Week 1: FINISHED WEEK 1 BABBBBYYYYYY
Hola!
I SURVIVED MY FIRST WEEK! Holy crap where do I begin? So many things have happened this past week and this week! When I first got to Ciudad Mexico (Mexico City), some missionaries and I went through customs and went to find our bus to the CCM (MTC in spanish). When we found the bus it had the Light the World picture on the side and in big letters CCM MEXICO MTC. It was so rad. When the guy started loading our bags into the bus the CCM Representative was like "watch him close to make sure he doesnt steal any of your bags. That was probably my first "we arent in Kansas anymore" moment hahaha. The traffic in Ciudad Mexico is crazzzzy. There are no lanes and not many lights. The first day at the CCM was good but really exhausting. From minute one everyone just starts talking to you in spanish. So 3 minutes later....... my brain exploded hahaha. No it was totally awesome but I definitely had plenty of "my brain is getting hot" moments. That day, we had orientation, met our companions, and got our name tags. Holy Crap that was so cool. Later that night we saw the Thomas S Monson devotional and it was seriously so cool. President Monson was such a great prophet and person. His example of service is something I strive to be like everyday as a missionary. My teachers at the CCM are seriously so rad. Their names are Hermano Martinez and Hermano Calis. Both of them served their missions in Mexico and are from Ciudad Mexico. My companion, Elder Haun, is sooooooo tall. I look like a flippin monkey walking beside him when we are going to class. Elder Haun is from Ohio and knows sooooo much español. He is so helpful when I am learning español and learning how to teach. To put into perspective how much improvement I need in español, me and Elder Haun were teaching a pretend investigator named Fernando and he totally laughed at me because I didnt say anything hahaha. It was funny though we all laughed about it. I know the language will come eventually. Also, the second day here, they called me to be the district leader and i was freaaaaaaaaaking out. I was like I dont even know what a district is yet and now you want me to lead a bunch of Elders y Hermanas? But, I think I am getting it under my belt. As far as the food goes, its pretty authentic. Except on pizza tuesday hahaha. That is the one day of the week that all the gringos look forward to. One day in the cafeteria, I was performing magic for like 30 latino elders and they were going LOCO. It was so awesome. Also the other elders in our apartment are latino and we have had the opportunity to teach them english and they teach us spanish. This is seriously one of my favorite things. I love them both so much and they are so fun to teach. My favorite word in español is provecho which means "enjoy your meal" or "eat up". Everyday when our distrito is eating we all yell PROVECHO before we eat. I think its so funny. The main thing that I have learned spiritually here at the CCM is that Heavenly Father is aware of all his children and he loves every single one of us. Dont forget to do the little things like reading el libro de mormon and Oración (prayer). These things are so important. Serving others has been my favorite part so far. Service brings me so much happiness. Remember to do these things. I hope you all have a great week!
Reporting to you live from the CCM,
Im Elder Smith, giddy up.
