Week 13 in Mexico

Puerto Vallarta/San Vicente

9:02 am

Hey, this is quick. I am pretty sure I will be able to write you later on. But ya, I got changed and I never thought it would happen. I though 100 percent that Elder Perez, but whatever. I am excited. I don’t know how we are going to communicate because I am not in my area yet. I leave in 30 minutes. I am going to San Vicente which is like 45 min from where I am right now. I heard my comp is pretty strict but I like that. I think I am that way too a little bit. The Pres said we can write you or if we have to call you to know what time and what number to call so I will let you know before the 25th.

9:21 am

Hey, so quick again. I will try to answer questions. But no, I have not gotten your packages but that is normal. The zone leaders go to the offices every once and a while to get them. I think they are going the day before Christmas to get all of them, so don’t worry. Pres said we can go out and work on the 25th or stay in the house since probably no one will want to talk to us anyways. So its kind of our choice. Elder Doerflin just told me I will probably call you today or tomorrow to tell you what time and number to call. So Dad, I am going for your cell phone ..... it will be short. Ya, I am pretty sure I am one hour later.

Hugo Rosas is a member and we have gone on splits with him. He is really cool and is around my age and the only member in his family.

I bought a memory thing from Wal-Mart today if you see that on my card because I needed somewhere to put my pics.

But ya, I am heading out of here. I can wait to hear about Jeff’s thing, it should be interesting.

So we watched a rerun of the Christmas devotional and I saw Jed Armstrong doing his thing. I don’t know if you saw that.

Oh ya, and I was sitting in church yesterday and looking at our Stake Pres and he is George Sluga..... haha, I started laughing to myself, it was awesome.

Well I hope I talk to you more. Love you so much and can’t wait to talk in a couple of days.

4:20 pm

Hey Fam. So I finally made it to San Vicente!!! I came with one other elder from my zone. And I already know the zone leader here a little bit. He is a way tall white kid and sticks out like a sore thumb.

But the cabin sounds way cool. I want to see some pics that I have asked for for three weeks in a row.

Ya, so I thought for sure I was staying and it came out of nowhere. I am pretty excited that I am here though. My comp only has 5 months in the mission too. He will complete 5 months the 28th of this month and I will complete 5 on the 29th. So we are pretty much the same only that he was not in the MTC for 2 months. He seems way on top of things and says that we have a lot of support from our ward and should be baptizing in the next week or two. He seems like he will be really good helping me learn Spanish. But most what I am worried about right now are the lessons. I feel like I don’t know them very well and if I don’t know them how am I going to teach? But ya, I am working on that. Hopefully that will improve here too. But I have just noticed recently that I am understanding a lot more Spanish that I did before and I am speaking better. Somehow it’s coming and I think I know how. It’s not me. It’s crazy how the gift of tongues is so real. But many people think it comes overnight, but it comes little by little.

Maybe write me a little bit less because I want more time to write. But definitely don’t leave out anything important. Oh and I have to get some pics of Jeff’s wedding. That will be amazing.

Ok so this morning we were walking to Wal-Mart and a bird crapped on my head. So I think that was a sign that I should leave Vallarta. It was pretty gross. But ya, if I didn’t already say, my comp’s name is Elder Rodriguez. He seems really cool and I thought we were living with the zone leaders but it’s just us two and our house is pretty sweet.

That is good to hear that Oly is tearing it up and they stuck it to Bingham.

Oh my Meg, you’re going to Monterey and you’re not going to play golf. Why are you going then, I don’t understand. Oh my gosh, that just reminded me when we went down there Dad, that was sweet. But that is scary to hear about Austin. That would not be fun to be way sick like that. Fortunately I have not been sick.

Mom that is cool to hear that you had a way good lesson. There are always a few of those that you will never forget and that sounds like one of them.

That is good to hear that Paul Montgomery was leading in church. I can totally picture him now with his big grin just giving it all he has got.

My comp said that I think we are going to call you tonight to give you the number and everything so be ready.................................... Love you, talk to you soon....