Week 7 - Acclimating nicely

Note from the editor: No pictures this week.  :-(


Hey there family!! Love you all so much!

It was so good to talk to you all in "person" on Skype on Christmas! See you in May!

For those of you who didn't hear, Christmas was great here. We got to go to the Stake Center here and watch the movie, "Frozen", which I'm pretty sure is really illegal because it only came out in theaters here like a week ago. Also, you could hear the people in the theater laughing and the movie kept going in and out of focus! hahah. But it's all good!

This week has been good, but trying! I found out that the Gift of Tongues is really really real. I have been able to understand a whole lot more this week! I still struggle with items that aren't Gospel topics, but I am doing pretty good other than that.

This week Elder Portillo really is pushing us. At times we don't know what to do because we've just been following him around and now he wants us to decide what to do. It's hard because here in Mexico we can't knock on doors unless we feel guided to do so! So, the times when we don't know what to do is frustrating because we can't just "knock on doors" like most other people. We have to either go to members or something. We need to find more people to teach though!

Anyways, thank you all for the emails! I try and respond to them all, but it's so hectic to try and keep everything managed time wise.

So, we're learning, slowly, but surely. I still look at people funny when they speak to me and I don't understand, but I really made an effort to smile when I'm teaching and really just show them that I care! It's made all the difference. At times I just stop and think about why I'm here and Who's work this is. That helps too.

Mom, I'm doing fine. Just wanted to let you know. No physical ailments, no emotional breakdowns. Just trying my hardest. Things are getting easier. We are finding ways to be happier each day. I don't think I'll be able to send photos this week because the computer is not letting me, but I'll try for next week and try a video also!

Thanks for the packages that are here. I don't have them yet, but someone in the office called and said I have 6!!! hahaha. I love you all. You're the best. It's also great to see the pictures of the family! It makes my day to remember that all of you are doing so great at home! Please keep them coming!

So the best part of Elder Wood's and my day is that we have Elder Portillo say quotes from Nacho Libre. He's never seen the movie, but his broken Spanish is perfect.

Also, there's a kid in our ward named Bryan who says I look like Clark Kent, so I take every opportunity I can to either pretend like I'm tearing away my shirt to reveal my superman clothes, or flying off into the distance when I'm around him.

There's also another person that says I look like Peter Parker. Basically if you're white and wear glasses here, you're a superhero.

Also, people here ALWAYS tell us we remind them of other gringo missionaries. It's so funny because it's so mildly racist!! hahaha.


Anyways, we've taught some good lessons this week. One to a man named Efren. At the end of the lesson, he asked us to give him a blessing and we did! It was great.

Funny story, one of the homeless dogs here followed us for like a mile the other day. Elder Wood has a video.

Also, the other day we were in a member's home and I was talking about baptism when all of a sudden we heard a huge crash outside. Evidently someone had run into a house with their car and then we saw them run away from the scene. It was pretty crazy and I had a little bit of a hard time continuing to teach after that! haha.

Anyways, everything is going good. Love you all!

Christ is our Savior. He is the only way that we can return to live with God. I know that God has a plan for us. That we lived with him before this life and that we are facing all of these challenges to learn, grow, and prepare to live with him again.

Love you all! Have a happy new Year's!


Love,
Elder Morgan