The flight to Mexico was so amazing. I thought that there'd be maybe a couple of missionaries to fly with me but there were actually so many. Starting out we only had 3, then they just kept on coming. The entire back of the plane was a party. Probably not what it seemed to everyone else though, a bunch of American teenagers wearing suits and ties must have been a sight to see. But we all got along super well.
Anyway that first day was awesome. I got to meet everyone in person finally and meet a bunch of people that loved God, so like what can go wrong with that. The next few days were not as calm however.
Alright time to get into my experience so far. My district is so lit, we all got along the first day. I guess Zoom really does connect people. The first day we had a district gym session with all the hermanas and elders, which was hilarious to say the least, but we all connect pretty quick. We also rocked a game of Ultimate Frisbee which was so fun. Elders v hermanas probably wasn't the most fair of teams, so I can't speak for everyone. But overall they are so amazing and somehow already planning on getting together after the 2 years is over. I guess 3 hours was enough to become best friends.
The classes here have been amazing the Spanish I've learned is insane. After taking it for two years in high school you would think that I haven't learned much here by comparison, but I can definitely say I learned more here in 2 days than in those 2 years. Our teachers absolutely rock! Shout out to Hermano Aparico y Hermana Romero even though I only understand half of what they are saying.
Now time to get on to the story behind the title. Hopefully it was a good enough hook to keep yall reading. Anyhow, the title refers to the food here which is absolutely amazing... in the sense that it is preparing us for what we will be eating for the next two years. Tonight's dinner was especially special, we had last nights hotdog leftovers cut up and mixed with today's lunch with a mystery sauce that I can only hope to be BBQ. Who knows at least it tasted good. The definite best meal so far was the ham served with mashed potatos aka the magical mashed potatoes. They were so well cooked the fork would just bounce off of them when you hit them. And once you had finally pierced the first layer they refused to let go of your fork even when turned upside down. They defied the laws gravity as if magic. So that's what I get to feast on the next few weeks and again imma love every second of it.
Now time for a spiritual thought. I want to talk about the power gratitude. This has been something that as been made very apparent this week and the influence it has. As you would imagine spending 3 hours a day not being able to comprehend what the teachers words mean is a little frustrating. At first I would go out of each class in a bad mood. Then someone brought up the idea of a gratitude journal. So I tried it. I thought of every possible reason why my lesson went well, then moved on to why it was such a beautiful day despite the heat and so on. After doing this I couldn't wipe the smile off my face. I became motivated to work hard and try my best. Because of this I've been able to learn a lot faster as I have hope that I will be able to learn. It has overall just helped me keep working. So take a second find something in your life that your not happy with and look for the small, but many good things and then make that choice to be happy.
I love all y'all
Elder Nelson (Hunter)
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