March 16, 209

Hola Familia,

So this week has been great! My companion has been having a little bit of a tough time because of things that have happened in his house, but we continue to work hard and really search the scriptures daily. It's freaking awesome! Well, I feel like time is just flying right now, it's so crazy! But I absolutely love it! I really don't know what to say. This week hasn't been super interesting. Well, actually, I learned some things about the church yesterday that I really didn't know existed and that really gave me the desire to really study the scriptures because wow there is so much in the scriptures that I don't even know! Our ward mission leader knows a ton about the scriptures and then our Bishop knows the church doctrine so well! They have really helped me to find answers to some questions that I have had and wow all I can say is that there is no no no no no way that the church could be false or be established by some man. There are just so many things that existed in the past and we do them exactly the same now in the present time!

This week I've learned a ton with some help and it's been awesome! I'm glad that you guys had fun this weekend and at Hali's wedding! That's sweet that her husband (woa, that's kinda weird to say, but suave at the same time) can speak Spanish and served in Mexico City! Yeah, Im totally learning how to speak chilango, it's awesome! My companion is pro at it! So he's been helping me! It really helps when we do our contacts, because the people can see that we are normal and gives them the interest of listening to us! It's just awesome here I love it!

I found out that I'm living in one of the magical towns in Mexico there are only ten in Mexico and I'm living in one. How sweet is that! I found it pretty interesting! Oh yeah and sorry about the English it's starting to become a little hard to speak and think in English unless I'm talking with a greengo! My companion wants me to speak English with him and I try to but a lot of times it's just so much easier to speak in Spanish! I don't know it's probably a little weird but it's so true! I love it! Well I'm loving life and working super hard mom so don't worrry! I'm trying to be as obedient as possible! Well love you guys!

Tennison's Apartment Building

View from Tennison's apartment

Elder Hunter working in the rain!

Elder Hunter wanting to eat a HUGE hamburger.

Well love you guys!

Elder Hunter

March 9, 2009

Family,

I'm doing wonderful! Yeah there is just tons of work by the end of the week. I totally look forward to Monday to just kind of relax a little bit! But well actually today I didn't get that chance we got four zones together and played! Yeah we played soccer for like three hours straight!I can barely walk now! It was a blast! I did forget to put on sunscreen so I got a little burnt but don't worry I'm fine! About the investigators, we have tons! The hardest part with all of them is getting them to church. That's our goal this week is getting a lot of them to church! Oh yeah and the other night when we returned home to the casa we found a scorpion just chillin on the wall! my companion was totally afraid of it! It was sweet looking! Things are going wonderful! That stinks for Beau (They lost in the state finals, but still took 2nd place.) But I'm sure he's keeping his head up which is good! Well take care I love you guys!

Scorpion they found on the wall.

Family Home Evening

Pole in the middle of the street

Note from Tennison March 9th . . Hey mom I just wanted to send you a quick message to let you know that I have tried eye tacos now!!!! I'm being dead serious! They actually taste pretty good its only the texture which I will leave to your imagination that I don't really like! Yeah it's just like eating an eye! haha yeah it's the one that's different than the rest! the others are al pastor tacos which are definitley my favorites!
(I asked him what kind of eyes and he said they were cow eyes, eeek.)

This is Sergio's mini bug (Cool!)
Side View

Beautiful Catholic Cathederal

Family,

Well nothing too interesting has happened since I last talked to you! Oh, Im still in Mexico haha! Yesterday we went and ate with a magician. He is a member in our ward and well it's kind of funny because he's a magician and his wife is a clown, like that's their professions haha! How sweet, no!? Well he taught us some sweet magic tricks! He also gave me a pair of his shoes so I shouldn't have to buy some for a while now at least so I hope! Dinner was really interesting! Ummm what else is there?

Oh some ways to tell you've been in mexico a long time:

1. When you hear bimbo you think of bread and not the other thing

2. you can understand the guys screaming gas

3. anything over 20 pesos is expensive

4. You know exactly where the best taco stands are

5. you dont know how to eat a meal without tortillas

6. If the food isnt spicy it doesnt taste good

7. its natural to always be wearing sandals inside of the house

8. you are a pro at turning on the boiler and know exactly how long it takes to have hot water.

That's all that I have for right now! Oh yeah, the Bishop took us out for tacos on Thursday night because we are working! I think it's going to be a ritual every Thursday night from now on! haha I can't decide which tacos are better tripe or al pastor definately really good! I tried head tacos those had kinda weird texture not my favorite, I think next I'm going to try eye tacos and I'll let you know how they taste! haha (Note from mom: I think he is playing me.) I love you guys! I hope you enjoyed the calm week! Good luck at state Beau!!!!

Elder Hunter

February 26, 2009 - (I didn't get an e-mail from Tennison on Monday, so I was a little worried and sent him an e-mail that he must have a good reason. It looks like they took some time to have some harmless fun.) I received this e-mail and pictures today. YEAH!


Hey Mom, I'm sure that you have been super worried, but yeah everything is going awesome here!

Monday was really busy we went and played basketball and soccer and then after we went bowling and ice skating! haha it was a blast! It took more time than we thought butI thought I would give you a quick email right now to let you know everything is going well!

Tennison and Elder Hilario Ice Skating

Tennison and the Elders in his area bowling

Self explanatory (Reason I didn't get an e-mail)

Rosario

Tennison helping kids with homework.

