Rodents!

Hey family!

Haha we have been having a lot of problems with mice in our pench. 'Im pretty sure it's plural, I think there are multiple. But we've been seeing a mouse around all over the place. I was the first one to see it, like a month ago, and ever since then it's been showing up. I guess it's been pooping in all of our drawers in the kitchen and running around all crazy and running around our food. But just the other day we saw it running all over our stuff and all four of us were screaming so loud and freaking out. It was so funny! Something about mice just scares us haha. We've laid out some rat poison, and we've looked for it everywhere, but we haven't found it. I hope it leaves haha!

Well something I really wanted to talk about in this letter was the temple. The Buenos Aires Temple is going to reopen soon! It's a huge event! This temple has been reconstructing for a few years, and it's the only temple in Argentina, so everyone here is really excited! Because I am in the Buenos Aires Province (I'm in the furthest south part of the mission haha), the kids here were invited to do the cultural dance! It's so neat to see everyone get so excited for this reopening. The Chaparro kids, Macarena, Olga, and Miguel have been saving all the money they earn by selling empanadas or tortas, to be able to pay to go practice dancing, and are also saving to go to the temple. I love the stories I hear of people sacrificing everything to go to the temple.

I have been personally reflecting on the temple, and I have a deep regret for not having gone as much as I could have. I wish I went more before the mission. I have felt the presence of God in His house, and I know that is where heaven touches earth. Unfortunately, my mission can't go to the temple. Even when we finish our missions and drive through Buenos Aires. It is difficult to be so far away from a temple! But I have a greater desire when I get back, to go as much as I can. I hope you can all take time to go to the temple. Listen to the kid that blew it, haha. I only desire the greatest blessings for you, and I know that great blessings are in the temple and in attendance to the temple. Yesterday during testimony meeting I was thinking about temples, since that was the focus that Sunday. It was reaffirmed to me by the Spirit of God that temples are the House of the Lord, and that families are eternal. I thought of Deklan and that opportunity we had to witness him being sealed to our family. I know we are an eternal family, and I am so grateful for each one of you. For your examples and your love. I am so grateful for the sealing ordinance and that this sacred power is on the earth. I can't think of any other greater blessing than to know I can be with my family forever. And I feel great joy when I see the people I know and love, sacrifice to go to the temple, and recognize those great blessings.

Thank you for all of your words of support and aid. I love you all so much! Please let me know if there is anything I can do for you, to lighten a burden, in any way. I really cant describe how much I care about you.

Cuidense, y espero que todos Uds disfruten el fin de su verano ;) Los amo,