So glad Im finally getting to email you guys! Excuse my typing these keyboards are a little different. Anyway, its been an incredible week in the CCM...Centro de Capicitacion de Misional Mexico. Mom I got your letter from MissionaryPackageMx! Its so awesome to hear from everyone!
Its been a lot of hard work in the CCM but I love it here. It feels like a really nice community college campus surrounded by walls in the middle of Mexico City. Probably because the CCM used to be kind of like a mormon high school until 2013. Im amazed at how organized everything is. When we got here we received a schedule of our entire stay in the CCM! I love my teachers my district my leaders and all the missionaries making the sacrifice to be out here!
The first day was a lot of orientation and welcoming and unpacking. I found out the CCM can hold 1200 misioneros. Mostly Americans but still a lot of Latinos. I saw a ton of my friends pretty quickly. Hermana Art Elder Trendler Elder Holt from Mesa and Elder Bullock who I met at BYU this summer. Theyre all awesome. I met my first companion Elder Witt from Utah and we got along very well instantly. Hes going Cuernavaca too! Hes a hard worker.
Every other day has been filled with classes and studying about becoming a better missionary and learning Spanish. I cant believe how much Ive learned already. I know how to bear my testimony and to pray and I know the missionary purpose the baptismal invitation the First Vision and Moronis Promise all in Spanish! We taught our first lesson to an investigator in Spanish on our thrid day! The investigator was actually just one of our language teachers. Sometimes Im really confident in my progress with the language and then other times Ill have a super humbling experience. But overall Im still super positive.
Sunday was powerful. After 5 incredibly long days it was nice to parttake of the sacrament hear the testimonies of other missionaries and feel the spirit. Unfortunately my companion Elder Witt decided had some prior sins he had to take care of so he met with the Branch President and other leaders and decided to go home on Tuesday. So I got moved into a trio with Elders Stevens from Washington and Contreras from Tuscon who are also serving in Cuernavaca. I feel like Ive known them all my life. They are so funny and so easy to get along with. We all like to sing songs that we miss from back home together. Elder Contreras knows the Funks btw. We live in a casa right now with 4 other trios haha.
I love being a missionary! Im adjusting very nicely I think. I havent got too homsick or stressed yet. Im so thankful for everyone that helped me prepare spiritually and with packing and all that because I feel completely prepared. I know that there will be plenty of ups and downs on the road ahead but thats what a missions all about. The Lord called me to be one of His servants.
The food is good here! We have gym time everyday so I usually play basketball or soccer which is a blast! Ive been doing pushups as much as I can but I can tell its gonna be a while before I can do as many as Dad LOL. The weather is beautiful. Chilly in the mornings and warm in the afternoons. Its rained a few times. We are going to the Mexico City temple today for P day! So excited. Thank you mom for sneaking notes from the fam and pictures in my bags. Im so grateful.
I love you all!
Let us all press on!
Adios.
Elder Tucker
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| The wall of the CCM |
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| My first companion Elder Witt |
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| A map of Mexico and where each of us will be serving |
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| My trio of companions in front of the CCM |
Elder Tucker! You are amazing! We are so proud of you and all you are doing. Thanks for the example you set for our family. WE look forward to hearing more and following along with your mission news!! Love you tons-The Austin cousins
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