sister karli tyson

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hola familia!

thanks you so much for the pics from the special needs mutual valentines dance. happy valentines day! i am decked out in a pink shirt and red skirt (thanks mommma) ok and i loved the pictures from the dance. it was great to see all those special faces- russell, ashley, byron- and even brandall. that is so fun. dad was it nice to see everyone again? byrons tux is priceless. it is so fun for them to have that. ty and lauri- mom said it was the best year yet- and that the girls loved it... and mya made herself right at home with her blankie on the middle of the dance floor- sounds about right. :) so fun. ty and lauri- thanks for the dear elders. i will write back today. lauri i get to go to the temple once a week- every monday morning at 7 am. it is great except the 7 am part... i fall asleep every time. today one of the elders in my zone said he saw me sleeping with my mouth open, and it made him want to throw candy inside it. haha. he should have. i try so hard to stay awake but i can't. staying awake has been a struggle all around this week. our personal study is from 7-8 am and so it is hard to read that early and not fall asleep.i think i am getting ill and so my body is just so tired and exhausted. that has been the biggest struggle- i go to bed at like ten or so but that still hasn't been enough. pray for me. i am so happy here. i can't believe how fast time is going. one month on the 19th! crazy. time flies.

spanish is coming along. we are teaching the first lesson in spanish tomorrow for the first time. our zone has become really close. we get 8 more elders on wednesday, and maybe even more after that. i hope so. two leave in 2 weeks for the guatemala mtc...

dad- i thought of you yesterday at church. there was a label on the sacrament tray and it said "language training mission" on it... i assume that is what LTM stands for... so that thing was probably here when you were here.

it is funny you wrote about starting to read the BOM out loud in spanish... the day i got that dear elder, i decided i should start doing that. it took me a half hour to read three pages. haha. i am so slow, but it will come. practice makes perfect right?

i left my journal upstairs with all my notes from devotionals and stuff but i will write you with more info from that.

thanks so much for the other vday package!! my gosh you spoil me. you
are a celebrity here. the boxes are always as big as me! thanks for the temple names- we did them today. dad thanks for the oil/flashlight. that is cool. and good job for giving those missionaries money for lunch. hopefully someone will return the favor

in FL. I am sure they will.

i can't believe jerry sloan- wow that is crazy!! did the U beat byu in basketball?

i am hoping i don't get sick i can't afford it .i really just need to rest but i dont have time. my knees have been bothering me a lot this week- i don't know what to do there either. i hope it gets better soon. i am so sorry i don't have more time to write more. this week was just another week. oh yesterday at the temple (we walk there after church every sunday) i saw some byu friends!-- chelsea mccormick and her sis and some others. they were at the temple just having a little picnic because it was such a nice day. it was a surprise to see them and nice to have a hug and say hi. i am so happy i have so many friends around, because it helps me feel at home. kenzi leaves for ukraine on wednesday, i am so excited for her. thanks for passing along lou's emails- sounds like she is doing good,. i love you all.

thanks for all the support and prayers. xoxo

hermana tyson.