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Hey everyone! Happy New Year! I hope you all had a fantastic new years and a good start to 2022! New Years! This new year’s in Mexico was really great. We had a nice dinner of pasole with the Jerónimo Family. We then made it home just in time and heard the fireworks going off… Continue reading Mission Week 30: Oaxaca Oaxaca, Oaxaca

Hey everyone! ¡Feliz Navidad! I hope you all had a phenomenal Christmas and really felt the spirit of the season. It is a special time of year to realize the blessings we have and spend time with those we love most, so make it last! Down here in Mexico, it was quite a Christmas week… Continue reading Mission Week 29: Blockades and Christmas

Hey Everyone! This week was basically Christmas 1/2, so there was a lot we did and had a lot of fun doing it. I hope you all had a great week and are ready for the holiday to come already like we are over here! The Ward Party On Thursday was the ward party for… Continue reading Mission Week 28: Christmas 1/2

Hey everyone! I hope you all are doing fantastic. I’ve heard and seen photos of snow in parts of Utah, so that is pretty cool. The temperature here is the same as ever, so I do miss the change of seasons a little bit. But the work of the Lord presses forward in whatever situation,… Continue reading Mission Week 27

Hey everyone! I hope you all are doing fantastic. I’ve heard and seen photos of snow in parts of Utah, so that is pretty cool. The temperature here is the same as ever, so I do miss the change of seasons a little bit. But the work of the Lord presses forward in whatever situation,… Continue reading Mission Week 26

Hey everyone! What a week! I hope you are all enjoying the start of December with the cold weather and holiday decorations everywhere. We see a fair number of Christmas lights here which is nice, but basically freeze to death every morning in our entirely-concrete refrigerator of an apartment. But it’s the mission life and… Continue reading Mission Week 26

Hey everyone! I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving Week and got a lot of joy out of eating the good food and spending time with family. This week for me wasn’t quite as peaceful, but it was still a good one nonetheless. Here we go! Transfers! This week was the big one for… Continue reading Mission Week 25: From Bikes to Buses

Hey everyone! Another week went by here in Oaxaca and it was certainly one of a lot of fun and enjoyment. Let’s get right into the week! Poderosos Malabares (Powerful Jugglers) So something about México is that almost everybody does anything to earn money through crazy ways. And one of those ways is going into… Continue reading Mission Week 24

Hey everyone! Here’s to another week! I hope you all are doing well. This week (and transfer) flew by, and based on the patterns of other nes missionaries, it is crazy that I probably only have a week left here in Valle de Etla. But anyway, this week was really great and the next is… Continue reading Mission Week 23: Exchanges Galore!

Hey everyone! How are you all doing? I hope the start of your November is going well and not too cold so far, haha. Down here in Oaxaca (city) it has gotten pretty chilly and is especially cold in the mornings with a lot of wind in the afternoons. Exchanges (Intercambios) On Wednesday, Elder Loveridge… Continue reading Mission Week 22