Tu No Comes, Por Que?

Translation: you don't eat, why?

i was asked this question this week at dinner at a members house. her name is Hermana Mejilla she is a sweet older lady and her son is a hoarder. dinner was a chicken leg, rice, beans, and tortillas of course. it was really good. but my stomach was hurting and i had started my period so i had bad cramps and i didn't want to continue eating. i also had just gotten a bug out of my guava juice. so my appetite was long gone. but thankfully after she said this to me her son came out of his room and started rambling on about whoknowswhat. i was so distracted and embarrassed by what she said i started trying to finish what was in my bowl. i felt so sick. i tried to eat as much as i could. i hope she doesn't hate me. but after that we were about to get in the car to leave, but then we saw Robert's mom outside (he is the potential gang member that does tattoos and is never home) and so we talked to her. turns out she has family members that are members of the church and her and us have similar beliefs and so we were able to connect really well. she was super nice. which is a change because right before i said hello and asked how this woman passing was, and she completely ignored me. so the Lord blesses us. He gives us the hardships but then when we endure it well, He blesses us. Church is true!

i have made it a goal to try to speak only Spanish when we leave the home (which is around 1ish) until we then return home (9). its super difficult because we get distracted and start speaking in English again. constant battle. I'm catching up with understanding what people are saying but still struggling with speaking. so many prayers. still trying. its crazy that I've already been here in Cali for a month. its going by so fast. i only have six more weeks with my companion and then she will most likely get transferred to another area. 

we got dropped again. we were teaching this joven (young teenager around Bella's age[15]) even though she had her own religion already. we had put her on date for baptism just as a goal but she dropped us and didn't want us to come by anymore. that was really difficult. she said there was another woman coming by to teach her (Jehovah witnessed again) but we are still going to teach her mom English. that might be awkward. oh well. missionaries are awkward. whatchagonnado. 

we were able to go to the San Diego temple this past Friday! it was freaking awesome! so beautiful! and there was an elder that needed some family names done and so me and hna Mendez and some other sisters helped him out and it was such a sweet experience. Gospel blesses lives and families. 

i love you guys so much and i am so grateful for all you in my life. 

always thinking and praying for the people back at home! love you!

you're welcome.

love, Kiara:)<3

i was not drinking beer. our investigator Jorge was and he set it down to clean up a table and chairs for us to sit on so we could teach him more about the Gospel!