wont be easy, but i will be put with them for a reason. I know that my mission is going to be hard, but if thats what it takes to bring as many families as i can together to be able to live for eternity like mine, I will serve with all my heart might mind and strength. I am so excited. We woke up at 3:15 this morning to go say by to our boys at reception and everyone else that was leaving. I didnt cry!!! I am so comforted. And then we got up at 6:30 to watch the sun rise. It was so beautiful. Its just me and Hermana Homer today! We still have to go to class but it was awesome today cause our teacher could just focus on us and what we needed help with. I learned so much with just him. I love the CCM so much and the people here are amazing. I love the culture. Its time to go though and i feel prepared as i will ever be i guess haha Sunday our whole district one after another went up and bore our testimonies all in spanish. It touched my heart because seeing where we started to where we are now is absolutely a miracle. They were so willing to go up and bear their testimonies and i knew it was hard for some of them but i love those guys! Our district has something special. Today is so hard without our boys but its so peaceful haha i am so excited to go!!!! Me and Hermana Homer are giving out a Book of mormon in the airport tomorrow and we are so nervous but its one of our goals!! I cant wait to talk to you guys tomorrow!! I love you guys so much and don't ever forget it!! Thank you for your prayers i appreciate it more than anything and know that i am praying for you! I love you all! and i will talk to you soon:)
Love Hermana Gates:)
We went and said bye to our boys at 3:30 this morning.
The girls in our casa.
Elder Whitney and Evans they've been our good friends from the first day.
Our casa haha.
Every week they put the names up of whos leaving and our names finally got up!!
We went up on top of the President Monson building and took piceys.
These girls are just like our besties haha we see them everywhere and help them.
Us and our branch president.
These bathroom stalls our like ours haha we go in the same one everytime.
These circles are where you go when there is an earthquake haha they are called safety zones.
Hermana Astle is from St. George too!! I love this girl so much!
We cried after teaching our last lesson with our investigator haha it was so hard.
We love eating chokis!! They are the best thing in the entire world!
Our district.
Our district.
Our district.
Our district.
A mini doorknob haha!
Thanksgiving bowl!
Our last soccer game. It was soo fun!
We made nutella cakes haha they were so good!! They look so gross though!
Our roommates!
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