Gift of Tongues

Hola,

Sorry my PDAY got switched to Friday this week, it will be Thursdays from now on in the CCM. I had to go to the consulate for my VISA this morning. Straight into the city I felt so out of place haha but it made me so excited for the field!

This week has been busy. Spent a lot of time with my district and really have gotten closer to them. Last Thursday on PDAY, I had the opportunity to go to the Mexico City Temple. Holy cow, what an amazing experience! I am not sure what blew me away more, the drive there and almost getting into an accident 20 times or how beautiful the temple is. It was so awesome! I am so grateful for the opportunity to have worked in the temple before the mission, I really have developed a love for the temple. 

Started to teach two new investigators this week. There is no greater feeling than asking your investigator to be baptized and they say yes! I love the feeling!

The language is really starting to come. I have set a goal to memorize 30 words a day and have memorized at least one scripture each day in Spanish. I can tell that it really has helped me to learn the language. There is so much to learn though still. The gift of tongues is so real! I was teaching a lesson the other day with my companion Elder McGinley and I was saying things to Sheila (our investigator) that I learned Freshmen year. It was so cool, it just felt so fluid. I still am by no means fluent but I am willing to work as hard as I can on my part in order for the Lord to help me with the language. 

3 Nefi 9:14 - Si, en verdad os digo que si venís a mi, tendríes vida eterna. He aqui, mi brazo de misercordia se extiende hacia vosotros. y a cualquiera que venga, yo lo recibíre. y benditos son los que vienen a mi.

What a powerful scripture! I have truly seen the Lord´s hand extended to me and my goal has been to look to him always. Something that I have realized that I did back home was rely to much on myself. I encourage all to ask the Savior for help in your prayers. You simply can´t do it alone. There is no way I would of made it through all of this without his help. I love my Savior and can not thank him enough for atoning for our sins. I am so glad that I chose to serve a mission. 

Hermana Canalees and Hermano Gonzalez are my teachers in the CCM. They are so awesome! They are so patient and kind. I don´t know how they do it haha. They are so funny too! We played volleyball with Hermano Gonzalez and he was like returning spikes with his head. Everyday we have 50 min for what is called gym time, where you can exercise. Our district has played a ton of sand volleyball and basketball. It´s awesome, I love sand volleyball I never realized how fun it actually is until playing here. 

The latinos here are awesome! They are so fun to talk to and make your Spanish so much better!

Sundays are awesome here! You get a day off from Spanish crammed down your throat and the devotionals are fantastic. Most of the topics have been change and how once we were set apart as missionaries we have changed. It´s so weird to think about but it´s true. I have never in my entire life prayed so much, studied so much, learned a different language, slept at night listening to sirens, taco shop music, and barking dogs. Seriously it is crazy, it sounds like there are hundreds of dogs all barking at once all night long. Sunday night was crazy, fireworks were going off everywhere. Anytime of the day here you will here a firework. 

The weather here is so nice but different. This week it has rained a tom especially in the afternoon and evening. It was so funny so one night I forgot my umbrella in our room so Elder McGinley and I had to share his tiny umbrella. The thing is tiny like he barely fits in it and it bends when the wind blows it is hilarious. Well we are on our way back to our room for the night and we are sharing this umbrella. It is doing nothing for us, we are both just getting soaked. So we decide to run and keep the umbrella over us at the same time. Well as we are running we hit this huge puddle and we were soaked from head to toe. Our district is just dying laughing at us. Here at the CCM we are called the MC Elders. Seriously, everyone calls us that. We had a random companionship the other day that I have never seen before go "Que paso MC Elders?" It is funny though we like it. We have gotten so close haha our teacher Hermana Canaales walks up to us and says "You know when I first met you guys I thought you were introverts but I guess I was wrong." Haha it was so funny we have good times for sure and are definitely not introverts. Seems weird to hear that I am not an introvert, I know. Hey like I said change is definitely is occuring here at the CCM. 

I love this gospel. I love the opportunity that I have to serve the Lord full time and be an instrument in his hands. We are building that army. It´s awesome, looking out into the city makes me so excited for the field. I know that it will be hard but I can´t wait to be immersed into the language and into finding those that are waiting to hear about the gospel. 

-Elder McCain

Hola-