Halfway through the MTC!!
That
is the start to this email because i feel like shouting it to everyone i
see today! Dont get me wrong, i love it here. However, i am excited to
go into the real world. Not much has happened this week.. The days are
starting to fly by though! I feel like i was just barely here writing
you guys! Mexico City is really growing on my. Mostly the weather. It is
70 degrees every single day. We also get a pretty intense rainstorm
everyday between 6-8 at night. Which wouldnt be a big deal, but they
changed our gym time to 7:30,
and its always pooring outside. Which means no more soccer.. But maybe
its a blessing in disguise because i am getting dang good at ping pong!
Almost like i were Asian or something..
One thing that i dont like about mexico, the police!!
Their sirens are so loud! I have become accustomed to falling asleep to a
beautiful lullaby of Police Sirens. Its fantastic! I dont know if i
told you this, or if you knew, but most of the MTC is outside. All we
have are classrooms and our apartment buildings. Its kinda like a
college. I need to learn to write my general email first because i am
all emailed out already!! I have been typing for an hour and a half!
Missionary Problems..
Its really cool to see how many new elders come in
every week. There are six of us from Bingham High and i know a couple
others through soccer or some other way. Oh! I remember What i was going
to telll you!! When we first got here from the US, they had Liahonna
Photographers taking pictures of us! I think i got in a pretty good one,
so keep your eyes peeled on the liahonna magazines! (i know you all
love to do your studying in spanish, I sure do) The language is slowly
coming to me.. I feel like i hit a plaetau... (i dont know how to spell
that...) But anyway, I feel like i have kinda stopped progressing with
my spanish.. I know i havent because i am still learning 20 new words
and memorizing phrases everyday, but it just appears that way. I never
really put it together that learning a new language is basically just
memorizing your life away. It is exhausting!!
I didnt have any amazing spiritual experiences this
week, but I just had some assurences that i am exaclty where i am
supposed to be in my life right now. That is a comforting feeling
because i know that Heavenly Father put me here for a reason and he is
in control of everything. All i really have to do is work my hardest and
listen to the promptings of the spirit and the next two years will be
taken care of! I have kept you all in my prayers.. As usual. I never
realized how much i have to pray for! There is so much in my life, i
feel like i cant get it all covered in my prayers! I have come to the
conclusion that in the Scriptures when it says "pray always", it really
does mean always. 100 percent of the time. Not necessarily always
praying, but always having a prayer in your heart. Heavenly Father gives
us so much! and we have so much we are in need of! How are we supposed
to get it all covered. That is my answer. Always pray in your heart.
Even while you are sleeping. I had a dream i was praying the other
night... I think Heavenly Father was trying to tell me something.
Sorry my emails are so random. I kinda just pick a
sentence and write it, no particular order. I hope you are all doing
well. You are always in my prayers. (i hear spanish prayers get
anwered quicker than english prayers.. maybe its just a myth though..)
Oh! I almost forgot! I recieved a letter from mattie the other day,
which proves that it is possible! Also, they will forward it to my
mission if i am gone by the time it gets here, so feel free to write to
me! It means a lot to hear from those i love. Even if i cant fully
respond as well as i would like to to each of you, i am doing my best.
Stay strong. We arent ever alone.
Until 7 days from today!
Elder Doman
