week 4: breathing=sweating

  Yesterday I hit my one month mark and it's crazy how fast it's gone by. Looking back I can see how much I've grown and learned while I've been at the CCM. This week has been real good. This last Sunday we watched an old MTC devotional by Elder Holland called "Feed my Sheep". It was amazing and I learned a ton. It focused a lot on learning the gospel and becoming converted before we convert others. I loved it. This Sunday I also had to teach a lesson in priesthood with Elder Cox. That went really well. It was on service and we were able to teach it in English. We also said good bye to this one Elder, Elder Jimenez we've gotten to know. He's from the Dominican Republic, and he's so much fun. We'd always say hi to him in the comedor (lunchroom), and played volleyball with him a few times.

    Tuesday night we had a devotional by the Mexico City Temple President, President Johnson, and his wife. It was really awesome, and President Johnson used to be the President of the Veracruz mission. His wife said in her talk that she learned in Veracruz, it's so humid you just have to breathe to start sweating. They spoke on faith and I really enjoyed it.

    Wednesday we had Skype appointments with members. Elder Cox and I prepared a lesson for this lady named Diana. When Hermana Resendiz got to class in the afternoon and was asking each of us who we were teaching, me and Elder Cox said Diana. Hermana Resendiz said "Oof" and told us she couldn't do it anymore and we had to change a lesson for a new person named Marta. When we called Marta, we heard a weird echo through the headphones and had a lot of trouble understanding her. She also was driving a car when we called so rather than tell her our message, we had to yell it at her through the mics so she could hear. It was pretty funny when we asked if we could say a prayer and she said yes, but she couldn't close her eyes because she was driving.

    This morning I was supposed to go to migration, they told me I was going last night. This morning I went and checked in and they told me I wasn't going so now I hope I go next week. If not, they'll figure out that stuff when I'm in the field. 

Have a good week.

-Elder Thompson