Hello Everyone,
Yesterday was my first
day in Mexico! Ever since I got here, things have been kind of crazy.
The moment I stepped off the plane, I started sweating. And I haven't
stopped yet...I don't think I ever will. I've never been so grateful for cold water until now haha.
Forgive me if I spell some
things wrong or mess up, its hard to spell in English when I am speaking
Spanish a lot. La lucha es real.
President Kirkham and
Sister Kirkham picked us up at the airport along with two other
missionaries. Elder Bigler and Elder Garcia. We spent most of yesterday
in the mission home until about 8 when they assigned us companions, then
we left to our houses. My companion is Elder Webb. He only has 12 weeks
left in his mission. He is pretty awesome. He is nice and he is a good
trainer. Monday's are actually our P-Days, but we didn't really get one
yesterday so that's why I'm writing today. Anyways, Mexico is kind of
crazy. It's a lot different than what I am used to that's for sure.
Especially the weather. It's always hot, and the humidity is through the
roof. And everything is dirty, EVERYTHING. I'm going to have to get
used to that. I'm sending some pictures of the house that I live in, and
some last pictures from the MTC. For those of you who are wondering,
yes I slept in a hammock last night. It was awesome! And Dad, they had a
blue and gold one, so that's what I chose. Gotta represent those Magrath
colors!! Haha.
Other than that everything is great. We are teaching
some investigators later today, so that should be good. The water here
is no good. Unless we buy it in bottles or 10 gallon jugs at the store.
Good thing I have my filtering water bottle! It helps a lot.
The
culture here is very different too. It's not bad, just different. All
the drivers here are crazy. People almost always run into each other
with their cars. Like, inches away from accidents, no joke. I would hate
to drive here, so I'm glad that we only walk! However, that means we
always have to be cautious wherever we are walking. But that's not a big
deal.
So, today is Mexican Independance Day, or something
like that. So last night in the mission home, we had a fiesta! We had
this soup called "Posole" and it was really good! President Kirkham also
hired a Miriachi Band to play for us! It was a really good time!
Please
continue to pray for me, I need it! Still help with Spanish and also
with adapting to this new place. So, the area that I'm in is called
"Benito Juarez". It is a city that is close to Cancun. It's an
interesting place. Most of the buildings/houses have graffiti on them.
Also, they are old and worn out. You can see chunks of buildings missing
here and there. It's really interesting. Plus, there are dogs
everywhere. Some of them are owned my the people, but most of them just
wander the streets. Kinda freaky actually. I hope I don't get bit, that
would not be good. Also, I'm pretty sure that my companion and I are the
only white people in this city. For the first time in my life, I am the
minority lol. That's okay though, by the time I get back I will
probably be brown too. Either brown or red lol.
Anyways, I am
having a great time! Please remember me in your prayers! Have a great
week, I love you all so much! I'm so grateful for this opportunity to
serve! May the Lord bless your lives, in everything you do!
Love,
Elder Strate
Elder Webb from Utah - my Trainer.
Our apartment
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