Here we go..it's offical

 

Hey guys, i guess i can officially say Im a missionary because I'm writing my first email. Still doesnt feel real to me but I am slowly adjusting to this new lifestyle. Definetly been a wild ride but I've been spending it with some of the best dudes. I love my district and we all click and get along just fine. Its interesting to see how you can just throw a group of 7 Elders at each other and in less than a week they become best friends. When I first showed up I'm not going to lie I didn't want to be here. Not only did I realize I wasn't even in the same room as the rest of my district but I was really missing home. I've learned to focus on the moment and don't think of anything else because 2 years is definetly a long time.

I'll try to keep this email short but there is just so much I want to say I don't know if I can. To my surprise I have rarely seen my best friend carson all week but it's all good. It is starting to feel like a simulation here because we walk the same paths, see the same things, eat in the same cafeteria, and go to class in the same room EVERY single day. I know I still have 4 weeks left but i'm still exited to further my education and learn spanish. We start imersion on Thursday which means full spanish mode. All the dudes in my district sound like there terrified including me, but the 6 sisters in my district make it seem like they ain't scared. I'm kind of excited but it's also so hard to understand when people are speaking spanish. I can feel the days getting faster which is nice but it also makes me feel like i'm not learning fast enough.

This week has been filled with some fun experiences! Me and my district are always cracking jokes and having a good time. I'll only share one story so that this email isn't extremly long. The other day me, my comp, Elder Clayton and Elder mackey were just leaving lunch when Elder Clayton said he needed to pick up a package. He had no idea what it was so after standing in line for literally 45 minutes for a package, we started to become curious of what the package actually was. Turns out his grandma had sent him 24 bundt cakes and we all felt so dumb walking out after standing in line for 45 minutes just for a few bund cakes. Also it made us late to class which made it even more awkward. 

Anyways, life is going good, still miss my family and everyone else back home. I was reading in Alma 34:41 and it reads "but that ye have patience, and bear with those afflictions, with a firm hope that ye shall one day rest from all your afflictions." This scripture really hit hard because especially with serving a mission, there are going to be hard times but the lord promisses that as we have patience, we will one day rest and be blessed. I hope all of you are doing well and I'm excited to see where the lord takes me throughout my mission and I'm excited to learn more spanish.