I'm glad you are all doing well, that's awesome.
I don't really have much to tell about what I'm doing. It is basically just lots of class time, we haven't really gotten out of the MTC much. Since we are leaving for the field next week, the teachers have started cramming content into the classes. There is a ton of work learning the lessons, the language, and all that good stuff.
My favorite day of the week is Sunday, which is weird cause it never was before. But now the Sabbath is actually a delight. I'm not quite sure what is different though. Maybe it is cause we work so hard the rest of the week, or maybe it's because... Well here is what I think. Most of the week, I'm operating under a certain level of stress, so when Sunday comes around it is finally a chance to rest mentally. We have all kinds of devotionals after the usual three meetings of church so we get to rest, and refuel spiritually. It is seriously the greatest thing in the world.
My district here is the greatest, it will be sad to leave them when we go to the field next week. my companion is pretty awesome, his testimony is really strong, and he works so hard to be the best he can. We still have some things to work out, in the actual teaching part though. He tends to give 2 thirds of the lesson, and I give a third, almost every time. I don't want to say it's his fault, but I'm pretty sure it is. That is awful of me to say though; there are a lot of things he is really good at. His Spanish is better than mine, and he is a lot better at preparing lessons. He just doesn't always know when to yield the floor. But aside from that little quirk in our lessons, we work really well together, and I love him.
Speaking of loving people, the Latino Elders are so much fun to talk to. They like to joke about Trump a lot for some reason too.... Most of the time the ones that speak English are easier to talk to, cause they understand that they need to talk slowly for us to understand since they went through the same struggles when they learned English. some of the other ones will talk super fast, and when you ask them to repeat it slowly, they will say it just as fast, just with pauses between the words, which doesn't help much. Anyway, they have such a great senses of humor. Also, everyone here listens to American music. There is this Catholic school down the road, and they are always blasting music, most of which I recognize. It's a blessing and a curse, cause we aren't supposed to listen to worldly music.
Next week I will leave for the field. As far as I know, it is a 3 or 4-hour bus ride to the mission home. There we will be assigned to a trainer, who is basically just a companion who knows the ropes and is willing to take a newbie under his wing. We will have five minutes to write and say we didn't die on the bus. So it will be a couple weeks before you get a real email.
I am not ready to go to the field at all, but I also know I will learn much faster out there, and I am excited to get to work!
love you all, Adios!
