First Week in the Field!

This week was... kind of a shock!

So, we left the MTC early Wednesday morning and drove to a chapel where we received a little instruction about the field. Then the trainers arrived and we got paired up with them. My new companion is Elder Garcia from El Paso, Texas. He´s such a cool guy, and a great trainer! I´m his first kid, and from the moment they announced our two names he´s like: That´s my kid! That´s my kid! He´s Mexican, and he´s known both Spanish and English since he was a kid, so it´s kind of tough to learn Spanish, because he never really had to put a ton of effort into learning it. 

Oh! By the way, my first area is a Pueblo called San Juan! It was like a 4 hour gua-gua ride from the capital. Also, I guess our house is the nicest in the mission. We have hot water, which is great!  So, as far as the day to day, we teach about 5 or so lessons a day. And we walk to all of them (There are no bikes or ipads in the mission to answer your question) but we go around teaching. In the lessons, I sit there and try to understand, but it´s pretty tough to do. My companion will sometimes look at me, and I´ll share a small portion of the lesson, or a scripture with them. (In really terrible Spanish, of course) 

The best part of the week was when we were teaching a man named Manuel and his two sons. My companion gave me the opportunity to extend the baptismal invitation, and when I did, they accepted! It was amazing, and there was an incredible spirit present. They even wrote their baptismal date on the wall of their home in chalk! It was really neat! I hope that they keep progressing and attending church so that we can baptize them on October 8th! 

So, besides that, we aren´t supposed to eat with members unless they absolutely insist, so we usually cook for ourselves. 

I´ll sometimes make rice and beans, or we´ll have spaghetti and salami. Sometimes we´ll wake up at 6 and go running at a nearby track! Everything is great though! I love it! I love teaching people even though it´s tough to understand what´s happening and to speak. Anyway, I don´t have a lot of time, but I´ll send some pictures next week. I love you all! 

¡Vida es bien, Dios es mejor! 

-Elder Anderson