Final Week at CCM


 I have enough conversational Spanish that I want to go into the field now, despite how nice the training center is. We still had classes this week, but since we've covered all the basics of Spanish, this week has not been as busy. 

Yesterday I went to the immigration center to get my yellow card so I can legally stay here for two years. The bus ride was crammed, but definitely still fun because of the interesting conversations, and foreign land just outside the window. When we arrived, I felt like I was properly in Mexico for the first time. I was standing on a sidewalk surrounded by Mexicans, and there was a man selling churros on the corner. The process in the immigration center wasn't very interesting, just standing in lines and waiting, but I talked to a Jewish french guy in one of the lines, and talked to some Norwegian dudes while I was sitting in a waiting area. I got rewarded for the whole process with a yellow card and a couple churros. When I got back, I took the first opportunity to take a nap.

Today, The Apostles Elder Ballard and Elder Stevenson spoke to us. They both talked about some of their personal mission experiences, and the importance of the Preach My Gospel manual and the Book of Mormon. Among many other things, Elder Ballard taught us the importance of teaching and inviting others to pray.

I don't yet know exactly when I will leave, but I'm very excited to see Puebla and meet my mission president. I know that we have apostles of the Lord on the earth today, ordained by his authority. Thanks for reading! Keep reading the scriptures!






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