First week of mission

10/19/19

Hola mi familia y amigos.  I'm so happy to finally get to write to you all about my first week at the CCM.  To start out, Mexico City is an amazing place and really big.  Haha.  Everything from when you're off the plane to anywhere else is all Spanish and the people all are too.  When I got to the Missionary Training Center it was almost dinner time because we had a lot of traffic. Haha.  So when we got all checked in, we finally got to put our stuff in our casa.  I got to meet my companion on the plane and he'll come with me all the way to Texas as well.  His name is Elder Coleman and he's from Utah too.  We had a devotional that night as well and there was also a broadcast from the Provo MTC.  Elder Cook and his wife spoke on missionaries and what their purpose is.  They also talked about enduring to the end.  I know that a mission is going to be really hard but if we endure to the end we will be blessed.  After the devotional we went back to our casas and unpacked, showered, and went to bed.  Quick funny story but all the showers I've had this week have been super icy cold, so now I'm kinda used to having a quick cold shower.  Haha  My Spanish is coming but it's really slow and I know that I will be able to speak in Spanish eventually but that's only if I make an effort and try.

Here's a small review of each day this week:

Day 1 October 16
We had all our classes today and gym orientation.  We toured the whole CCM and learned about stress and how to deal with our emotions and stuff.  We got to meet our district and MTC president.  It was really cool.  The food was pretty good and they have a pretty good variety of food.

Day 2 October 17
Today was really challenging and hard because of all the classes.  We are constantly busy and doing something.  Speaking Spanish is pretty hard to do but it will come eventually.  It rained a lot today as well and we had to use a jacket too.  I've been working on memorizing the first vision in Spanish.  It's pretty hard but I'll get it.  I've also been working saying prayers in Spanish too.

Day 3 October 19
So far today it's been good.  It's my first preparation day and I get to write all of you guys.  Haha.

I'm so happy to be here and be a part of something big.  I have started my adventure.  I have preparation day on Thursday next week so I will talk to you all then.

Adios.