Moctezuma - Mi primero semana en Mexico

Well well well... Life here in Mexico is jist! Not gonna lie at first it was really hard like really hard and I was frustrated because I couldn't talk and didn´t know anyone...but now it is WAY BETTER! I still can't speak it but I know the people and I am learning to love Spanish even though it is muy dificil! My trainer Hermana Rhoten, is awesome though and such a good teacher! Also this will make you happy mom; she is super healthy and so we always use our work out time in the morning and eat good at nuestro casa and she makes spinach smoothies en la manaña so that is good. Also she is just super chill and will be going to Rexburg this fall when she gets home from the mish so Jared will have to meet her. She will probs be in the gym all the time running when it is cold because she is a big time runner. But yeah we get along really good and she is a humble teacher. She is also very active so that is super nice! Today we had a zone activity and usually when it "ends" the people that don't like to be active leave and those that do like to stay and play basketball and stuff so we stayed with the elders and it was just fun to play around for like 2 hours and not think about Spanish! Also for our zone activity we did finger painting of pictures from the pamphlet for those that like being artistic so that was good! 

Dana and her companion

Zone Conference; finger paintings

Also guess what......

   We had a baptism yesterday...My 1st one! So Manuela, the women that was baptized; was actually dropped from the missionaries a couple months ago because she was wouldn't accept a baptismal date and was being stubborn... anyways Rhoten being her wise and hardworking self looked at her log in the carpet "area book" and was made a cita with her just so we could talk and get to know her because we both have never taught her before. Anyways we went and found out why she didn´t want to get baptized and it is because she thought she had to take a test before her baptism and she forgets a lot of things....anyways we answered that question for her and then went through the baptismal interview questions and she knew everything. So we set up an interview for her on Sunday and fasted that she would get baptized. And she DID! Her son is a recent convert who got baptized in October and has the priesthood so he was able to baptize her and she had enough assistants because she goes to church every Sunday with her son! So yes she was baptized and it was super cool because we had only taught her once but really we didn´t even teach her. So that was yesterday and it was great. 

1st Baptism!

Also we have like 5ish investigators and they are all great (maybe more can't remember) but we have this one; her Name is Alison and she is 10 and the cutest 10 year old ever. She and her sister that is 15 are investigating the church. She accepted a fecha this past week (baptismal date) and should be baptized on June 7th. You can just tell she has been prepared from God to hear the gospel and accept  it. But ye,s I just love her and she is so so cute and perfect and always keeps her commitments and now we just need to work on her parents... But yes, the work here is great and we are always busy. The ward here is great too. There are a lot of willing members that will work with us and go to lessons and stuff. The ward is Moctezuma and the stake is Moctezuma and our area is called Moctezuma so that is easy to remember. 

Oh also this week Elder Craig Christenson from the presidency of the 70 came and it was really good. It was a mission wide conference so we met in the old CCM that is right next to the temple. The whole conference was in Spanish but I understood a lot because he spoke a lot slower than the latinos. But it was really good and fun to meet some of the other hermanas. There are a lot of Hermanas from the visitor center because they are included in the mish. So we have Hermanas just only like 11 proselyting. President takes some of the sisters from the Visitor Center in the field though. 

Las hermanas in front of the Christus

Also this week, I saw one of my CCM teachers at the visitors center. WE were there to watch "Meet the Mormons" and it was really good and then I looked across the aisle and there he was with this girl friend so I talked to him for a little bit right after but then we had to go with our people.

But yes everything here is really good and like I said it is really hard but good and I will send you pics in a second.  I love you all.  Seth is so cute and I miss him and everyone else.  Anyways nos vemos love you all lots.