First week at the CCM

 Officially has been the first week at the CCM! So far I have gone through a whirl of emotions. A lot has already happened this week and so this email might be a little long. 

Tuesday: I said goodbye to all of my family which was pretty hard but i held up and didn't cry. Seeing my family cry was pretty hard though. I had never flown before on my own, especially to a new place outside of the US. I flew from Colorado springs airport by myself even though I was supposed to have at least one other missionary on that plane with me. I sat in between two old ladies and one of them didn't talk but the other one was super friendly. I got to Dallas and finally met up with some missionaries which was a huge relief. We all flew to Mexico and went through that airport which seemed like a jail. We hopped on our little transport school bus and all I can say is I could never drive in Mexico. I was the only one really at the MTC or CCM from my district for a while but eventually everyone made it.

Wednesday: This day was pretty hard for me I was feeling pretty stressed and overwhelmed by a calling I received while I'm here at the CCM. I was called to be a house leader, which means I am in charge of pretty much everyone in the house and make sure they're following the rules. On top of that I felt like my Spanish was getting worse because I wasn't remembering simple words but I knew eventually no matter how long it takes ill get it.

Thursday: This day hit me hard. I got super bad home sickness and super overwhelmed by the language. Everything just seemed like it was getting worse and worse. I was definitely struggling to get through that day. The only thing that was keepin me goin was knowing I only had 1 more day until p-day. I also was asking for help and comfort which leads into Friday.

Friday: This day flew by and was actually a super awesome :) day. I woke up with tons of energy and not as sad as I was the day before. During one of my classes we were practicing reading the scriptures like we would with investigators. I decided to just randomly open my book and without looking pick a verse because I wasn't sure what scripture to read and I flipped open to, Doctrine and Covenants chapter 49 verse 26 and it says, "behold i say unto you, go forth as i have commanded you; repent of all your sins. Ask and you shall receive, knock and it shall be opened unto you." I thought that I was meant to read this and it was for a reason I randomly chose it because of my struggles days prior. The night before I had also prayed to be comforted and just like that verse, ask and ye shall receive. 

Kinda just want to end off this email with some photos ive taken while here and that the next email wont be until Friday so enjoyyy.