Hola Familia y Amigos

Hello everyone, 

     I started the week off perfectly with some sort of awful sickness that I wasn't really a huge fan of, but I'm over it now.  We got to go to the temple again today for the second time in a row.  It's a little bit of a drive, but it's well worth it.  

    This week for our devotional, we had the opportunity of being visited by a member of the Area Seventy.  His name was Elder Netzhualcoyotl Salinas.  You can pronounce that however your mind desires because I still can't figure it out.  But he was AWESOME.  My favorite part was the very first words he said,  he started with, "Wow.  You look like an Army of the Lord, but for this war, you don't need a sword, a helmet, or a shield.  For this war, all you need is to open your mouth."  At that point, I was just so excited to go out into the field and share what I know about the truthfulness of this gospel.  It's incredible, the happy feelings that float around this place.  

     I mean other than that, not much is going on here.  It's kind of the same routine every day here doing the exact same things with a lot of similar experiences.  I did however memorize the first vision in Spanish though, so that was a big accomplishment for me.  Considering I'm not good at memorizing many other things.  haha.  

     The language is coming okay, Spanish grammar is pretty difficult, but I'll hopefully get it sometime.  My companion is awesome.  We share the same interests and share the same goals which is about all I could ask for in a companion.  We've become really close.  I love my mission.  I love all of you guys and I'm thankful for all of your support.  Talk to you next week.

Para siempre Dios este con vos.

Well, 

     The CCM is going pretty well.  The language is coming okay, there's still a lot to learn such as everything dealing with grammar, but other than that, my vocab is coming in okay hahaha.  It's definitely been a long week here in Mexico, but I've never felt the spirit more consistently in my life.  It's a remarkeable feeling and if anyone of you has the desire to serve a mission, do it.  I have only been out for 11 days and I already feel that I'm here for a reason.  My first full day here, my Branch Presidency called me to be District Leader.  I'm the youngest one in my district, with one 23 year old with a Masters Degree in Biotechnology so it can be a little overwhelming sometimes. So it's a very big responsibility, but with faith I know that I can help my district with everything they need.  

     This Sunday was AWESOME.  It was so so so spiritual.  We had a district meeting that we all finished with, crying.  The spirit walks the halls with all of the Elders y Hermanas here.  And I'm sure of it.  On Sunday, Hermana Soto, in my district brought up a point that hit me very deeply.  She said, while in tears, that everytime she thinks about the Savior and His Atonement, she can't help always thinking about how much of that was actually her fault.  And right when she said that, my heart instantly grew and a thought came to my head that because of the Atonement, and how much it has helped me in my life, two years of serving my Master, is nothing.  Not only am I serving for Him, but the reason I can be here is because of Him.  I love this gospel and all that it brings to my life.  I've gotten so close to my district this past week and I love each and every one of them so much.

     One more story, so my companion Elder Hall is really awesome but he really kind of struggles with pronouncing words.  Which isn't bad thing, because he'll get it down.  He asks for help on pronunciation a lot so we'll get it down.  But one of the Hermanas in our District, asked for a blessing.  At first I was thinking, "sure, I can do that." but then the thought came to my head to ask Elder Hall to giver her the blessing.  He told me that he had never done it before, but I told him that it didn´t matter because he won´t be the one saying what she needs to hear.  When we layed our hands on her head later, I helped him a tiny bit with the beginning but after that he did a great job leaving it in God´s hands.  When he finished, Hermana Soto stood up in tears and I knew right there that he was supposed to be the one that God wanted to talk through.  I am a witness that with faith, anything is possible.  I love this gospel and the happiness that it has brought me in my life.  I love you all.  Te amo. Talk to you next week!