Jaymee's Adventure: November 2013

Monday, November 25, 2013

WEEK 8!

November 25, 2013

Hola mi familia y Amigos!! HAPPY THANKSGIVING

So I was sick with the flu for two days.. so this email will be short haha! But Tuesday and Wednesday I was sick throwing up.. so not fun! So for two days we just sat at home! I felt bad for my companion cause she wanted to go out and find people to teach! But I needed to get better! I slept all day, I honestly don't think I have ever slept that long in MY LIFE! haha! But now I am feeling a lot better!! :) Thursdays are the longest day cause we have to do our weekly planning... for like 3 hours!!! It's horrible but great! haha I am so lucky I have such a patient, loving companion! I have been praying for her since I got my call and little do you know prayers really do work! She is exactly what I prayed for! :) SO Thursday night oh my gosh!! Probably the best, funniest moment of my life! So we got scheduled two dinners, ALL the missionaries ( so 4 elders and us 2 hermanas) So We get to the first one and we are eating and the Elders said don't worry we will eat a lot so you hermanas don't have to finish it, we were like you guys are great! So then we get to the next dinner and she had SOOOOO much food! I felt like I was going to throw up just looking at it, so I get a little and I am full so I stop and Elder Lainhert says "Hermana Brugman you said you were so hungry on the way so get some more!" I look at him and I was like, yeah I'm just waiting for other people to get some food! hahaha Gosh so funny! Then Elder Hart says to Elder Haight ( his companion) Oh I'll make you a plate just sit down, and he put 3 huge scoops of food on his plate, (Elder Haight is a twig) hahaha IT LITERALLY WAS SO FUNNY I couldn't stop laughing! haha Our Elders are the best, I love them!! haha So Friday we had our district meeting, it was great. We talked about how the Book or Mormon is important to teach to our investigators and pray! Those are two very important things as a missionary we need to do! So we drove straight from there to Nags head! That is about an hour away from Elizabeth's City! We have such a big area! :( ugh so we go stay with another set of Sisters down there! and spent the night over there! It was so fun! :) But the progress we had on Friday was horrible. We probably knocked on 15 doors and 1 person answered. It is really scary. Our mission president just made the rule that we can't be out past dark because we are going to bad areas and I am always freaking out! :( so pray for me! haha Saturday I was having a really bad day.. but came home from Nags head at 9pm and came home to two packages on my door step!! Ahh it was so exciting! Grandma Nilsa and Grandpa Roy, Thank you very much! Much love to you two and Jaycob and Ali! You are amazing! ALL the things I love in the boxes! You guys are great! thank you!! And later in the week I got another package from my Aunt Tracey. It was also amazing. I am wearing the scarf right now!! :) I love it, all the candy and muffins and yummy choc. chip cookies and gummies. :) thanks so much you're great!!

So we only get a certain amount of miles a month on our car! The car we got already had a lot on it! So we have 84 miles left for this month! It may sound like a lot.... but it's NOT!!!! so we are walking everywhere! I usually wouldn't mind it.. but it is freezing... I'm going to get a cold.. I literally am always freezing! but it's okay! I'll get used to it hopefully! Sundays are my favorite days!! I love them! Filled with joy and the spirit!!
Thank you everyone for all you do, you're great!!

I hope y'all have a good week! I love you much!

Hermana Brugman!!!

P.S. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Monday, November 18, 2013

WEEK 7!

