Letter #1 part 2

Week one is in the books and I'll tell you a few things I've learned. 1.They feed you really well at the MTC. 2. You can control your bladder longer than you'd think. 3. Mexico has better November weather than Utah.

Alrighty boys and girls, newsflash: Missions ask a lot of you. That's okay though because you have to have some strain to get the gain (1 Nephi 20:10). We went to the Mexico City temple today. It's a good looking temple, but I forgot to grab the thing I need to put a picture from my camera on the computer so maybe next week I'll send it (the pictures below are from other missionaries). My companion is Elder Mardo from Virginia. To give you an idea of our relationship let me share a brief experience with you. One day Elder Mardo was bored so he snapped my sock against my leg. Naturally I reached down and untied his show. After he retied it we sat in silence for a good 4-5 seconds before looking at each other at precisely the same moment when he said "I hate you" and I said "I love you too". We had a good laugh. And don't worry, we didn't do it during a quiet time. Our district leader told me we have a good companionship. My district is a blessing too, by the way. We taught 4 lessons this week and #2 was the best in my humble opinion. Learning a language is difficult, but it's coming along. 

Some advice for everybody: Listen to the Spirit the first time.

-Elder Finlinson

I was visibly pained by the task of striking a pose in one of these pictures, but understand that we did it for a reason. Look for the statue behind us. And let me know if the pictures even came through because I'm unsure of my method.​