Called to Serve: Xalapa, Mexico Mission: March 12th, 2018 Letter #18

The people here are super nice and I swear every family we visit has a super fun 3 year old. The area itself is pure hills so that's always fun. It's rained a couple times already. It's not as hot here so far as Vega, but I have to shower at night now because the hills work up a good sweat. Elder Alor is from the Veracruz mission so he lives super close to here. His family got baptized a few months before he left and he was baptized three years ago. He turns 24 in a month. We get along well and he's very complimentary of my spanish and preparation, which is nice. We went to the zone leader's area for p-day and I got to know a little more of what the city center is like in Papantla.

For the transfer they just straight up sent me solo and figured I wouldn't do anything stupid because there wasn't a way to send someone with me. The investigators are cool and we should baptize this weekend. Briana got baptized in Vega last week so that was cool to hear about. The best thing about the week is that the Spanish is being put into practice now (Elder Alor and I talk quite a bit as we walk). The worst was that our numbers were a little rough this week. There are still street dogs.

Love, Elder Finlinson

Also interesting sidenote: Xanath means: 1) Intense desire for association with people and new experiences (and/or) 2) You have a unique inner potential. With your first breath, a spiritual essence and purpose became part of you.