So I ate an iguana!
Alright,
so I guess its letter writing time. I am a bit short on time, but I will see if
I can recount the comings and goings of my week here with the time given. So
anyway, first things first, merry Christmas! I hope it goes great for you guys,
and that you get snowed on. There, I said it. I never thought I´d be jealous
about this whole snow thing, but it’s just not right without it. The closest
thing we´ve got is an Elder Snow in our district, and it just isn't a suitable
substitute.
Alright, well, first of
all. I ate Iguana. It wasn´t a gourmet meal or anything, like that, but it
wasn´t the worst thing I´ve ever eaten. I mean, you kind of have to be careful
with the bones and what not, and it’s definitely a finger food. But, you just
kind of pick it apart, put it on a tortilla, throw some hot sauce up on there
and there’s a taco for ya. I am pretty sure that I have said this before, but I
have definitely learned on my mission that you can make a taco out of anything.
Call it racist, or call it a Mexican cliche, but either way, you´d be wrong. It’s
just a fact, and a great part of life. Anyway, I will send you a picture of the
iguanas while they were alive.. .I didn´t give them names so I wouldn´t get
attached. Or feel guilty like I did with the turtle...
The next order of
business is that we had our mission Christmas dinner. Well, it wasn’t the whole
mission, and it wasn´t dinner, it was more of a luncheon that we had with a
good amount of missionaries. We had turkey, I think, and mashed potatoes, and
leaving from there we might have also bought McDonalds. It was good to see some
of my friends again. I got to see Elder Segovia, my first companion here in
Mexico. He goes home in ten days. That was weird to say good bye, but I hope to
be able to see him again. I mean, I have this idea of taking a tour of Mexico
to see some of my Mexican friends, after the mission but it is looking like it
might be expensive... *Donations accepted* (I mean, I was joking with the
donations thing, but if you want to, that’s cool too.)
Anyway, really, it was
a joke. This last week has gone really well, we have two people that are
preparing to get baptized in January and the both have been progressing so
much. One of them is named Guadalupe and she’s awesome. She is just working on
getting some things in her life in order, but she has already told us that she
is willing to do whatever it takes to be good with God. She already has such a
strong testimony and an understanding of the gospel that blows me away. I know
that the Lord has prepared her and is guiding her at this time. Hearing some of
the things she has passed through is crazy. I don´t think I could have handled
all that she has handled. She really is a great example to me.
Anyway, that’s the
time I´ve got, but I love you guys and I hope all is well! Merry Christmas!
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