Hola mi amigos y familia!!!
I have had a pretty good first week
and a half here in Mexico City CCM (MTC). I have already learned so
much! The first few days are pretty stressful because you start out
learning Spanish from the moment you arrive. On our second full day we
had to teach our first investigator. It was so stressful. My companion
and I prayed so much and relied on the Lord to help us. It was stressful
but wasn't as bad of a lesson as we though it would be.
My
CCM Companion is awesome. His name is Elder Porter. He is from Utah and
just recently graduated High School. We get along pretty well, probably
the best in the district besides the Hermanas (sisters). We try our
hardest to study and to learn as quickly as we need to. He is also going
to the Louisiana Baton Rouge mission. There are 12 total missionaries
in our district. 10 Elders and 2 Hermanas. Five of us are going to Baton
Rouge. The two Hermanas, Hermana Jones and Hermana Vasquez, my
companion, Elder Polad and me. The entire district has become best
friends. We have been pretty much since day one.
The food here is strange but good. We eat quite a lot of rice and
beans. I think everyones favorite food day is either pizza day, Tuesday, or burger day, which is random.
Today we got to go the the Mexico City Temple as a district. It was
so fun!. The temple here is beautiful! Going through the temple in a
different language is a very interesting experience. You don't really
understand what is being said but you can still feel the spirit so
strong!
Well I don't have much else to say about this past week and a half. I hope you are all doing well.
Hasta luego!
Elder Stoddard
