It
has already been another week which means I get to embark on an
adventure into the real world soon! I am so excited to finally get out
of here and into the mission field! The CCM has been great but I'm
excited to experience the real thing :) Now onto the dealings of the
week
On
Thursday we had a special devotional by a 70 and his coworker who are
over the missionary program and they gave good talks about being bold
but not overbearing, and talking with people not to people.
On
Friday night it was raining super hard and there was lightning (Which
isn't uncommon here) but suddenly the lights went out. We went outside
to watch the storm because it was too dark inside and found out that
the power went out in the whole CCM. It was pretty cool just to watch
the lightning flashing everywhere. By the time we returned to our casa
the power was back on.
On Saturday after lunch we started fasting because here they fast dinner
and breakfast instead of breakfast and lunch. So it is a complete 24
hour fast. It is nice to fast, not only because of the blessings we
receive, but also to have the extra study time when our meals normally
would be. I've made it my goal to finish reading the Book of Mormon
while here. I encourage all of you whether you have read it or not, to
read the Book of Mormon in its entirety and listen to Moroni's promise
and pray with a sincere heart to know if it is true. I know that if you
do, you will receive a burning in your heart testifying that it is true.
On
Sunday we were walking to our classroom and then hear hermanas scream
so we ran to see what was going on and there was a mouse! We had a
plastic cup so we caught the mouse and it was actually pretty cute. We
decided to let him go because it looked like it was about to have a
heart attack.
Monday
morning Elder Wright (one of my roommates) told me that previous night
he couldn't fall asleep and it was late and I was kind of mumbling in my
sleep and then I yelled out "Claro" which means "Clear/I understand/Of
course" in Spanish. So apparently I am dreaming in Spanish even though I
don't remember my dreams! :)
Today
I played soccer and eventually my district left to play volleyball so I
stayed and played soccer. I ended up being the only white... I mean
pink... kid with a bunch of Mexicans. It was so much fun because they
were good and I played up to their level. I scored every goal for my
team except for 2 (13 for 15 isn't too bad) :) By the end they all loved
me and have my name memorized :) I even got to talk to a kid for awhile
while I was taking a break and I understood probably 90% of what he was
saying. He was a Mexican who didn't like soccer but loved football (Who would a thought?). It was soooo much fun and made my day.
I love you all, continue to do the best you can and go for gold :)
Elder Nielson
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