Hola

Another week?!  What?  It honestly seems like yesterday when I last wrote. Time goes by so fast here.  So, where to start . . . I leave here on the 23rd. The President of the East Mission lives in an apartment complex that overlooks the MTC and I guess sometimes he watches up play basketball, haha.  So, the East missionaries just pick up their bags and walk across the street early that morning, and you get sent out to do work that day!  Nuts!  I am super stoked to go out into the campo (field) and teach people for real, and share our amazing message, but I'm not gonna lie, I'm a little nervous. This is when my Spanish will really count!  Will they laugh at me! - or will they feel the spirit I'm trying to share with them?  Who knows?  But the University has been going really well, that's for sure.  I understand 100% more than I did the first time I went.  Oh, and our trainers are usually North American first transfer, which will be nice, but ya, I'm so excited to get out there . . . 11 days!


So we have some Latino roommates that are pretty cool.  One, Elder Martinez is one of the most amazing basketball players I've ever played! He's amazing.  Both of the Elders in my room were baptized no more than two years ago - without any family with them.  They are so strong to be able to do that, especially when their family is against it.  Oh, and Elder Martinez was baptized by one of the teachers here while he was on his mission. Pretty cool.  We've had some incidents with the other elder peeing in the bathtub (no, not in the shower) - just got tired of the toilet I guess . . . and, he's gone on the floor a few times too . . . but, hopefully we got the point across.....


Is it cooling down at all yet?  Christmas is soon and it's weird cuz it is still super hot here.  Oh, and I keep forgetting, but about a month ago, the toe of my right shoe started coming off and it has gotten pretty bad lately.  I'm gonna try to glue it up, but I'll keep you posted about that.


So, not many exciting events or contact this week, but it has been really good, nonetheless.  I never thought I could study the scriptures for hours at a time, but now I crave it.  I've grown so much here I can feel it.  But don't worry - I'm not a new person or anything!  Still pretty goofy and a little weird sometimes!  Anyways, thanks for the letters!  It's supposed to take around a week to get here, which I think is accurate.  But, the last letters I sent took around 2 weeks, so don't worry - I'm writing back, it just takes some time.  


Love you all!
Elder McBride