Boy has it been a long two weeks here in Mexico at the CCM. I was actually a whole day late getting here because of crazy flight delays, including getting stuck on Oahu over night. The Lord definitely blesses with many tender mercies though. After using a payphone to call my parents mostly crying for the whole minute I paid for, I then felt prompted to ask a couple if I could borrow their phone. After I had called home with no time limit, I found out the couple had gone to school in Utah and had several friends who had served missions. I then got to talk to them about the purpose of serving a mission and my reasons for going and it was such a tender experience. My aunt and uncle were able to come rescue me from the Honolulu airport so I wouldn´t need to stay in a hotel all night by myself, which was such a blessing! Also as we were landing into the Honolulu airport, I got to see all the fireworks for the New Year, which was amazing to see from the air. For my flight from San Francisco to Mexico City, the Lord definitely blessed me because I got bumped up to First Class!!
I am loving Mexico so much! It is so so so cold though, but I just love the environment and the Spirit is so strong here. My Spanish coming along, but I´m not so good at speaking that I´m dreaming in Spanish yet, but I know I´ll get there one day. I actually understand Spanish really well, I just can´t reply back quickly when people are talking to me. I know that the Spirit is with me learning this language because I have learned more in the past two weeks than I did taking two years in high school. The food is pretty good and I´m not starving, but I miss my mom´s cooking and being able to make my own food.
I HAVE THE BEST DISTRICT IN THE ENTIRE WORLD! I love them so much and everyone has such strong testimonies and a love for our Savior Jesus Christ! My companion is Hermana Smith and she is such a sweet soul! We look like we could be sisters since, for some reason, they put the only two redhead hermanas together as companions! She is from San Angelo, Texas, but is going to Argentina. There is one other companionship of sisters in my district, Hermana Nordtstrom and Hermana Ormonde and the are both going to Chile Antofagasta! There are also two elders in my district going to Antofagasta.
Over the past two weeks I have learned a lot about myself and my testimony has grown immensely. I love this Gospel so much and I know that Heavenly Father loves me and each and everyone of you. I am so excited to be preaching this message of happiness soon and I know that I will be blessed and I will be able to bless others and bring them unto Christ.
If you have any questions or just want to talk, please just shoot me an email and I would love to hear from you!
My favorite scriptures this week are Mosiah 2:41 and Moroni 10:32 and I encourage you to ponder those scriptures to continue to gain a love for The Book of Mormon because it is the best book in the whole world!!
Much love,
Hermana Pettijohn
1. Las hermanas y yo!
2. Not as big as the Provo MTC, but Hermana Nordstrom and I pointing to our mission!!
3. My cute companion and I putting in work!!
4. THE DISTRICT
5. My district after our first service project in the cafeteria, scrubbing the whole place down!
6. My cute companion and I again!!
2. Not as big as the Provo MTC, but Hermana Nordstrom and I pointing to our mission!!
3. My cute companion and I putting in work!!
4. THE DISTRICT
5. My district after our first service project in the cafeteria, scrubbing the whole place down!
6. My cute companion and I again!!
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