Hello Mom and Dad! I have just arrived at the Mexico
City MTC! I smell horrible and I think I need to eat some food. Other
than that, I feel great. Everything went smoothly and everyone arrived
safely.
So Mexico is crazy...I dont know if there are traffic laws here
because people just seemed to ignore each other. Good thing the bus
driver was a pro. The city from the plane was enormous and so cool
looking! I got some pretty bad pictures, sorry. :P
The MTC is pretty sweet looking. I haven´t checked into my home
yet, but there are tons of buildings and the sidewalks are lined with
palm trees. Its about 70 degrees and breezy. :)
On
the flight from Houston to Mexico City I was seated by an
older hispanic man who was flying home. He actually couldnt speak any
English at all, but somehow I told him I was a Missionary of The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He saw the Book of Mormon in my
hand you gave me this morning, Mom, and I told him with my impeccable
Spanish skills that the Book of Mormon shares a message about God and
Jesus Christ. He told me he loved God, so I scribbled www.mormon.org
on a piece of paper for him and he was excited, although he seemed kind
of sad I only had a copy of the BOM in English. So he wrote his contact
information down on a paper for me....yea!! Not at all what I was
expecting from the first person I talked to, and I was completely
slaughtering his language. He was super nice though. I asked him if he
had family in Mexico, and he showed me pictures and pointed out all his
children. I could tell he really loved them. I dont know if the spirit
guided my or if I just spurted it out, but I told him ¨´la iglesia es
todo sobre familia¨´ : the church is all about family, or something to
that extent, I hope. :P Anyways, he was super kind and wished me luck in
Mexico or something...Maybe he said the opposite. haha I hope I can get
him hooked up with the missionaries in his area somehow. Way cool!
Ok I have to go to dinner and move all my junk in. I
love you all, Thank you so much for your prayers. I have truly felt your
love and support for me these past couple days, and it has gotten me
through. Have a wonderfuly week, I don´t know when I can write again!
Love,
Elder Christensen
What a perfect start to a mission! Way to go, Collin! He is going to be a great missionary!
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