Sister deBenito's Mission: Week 1 AND 2- Mexico CCM

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After the first day these are probably the most important things you use in the CCM.

Its been an amazing 2 weeks but it has also been a huge change! I've learned a lot and have had a lot of teaching moments. Im here but it really hasn't hit me yet still... it almost feels like a really spiritual and intense EFY or church camp. hah

My companion's name is Hermana Harris and she is from San Diego, shes going to Provo Utah as well! She's awesome. She loves art, dancing, and is very good at memorizing! These are all things I'm terrible at but i can say we've found that we both love Nacho Libre!! hahah I room with 2 other Hermanas, they are both going to Redlands, Cali. Their names are Hermana Caldwell y Hermana Bradshaw! They are so sweet.

We got our first investigator the second day here and have been teaching him everyday. We soon learned that our investigator Manuel is also our teacher in the afternoon! That was sure a surprise for all of our district! It has all been a definite learning curve since we only talk in Spanish. We committed Manuel to baptism the other day and even though it was all pretend it was such a good feeling to hear him say sí!

My districto is awesome we've become so close! we have 6 hermanas and 4 elders! It's uncommon to have more Hermanas but lets just say that's what make districto 12B so cool;)

We've really become close as we sit together at every meal (by the way the food here is really good!!! they have watermelon/fruit here at every meal!!!), we help each other in study time and try to play as much as we can together during gym time! Gym time is everyday and since Hermana Harris doesn't really like what I like to do that much we go on splits and I go with Hermana Caldwell and we'll play sand or indoor volleyball! We haven't done anything else. We keep saying we will but volleyball is just so much fun!!!

Our teacher Hermano Gonzalez is really good at teaching us and tries his best to keep us entertained. Its hard to sit for 3 hours at a time and try to grasp everything we can. Its amazing to see the change already in my districto! We may have only been here for almost 2 weeks but we have learned so much en español! The gift of tongues is sooooooo real! I love seeing it happen

As the new group of missionaries came in this week, I saw how much my district has changed and grown so much already.

I miss all of you guys a ton and i still haven't found anyone from Houston yet but hopefully soon enough i will;)

This gospel is true and with what I've felt and seen, my testimony of this gospel has grown so much already. You could say these 2 weeks have been a huge reality check for me! Its work but its completely worth is. Like they say, you have 1 1/2 (or 2) years to live it and an eternity to look back. I love it.

Hermana deBenito