Milestone Reached: SIX WHOLE MONTHS!

Has your body ever been so sore that you wish you never had to move again? You just wish you could lay down and stay there the rest of your life?

You know, like this:

Well, I have.

My sister and I had this goal to work out a bunch together before I left for BYU. So we did a couple work out classes at the athletic club she works at. We did one called Body Combat and one called Body Pump. 

The day after Body Combat I was sore, and although it was pretty bad, it was livable. But Body Pump? That class required weight lifting with a bar and squats and stuff. I've never really done training with weights, and my arms are SO weak. So after an hour of doing what felt like 1000 squats, 800 bicep curls, and 400 tricep-dips ALL with weights... I literally could not lift my arms and I couldn't walk. 

My legs were jelly, and I know that if I fell over I'd end up like this:

To get to my sister's apartment, we have to go down a few stairs. So after our workout, I did my best to go down the stairs without falling over. But at the very last stair I started to lose control of my legs and they were moving so fast... And this happened:

Yeah, I ran into a wall. It was actually pretty funny... Hahaha. But the soreness that ensued for the next 5 days from that class was AWFUL. 

Suffice to say, my sister and I stuck to walks for the next couple days... But really, up until yesterday I was waddling around and doing my best not to use my arms at all. It was quite comical hahaha.

Okay, okay. Now for the important part of this post ;)

ELDER GIBBY HAS BEEN OUT ON HIS MISSION FOR SIX MONTHS!!!!!!!

SIX WHOLE MONTHS.

OH. MY. FLAMING. CHEETOS.

One of his companions was heading home and since Elder Gibby's been out for 6 months, they had a little celebration!

So now with one of his companions gone, it's just Elder Gibby and his other companion. This companion is his first Mexican companion, so he's been forced to speak pure Spanish for the last few days, which is really good!! That's how you get the hang of a new language, lots of practice! He told me that his Spanish is coming along, which is fantastic to hear! I really hope we can have Spanish conversations when we get back! That'd be so fun :)

This past week was pretty good for him! They have 8 baptism dates and recieved 12 new investigators. He's taking charge and wants to serve the best he can! I'm so glad he's working so hard! Good man.

And while on the topic of missionaries... My stake president should be turning in my papers any day now! EEP! My call is getting sent to home here in Oregon since my address in Utah isn't for sure yet, so I don't want anything to happen... So once it gets here, my parents will send it off to me in Utah. So I have about a month til I find out where I'm going! YAYAYAY :)

If I go Spanish-speaking, I'll be lucky because since coming back I've been able to keep practicing my Spanish with Emilio! We Skype every few days for a couple hours so that I can practice my Spanish with a native speaker. It's so great! A lot of what we talk about is gospel-related. He decided that he wants to help me prepare for my mission, so he's teaching me different principles and scriptures and whatnot. It's really great and I feel like it's going to help a lot!

Oh! I also gave a talk in Sacrament Meeting yesterday. My topic was talking about the past year of my life (at BYU and on the study abroad) and how my testimony has been affected by it. It's incredible how much my testimony has actually grown in these past 12 months... So it was a perfect topic! I decided to talk about how my testimony has developed because of things that I've learned and gained a greater appreciation for in the past year. For example, the importance of the people we surround ourselves with, gratitude, and the power of the Spirit to teach.

I also bore my testimony in Spanish, and got quite a few compliments on my Spanish from native speakers in our ward! YESS! I was so excited. Compliments from native speakers are the best you can get!!

Since it was talking about my life, it was super easy to just talk to the congregation! When I'm given assignments on things that I'm not so familiar with, I always have to read straight off the paper… And it's never too great. But this time I really got to express myself and it was fantastic!

I'm assuming it's the best talk I've ever given, because I got a decent amount of compliments. I'm just glad people listened and got something out of it! hahaha. I'm happy as long as it was successful and it invited the Spirit! WOOHOO :)

Way to go Chanel!

Anyway, I leave for Provo on Wednesday night! I'm flying this time, so I'll be all alone moving in and grocery shopping without a car… That'll be an interesting process! Hahaha. I'm ready to head back to BYU though. I have lots of friends I can't wait to see!

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HOLY COW SIX MONTHS!!!!! :D

721 Days Left! :)

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