May 11 in Aeropuerta, Reforma, Veracruz City

Soooo.... A TON has happened this week. First off, the biggest news: I’m no longer in Carlos A. Carrillo. I’m now back in Reforma, but in an area called Aeropuerto. It’s the area with the airport in it.  I guess they think my Spanish is just fine, because I’m with a native English speaking.

And now here’s the story of Area Aeropuerto: It was a ward called Progreso, but they split the ward. Elder B went with his companion to Aeropuerto, and the other missionaries stayed in Progreso. Elder B’s companion got sick, and was in the hospital for awhile, then got sent home for more medical care. So I’m coming in with Elder B now, and were going to help this place get revived. I’m super excited to be here. Elder B is a really hard worker and one of the best companions I’ve had. This place is LOADED with people being prepared to hear the gospel. We expect to teach MANY people in the coming months.

I also got the chance to talk with my family on Mother’s Day and that was super cool. That’s all for this week, more later. :)

May 4 in Carlos A. Carrillo

This week in Carrillo....A lot of problems are getting their solutions. And it’s been a great week. The worth of souls is great in the sight of God. A sheep that has left the ninety and nine first had to be one of the one hundred. We are helping God, and the work we are doing is important to him, and I am incredibly grateful to be able to be a part of it.

I know that God answers prayers, I know that he cares for us and loves us. Sometimes we need to grow, and so he sends us out walking in darkness, but if we trust in him, we will always have just enough light for the next step. If we are anxiously engaged in a good cause, then we are entitled to communication from the heavens. Come how, when, or where it may, it WILL come, if we do our part. 

April 27 in Carlos A. Carillo

First off, sorry I don’t have a lot of time again. Seems to be a trend. Haha yeah but anyways literally nothing new happened this week. I feel kind of at a loss for words. Some weeks are just like this though. Anyways changes were today but as expected, Elder J. and I are still together.

So this may be my last 6 weeks here in Carrillo and then I could be going to a new place again! I wanna make this last six weeks as good as it can be, and so me and my companion are going to start skipping language study in order to work an hour more in the morning (we’re both basically fluent anyways), and we’re going to make a really hard change for two gringos: we’re going to speak pure Spanish in the street. Along with some other changes, and we should have a great week! Anyways, that’s all this week, I’ll send more next week!

About Carlos A. Carillo: They have shops here all over the place that sell fruit water. They basically take water and fruit, put it in a blender, and then it’s done. It’s the most amazing thing ever. There are very few wild parrots here. There is a grove of large palms nearby where some live, but we almost never see them. I’ve seen them once in three months. Lots of people own pet parrots, and I’m talking the BIG green ones, and they’re like, almost as big as a small cat. Bigger than rats. They almost all cuss at everything in Spanish.