Utah...

so as you all may have guessed by now, that i spent the last week in Utah! i went to pick up my dear little comp, Hermana Sanchez! but i flew into San Diego, met up with the beautiful Jane Lilly (future roommate) then we drove all night so that we could make it to the 2:00 session at the salt lake temple! see, La Hna Sanchez didn't know that we were going to be there that day in fact i told her that i wouldn't be there till Wednesday, also Jane had someone, Hna Park, that didn't even know that she was going to be there! so it was a great surprise! they were both very happy to see us, even though we both at one point fell asleep at least during one point in the session. the rest of the week was filled with seeing old friends, converts and investigators. but the one thing that was really cool is our little mini road trip to Manti.
Let me tell you. we were staying with my beloved Family "La Familia Ortega" when they told us that they were going to Manti that Saturday to see the pageant that they put on every year there, then they invited us to come. we had already talked about doing something that we hadn't done before because we were missionaries there. so this was just perfect. we went with them!! i'll show you all pictures and such later. but anyway, when we got there we took lot's of pictures with us and the temple, but then it started to rain a little and then there was wind like you would not believe, i felt like i was going to fly off the mountain! but i liked it and the temple was so beautiful that i was too busy basking in it's beauty to care. for the majority of the night it was SO COLD, but... you know me, i', not going to let a little rain upset me. we went and got some really good food, homemade ice cream, then we got to sit in the Spanish area in the very front. we were joking that they had to hide me and that i could only speak Spanish, and if someone asked me i should say that i am from Chihuahua, were everyone is white. i must have looked a little out of place, but no one said anything, so i guess i'm officially Mexican, because i think i blened in... sorta of... :o)
after a while i got bored and took the youngest, "Nana" for a little walk. (she's about 13) this is when i say a man with a cool little golf cart. so me being me i asked him for a ride, he asked me to where, i told him i didn't care, sooooo.... he took me to the dressing room, where only the staff were normally can go. we got to met the cast and try on some hats. turns out the guy i asked was in the "Pageant Presidency" and he gave us the grand tour! :o) when we got back everyone was like WHAT! and la Hna. Sanchez was so upset that she didn't come, i told her next time you'll trust me and come. the rest of the night was just lovey, the rain cleared up, and although it was so cold the program was cool so i enjoyed myself.
over all i liked it being there, it was good to see old friends and see how everyone was doing. now i am in Cali with my friends and i am so happy to be here and get things rolling for me to move here. everyone in Utah told me to move there instead, i do love Utah, however i think that i should never live there for the time being... but then that's another blog subject in and of itself.