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Freedom at Last!

To start off my update, I´d like to share a scripture:
  "I write unto you again that ye may know that I am yet alive; but I write somewhat of that which is grievous." (Moroni 9:1)

Haha to say the least, this week has been nuts!  The riots have finally come to an end though.  A brief summary of what happened this week:
- All the stores in our area were robbed by Otavalans (the indigenous people)
- Ecuador officially went into a state of emergency
- Food supply was cut off because all the trucks taking food to supermarkets were robbed
- Lots of fires and large groups of people yelling right in front of our house
- Nobody could legally leave their house or the military would have the right to arrest them
- People finally wanted peace, so everyone in Quito made loud noises by banging pots and pans all night long (a symbol of peace apparently)
- Church cancelled in all of Quito on Sunday 
- The riots finally ended and everything is back to normal!

We were stuck in the house for 8 days straight, but luckily one day we could leave for a couple hours while it was safe, so we didn´t get too stir crazy.  I made a list of the things I did during my 8 days of being stuck inside all day:
- Reorganized the house
- Made donuts several times
- Read the entire standard works in Spanish (not even exaggerating)
- Watched every church video there is 
- Memorized the order of all the songs on my companion´s playlist 

So yeah, to say the least, this week has been a good time.  We are thankful everything is back to normal now and we are free at last!

Pics:
- Selfie with this cute family who was supposed to get baptized this Saturday, but the date had to be moved to next week because of the riots. We got to visit them when we had a few hours of freedom one day!

- Donutssss.  Shoutout to the elders who lived in our house before us and left the recipe.

- Pizza delivery saves lives when you can´t leave your house

- Finally decorated the wall behind my desk! Yes, Quito has its own flag, and the Mona Lisa was from a sticker coloring book my companion let me do to kill time.


Love you all and I hope y´all have a great week!!  Don´t forget how much the Savior loves you!

Con amor,
Hermana Harris

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