Hola!
Wow, I'm a missionary and it's awesome. Miss you all, especially my family. Isaac, happy late birthday! You're a stud and I love you. The drive from the Mexico airport to the CCM was crazy. I had never left the US in my life, so when I saw how crazy and close all the houses were, and the chained up dogs foaming at the mouth wanting to eat me, I was a little excited/scared. Thankfully, I met a ton of awesome missionaries who were feeling the same things, so I was fine. My companion’s name is Elder Gubernick from San Diego, California. He is a really athletic surfer dude that is pretty much a total baller at everything. Haha but really, his Spanish is very good and we get along pretty well. He is our district leader, so it's been really great being able to serve and support him. The other day, one of the hermanas in our district asked us to give her a blessing, so Elder Gubernick and I gave her a blessing and I can testify that I could really feel the Lord speaking through me. And then like two days later, we gave a healing blessing to another hermana and I got to help with that. And holy cow, Elder Thornton from Morgan, Utah, an elder from my district, spoke with so much power, no doubt those were not his words. I love being able to use God's priesthood to bless others' lives. My Spanish is coming along slowly, and I tend to get frustrated because my comp is so dang smart. But I know that I just need to be patient with myself, and the Lord will help me if I’m obedient. The other day we had a district testimony meeting and it was crazy because we all opened up about some of the hard things that have happened to us, without making it uncomfortable because that's always the worst lol that was for you, Syd. Anyway, Elder Swiderski from northern Cali talked about how he lost his mother when he was six years old and how he was so grateful for the Plan of Salvation, and I just lost it. I had been holding back the tears ever since I had said goodbye to my family, and I was already thinking about my brother Nolan, so I didn't have any other choice....ya it was bad haha. When he finished, I added my witness to his, that I know that if we live up to our covenants, and keep the Lord's commandments, we will see our loved ones again.
My district is seriously the coolest district that has ever been assembled. We're all very unique and different and it's so cool. Y’all know I’m a total spaz, so I'm trying to tone it down a little bit, but when I get excited about something in class, I just want to stand up and praise the Lord!!!!!! Also, anyone that knows me, I literally sing all the time, and at first I tried to hold back, but my district is really nice, so they let me sing or hum during study time. I also make songs/raps for Spanish verbs to help me remember them. For example, "complicar complicar complicar complicar....... to please.''
The food is fine, I'm not as picky as I was when I was younger......mom thanks for coaching me into liking real food haha. I really miss your cooking doe haha. Yo amo usted muchooooo! Enjoy the pics.
Love you all, thanks for your love and support!
Elder Anderson
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