Hey! So sorry it has been so long. We went to the temple today, so that means our P-Day got pushed back a few days, and we don't find out until the day before - so I can't really warn you about these kinds of things. But . . . my new area is great! There are a ton of members and a lot of good investigators! We are going to have a baptism this Saturday and we already have two more planned - so we should be getting quite a few this transfer. I was not really wanting to leave Monte Plata, but I didn't even realize how hard of an area it was until I got here. Everyone is interested and can read :) so it is awesome! I don't really miss it quite so much anymore.
Elder Campbell & Elder McBride
So Valiente is a small beach town kind of in between the capitol and another pretty big city called Boca Chica. It definitely isn't like capitol status or anything. We only have dirt roads (again) and don't have most of the commodities of city life. For example, we didn't have power my first 4 days here (which reminds me -next time you send a package, could you send a head lamp please? They are really useful here). Power has left again for an extended time period, so all of my clothes are dirty and there is nothing I can do about it except hand wash (in all the time we don't have!) But . . . I would gladly sacrifice all of that for the sweet members we have here. So as a beach town - we have a beach! Right at the end of town is the freeway, and past that is the beach and the water is so incredibly blue . . . sooooo tempting.
Conference was really good I thought, but not quite as pertinent to my calling as a missionary which was a little bit of a bummer. But hey - I got a lot of info that I will need on parenting right? It was crazy though. We don't have a chapel where I am at. We just met in a house, so at conference, we went over to the neighboring town's chapel and pretty much camped out there for 2 days with the missionaries over there. One of the missionaries in Boca Chica is brand new this transfer and his name is Elder Sunderhaus from Red Mountain High. I guess he played volleyball with Trevor, Joey, Jackson, Robert and all of them. So we kind of have tons of friends in common. Alex probably should know who he is. A tall, wiry, red haired kid. He is pretty legit and it's pretty cool to have another AZ buddy.
So my companion's name is Elder Campbell from SLC, UT! He is still really young in the mission too, around a transfer older than me - and so it is pretty cool because we are pretty much equals when we teach and stuff. Oh! He was also pretty into weight lifting before his mission, but both of us have slacked off here on our missions just doing some push ups and sit ups. But we found a house where we can lift weights in the morning and we have been kicking each other's butts hard core to get back in shape. We get up at like 5:30 so we can get a good workout in, and we have been soooo sore! We probably look ridiculous, because we promised ourselves that working out wouldn't slow down our missionary efforts - so we just hobble down the streets as fast as our sore legs can take us. But, it's good for me - I needed it. But ya, since we are both so young in the mission, we both have good attitudes and we work hard over here studying and preaching. It's been pretty cool. Well, actually really hot :) . . . Since we are by the beach, it gets soooo hot and sweaty. That part isn't fun, but hey, what can you do?
So don't worry momma, my ankle is getting a lot better. Still a little big, but doesn't hurt much. But the thing is, I had to spend a lot of money getting it checked out, and mission reimbursements take FOREVER to get back. So, I have been living off about 60 pesos a day ($2) because I don't have money and am on my last 25 pesos as we speak. I tried to take some out of my home account, but there was nothing in it , so I have been doing my best and hopefully you will be able to put some money in soon (we put some in on Monday). Hopefully the mission reimbursement will come soon. I can check the ATM tomorrow so I guess we will see. If not, I will keep on my scoop of rice and an egg diet until then.
I'm glad Easter was good! To be honest, I kind of forgot it was Easter for a while until they talked about it in conference. It was kind of cool to cut all the cutesie bunnies and pastel colors out and concentrate on the real meaning though. That is the most important day in this world's history. I love my Savior and I know He lives again!
So I heard about the earthquake in Mexico a little! I didn't know you would be able to feel it in Gilbert! Was there a lot of damage in Mexico? Did many people die? The earth is going to crack in two or something - I swear.
Well, that's all for now! I gotta go meet Brother Dickerson and Micah somewhere! It's gonna be awesome!
Love, Elder McBride
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