Hola Familia!
Como le va?
I was so happy to hear from all of you! Thanks for your kind letters and
encouragement. I´m glad there is plenty of exciting stuff keeping you busy back
home. Don´t worry about me because I am having a wonderful time and I´m not at
all homesick (sorry if that was offensive, I meant no offense to anyone
whatsoever haha).
The CCM (That´s what the missionary training center is called here in Mexico City) is an awesome place!!
We eat a lot of Mexican food, watermelon and
canteloupe, and Costco pizza on Tuesdays! It is all you can eat so I haven´t
been making the healthiest decisions, and when I went to weigh myself the scale
was in kilos. So basically I have no idea if I am gaining or losing weight. If
anyone can give me the pounds to kilos conversion rate that would be
great.
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| Missionary Apartments at the CCM |
So much has happened in the past week and a half that I hope I have time to
tell you all the important things!
First off, my district has 8 elders and 2 hermanas and we are all from the U.S.
Four of us are going to Paraguay, 4 to Chile, one to Houston Texas, and then there is me going to Bolivia.
My companion, Elder Hale is from Richmond Kentucky. He is a huge soccer player and also a really good spanish speaker. We work pretty well together and it has been a really good time.
Everyone in our
district is super funny in their own way and so most of the time we just spend
laughing together. We also have an INSANELY good piano player, a swimmer for
BYU, and a guy who is playing football at Wyoming when he returns.
Some of my favorite experiences from the week:
We study the book of mormon with our instructor every day in the morning for
about half an hour. One day last week we were studying 1 Nephi chapter 8, which
talks about the tree of life and Lehi trying to help his family partake of it.
In verse 37 it says: "And he did exhort them with all the feeling of a
tender parent, that they would hearken to his words." As I read this verse
and I thought about it, I felt so much love for the people of Bolivia. I felt
how much God loved them and how much I needed to love them in order to teach
them. Love for the people we teach is so important, and I have had so many times
this week where I have had a small glimpse of that love.
Sometimes this week it was challenging to trust in God. Mexico City is at
almost 8,000 feet above sea level and my asthma has been pretty tough,
especially when exercising. When it got really bad I began to doubt whether I
would be okay in Bolivia, where some places are higher. I immediately thought
about how I was called by God and he knows me PERFECTLY. He knows exactly what I
can handle and why I need to go to Bolivia. He called me to Bolivia and he will
help me because I am on His errand. The same goes for spanish. I have a lot of
fears that I wont be able to learn the language or speak it well or understand
it, but I have to trust that through faith in Him i will be able to accomplish
all things.
Sunday was probably one of the best days of my entire life. I felt the
spirit so strongly while partaking of the sacrament and I began to cry because
of how much gratitude i felt for the savior and his divine sacrifice. Later
Sunday night, we watched The Testaments, which is a movie about the life and
resurrection of the Savior as described in both the Bible and Book of Mormon. It
is an amazing movie and all of you should watch it! I know that the Savior lives
and that we have so much evidence that this is true! He is real and He is there
for each one of us. I´m sorry I'm out of time, but I know the Book of Mormon is
true, and that through Christ, we can change anything and overcome any
weakness!
Love you all! Have a great week!
Elder Harris
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