8/22/2013
Mi
Familia y Amigos,
Hola!
Santo la vaca! I don´t even know where to start! The CCM has been a ton fun. My
first few days here were so long but they were still good, I just had no idea
what was going on and was still trying to adjust. I couldn't believe how much
Spanish I learned in only a few days. At day 2 I could pray and bare my
testimony and at day three I was teaching my first investigator (a fake one but
it was still scary). My district is a lot of fun, sometimes too much fun. There
work ethic is such a joke most of the time but they all have very strong
testimonies and I am confident they will do well. We are all either going to
Ecuador, Bolivia, Texas, or Tennessee. My companion, Elder Abarca (who is
also our district leader) is awesome. He is a pretty quiet kid but he is so
good at Spanish and listening to the spirit. He helps me out a lot! We got done
with our 5th lesson with our investigator yesterday. It has been awesome to be
able to teach a whole lesson in Spanish when last week I could barely ask where
the bathroom was. I am getting better at speaking everyday and that has been
awesome. The thing that is frustrating is that I have the hardest time
understanding what people are saying to me. It has gotten a little better but
not much.
This
morning we went to the Mexico City Temple and that was a cool experience. Driving
there I realized what I nice place Utah is. Some parts of the city are such a
dump and I see people who have to work so hard and live such poor lives in
spite of it. I sometimes forget I am even in Mexico until I look at the slums
right next to the CCM. Anyway, the temple was awesome but it was hard to
understand anything in Spanish. But it was so nice to get out of the CCM walls
for a few hours. This place is like spirit prison, it is awesome and spiritual
but you cant leave and you have your whole life scheduled for you. I love it
here and I am learning so much, but I still really want to get to
Ecuador.
I am
including my CCM address for you guys. You can still email me if you want but
if you send me a letter I will have more time to read and reply to it
(except for my immediate family, you should still email me).
Carr.
Tenayuca-Chalmita No. 828,
Col.
Zona Escolar, Deleg G.A. Madero,
C.P.
07230, Mexico D.F. ; Mexico
Don't
feel pressured to mail me that way, its just another option
To
my immediate family,
Thanks
for the three thousand letters you sent me, its nice to know you were so
concerned about when my p day was. It would be nice if you guys would all send
your letters in the same email because they limit what we can print off
here. And I know I said I didn't forget a single thing but we all knew that was
a lie so if you are planning on sending me a package I would like my
contact case and maybe a watch.
Dad-
That is interesting that you released Tanner Hunt. People at school used to
tell me I could be twins with him
Audrey-
That is cool cause Alma 17 is like my favorite chapter in El
Libro de Mormon. And my district found a hummingbird
that couldn't fly and kept him as a pet for like an hour until he
died.
Ian-
I had a dream the other night that I saw the next x men movie and it was
cool
Alicia
and Isaac- Why the heck didn't you write me!?
Well
I'm out of time. The attached pics are Me at the temple me and Elder Abarca
at the temple, and me showing off all the weight I have gained this week.
I
miss you all and pray for you everyday. Yo se que el evangelio es verdadero!
-Elder Durrant
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