First week in the CCM and it was incredible! First off let me say that I am doing so much better than I thought I would be. So right after I said bye to you guys on the elevator I made my way to the terminal and met Elder Christensen and soon to be companion Elder Costello. The flight to Houston was really long mostly because the seats in economy were not made for people who are 6'2''. Once in Houston we ate at a pizza place that wasn't quite as good as I thought but it was OK. In Houston we picked up Hermana Johnson and several other Elders who aren't in my district. We boarded our flight and left for ciudad de Mexico, on the way there when we could see Mexico city from the window, we were amazed at how big it is, it's so big you can't see anything but city as far as you looked. Anyway when we landed we made our way through customs and eventually found the hermano who was supposed to pick us up. The ride there was pretty scary similar to the roads in Guatemala. The best feeling though was entering the CCM and being able to see the sign as soon as you drive in. After we got in we unloaded our luggage and went to orientation I was so tired because I cannot sleep on planes to save my life. The first thing you needed in orientation was your immunizations records so i'm glad I had that. After orientation is when I sent that email to you saying that I made it there alive. Then you receive all of your study books and have to make your way to the other side of campus, up three flights of stairs, and into your apartment with mucho luggage. When you get to your dormitory though you get to figure out who your companion is, and sure enough mine was Elder Costello from the Airport. He's an awesome guy, he's from Roosevelt and goes to Union High (I had to tell him that we destroyed them in tennis). He is very similar to me in personality and we have loads of fun. The other Elders in our dormitory are Elder Anderson (District Leader) Elder Higgenbotham, Elder Phelps, and Elder Farley. Elder Farley is from Hawaii and is hilarious you guys would like him.
Anyway, everyday is pretty much the same thing here 6:30 wake up, shower, clean the room, get dressed, go to breakfast at 7:15. It's personal study from 7:45 to 8:15, then we have language classes and Book of Mormon classes from 8:30 to 12:15. Next we have lunch, and then we have personal study again from 1:00 to 1:30. Then its gym time! Elder Costello and I love gym time. We have a rivalry in ping pong, basketball, and volleyball. Gym ends around 3:00, but we have to get showered and stuff so it's really over at 2:30. Next we practice teach an investigator. After 5 lessons in Español we got him to commit to Baptism. I was way to pumped but still its pretty awesome to be able to get someone to commit to baptism. After we teach its companion study until 6:00 and then we have TALL (Technology Assisted Language Learning). It's really nice to be able to listen to lessons taught in Spanish so you can learn to pick up on things after awhile. After TALL is Dinner and then Personal study until 9. After that you go back to the dormitory and get ready for bed.
Hermana Martinez is our first instructor in the mornings and then Hermano Rodriguez who is also our practice investigator is our instructor in the evening. The food here is amazing and Yes the Enchiladas the Burritos and the Tacos are giving me “Puffs”. I took a picture of a mini banana not sure why I just thought it was cool. I´ve got an interesting story this morning I put my garments in the dryer and went to play basketball. When I came back to take my garments up stairs and somebody took my garments! Like who does that right! So now I've got like 2 pairs of garments. And at the tienda which is like the store with all the stuff you need they don’t have mediums until next week. So I’ll let you know how this week goes haha but I’m really angry also. Tuesdays we have pizza night and devotionals and President Bennett and sister Bennett are amazing. They are some of the most faithful people I’ve met. I really do love them. So in my one week here at the CCM I’ve memorized the first vision, the missionary purpose, the baptismal invitation, and Mark 9:23 which is an awesome scripture by the way look it up. I’ve got some pictures of our room and of our dormitory, and also of Elder Costello and I in front of the sign. I’ve also attached a picture of my name tag so buddy can see. They have a clip on one and magnetic one which is incredible (napoleon dynamite voice). I appreciated the donuts and haven't received the candy yet but I love hearing from you guys and all that's going on at home. The solar eclipse was only 30% here but still during gym time we couldn't go outside. Sorry if I misspelled anything this computer is in Spanish and I have a spanish keyboard which is really weird by the way. I haven’t gotten fat I weighed myself yesterday and I lost about 1lb and half so I weigh 156.8. I'll end by bearing my testimony in Español. Yo sé que José Smith fue un profeta de Dios, yo testifico que Jesucristo restaurado el verdad Evangelio mediante José Smith. Yo se que Jesucristo es nuestro Salvador y Dios nos ama, en el nombre de Jesucristo Amen.
Were going to the temple in 5 minutes sorry I couldn't write anymore.
Love You con amor
Elder Gibbons
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