Napping with the kids

Baptism of Sergio

Wow I've seen so many miracles in the last week its amazing! I gave one of our investigators a blessing because she had some sort of problem. She went to the hospital and instead of having to have an operation she just had to take some medicine! It was sweet! We are finding tons of people to teach!!!!! It's awesome. We literally run to every appointment because there just isn't enough time in the day to teach everyone but we try! That means that my companion is the bomb! He only has two months in the mission, but man he really wants to work and work hard. It's awesome! It's funny because he has a hard time getting up in the morning because he's not used to working so hard but we were doing awesome!

We also found a member yesterday that lives in Houston but is down here to take care of some things! He was baptized about 2 months ago but he's here by himself and was praying to find us the night before, and he found us the next morning! Coincidence? Don't think so! He took us out to dinner last night and is going to help us today so we don't have to waste money or time because we can go in his car!!!!!!! I'm super excited! Yeah I'm doing amazing! no te preocupes! I'm trying to send some pictures but I don't think the computer wants to cooperate! haha

Tennison with member from Houston.

I love you take care! Tell Beau to go kick some butt in state! I really wish i could be there but I'm sure he'll do amazing! I love you guys!

Elder Hunter :P hehe

February 16th E-mail (Sorry late posting)

Familia,

Sounds like you guys are doing awesome! I bet Beau is just absolutely loving basketball!

Well, my week was kind of crazy because I'm in a new area and it's absolutely enormous. It's like 5 times the size of my old area and its really cool! Well, the start of the week my companion was really sick when I arrived. We went to our district meeting and then after we rushed to the doctor because he had a really high fever. She gave him a shot and since then he has been doing absolutely amazing! On Friday we were walking through the center of town to catch a bus to go to a different part of our area, when we were stopped by some gringo. I'm pretty sure he stopped us because he recognized that I'm a gringo also and so he new I could speak English. He was a calvanist and couldn't speak any Spanish. He kept telling us that we preach lies and that he was going to pray that we wouldn't find people to teach. He kept trying to use scriptures and argue with us and well my companion still doesn't have much experience and was trying to argue with him because he can speak pretty good English. I just smiled, said "thank you" grabbed my companion and walked away! haha There really is no point in arguing with people like that because they won't change! So it was a good teaching experience for me to teach my companion!

On Sunday I woke up at 4 in the morning because my stomach hurt. I was just laying in bed at 6 I got up to turn on the boiler and take some Pepto Bismal for my stomach then like ten minutes after I took Pepto Bismal I threw up! Oh, I absolutely hate throwing up! Then I threw up again! After that we went to pick up our investigators to go to church. Only one was home and her name is Rosario. We went to church and I was feeling really dizzy and sick of the stomach. One of the counselors got up and introduced me and then surprisingly said and Elder Hunter is going to share a few words with us so I gave an unprepared talk. (The Bishop said i did really good!) haha! Then I sat down and rested. It was also the first time I got to bless the sacrament since I've been here! But yeah, then the bishop had all the people that had served missions or are serving missions (Us) come to the front. He presented us and one of the young men had just received his mission call so the bishop presented the call to him! Well while we were standing in front I had the urge to throw up again and ran to the bathroom upstairs! Oh man was it a crazy morning!

So the answers to your questions. My area is awesome! I like being senior companion it really isn't much different but its cool! My companion feels better! The town I'm serving in is what I think would be a typical town here in Mexico! It is fairly big! We have one ward in this city and we meet in a house of prayer because we don't have a chapel! Don't worry I feel a ton better now. I think I had food poisoning from some pizza I ate! I don't know why but it's always the pizza! the most Americanized food I can find here! haha!


Oh yeah, we also had a baptism on Saturday. A little kid named Luis. I didn't get a foto because my battery died in my camera, but hopefully my companion will be able to pass me the foto to pass home! Also, that girl Rosario is going to be baptized this Saturday. She is awesome! She knows like everything. Her family doesn't want alot to do with the church, but they'll support her. Rosario told us that she had a dream that she was a missionary and after was married in the temple. That was a pretty cool experience! Well love you guys!


I love you all lots! Take care!

Elder Hunter

Sorry to all of you who were looking forward to a post last week, but I'm still in the process of translating it, so I'm not so sure if I'll post it.

02.09.09


Hi Family, Well this last week was great. We had four baptisms that were awesome! One complete family!



and a little girl. Her mom was inactive and we reactivated her and baptized the little girl! It was awesome!


I also got transferred from my area. I am now in Cuautitlan in an area called Tepotzotlan. It is totally different than St. Teresa. I'm actually in the city. It's sweet! My companion told me I have to be careful because there are lots of gays and girls! I guess I'll just find out what that means. (When Tennison wrote this e-mail he had only been in the area for 2 hours.)

Elder Hunter and Elder Martinez
Tennison's last meeting with Teresa and Edgar bef0re transfers

My new companion's name is Elder Ficachi, he's sweet! He is sick right now so hopefully he gets better so we can work a lot! Yeah we're the pokemon according to my old companion Elder Martinez Picachu and Hunter Ha Ha! But yeah it's going to be great! Oh, I'm also Mayor (Senior Companion)! haha So I'm excited! I'm glad to hear everyone back at home is doing wonderful!

Tennison studying under his baby palm

Keep working hard at everything you guys do!

Take care! I love you guys tons!
Elder Hunter