"¿Cómo se dice 'how' en inglés?" 7/24/24

Hola everybody! My first 2 and a half weeks as a missionary have been awesome! Being a missionary is something so different from what I am used to, but its special and I love it! 


Home MTC was más o menos to say the least. It was good but it definitely made me excited to be here in the CCM (Mexico MTC) :)  Being in person is so much better, I'm actually not sure how I made it through Covid.




The CCM is great! I love it here, my teachers are hilarious, and my district is awesome! And the food is way better than people make it out to be. Every once in a while you'll get something like mushy corn dogs that just make me feel weird inside but I figured out the cilantro lime ranch can pretty much carry any meal, especially with some tajin lime watermelon on the side!😋






My Spanish is coming along (or at least I thought it was). Yesterday we had to pull an audible and teach 3 15 year old teenagers from Mexico. In Spanish. Without a plan or lesson. For 15 minutes. I accidentally asked them how they were twice, and while Elder Nash frantically looked for a scripture, the only question I thought to ask them in Spanish was, “What's your favorite season?”. Consider me humbled haha.🙃 But all jokes aside, it was kinda of fun and exciting talking to them with the little Spanish that I know, and it makes me excited to go meet people in Argentina with my slightly better Spanish in 4 weeks. 😁 (yikes)


I have sang Called to Serve in Spanish more times than I can count and it is stuck in my head as long as my brain is operating. At least it's a good song.🫠 We also have singing after every devotional and the first time we walked up and started singing and the spirit hit me like a wave!




I've had so many amazing devotionals, personal studies, classes, and more, and I love it. I get to feel the spirit so much and I feel myself becoming a better disciple of Christ and more converted to the Lord every day. One thing that's helped me a lot is trusting in the Lord. Not all parts of being a missionary are unicorns and rainbows, there are random times when I start to doubt, feel homesick, or just get down on myself. But that's normal! God has given us trials and hardships because He wants us to turn to Him. I have had so much joy as a missionary, not because it's been easy, but because I realize I can still find Christ when it's hard. Rely on Christ and nothing can stop you, you can push through anything that comes your way when you trust in Him and rely on His atonement. 


Love you all!


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