Hi this is Elder McBride's teacher, just to tell you that he is going to have p-day on friday just for this week, he loves you, have a great day!
Hello friends and family!!
SO the reason I wasn't able to write yesterday was because our Pday this week was changed to Friday so that we could go get our permanent visas today!! We took a bus down to the consulate or whatever it’s called. It was actually the best time ever because we were with a bunch of awesome latinos from places besides Mexico that needed theirs too. So I got to practice my spanish a TON and made a bunch of new friends. And ELEVEN of them are also going to Xalapa!! So it’s not that no one is going to my mission, it’s just I'm basically the only white kid in the entire CCM going to my mission. The hermana in my district that is also going doesn't count because she's basically just a latina who lives in the states. She already knows spanish really well and stuff. But oh well haha. I'm so excited though. Hopefully it will help me pick up the real deal spanish super fast.
I've been doing great though! I'll be honest - I had a hard time after hearing about the whole Keli thing. It broke my heart. I wish I could've gone to her funeral and played at the benefit shows they're doing for her and stuff. But it's all okay and I just hope her family is doing alright.
Also, isn't my teacher awesome?! I was all worried that you would be expecting an email from me on Thursday, but hermano Zamudio saved the day with his facebook. so funny.
Also, the how are you doing without music question... Yeah that's a rough one. I miss my guitar oh so much and it makes me kinda sad to see my calluses fading and stuff. I miss my spotify as well and all my favorite bands. But at least I still get to sing here. Word kinda spread around here that I can sing well and now it sounds like someone in my zone signed me up to sing in church on sunday. haha oh well.
Elder Cook is coming to speak to us tonight! I'm super excited about that and I'll probably get to shake his hand which is cool.
So I'm not gonna bash on the provo MTC or anything, but I'm actually sooo glad I'm at this one here in Mexico City. It’s such a cool place. The teachers are all awesome and it’s so fun talking to the latinos and the city is so crazy but cool. It’s so much nicer than I thought it would be here but I think I've already said that. Plus we're cool and we get apostle visits too! Apparently my generation had just missed Elder Oakes. But cool story - we were watching a broadcast from a month ago from the Provo MTC from Elder Rasband and during the closing hymn I saw my best friend HOLDEN GREENE singing! It doesn't sound like a big deal, but it was super cool for me because it’s a lot easier to put your life on hold for two years when you take a step back and realize that tons of your friends are all around the world doing the same thing. cool stuff. Also to answer your question mom, I'm pretty sure that there's only like 200 kids here in the CCM but during the summer apparently it can hold up to 1000 because that's when most people start going on missions.
Well anyways I love all of you guys so much and I'm so grateful for all of you who have written me! Never underestimate the power of a short letter to any of your missionary friends. You guys are all great. Keep the faith!!
Elder McBride
Me and my good bud from Guatamala!! Elder Arroyo is the man. I teach him English and he teaches me spanish. We were pumped because we got some coke.
Mah boysss
La Ciudad
Me and my good buddy hermana Clawson from BYU!! We took this same exact picture in my dorm lobby and told each other we would re-create it at the CCM. Money.
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