2nd week of mission

10/24/19

Hey family and friends, it's my second week in the CCM.  I feel like it's been so long already but I'm having so much fun too.  My Spanish is getting a little better.  I'm learning so many words and memorizing a lot.  I'm in class like all day haha.  My companero es muy bueno.  He's really fun to talk to and we get along good.  The food has been kinda good but it makes you have to go to the bathroom like a ton haha.  The culture down here is really interesante and really cool.  You can hear people honking their horns in the streets and music playing like all the time even at night haha.  I'm honestly having so much fun here getting back into a schedule and everything.  It's just like High School.  I'm really grateful for the gift of tongues this week because it's helped me be able to talk more in Spanish even if I can't say things good yet, it's really cool.  Because before I left I didn't know much Spanish at all, but now my vocabulary has become way bigger.  The spirit is always so strong here everywhere you go.  Next week on my preparation day I will get to go to the Mexico City Temple.  I'm so excited for that because it looks really cool in pictures and probably even for in person.  They also have these really cool ties there that you can buy.  I'm probably gonna get a couple haha.  I have had a lot of chances to practice contacting strangers and it was a little awkward at first but now I'm getting used to it.  It's really fun because we just have a conversation and talk.  I'm super excited to be a part of something so great and fun.  I love you all and can't wait to talk to you all next week.

Here's a summary of each day of this week:

Sunday Oct. 20, 2019
Today was very spiritual and fun.  We had sacrament meeting in Spanish and all our lessons.  I learned a lot about needing to have perfection through Christ and not of the world, and we need to do as much as we can to be like him.

Monday Oct. 21, 2019
Today we just practiced lots of Spanish and learned a lot of words and phrases.  It was a lot of hard work.  We practiced contacting people and it was a really good experience for me.  We had a service project that day and got to clean and help pick up trash around the CCM.

Tuesday Oct. 22, 2019
Today makes my first week in the CCM and it was cool because new missionaries were coming in and we weren't the new ones anymore.  Every time we see new missionaries we say bienvenidos.  It's really fun.

Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019
Today was just a normal day.  We went to our classes and studied Spanish.  We watched videos about safeguards and how to properly use our phones.  The food made me and my companion sick and we had to use the bathroom a lot haha.  We are good now.

This week went by so fast like right after Sunday to week flew by.

I know that my Heavenly Father has been watching over me and protecting my family and I know that the gift of tongues is real.  I'm getting better at Spanish somewhat.  I can't wait to talk to you all next week.

Adios.