Los Dos

Hola!

I hope you all are well! I appreciate all the love, support, and prayers that you guys have given me, they do not go unnoticed. 

Week one is officially down and I can say without a doubt it has been the longest, shortest, craziest, best week of my life. The missionary life is good. We have a phrase here, “A week is a day, and a day is a week.” Basically the time is wack, but it’s all filled with the best stuff so I'm not complaining. Classes have been great and I really feel like I have been able to grow closer to my Savior. I truly believe that Spanish is a celestial language; there are so many more ways to see the message of Christ and the world in general through the lens of the Spanish language. I am so happy to be here and feel like I learn so much everyday. We have been preparing to give our first real lesson this Wednesday and my companion and I came across a great scripture in Mosiah. In Chapter 4 verses 6-7 it reads,

6 I say unto you, if ye have come to a knowledge of the goodness of God, and his matchless power, and his wisdom, and his patience, and his long-suffering towards the children of men; and also, the atonement which has been prepared from the foundation of the world, that thereby salvation might come to him that should put his trust in the Lord, and should be diligent in keeping his commandments, and continue in the faith even unto the end of his life, I mean the life of the mortal body—

7 I say, that this is the man who receiveth salvation, through the atonement which was prepared from the foundation of the world for all mankind, which ever were since the fall of Adam, or who are, or who ever shall be, even unto the end of the world

As we are so fond of saying here, I am super mega agradecido for my Savior Jesus Christ and for the ability I have to become a better person through him. In addition to the amazing spiritual trip this has been, its been a lot of fun too. The quality of food goes up and down, most of our mealtime goes into ranking the food in our mixed array of Spanglish. But our district is very chevere and we are all super tight. 

Plus we get to play Basketball, volleyball, or spikeball everyday and we ball so much I ripped a hole in my shoe already. As you can see from the title, our favorite phrase is, “Los dos,” which basically means both and we use it any time we can. Our Spanish isn't great but we have a good time learning. Pretty soon it will be super bueno and that’s no chiste.

Keep in touch amigos, I'll be here every Saturday.

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Elder Moulton

PS I realize there was an incorrect use of the Spanish Language in the title of my last email, lo siento. I will study harder next time :)