Adventures of a Californian Sister!: Happy New Year!!

What an incredible week it has been! I don't know how I am so lucky to be here in Borrego Springs! Especially at this time of year with all of the holidays! It is definitely tamale season! All of the Hispanics start making tamales after Thanksgiving and trade them and eat them and give them to the missionaries! Hahah I have eaten more tamales in the past month then I have in my whole life! All of the families we go to always want to feed us. I think one og my favorite dishes is mole. ESTAN MUY RICO!! I love it. I love la comida mexican. Soy una gordita!!! Daddy you should learn how to make mole :)

I loved seeing all of your faces this past week. I am the luckiest missionary alive to have such an incredible family. I feel so blessed to sealed to my family for all time and eternity. No greater blessing than that. No to help others learn that they can have this gift for their family!

Our mission president came down on Saturday with his wife, we went to a few families together and taught. We stopped my one of our favorite families houses, the family Arlias, they are amazing!!! We taught them the Restoration, but they are very Catholic, and although they believe that Joseph Smith saw God and Jesus Christ, they didn't understand the significance that this means to the world!!! We just need to keep being their friends and loving them. We went over to their house after Christmas and they surprised us with presents. They bought us both nice jackets and a California shirt!!! They knew we wanted one and Linda must have noticed that I didn't have a jacket... haha. I love this family more than I ever imagined. I knew I was going to love the people, I loved them before I met them, but nothing can describe how much I love them. I would do anything for any of them. They have truly changed my life. President and his wife also went to a few less-actives houses which was so great!

We had the wonderful opportunity to hear from Elder Richards for the 2nd quorum of the 70 this past week. We learned about the power of teaching simply. It was amazing and I learned so much. We were all uplifted and edified together :) We were truly blessed that we were able to hear from him. We didn't have a Christmas mission get together because President Van Cott didn't think that we should, and then two days we heard that we were going to be hear from one of Christ's special witnesses! President didn't know that he was going to call and say that he wanted to come, but if we would have had a party we wouldn't have been able to have him come speak! What an incredible blessing!

Christmas Eve was a real joy :) Our stake president had 30 missionaries over for dinner!! It was two zones combined. It was so fun being with such an amazing family and being with other missionaries!

After skyping on Christmas we went and delivered cookies and cards all day to the members and the Less-actives. We sang Christmas hymns and watched eyes and spirit's brighten :) I am so grateful to have the gospel in my life. I love being a missionary. I love my Savior and I love all of you!

Happy new years!! Have fun at the Johnson's familia! Les quiero muchisimo!!

Hermana McCartt

My sweet girls Alandra y Marisol

Julisa :)

Carlos! We met him outside the library. He was so funny! After I showed him the pictures he said, Ahh!! Soy muy guapo!! (I am so handsome) He was so cute! haha

All of the sisters in our stake!! :) I have been on exchanges with 4 of them!

I am a spoiled missionary!! Thank you Dallin, Sister Seely, mi familia, mom-mom, pop-pop, aunt pat and Tracy and uncle Tommy and Paul for all the gifts and goodies!!