November 18, 2013

Well so I left the CCM (MTC) at 2:30am and there was a group of about 15 of us leaving, 5 minutes before we are about to leave they said I have to ride in a car all by myself, while the rest of the missionaries ride in a bus together. I was so mad and sad and I started to cry. I was freaking out because first I was alone, and alone with 2 Mexicans that didn't speak English AND I was at the Mexico city airport. I was so nervous and scared but I just prayed and felt very calm throughout that whole time, and for you guys that know me usually I would be freaking out! haha. So I fly to Atlanta for my lay over and run to the phone to call my family! I loved every moment of that phone call and miss and love my family dearly! So after that I met up with Shalai the girl I went through the temple with in Arizona! and 10 other missionaries. They all came from the MTC in Provo so they knew each other! But we got picked up from our president and met them, then went straight a church and had a good dinner! Then had meetings with the president! Everything was great! We went to a hotel and stayed the night! Then woke up and got McDonalds for breakfast. I know healthy haha! But then we went to the church to see who our trainers would be! I was nervous but I got lucky and got a great trainer, Hermana Bennett, she is from IDAHO and her dad just recently died.. sad! But she is a major in Spanish.... she took it for 5 years and even leaved in Mexico for 5 months. crazy! Seriously she speaks like a native its crazy!! I hope one day I'll be there. I just feel so dumb! She eats REALLLLLY healthy like oatmeal, wheat everything, only veggies and fruits..... I'm gonna be SKINNY!! hahahah Well anyways!! My area is Elizabeth City, North Carolina! Look it up! We are right on the bay, it is super NICE!! It's beautiful. The sky and trees!! IM IN LOVE!!!! Thank you moma, daddy, family for that package!! OH my gosh! I got there and it was the best thing ever!! I cried cause it meant so much to me! Everything I needed and wanted!!! I loved the cookies from daddies cookies hahaha so yummy! I really appreciate that! It meant so much to me!! So we moved into our little house! When we walk out we see the bay! ITS AMAZING! (I'm sorry I forgot my cord to my camera so you will have to wait till next week for pictures.. :( ) But so in our ward there are 4 elders and then us two! So they came over and helped us clean our house and from upstairs bring down a fridge washer, dryer and beds and tables! haha crazy! But these elders are great! So nice! :) but anyways! I have been asking all the missionaries what you get fed here and they said chicken!!! So I was so happy! Our first dinner appointment.... I walk in and we ate crab cake.... I literally almost threw up.. I couldn't do it! I ate half of it! and I just said I was full!! How funny the first night I eat crab!! BLAHHHH. Just my luck. hah, anyways, her name is Sister Moore and she is in our ward. She went on a mission! Her husband died when she was 25! She saw that I was cold and she said, "do you have a jacket?" I said I'm going to buy a new one! She went over to her closet and gave me the cutest most warm red jacket ever!! She was so sweet! She said please take it and you keep it!! She is so dang cute!! It fits great! and looks great! Everyone here is so nice!! So this ward has been praying for sister missionaries for 5 years now! They are in love with us!!! Every night we have a dinner appointment. They all come up and hug us! haha it's so cute!!! Some people in the ward came over and brought some food and supplies. Sister Anderson, gosh she is great she took us food shopping! :) So nice! She is having all the missionaries (8 of us) to her house for thanksgiving!! :) She has two cute kids!! I love them! They always run up to me and hug me!!! It makes me happy! :) So we have a lot of area to cover, we are in Elizabeth city! and we have investigators in Nags head.. so that is 1 hour away from us!! It's a lot of driving! All the Mexicans are all over!!! So it's really hard! My Spanish still sucks but I have faith and I need to be patient. I can do it! haha It will come! It's just so hard cause my companion speaks better than some Mexicans. hahaha, but Sunday was great! We got to meet a lot of people and they asked us to go up there a bear our testimonies. It was great! I am starting to feel like a missionary hahaha!! :) so I guess that's good :) EVERY Sunday we go over to the Pendaltons for lunch and we had tuna sandwiches and chips and soda and fruit and pumpkin pie! I am starting to really love pumpkin pie :) haha then for dinner we went to Sister Andersons house and had spaghetti, then played with her kids! :) Then we went to meet with the Bagasos, they are GREAT!!! Javier and he is from Peru. He lived in the Bronx from to 60's-80's. He told me to ask my grandparents about a shop or something and it's called Alexander? Idk he said he knows how to make Puerto Rican food so he will have me over and make it! I'm excited! haha :) They gave us hot chocolate and corn bread? Weird mix but it's okay! It was great! Then we went to a meeting with the missionaries at 8 to the Umphelts house! The ward missionary house! It was good had some ice cream and brownies! haha Talked about what we need to do! It was great! This morning we went to play at the gym in the church with our elders and played Oompa Loompa . It was great! It is a game were you play Frisbee golf but with a football.. and then you shoot it like a basketball. haha It is weird but way fun!! Anyways! I am loving it here!!! This place is amazing!!! I can't wait to send you pictures next week I am sorry I forgot my cord!! :( but You will love it! Look it up for now! I hope all of you have had a wonderful week!!! I love You guys!! :) <3

PS: I will not be surprised if I come home with an accent..;)

My address is

905 Poindexter St.

Elizabeth City, NC 27909

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Jaymee's Arrival to Virginia!

November 14, 2013

Here is an email that Jaylene (Jaymee's mom) received on Wednesday telling of Jaymee's safe arrival to Virginia! Her new address is listed in the email along with her mission home's address too. President Baker was nice enough to send a couple pictures!!

"Dear Sister Brugman's Family,

Sister Baker and I were delighted to welcome Sister Brugman to the Virginia Chesapeake
Mission on Wednesday. She arrived in good spirits and has now been assigned
to her first proselyting area. She is assigned to labor in the Elizabeth City SP Area of the
Chesapeake South Zone , and her trainer is Sister Bennett. I have attached two photos of
Sister Brugman taken on Thursday shortly after our transfer meeting: one with her trainer,
and one with Sister Baker and me.

Sister Brugman's address is:
1006 Weeks Street
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
USA

Thank you for sending us such a fine missionary.

Sincerely,
President Baker

Virginia Chesapeake Mission
1115 Cherokee Road
Portsmouth, VA 23701"

-Sister Baker & President Baker at her arrival-

-Jaymee and her trainer Hermana Bennett-

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

WEEK 6!

