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Week TWO of the CCM

Hola!

Wow! This has been such an amazing experience here! I'm sorry for all of the typos there probably are, I cant see anything since the computers can only autocorrect spanish here! Haha!

Well, even though the days are starting to be the same every day, its been so wonderful! We have two spanish teachers, Hermanas Corea and Sausedo. They are really making us speak spanish at every moment we can! We go to language usually in the morning and during the evening every day! Hablemos en español cada dia, cada momento! It's so crazy how the gift of tongues allows me to keep on top of spanish here! We have probably the worst accents on the face of the planet, we don't know how to have daily conversation, but we all can pray and testify in awesome spanish! Not a person here is afraid to do either! It has been so fantastic to see the blessings that come! But it is still a lot of work, and our days are packed with spanish!

In the CCM we have our teachers become investigators and we have been teaching natives lessons in spanish since the seccond full day here! We already got Claudia to be baptized, and we are working with Emma and Pamela! I don't know how these teachers have straight faces during these lessons! They would be hilarious! We all talk like 3rd graders! But they are so supportive, and caring, and really do want to teach us how to speak spanish, and use the spirit!

So after language, we usually have a fundamentals class or a meeting of some sort. A lot of the classes, we actually prepare before we go during personal study time! Personal study time is always so so busy! We have to write everything we need to do, and very few times can I actually do everything I wanted in personal study! I am just learning so much, and I wish there was more time to just study! 

We have lunch and then gym, which are usually okay! I am just getting so fantastic at passing the ball to others in Basketball! Instead I have joined the volleyball kids. Much more my speed! I have got a mean Bump! But they give us no time to go home and shower before the next lesson! It's horrible! Haha!

We teach our investigators after another lesson after gym, and finish the day with the program Tall. Tall is a program that just throws words at you until you learn them, and it really is hard to get through at the end of the day! It is just really boring! I learn more talking to the janitors outside than I do on this program, but it could be a lot worse!

Personal study time at the end of the day is just the best! A lot of spanish and spanish scriptures! I have been sleeping really well now that I am used to the police sirens outside the wall by our window! We hear every truck stop and every firework that goes off! But its better than the elders that stay up to "Watch movies". There is this one kid who remembers every part to every movie ever, and it is just the most annoying thing ever! They stay up till 11!

We went to the Temple last P Day and we are going again today! It takes 6 hours round trip to do a temple visit because of the insane traffic! I was in Mexico a few years ago, and let me just say, that the traffic in a bus is way more scary than in a car! I just love going to the temple, and they do have translations, but I am not going to do it this time! All spanish session! I'm super excited! Its a beautiful temple and an awesome visitors center! Good job Ryan! ;)

My district is just the best! I just love every person in it, and we all hope to keep in touch! Elder Webb is super funny, and a great example to me! We have been getting along really well.

The food here is not as good as it was before. I was ready for beans and rice every day, but not the same beans and rice every day! It feels like they are really good at recycling food here!

I know I say this a lot, and I know I will say this ton's more, but It really has been the most amazing experience! I haven't been homesick at all, but I miss everyone back home! All of my friends and family have just been so amazing! 

Gracias! Love you all!

Elder Ball
Peru Lima North Mission

* Mom notes:  

He loves (and shares) the soda and treats I've been sending  through Missionary Package Mexico.  He asked me to make sure I send 4 of everything to share with his roommates.  He told me NO Pop Tarts or Chips because they get super smashed.

A Stake Youth group went down to volunteer to be the investigators for the day! Sounds like a fun change from always having your Spanish teacher be the investigator...

He's giving a talk this Sunday! In Spanish of course.

He got his hair cut today and was less than thrilled about the way she did it. He went to say something to her and she just cut it all off, so he was like... "guess that's my haircut this time..." haha!  Can't wait for pictures of that next week...

I asked him what we could do for him and he said to keep sending him random packages and letters. :)

Weather:  Rain's every day, but he is comfortable.

Ran into two people he knows! One from elementary/jr high when he was in public school, and my childhood best friend's son, Elder Hammond!

Thursday's (P-Days) are the best day ever! 



Elder Ball at the Mexico City Temple Visitors Center



Mexico City Temple



Elder Ball with his District. He loves them all!


In the Visitors Center, they have a museum with things from the former LDS High School which is now the Mexico MTC (CCM).

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