Villahermosa Mexico Mission: Week 1- Missionary Training Center

FAMILY AND MOM AND FRIENDS-

Wow... I don't even know where to begin, this week has been so crazy. I cannot even believe I am a missionary! I love you all soo much and miss you all so much especially you mom. DAD, Baylie and Nolan- love you all.

So I've been here a few days getting to know my district and zone. My zone leaders are so awesome. I am so excited to keep being a missionary. After a bunch of classes and meeting with our branch president and Zone leaders I was assigned to be the district leader. I sooo happy to serve the missionaries and just love them. I don't know them all super well but I already love them so much. I thought I was nervous before but now that I am the district leader I am so nervous. I have really tried to better rely on Christ through this whole process because there is no way I will be able to get through my mission on my own.
I am now getting to understand what it means to be a missionary. To invite others to come unto Christ and Help them to receive the restored gospel. I am learning so much on how to forget about myself and turn to the Lord and I've never felt better. Recently, before coming out on the mission everything has been directed towards me "my farewell talk," "my farewell,' "my mission call". If there is one thing I've realized, it's that this is the Lord's work and people have been prepared to hear him through the spirit, and that I am merely just a vessel. I didn't even know I could love the people in Villahermosa so much without even meeting them yet, it is incredible. I know I'm supposed to be here and give myself up for the next two years.

My zone is crazy Elder Huhem from Southlake is in my zone and that's pretty cool. It is so crazy in our dorm and it is a ton of fun. My companion is Elder Reynoso. He's such a good guy with a sincere heart I love him. We are so different though, wayyyyyy different. hahaha. He is from California. He competes in super smash bro's tournaments on the Wii and makes quite a bit of money at it too. LOL He has a good testimony and we are working to mesh our personalities as best as we can. I haven't really met anyone that is like me here but it's cool and I love them because we are all out here to do the same thing.

Classes are super cool. My district is awesome. There are 8 elders and 2 Hermanas. My Spanish is getting so much better. I gave the first discussion and prayed in Spanish yesterday. I'm working just the hardest I can to learn the language and it's actually really fun. (Thanks Señora Morales)

I miss golf so much, and playing with Nolan, and rounds on the simulator.

The food here is so bad for me so I've been trying to eat really healthy. It's all Cannon center food.

My bed is okay. I feel like I never really get sleep but its okay.

I still miss home a lot, and my life back at home, but I know it'll be okay. I love you all so much.

here are some pics