1st P-day in the field

¡Hola!

I'm here in Mexico safely. Having fun doing the work.

  

After we got off the plane we got picked up and went to the President's house and had dinner and interviews. They are really nice and funny. we stayed the night there. After breakfast we had training until 12. We went to a restaurant and i had my first real Mexican tacos. They were good and I did not get sick from those (or from others yet, knock on wood). After we had our changes meeting my companion is Elder Medina.

He is from Mexico city his family is not to far from the temple. He is 18 and about my height. I think that the mission president will be or has sent an email with a photo of me and my new companion.

After the meeting we went to our apartment and dropped off my bags and went out to work. Our area is in the city "Reforma" is the name. We have two wards: Reforma and La Perla. Our apartment is small but nice.

We have just been working the rest of the days. We have had appointment but people have not been there. We have a few that we have taught. It's hard not being able to help that much but I do put some words in.  We did not have a baptism yesterday but there hopefully should be one this week and I might get to do it

  

My ankle and finger are good. I have some blisters from walking and other pains for walking all day but hopefully with time I will get used to them.

The Spanish is coming along. It's hard to understand other thing that aren't the gospel but with time.

Ester week is a big thing down here. Sunday I got to introduce myself in both wards so that was fun. So 6 hrs of church

  

Thanks for Everything and for all the love and prayer. Tell everyone hi for me:

Con amor,

Elder Templin

Elder Medina and Elder Templin
First companion in Mexico City

President and Sister Hicken and Elder Templin

Jeff is on his way to Mexico!!

Today we got to talk to Jeff for a little bit while he was waiting to get on his flight to Mexico! He had to be at the travel office this morning at 6 a.m. where they loaded a bus full of elders and took them all to the airport. Jeff's flight was at 958 so we got to speak to him for a little while. He call from the oh so reliable pay phones at the airport and we got cut off about 6 times I think but he called us back which we were all very happy about. Lol we had a very interesting time talking to him, he called my dads phone, him, Peggy and Tif were at the house talking on speaker phone and then they had me on speaker phone ( I was at school) because we kept getting cut off when we tried for a 3-way call. Tif had Brie on her phone and she was also on speaker phone. We got to talk to him for about 30 minutes which was really good. We cant wait to hear from him once he gets to Mexico and I promise that I will be better at keeping this uptodate!

Pictures while at the MTC

Elder Templin! Look how happy he looks!

Jeff jammed his finger while playing volleyball with the other elders

Provo Temple!

The mission District!

Elder Templin and his companion Elder Barrows

2 1/2 weeks left in the MTC!!!!

All is going good here.

I still don't have my visa yet but hopefully this week because i only have 2.5 more until I'm meant to to be in Mexico.

 

The time is going by fast the days and weeks are just becoming one big time period. But the time is fun so it all works out.

 

The Spanish is coming a long also. I hope that i will be ready for Mexico in time, but i know it will work out.

 

I hope everyone is staying busy with work and life.

 

I saw Josh Gibbions at Dinner today it nice to see someone that i know from home.

 

Thanks for everything that you all do for me. Miss you all.

 

Love

Elder Templin

 

He is having a great time in the MTC with teaching the lessons in Spanish, and he is looking forward to getting to Mexico!

Week 3 in the MTC

Hola I'm doing good and am still alive. Hope all is going good there at home with everything at work and in your lives.

The weeks are moving buy.  I don't remember if you all remember Tyler Perry but he is here and is going to Mexico also he has 2 weeks left and he has his visa already.  I will probably have mine in time and will not have to be here longer then the 9 weeks.  Which is going to be awesome.

  

Let me know what you want me to put in my emails and letters and I can put it in.

Thanks for everything you all have done for me.  I love you all.

Love,

Elder Templin

In Elder Templin's letter to us he wrote how time seems to be going by quick for him. They are starting to teach some lessons in spanish to some of the missionaries who have been there longer then they have. They played volleyball this week and Jeff jammed his finger and rolled his ankle but he says its not very bad (so we hope that its really not). He says learning the spanish and the lessons are going good.  

MTC

Hey everyone,
Jeff is having a great time in the MTC. He is supposed to leave for Mexico on April 18th so we hope he gets his visa in time.

 Here is a little bit from his email that he sent us:  

 

After you dropped me off i got my name tag and found out who my companion was (Elder Barrow) and met my district.  We then had a meeting with the MTC presidency and their wives.

  

Every Sunday and Tuesday we have a devotional they fit every one in the gym, its really cool.

 

Love you guys and hope all is going good.

 

Elder Templin