Vivo todavía

I survived week one in the field! It didn´t start off so hot but I love it! Thursday and Wednesday my ears were still adjusting to the speed and accent which mexicans speak with so I essentially understood nothing for both of those days which was very frustrating! We did tons of walking around trying to get familiar with Guaymas and by the end of the day I was exhausted and depressed with the spanish and really wishing that I was serving an english speaking mission. BUT the next day I started understanding things a little bit and then a little more the next day and now I already understand most of everything that gets said. Church was a little much though haha Some people who talk extra fast, I cant understand or if they have a funny lisp or something, but I have already made so much progress I know the Lord will continue to help me and teach me! My speaking ability is a ways behind what I can understand but Its also coming along.

Elder Cornejo and I have a huge area to cover, from one end to the other its about 15 or 20 minutes by bus, but we only have about 50 pesos to spend each day so we can.t always take the bus! Guaymas also has tons of mountains so that is a good calve workout. We are teaching a good number of people and one family. Conrado is an older man, that yelled WHITE BOY at me as I passed him on the street, so I talked to him and asked if we could visit with him the next day. We taught him some and he told us we explained a lot of questions he had about the Catholic doctrine and when we went to teach him another day about the plan of salvatoin, before we even started talking he told us he has been wondering where were going, where we came from and why were here...I almost started laughing it was so perfect. The family we teach lives on top of a mountain so they have an awesome view of the Sea and they are just an awesome family. 

A few interesting things that happened this week...

I watched a man deal some cocaine

A 97 year old woman who lives in her bed on her porch held my hand and sang to me for like 10 minutes then gave me a Catholic blessing and slapped my face a few times... yeah idk either

I get called everything from gringo to white boy to blue eyes to captain america haha the kids always laugh when I try to pronounce their crazy names

ALso we woke up early one morning to visit somebody who lives across town and they werent home when we got there which was frustrating but right after an old man ran after us and told us a story about how is wife was dying and asked if we could pray with him for his wife. 

Thats about all the time I have wish i could say more! The work is hard but my Padre Celestial is helping me and blessing me tons! Merry Christmas Love you all!!!

Elder Mitchell

P.s the lady at this cyber is playing JB´s christmas album rn... tender mercies from mi Padre

The Acosta family and beautiful Guaymas!