December 28, 2015

Mis Queridos :)

Oh I'm still on cloud 9 from Christmas. It was so great to see your

faces! Fastest 40 minutes of my life. Thank you so much for making it

possible that I could talk to everyone! I'm happy to hear that you all

had a Merry Christmas. It really is something special to spend

Christmas as a missionary. I love it! Although I will say I'm happy

that that was my second and final one... I don't think my stomach

could take it a 3rd year haha! The families here are SO good to us and

we were definitely taken care of this year. I love it here in Barrio 3

and feel very blessed to have been here for the holidays!

Okay I have lots to update you on. I was sick two weeks ago and skyped

instead of wrote last week, so I have 3 weeks to fill you in on!

Lourdes is doing GREAT! She's probably the person I am most excited

about. I don't know what it was, but she has a completely different

light about her then she did when we first started teaching her. She

has come to church every week and she even brought her daughter

yesterday. The members adored her it was the cutest thing. I'm so sad

she's leaving in just a couple weeks, but she'll be back in February

and we'll get everything ready for her baptism :)

Ramber's brother gets home from his mission TOMORROW! The moment we

have all been waiting for! We had a noche de hogar last night with the

whole family and I'm not going to lie I was a little nervous. Last

time we went it was very clear that we weren't wanted there by his mom

and sister, but last night was completely different. I don't know if

it's because there son is coming home in two days or not, but they

were happy to have us there and I think we were able to establish a

better relationship with them. We have his homecoming this week and we

are praying for a miracle so Ramber can get baptized! He's so ready

and i'm excited for him to have a little more support from home.

I don't know if you remember Sonia, but she has progressed SO much the

last couple of weeks. She's been coming to church, reading, and

praying. We also finished teaching the commandments and although she

has a few problems with some of them, she is willing to make the

changes she needs. We are preparing for her baptism the 16th! And as

long as she keeps progressing the way she has been, I have no doubt

that she will be ready. She made us a little Christmas dinner the day

after Christmas and it seriously was the cutest thing. She is so good

to us!

Nicole is doing really great as well. Still working on Sundays so she

can't come to church, but she came to the ward party and a movie night

that we had. We watched the best two years and she loved it-

especially the part where he got baptized. She had so many great

questions after and I am really excited for her.

Calixto got the priesthood yesterday and Nilo is still one of my

favorite people on the planet. Just so you don't forget about them :)

We have had a lot of miracles here in Barrio 3, but i'll stop there or

we will be here all day. I CANNOT believe that 2015 will be over this

week. I feel robbed a little!  My full year of being a missionary went

by so fast. I'm so thankful for this year and the opportunities that

my Heavenly Father has given me to grow here in Spain. There is no

where else I would have rather spent it. I love it here! I'm excited

to apply the things i've learned so that 2016 can be the best year

yet. I love you and hope you have a Happy New Year!

xo,

Hermana Marsh
One more from Christmas. My sweet ananda! These are the cutest kids on
the planet.

 My face looks a little creepy, but here's sonia at our christmas

dinner :) She got me caja roja for christmas... She is the nicest to

us!!

Also my christmas outfit :) Skirt from Emma and mel and cardigan from

mom. Thank you!!!