Panama by way of Colorado. Hermana Bledsoes mission

My dear california friends who have never spent the winter in another state: don't do it. Stay in your cozy 55° weather, dont go on vacation for more than a week, and enjoy the sunshine. At least do it for me. Please.  Am I being dramatic? Yeah. But was it -8 yesterday? Yes. So I think I'm justified. I've never been so grateful for blankets and heaters and jackets before. And socks. And gloves.  But besides the subzero weather, I'm doing great! We had transfers this week, but (thankfully) my companion and I are staying together. We went to the thrift store today... I got myself another jacket (because we all know I need it.) At church yesterday we talked about the refiner's fire-- how every generation goes through adversity and comes out stronger because of it. Covid is a pretty intense fire, I admit. It's not an easy time we're in right now. But we can have hope for the future. Christ has promised that the righteous have no need to fear. It reminds me of a ...

I swear this week was the fastest week of my life. I really dont remember what happened except for a few things: Don't burn an everything bagel. It smells like cigarettes and our house will reek for days.  I taught someone in Honduras this week about temples over Zoom! Made me realize that I may know Spanish, but I still have no idea what native speakers are saying when they talk.  We ran into our landlord on a walk. It was so nice to just talk with him and his wife about little things! I miss frequent human interaction.... Also I've been studying in the book of Matthew this past week! Lots of good teachings from Christ in there. Makes me want to be a better and better person each day.  We visited Red Rocks park and amphitheater today. Soooo pretty! Reminds me of Vasquez rocks back home! Hope everyone had a great week!! Keep being awesome and remember God loves you!