Hola familia,

So because I am delayed I got a new schedule which is the same as the field schedule in Mexico. During our proselytizing time, aka whole day, we are in the Referral Center and I have two pretty solid investigators already. Also my preparation day was moved to Wed. which is why you didn’t get an email yesterday. The RC is great I’ve been able to teach quite a few people so far… plus its easier because its mostly in English. This morning we found out we got our permisos [permits/visas], so I should be leaving for Mexico any day… expect a phone call.

Thank you, thank you, thank you all for your wonderful letters and your packages you have been spoiling me. Thanks mom and dad for the food the cupcakes were great! and for the CD dad. I can not believe you made that website. It is incredible. It looks amazing. [Shayne sent Bryce a printed copy of this blog.] All of the other missionaries are jealous and said to tell you, you can make them one too. Also Kristi thanks so so much I just got your package today, I dig the tie and the coin is sweet I’ll carry it everywhere plus the food ¡hay carumba! Thanks also for the last package from Emily and Kristi with all the cool pictures from the kids and the ridiculously amazing food. You guys are over kill. Thanks Heather for your many letters and tell Colby and Miles thanks for there awesome drawings of Wall-E and George of the jungle. I’ll try to write you all soon, but I’ve got little time and a whole lot of packing!

…oh yea please tell the young men and the leaders [in the ward] thanks for the letters and that all is great, I got my visa and that Seth better start preparing for his mission.

Thanks soo soo much, I love you all and you’re in my prayers!

Bryce

Hola me familia ¿Como estan? ¿Como le va?

So I’m supposed to be in Mexico in 6 days! however the visa thing isn’t looking too well. All is well what ever happens though!… maybe I’ll get to see the Manns when Justin comes in next week.

So a typical day for me starts between 5:45 and 6:30 depending on my schedule for the day. I have three 1 hour study blocks personal study (spent studying the scriptures, my patriarch blessing, and writing talks), companion study (usually spent practicing teaching lessons and reviewing principles in Preach My Gospel) and language study (grammar, looking up vocab for words I’ve been trying to say,translating question and principles for lessons, translating talks,etc.) as well as some Missionary Directed time to study what ever I need the most that day.

Sorry if my spelling has gotten even worse, because it is so easy to spell in Spanish and its got me a little confused!

So a lot of days I try to speak only in Spanish, but for the last week(s) I am only speaking in Spanish. It will be more of a challenge and I know it will help a lot.

I have gym five days a week for 50 min. (every day except preparation day [today] and sunday) and we have 4.5-5 hours of classroom instruction split between our two teacher Hno. Sáncheznd Hna. Mears. Preparation days I get to go to the Temple except today, because it is closed for cleaning, also every Tuesday night we have a Devotional, usually be a member of the Quorum of the 70. Everyone in the CCM looks forward to this! sunday nights we have a fireside as well which is usually a little more casual.

On the forth we had a special fireside where we played songs on chimes made from pipes it was neat w/ 3000 missionaries. Then we watched the BYU fire works from the parking lot, they were neat with my glasses off : ) Oh I don’t know if I mentioned my companion is District Leader so we have stuff to do with that. AHH my computer time is up. I love you all every much…I’ll try to write a letter today if I have more time. Thank you all for your letters.

Love you,

Bryce

My companion is Elder Covington from Cedar city, Utah. He worked construction before his mission, too. His boss sounds really cool….He built a house off the grid. My roommates are Elder Weston from Mesa, Az and Elder King from Lausey, New Mexico, population 70. They’re pretty cool.

So last week the Prophet’s daughter came and spoke to us, it was amazing. I have a larger testimony and sense of gratitude because of her. Well life at the MTC is great (the busy/hard work kind of great). A day here consists of waking up at 5:45 (to get a shower) breakfast at 7:00, personal study for one hour, companion study for one hour, language study for 1 hour. 1/2 hour of missionary directed study, then lunch. Classes till 4:30 which is dinner. Then classes again till 9 p.m. From 9-9:30 is planning for the next day, then 9:45-10:15 prep for bed. The order is different everyday of the week and somewhere in there is 45 min of gym. Tuesdays are prep day and I get to go to the temple. Would love to write more but I’m short on time.

Love, Bryce