Los Días de los Muertos!!

BUENAS!!

This week was incredible! I'm just trying to keep taking it in! The beginning of this week was fun, the elders and I and the hermana we live with painted our faces for the first day of Día de los Muertos! There are so many festivities going on its once again so much like the movie COCO! 

After 8 o´clock it's nothing like the movies and it gets scary, but oh well. This time of year is like the perfect time to talk about the plan of salvation and it's the best. 

I'm still trying my best to learn Spanish and it's just coming so slow but I am getting better! We live in such and blessed and beautiful country in The United States of America, let us not take that for granted. 

WE WALK EVERYWHERE! I walk so much in the heat but it's nice to get into the next little puebla because the trees are sooo tall and there are streams everywhere, it is so pretty! The people, it seems just set up shop and live wherever they want. I don't even know if they have to buy land here or if anyone cares. LOL. The mosquitos are getting really bad at night I have to cover everything or I'll get eaten alive. The wall next to my bed is covered in blood from all the moscos I kill on it hahahha.

I'm really getting sick of washing my clothes by hand thank you for whoever invented the washer and dryer!! 

I have met so many awesome people this week! I know I'm supposed to be here and it's so cool just to see myself changing! 

Elder Sorensen and I were crossing a little river when we saw a bunch of mangoes that had fallen and what we thought were flies on them but it turns out they were bees, I almost fell in the river because there were so many but I didn't! 

I feel once I can get my Spanish down I'm gonna be able to communicate the importance of our message we are sharing. I love being a missionary! I get to see people's faces change everyday because of the spirit they feel. I was thinking that Christ really doesn't need missionaries to spread his Gospel. He doesn't REALLY need me. If he wants everyone to hear and know perfectly of his message he would do so by himself, but he has given me the opportunity to witness it first hand in other people's lives. 

To strengthen my knowledge I have been studying a lot in the scriptures and I love the example of Christ´s first apostles. Shortly after Christ was baptized he begins to make his trek from Judea to Galilee. Andrew, John and John the Baptist follow Jesus. I love the question the Jesus poses Andrew and John, when he says "what seek ye?"  They respond hastily by saying "Where dwellest thou?" His response has been something I've been pondering a little bit about. Instead of the direct response Jesus could have given about His purpose, and role as The Son of God, he says "Come and See". I love that. The invitation from Jesus to the sincere Andrew and John is the same given to all of us. We must follow, hear, see, and feel of the happiness given to us through Jesus Christ. As a missionary we can bring hope, service, and a message, but the response has to be individual. Are you in doubt of what that message means, or how to feel his peace? Then come and see for yourself. Do you know where Christ is to be found? Come and see.

Mexico is wild and I'm slowly adjusting and doing my best! I love all of you sooo much keep emailing me!! I love to hear from everyone!

Elder Jeppesen

PS- I GOT YOUR BOX!! We had a district conference and Hermana Haws brought it to me! She's so nice, I ate all the Gushers lol! I'm doing good, my companion is freaking hilarious! We mesh well, he likes working hard too which is a plus! Will you send me a pick of the FJ I miss her so much haha That mail system was good but I can only get packages at zone or district conference which is like once a transfer, so like two times every 6 weeks! It's over a 4 hour drive to the mission home. Every one is envious of how much my mom loves me heart heart. Also- I AM IN THE WARD CHOIR!!! And no one cares or must be tone deaf. I told you everyone here is really nice.
love youuu