Mom and Dad,
I miss you guys so much too! My first few days were so hard basically until Sunday. And now the days are just flying by! Since I’ve only got an hour I’ll put as much as I can here. . It’s fun to know what’s going on at home. I’m really sad I missed Cameron’s birthday! I don’t think I can send packages but when I get the chance tell him and Jacob that I’ll send them something from Mexico! (It might be just like a pen or something but I’ll try to get something cool. They give me 100 pesos every week to buy stuff, but their selection is limited so I’ll do my best. 100 pesos really go a long way though.) . Thanks for the great example you’ve shown me and for helping me so much! I am so grateful for the sacrifices you guys have made and I hope you are so blessed for them. I know you will be.
My flight was fine. I talked things out with a missionary I was sitting next to. So, yeah. I loved flying so much, like being in the air and everything. I could have just looked out the window for hours. I was a little sick at the beginning but I think it’s just from the stress and emotions and stuff... Honestly my journal is one of the only things keeping me sane. Anyway, the connecting flight was fine. Everything worked out. I didn’t get any food or water or anything though because I just had too much to think about and stuff. I was able to give one Book of Mormon away though. Well, someone else did but I supplied it. I tried giving it to someone and got totally rejected. I still have the one with your testimony in it. I’ll try to find someone. :)
My companion is interesting. He is kinda self-interested and hard to talk to because of that. I’m getting better at talking and trying to become friends though! It just takes a lot of patience. His name is Elder Stephenson and he’s from Delta. We are a lot alike with liking to run, play soccer, and play Frisbee but he knows no Spanish and he’s super smart. Like full ride to BYU smart. It helps I know more Spanish than he does so he kinda has to rely on me... We taught our first investigator on Friday! In Spanish! It was awful! I’m glad it’s over though. We have taught him pretty much every day since and we are getting a lot better.
I love it here though. :) It’s so beautiful. It feels like I’ve been here forever already. This place kinda drains you.
The food is horrible too. But you know just grin and deal with it. I don’t want to try to figure out pictures since I only have an hour to email so I’ll send pictures when I can but this is more important to me. :)
The CMM is super intense. The days go by so fast now (after Sunday night. Before that things were really hard...) and I only have like 5 minutes left... The food is awful. It’s kinda rough. I love the other missionaries here! I have Tyler Cahoon’s cousin in my district and I’m the district leader. We switch up the leadership every week. I have two other people here going to Long Beach - one is Elder Stephenson. Weather is great sunny in the morning and rainy at night. Every day it’s the same. I love you! I need to go now I think though. Teachers are great but the language is hard. It takes a lot to learn and its super intense here but I’ll get it! I know the gift of tongues is helping me. Ok anyway I’ll email you next week!
Elder Passey
I miss you guys so much too! My first few days were so hard basically until Sunday. And now the days are just flying by! Since I’ve only got an hour I’ll put as much as I can here. . It’s fun to know what’s going on at home. I’m really sad I missed Cameron’s birthday! I don’t think I can send packages but when I get the chance tell him and Jacob that I’ll send them something from Mexico! (It might be just like a pen or something but I’ll try to get something cool. They give me 100 pesos every week to buy stuff, but their selection is limited so I’ll do my best. 100 pesos really go a long way though.) . Thanks for the great example you’ve shown me and for helping me so much! I am so grateful for the sacrifices you guys have made and I hope you are so blessed for them. I know you will be.
My flight was fine. I talked things out with a missionary I was sitting next to. So, yeah. I loved flying so much, like being in the air and everything. I could have just looked out the window for hours. I was a little sick at the beginning but I think it’s just from the stress and emotions and stuff... Honestly my journal is one of the only things keeping me sane. Anyway, the connecting flight was fine. Everything worked out. I didn’t get any food or water or anything though because I just had too much to think about and stuff. I was able to give one Book of Mormon away though. Well, someone else did but I supplied it. I tried giving it to someone and got totally rejected. I still have the one with your testimony in it. I’ll try to find someone. :)
My companion is interesting. He is kinda self-interested and hard to talk to because of that. I’m getting better at talking and trying to become friends though! It just takes a lot of patience. His name is Elder Stephenson and he’s from Delta. We are a lot alike with liking to run, play soccer, and play Frisbee but he knows no Spanish and he’s super smart. Like full ride to BYU smart. It helps I know more Spanish than he does so he kinda has to rely on me... We taught our first investigator on Friday! In Spanish! It was awful! I’m glad it’s over though. We have taught him pretty much every day since and we are getting a lot better.
I love it here though. :) It’s so beautiful. It feels like I’ve been here forever already. This place kinda drains you.
The food is horrible too. But you know just grin and deal with it. I don’t want to try to figure out pictures since I only have an hour to email so I’ll send pictures when I can but this is more important to me. :)
The CMM is super intense. The days go by so fast now (after Sunday night. Before that things were really hard...) and I only have like 5 minutes left... The food is awful. It’s kinda rough. I love the other missionaries here! I have Tyler Cahoon’s cousin in my district and I’m the district leader. We switch up the leadership every week. I have two other people here going to Long Beach - one is Elder Stephenson. Weather is great sunny in the morning and rainy at night. Every day it’s the same. I love you! I need to go now I think though. Teachers are great but the language is hard. It takes a lot to learn and its super intense here but I’ll get it! I know the gift of tongues is helping me. Ok anyway I’ll email you next week!
Elder Passey
