1st Week in Mexico

Hello Family,

Thanks for all the emails they were massive and I only have 40 minutes on here so I read them super fast. Forgive me if I miss something.

Well, the first week is past... it was a rough week... We are in 7 Gotas here in Culiacan and we are teaching up a storm. We have taught a ton of lessons and we have got one new baptism date and there are 5 people that have a bautismo date right now, so yeah, we will see what happens.

My companion is Elder Martinez. He is from Mexico somewhere - I don't really know but he is a cool dude. He doesn't speak any English, so yeah, it is only spanish for me. I love him though and he helps me out a lot and has a ton of patience with me.

We just moved into a new house. It is pretty sweet and yeah, we have been working hard. I drop into bed around 10 or as early as I can so that I can get enough rest. In the MTC I wasn't able to fall asleep fast but here, I fall asleep within like 10 minutes - it is sweet.

It is very hot here and I sweat every second of the day. Even when it is raining or cloudy it is freaking way, way hot but it is alright. I am loving it here though.

I can only email you guys so I'm going to send another one that if you could just forward it over to Lexie then that would be great.

Conference weekend was kind of rough on me. I missed the family just cuz i know you guys were having breakfast and all, but I got over it fast. And yes, I got to listen to it in English because there is like 7 English missionaries in this area and so they put a tv in one of the rooms of the church and we got to listen to it in English. I liked the talks they were very good. But yeah, it was pretty rough on me, but, oh well.

The language... wow. I don't really undertand a thing and when I don't I just say "mande?" So i say that alot. People have patience with me so that is good. The food here is amazing. Everything that I have had has been great! Very spicy stuff but it is legit. I haven't gotten sick yet - which is good - but yeah, when it comes to solid poops I havent had one since the night we stayed at the presidents house (ha ha). But it is good.

They have it set up here that the first visit or contact we teach is called Charla 1. it is about prophets and what not. So we just memorize that. I know it is crazy that we just memorize it instead of teach by the spirit, but we teach that then we give them a pamphlet and then when we come back that is where we get a baptism date and we teach Charla 2, about the Plan of Salvation. We have taught Charla 1 a lot. I have some of it down and then Charla 2, I also have some of it down. but it is going good here.

Two of the missionaries in my district from the MTC are over in La Paz which is in the Baja. Two others down south by Mazatlan called Los Mochis. One up north and then me, in Culiacan. Sorry this keyboard in the cyber place is all messed up.

The people here are very loving and they live in very humble circumstances. I already love the people here. They all have dumps for houses but it doesn't matter when they listen to you so that is good. I dont care really about their houses anymore.

It sounds like the family is doing good. I hope I answered all of the questions that you had. Who my comp is and what not. I can't figure out how to attach photos but I will. I thnk that is it from here for this week.

I love you all!!!!!

Elder Harvey