Out of the Gates!!!- Week 2

Well everyone, there is no better way to say this than by just saying it right here. Life is GOOD. So many miracles and spiritual experiences every single day. I love going to class even though it's some of the hardes hours of the day. We tend to stay very very busy here at the MTC. Translation of MTC is CCM here sooo that's basically the coolest thing ever. Anyways! we have this badge that we have to use to get into breakfast, lunch and dinner and it has always just said what our number is on our ID. BUTTTTTTTTT this week it changed and says our name!! WOW do I feel so special. HAHA!! It is really so much fun and My older brother Tyson said, "It's some of the hardest weeks ever, but once  you're out and you're looking back on it, it just feels like it was such a party" and oh boy is it always a party. One of my roomates has a girlfriend who sends him packages all of the time so to celebrate the 4th of July we opened cream soda pop and drank it together! haha so much fun. But don't think we were partying too hard. We had EFY music playing in the background. Soooo I love being here at the CCM but I just can't wait to go and see the city more. I think I've just about counted all of the houses on the hill I get to look at while im in class... Whoops.. I need to focus a little more maybe.. But today we got to get out of here for a couple of hours!! We had to go to Migration and that was so awesome. 45 min drive to look at the city. Talk to people in spanish, then get back on the bus and come back for 45 minutes. Love it! I'm headed to the Mexico City Southeast Mission and the migration office was in that area! Wow, that place looked so sick!! A good sick! But it's so awesome to see something different. We get to go to the Temple next week I'm pretty sure and I am so excited to do that. The CCM went all out for the 4th of July for all of us Greengos. Hamburgers, eggs, rootbeer, man did I feel so close but so far away from home! It was awesome! We get an hour and a half every day at night to get ready for bed and kind of get ready for the next day. I love it because my room just talks about gospel things and just anything we want to talk about really! It's a good time to relax and feel how blessed I really am to be here serving a missionary for my Savior Jesus Christ. I love serving and am so proud of my family back at home. My mom and dad have taught me so much and  I wouldn't be able to do all that I do without their help. My sisters are amazing and I love having a brother serving a mission just like me. Braeden gave me this HUGE book full of talks and scriptures before I left and man do I love just reading a talk from one of our prophets at night. So much peace and comfort. Not to mention the fact that everyone else in my room is jealous that they don't have talks so thanks for that Braeden! So many good times and memories! Thank you all for your prayers and thoughts. I really can feel them. Have another great week!! 

Keep the Faith - Elder Braeden Ricks

Do Good Be Good - Elder Tyson Ricks

Doubt Not Fear Not - Elder Carson Ricks