So Sorry! No mail this week!

I'm super sorry, but I dont have nearly enough time this week to write, maybe next week! Until then, Jesus loves you. 

Hasta Luego,

Elder Thornley

The best of times, and the worst of times.

What a week! Elder Cortes (AKA: my companion) has been sick for the past week with a throat infection, so we've had to stay home a couple of times on orders from the Mission Presidents Wife. E' Cortes has had 4 shots for his infection, administered by Elder Gomez, who is trained to do that kind of thing, and is doing better now. On thursday, I had terrible allergies, and was sneezing the whole day. But not just sneezing, more like a gunshot from my sinusses. Really loud, and really painful. These have not been the best days of my mission so far, but at the same time, these have been the best days of my mission. We have an hour to study in the mornings, and I have learned so much, and feel the spirit so strongly. I am growing so much sloser to my companion, and loving this mission thing more and more. 

This week has been a peanut butter and jelly week. I bought a jar of each, and bread, and tortillas, and had at least 2 or three sandwhiches or tortillas every day. Best meal in the world. 

I'm a 12th of the way through my mission already. Thats weird to think about. I feel like the MTC was only a week long, and I feel like I just got here. Oh well, I'm getting the hang of it, and hopefully by month 12 I know what Im doing. 

Spiritual thought: Charity is the most important thing we can have. Im 1 Chorinthians 13, it explains how important it is to have charity. No matter how much faith you have, how spiritually powerful you are, or how powerfully you can preach the gospel, none or it matters unless you have charity, and love everyone as Christ did.

Fun scripture fact: In the scriptures, they always talk about how faith can literally move mountains, but it never gives an account of this happening. But it did happen, right after the Tower of Babel incedent. The actual event isnt recorded anywhere, but its referenced in the BoM somewhere around Ether when it talks about the brother of Jared. 

Thats my entry for the week, so until next time, 

Elder Thornley

Bienvenido Mexico!

Wow! Im for real in Mexico finally! After 6 terrific weeks in the MTC Im finally in the big leagues now. Im beyond excited! However, I cant speak the language, which is making things exciting. But I know I'll survive somehow, if not by the grace of God. We don't have many, if any at all, investigators, but we're getting through it. My companion is Elder Cortes, from Cancun Mexico. Viva la Fiesta!

This last week was hectic if nothing else. First, I was at the mercy of Moctezumas revenge for a few days, but Once that passed, I felt much better. I had my First 2 baptisms by a series of more or less fortunate events. They werent my investigators, or even in my area. It was a mother and daughter I baptized. The daughter, who's about 11 or 12, when asked who she wanted to baptize her said the Guapito Guerrito, or handsome white boy. Well, Im flattered! so I was lined up to baptise her, and Elder Cortes her mom, but unfortunately, Elder Cortes got a throat infection the day before, so I had the opportunity to baptize the mother as well. It was really spiritual. I could tell because I was tired the rest of the day, and according to a saying I once heard, The spirit makes women cry, and men tired. So I was pretty overcome.

My area, Maravatio, is the only area in my mission to have bikes, so Im having a great time. Ive been to other missions, and I can see why they dont have bikes, the streets are basically vertical! Crazy.

Again, I apologize that I cant write alot of you personally, but Mission rules are rules, and as I heard on my first day, Obedience brings blessings, but Exact obedience brings miracles, and we definately need miracles here.

Well, thats pretty much all the time I have for now, but I look forward to hearing from you, (if you dont mind too much) and I hope you're all doing well.

Elder Thornley