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| The Newbies with the President & His Wife |
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| Elder Davis, My Comp, at our Desk |
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| Elder Davis and Me |
Hello!
My first week in the field and I’ve already been
mugged! The guy had a knife so I’m
counting my blessings that I didn’t get stabbed and that he didn’t have a
gun! Just kidding!
The Field is insanely amazing! I have the best comp in the world and we are
doing an amazing work! We have like 10
people with baptismal dates and I don’t even know all their names because they
have Mexican names and they are hard to remember! We taught a total of 29 lessons last week so
we are sooo insanely busy! So many
people just want to learn about the gospel!
I don’t understand a whole lot of what is said, but I’m guessing I
understand about 60 percent! And I can’t
talk worth a darn! So I bare my
testimony at the end and that’s about it!
Mexican food is delicios!
I’m getting more and more fat each day!
Our meals with the members are at 2 pm and it’s like our only real meal
of the day--it’s weird. My comp’s name
is Elder Davis and he is from Sandy, Utah!
He’s pretty much my twin! So we
get along well and I’m so proud to say that we are 100% obedient! That is why we are so blessed!
There are dogs everywhere and I step in a lot of poop. It’s gross … and the dogs are gross, too; but
sometimes a cute one will follow us around.
I think it feels the Spirit that we have with us. haha
Oh might I say what area I’m in!
I’m in Iztacalco. I’m not sure if
that’s how you spell it! It’s a dump and
right in the city! There are 4 of us
elders in the ward. I gave the closing
prayer in sacrament meeting which was really scary. I think I wet myself a little! I’m in the Jardines Ward. We walk probably 10 miles a day, if not more,
and I’m very sweaty and gross all the time!
My mission prez is cool, but I can’t understand a word he
says because he has a terrible accent! Sometimes we take the hippie van buses
to get around. It’s 4 pesos a ride and
they are always jam packed! So I think
I’ve broken the rule of not being too close to women cuz man we are packed like
sardines! The hippie vans are called
combis--something like that. My comp has
only been here 3 months, so he came straight out of training himself; so
sometimes it’s really hard, but he is practically fluent so that’s a true
blessing! I have good news and bad
news.... good news first... my tongue is starting to get feeling back-- like
50% (Riley lost feeling in his tongue following removal of his wisdom teeth). Bad news ... my bottom right gum where
I got the wisdom tooth pulled is
infected again, I think. It’s an open
wound and all yellow and puffy. Not sure
what to do, but we’ll figure it out!
Life is so good! I
love it here! The language is so hard,
but I’m gonna give myself a good 3 or 4 weeks before I let myself get down on
how bad I am at it! I pray all is well
in the promised land! I miss grass ... and clean streets ... and drivers who
actually had to pass a test before getting their licenses ... and the snow ...
and clean air ... and carpet ... and girls--mostly girls though. haha
Have fun Fort Collins.
I’ll see you in a week!
Elder McClure
P.S. Mom I’m safe! Literally I don’t feel in danger at all! And I’ve had like no culture shock! Just love this place!
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