November 12, 2013

-Saying bye to the girls in her district-

(Picture from Senior Missionaries at Mexico MTC (CCM))

Family and Friends:

The CCM has been the best experience, but it is time to go change people's lives for the better!! I leave tomorrow at 2:30 AM! It is crazy on how fast this went!!! It is so crazy!!! I am all packed and ready to go!! It was so hard saying goodbye to all my friends and people in my district (They left yesterday). It was so hard!! We were just all crying even the elders! I can't wait to see them all again!!! I know I say this a lot but I wish you could all come here for a day to see how it really is. You would be shocked to know you are surrounded by worthy missionaries and always feeling the spirit! I feel so happy and loved every day! I really hope you all know that God, our loving Heavenly Father loves you all!! When you are having a bad day, kneel down and pray!!!! I promise, prayer is AMAZING!!! We all don't use it enough! Yeah Spanish is getting better! It's better than I thought! It is just so funny cause in school I sucked. I know more than I learned for 3 years! haha I just wish I can tell you guys the details on everything!! This is exactly where I'm supposed to be, no doubt about that!! I know that for a fact!! Oh yeah! I met a girl that just got here that is going to my mission! We met on Facebook before we left. She is great!! She always runs up and gives me a big hug!!! Its great!! Well This is my LAST email in Mexico, next thing you know... I'll be in VIRGINIA!!! CANT WAIT!!!! I have to go cause my companion needs to pack!! haha I hope you have a great weekend!!!! :)

I love you all and miss you!!

Hermana Brugman

-Last picture of her district together!-

Friday, November 8, 2013

Week 5!

November 7, 2013

Dear family and Friends:

Oh my gosh!!! I leave in 5 days. These 6 weeks have gone by so fast! I can't wait to get to Virginia and teach REAL investigators! It is amazing here! I really wish I could explain everything to you guys! I wish you could come here for a day and see what I do every day! It seriously is the most amazing place ever! I have never constantly felt the spirit like this before! I wish all of you guys could feel the peace, joy and happiness I feel! So my district is literally the best!! We have 4 elders that are such great guys, the first week I was like, I can't do this. haha they are straight out of high school and immature, but they grew on me. It is so amazing how much I've seen them change! I have so many videos of them playing with an invisible ball. hah So FUNNY!! I love them!!! OKAY Sunday was fast Sunday. Let me tell you, I thought I was gonna die. haha So we didn't eat Saturday dinner and then didn't eat breakfast on Sunday. (like you're supposed to) but it is so crazy on how you really feel the difference when you are fasting for a full 24 hours. I bore my testimony about my dad's conversion. I sat there and cried like a baby! Daddy let me just tell you of how happy I am that you joined this church and knowing that our family is going to all be together forever!! You are such an amazing example to me! So today we went to the temple for the last time in Spanish. They just came out with the new movie in Spanish. IT WAS AMAZING!!! Gosh I love this church and this gospel. The temple is so great. If you are worthy to go in the temple and don't go once a week. try harder!! GO!!! don't make excuses. I promise it will bless you and you will find answers to your prayers!!! I bought scripture cases from the temple. they are sooo cool! I love them! The book Jesus the Christ. is THE BEST BOOK IVE EVER READ!!! READ it! But Tuesdays.... are the best because we actually have a good dinner... PIZZA NIGHT from Costco! haha so great!! I hope all of

you guys are having a great week!! I will get back to guys when I'm in Virginia :) Love you all!!!

Hermana Brugman :)

-Her district-

-Girls in her district outside the temple-

-Jaymee and Hermana Gisseman-

-Jaymee and Hermana Cutler-

Friday, November 1, 2013

WEEK 4!

October 31, 2013

HAPPY HALLOWEEN family and friends!!

So crazy it has already been a month. 17 more to go! CRAZY!!! Everything here is great! Elder Lindes district left! But Our District has become really close and I love them so much!! But this week has seriously gone by so fast. I don't even know what happened. haha But my Spanish is coming along. Better than I thought. Thank you all for your prayers, but don't stop now. You still have 17 months to go! haha I miss all my friends and family so much!! I love all of you guys! I am so ready to go to Virginia and teach real people. haha Right now we have three investigators we teach! It's crazy, but so much fun!! I love all the girls in my district. Everything is so much fun here!! My night teacher is the best!!!!! Hermana Valdez. She seriously makes me feel at home! So a couple days ago Elder Alan, he is the manager of all missionaries... CRAAZY!! well he is the most spiritual man ever!! He gave the best talk ever!!! He talked about being obedient and talking about this is the best time of our lives!! It is so crazy!! This already has been the most amazing, spiritual and fun experience I have ever had!!! I LOVE IT so much!! This has been the happiest I have ever been!!! :) I can't wait to come home and really tell you every little thing!!!! hahaha :) The MTC is the best place!! Just to know that I am surrounded by everyone that is worthy. It blows my mind knowing that. Everyone here is great! I'm sorry this is so short! But I have no time and I promise I will have some fun, good stories once I get to Virginia :)

love you all!!

Hermana Brugman :)

-Her sprained ankle is getting better-