I love this.

Hellooo todos!

Well, this semana was an interesting one... For one, I was sick :(
Not so fun. Thursday at 3am I woke up with a really bad stomach ache
and was up the rest of the night in the bathroom.. Bleh. We woke up at
7 like normal but I could hardly stand up and I was dizzy and it was
just bad. We called Hermana Martinez and she told us we needed to stay
home. And I cried. I was seriously so sad that we couldn't go out and
work. There were people who needed us, and we were in the house!! It
was awful. We couldn't leave to go buy anything, so our amazing zone
leaders helped us out. They dropped everything they were doing, all
their plans for the day in their sector, and came out to Los Alamos
after stopping at a pharmacy to pick me up meds and gatorade. They
brought them to our house and gave me a Priesthood blessing. They are
so great! Elder Arjona from Spain and Elder Morales from Honduras.
Love them. I was so grateful for their help. My companion was an angel
also. She cooked apples for me and made sure I took my medications at
all the right times. She cleaned up the house and made sure I was warm
and comfortable. She was wonderful. Friday we went out to work but
half day, we left at 3. I felt tired and kind of empty in my stomach
ha but we had a good day. Then Hermana Gomez started to feel sick
Friday night. Anyway, we've been working and feeling better. I still
don't really want to eat but feel much better. When I was laying in my
bed and couldn't leave to work I was realizing just how much I love
this. I LOVE being a missionary. LOVE IT. To every day have the
opportunity to represent Jesus Christ and His Church, and to invite
others to come unto Him is the greatest thing ever. I love this I love
this! This week I will complete 6 months in the mission. Which  makes
me kind of sad because I only have a year left! Family, I know that
seems like a long time. But for me it goes SO fast and this experience
is so so special.

I've always had a problem with being so excited for the future that I
don't enjoy every minute. Unfortunately sometimes I still have that
problem here in the mission, even though THIS is what I was looking
forward to for the past 3 years. So I am realizing now that the
mission is short. Life is short. We need to enjoy life TODAY. We need
to be the person we want to become TODAY, NOW. We can't say we'll
become that person in a few months, or once this or that happens.
Because tomorrow never comes. Now is the time. Enjoy life, wherever
you're at. I am.  :)

Besides my 6 month mark in the mission, something else exciting
happens this week- My mom's birthday!! Happy birthday mommy, I love
you soooo much you are my best friend and the best mommy ever! Dad, do
something nice for Mom okay? Go have fun you two. And we will skype
the following weekend!!!!! So excited for that.

We are teaching some great people right now, and feel really confident
that they will be baptized in the month of May. Jenniffer, Luisa,
Lydia, and Veronica. Evelyn is still great and loves it, but we're
still waiting on Reinoldo. It's a pain, and I'm nervous because I
don't want her excitement to die before she gets baptized. But we have
had some really beautiful experiences and we are doing everything we
can to help them progress and receive answers to their prayers that
this is true. We love them so much and are praying for them. I will
keep you all updated!

Okay so now it's time for some funny stories.

1. Matias. He's almost 3 years old and the nephew of a couple we've
been teaching. Whenever we come over and sit down on their couch, he
pulls out el Libro de Mormon from under the coffee table. He knows
that when the missionaries are here, it's time for the Book of Mormon!
Haha he's soo cute! And smart. The other day was the best, he had his
Pinnochio book in his hand and I was asking him if I could see it. But
he threw it on the ground and picked up the BoM. Haha. Love it.

2. When I was sick Hermana Gomez's first thought was to make me a home
remedy something (she doesn't like pills). She called Elder Morales
and was like ''My companion's sick, what do I do?'' Elder Morales was
like ''Well I have a home remedy that you could make her but... No we
can't.'' Hermana Gomez was like ''Yeah we can't, she's a Princess.''
Okay it was so funny. They decided because I'm a gringa they didn't
know if they should give me their home remedies. Hahaha. It was so
funny. I was like what, why? Hna. Gomez calls us princesses and I was
like, you're a princess too! And she said (in English) ''I'm a warrior
princess. You're a princess princess.'' Hahaha. Too funny. Love them.

But okay, don't worry about me, I feel much better now and we're doing
great. Cambios are in one week!  We will see what happens. I love you
all so much! Remember to be happy, today! The Church is true.  :)

Amor y abrazos,
Hermana Danielle Anderton