¡Hola Mi Familia!
How is everyone doing?
Good I hope. I wanted to quickly re-assure everyone that things are going
better for me. This week was a lot better than last week. Not by much, really,
but it was better. I sat down with Pres. Morales on Friday after our zone
conference and he gave me some advice with the food and some other stuff that
has helped a little bit. I am slowly learning new things that have helped me a
little bit so far.
This last week Elder
Ortiz and I didn’t have that much success with anyone because everyone is out
of town before Sept. 16. This is Mexico´s 4th of July. It’s crazy how much green and red and white
you see down here. Everywhere you look there is a Mexico flag and then a Pochii
horn right after. Those ittle three-wheeled cars re everywhere. I don’t have my
camera with me right now or I would send a picture of one. They are so much fun
to ride and they only cost 10 pesos. The money system is so simple down here it’s
ridiculous. I am still struggling with the language and the food still sucks
big time, but I can understand a lot more than I could when I got here.
Like I said, we didn’t
really have that much success this week because a lot of the members are out of
town. I was assigned to be the English teacher and the piano teacher for the
branch (ward) we are in every Thursday at 6. It’s pretty fun teaching them
because they don’t really know anything. I am just teaching the basics of
everything but they love to hear me play Pirates and All of Me because no one
else here knows how to play the piano well. Won’t be surprised if they ask me
to play in sacrament meeting here pretty soon.
We are still working
with Rosa and Jose on their baptismal commitments. Rosa is having trouble with
the Word of Wisdom because she drinks coffee a lot. Jose is doing just fine
though. We did get a new investigator at the beginning of the week though.
Monica. She is a native but she lives in Arizona. She is just down here
visiting family for a little while. She is great because she doesn’t really
resist anything and really understands what we are teaching her every time we
get the chance. She is about 22 or 23 years old and is married. She wants to be
baptized but she doesn’t want to commit to a date quite yet. Hopefully it will
be soon. Other than those three, nothing has changed because no one has been
home. We have spent a lot of time just walking around trying to find people.
Hermano Renato is always home and we spend a lot of time talking to him when we
pass by. He always calls me Elder Americano... HAHA. Hes super funny. Hopefully
I can get a picture of him soon.
We had the chance to go
to the temple in Villahermosa on Saturday. It was way cool. They don’t have the
new movie down here though so it was funny to hear the older one in Spanish. It
makes things a lot harder to do, but I managed to do it. I also was able to be
in the Celestial Room all by myself for about 15 minutes. What an incredible
experience. I just sat in the chair and cried the entire time but it was one of
the most memorable moments that I have had here so far.
Today we spent the day
in Palenque. This is where all of the Mayan ruins are. This was incredible also
because I have never seen this type of stuff before. I took a lot of pictures
and will try to get them to you by next week at the latest. It was bloody hot
there but it was still really cool to see all of these things preserved in the
way that they were millions of year’s ago.
If you plan on sending packages
then send it to the mission office. It’s not safe to send it here. Send me
anything you possibly can, soda, books, recordings, letters, money, food, or
anything that you possibly can get your hands on. I need as much as I can get
here. The food is still a struggle and it’s pretty expensive to buy the things
that I like at the store. I’m doing the best that I can with what I have but its
difficult living off Ritz crackers every day.
Thank you all for your
support through this time in my life right now. I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t
for you all. Even though this is tough, I know that it is blessing our lives.
That is all I ask for and it seems that that is happening. I love you all so
much and wish you the best this week. I will send pictures next week (we didn’t
get back from Palenque until about an hour ago and I couldn’t go grab my camera
chip/reader in time. We have been rushed all day.) Please don’t be afraid to
write me or send me whatever you want. I dont care what it is. Just send it. I
cherish that stuff because I don’t have the comforts of home anymore. I love
hearing from you all. Te amo mucho y no puedo esperar hasta yo puedo ver
ustedes otra ves. Les quiero mucho familia! Te amo mucho!
-Elder Proctor
Smile and keep your head
up!
Isaiah 40:31, 1:18-
check these scriptures out when you can. I love em.
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