HELLO EVERYBODY! Greetings from the CCM (that is the spanish translation of MTC pretty much, so thats what I'm going to call it). First i just want to let you all know I only have limited time to email, and this keyboards are diferent so there is probably going to be many spelling mistakes but I am not going to worry about them for the interest of time. Hope that doesn't bother to many people! There is no spell check and i don't have time to proof read so I am really sorry! I am doing so awesome! This place is amazing. It is beautiful and spacous. I live in a house with like 15 other elders. My companion's name is Elder Blackham and he is the coolest dude ever. I got so lucky for having as my first companion. We get along so well and have so much fun together. He is from Memphis and I am so excited for the next 5 weeks with him. He is serving in Torreon as well so maybe we can be companions in the field! Anyways, there is like 700 missionaries here at the CCM and it is about 3 times as big as the provo MTC. That means we have room for things like Tennis Courts, Basketball, Volleyball, Cage Soccer (it's the best), ultimate frisbee, ping pong, anf fooseball. Needless to say, we have lots of fun on P Day and gym time. Today we got to go to the temple in Mexico City! That was a super awesome expereince to have with like 40 other missionaries there at the same time! The food here at the CCM is actually really good. There is all sorts of authentic mexican dishes that are really good, and then once a week we get pizza night which is the best! We get three solid meals a day so i have eaten A LOT of food the past weeek and a half. Lots of fruit, nutella, things drenched in ranch, and exotic drinks that are really good! The weather is also amazing! It ranges from like 60 degrees to 85 degrees everyday, so it's actually a really comfortable temperature. Although whoever told me Mexicos was dry, lied. It has rained literally every day i have been here. Sometimes it's only 20 minutes but soemtimes it is all day. Regardless, still nice weather. My first few days were so long. I was up at 6:30 and in meetings all day, except to eat, until 9:30. If it was like that everyday, I wasn't going to make it. Now we have a nice routine that breaks everything up and we get time for athletic activities.
Learning the spanish language is crazy here. They don't mess around! on my second full day here, me and my comp. were teaching an investigator completely in spanish! well trying to at least... My companion didn't speak any spanish coming in so i have had to help him a lot but it has been good for me! i knew way more spanish than i thought i did, and i am actually doing really well with the langauge. I know it's going to get harder, but so far it hasn't been too bad!
I can't say enough how awesome this place is and how happy I am. Every moment of my day is planned out, so that has taken some getting used to, but i have been so productive. I have never worked so hard on one thing in my life. I come home every night with a headache from studying so hard but also laughing so hard. I have been having so much fun while also learning so much. This has been the point i have been building up to for my entire life. The lord has blessed me with an awesome companion and experience here at the CCM. All the preperation and time put into getting ready for my mission was worth it! Thank you all for your support! I am so excited to continue learning the spanish langauge, feeling the spirit, and preparing to serve in the field. I am so excited! This expereince so far, has been better than i ever thought it would be! I know that I am going to have very hard times, but for know I am going to enjoy how great things are here in the CCM. This church is awesome and i am so glad i am a part of it! Missionary work is so effective and i am glad to join the efforts! We have a saying here that i want to share with all of you. That is never stop trying. We can fight through all dificult things with the lords help. Never give up, always keep trying. I love you all, and you are amazing blessings in my life.
Until next week, Elder Wright
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