June
18,2012
Hi
Mom,
Well
you guessed it. This week has been
really hard. Our area is called Cantera. My companion's name is
Elder Sylvestre. He is from Arizona.
He has been in the mission for almost 22 months. My Spanish is
coming, but its still not very good. I can kind of do a contact but my
companion has to step in.
The
weather here is beautiful. It never gets hotter than 80 and never colder
than 50. But it rains just about everyday from June to November. It
rained super hard yesterday. We were eating with a member after church
when it started to rain really hard. They gave us an umbrella to
use. It was like a river flowing down the streets. By the time we
got back to our apartment we were soaked. My suit got all wet, but its
ok. I had to put my boots and rain coat on. I now understand why we
need those things. My hymn book and my new Spanish scriptures got soaked
yesterday. I was super sad about that. I am going to find some
scripture cases for them.
Our
entire area is on a hill. Mexico City is HUGE!!!!!!! There are so
many houses. They are all made out of concrete. Coming here has
really opened my eyes to the humble situations of these people. We have
one of the wealthiest missions in Mexico City but it is still really bad.
I am still trying to get used to all of the things here.
We
have had a hard time this week because we had no investigators. The
missionaries that were here before us left us with no one. But yeah it
has been hard. We found a family of five that came to church
yesterday. We think they are going to be baptized next week. We are
really hoping because they are an amazing family. We are supposed to have
a baptism a week, which is possible. Coming here has made me realize how
important baptism really is. President Villareal wants quantity and
quality.
So
there is an Elder here in this mission that I went to school with. His
name is Jake Christopherson. We had a few classes together. That's
pretty cool.
I
lost my name tag last week. It makes me really sad. I had stickers
that I put on it that made it more meaningful. But they are going to send
me another one and I am going to find Star Wars and Toy Story stickers to put
on it again because they remind me of Eli and of Home.
Two
years seems like a really long time but I am just trying to get used to
everything. I am exhausted every time I go to bed. I guess that's a
good thing. I know the Lord is with me. It has been hard but I try
to think of the positives.
All
of the mail goes through the Mission home. We get Dear Elders every Monday.
I think Monday is the only time we get mail. I think the pouch system
takes like 3 weeks or something like that. I am not exactly sure.
But we can't receive mail directly.
I
am trying to get a handle on things. It still feels overwhelming.
The Lord is with me every step of the way. It makes my heart hurt when
people openly reject the Gospel. We contacted a lady last night while we
were tracting. She told us that she was
a member and had gone through the temple but has fallen away because of certain
things and now wants nothing to do with the church. It makes me so
sad. We compared this to I Am Legend when, at the end of
the movie, Will Smith is yelling ¨"Stop! I can save you!!! Let me help you!!" But they
don't listen. That is what happens with some people. It is really
sad. But that makes us work even harder. I know I am here for a
reason. I know the Lord is with me. There are people who are
struggling, pleading to find something to fill that empty whole inside of
them. I can feel the presence of Grandpa and the whisperings of the Holy
Ghost when I am down.
I
love you all. I will send pictures next week.
Elder Hancock
Helaman 5 12
Elder Hancock
Helaman 5 12
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