Email - Thanksgiving Day, 2014

Hey everyone, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! Thanksgiving isn't celebrated in Mexico so I need all of you to eat as much turkey as you can for me.

This week was another great week in the CCM. I'm learning a ton! Both about the gospel and about the spanish language. I've actually learned a lot about English too! It's awesome to see how far I've come from week 1.

Me and my zone played a little joke this morning that I thought was super funny. So every week we get a new group of missionaries that come to the CCM. The first couple of days they are here they wear their suit jacket and carry around their green folder. So my companion and I and some other guys in our zone decided that we would wear our jackets and bring our folders to breakfast this morning. I somehow acquired a lisp while I was trying to act like a new missionary and we sat down next to some guys who had been here for a while. After about 30 minutes of us dragging this joke along we finally told them that we were just messing around and they thought it was pretty funny. They were just giving us tips on what to do and telling us all about the CCM. It was super fun to do that this morning. 

Anyways, the CCM is so awesome. I'm working harder than I ever have in my life and I am also the happiest I have ever been in my life. I leave for HONDURAS in about a week and a half and I'm so excited. I know that the first month or so will be super tough, but I know that Heavenly Father will be helping me every step of the way. These 4 weeks have gone by so fast I can't believe it. 

I'm so grateful for this opportunity I have to go teach other people about the gospel of Jesus Christ. He is my brother and I love him so much. My testimony of the Atonement has been strengthened so much since being here. Repentance is real and I know that for sure.

Ether 12:27 And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them.

Love you guys. Have a great Thanksgiving.

Elder Wilks