Hola Familia!
Well my first week in Quito is over. It is so different here but im getting used to it. I had to give a talk on sunday about missionary work. It is a ward here of about 120 but there were only 86 people there, about the same amount as attended in the branch in Tulcan. But the talk went well. We dont really have many investigators right now, so this week that is what elder Benavides and i will work on. CONTACTING! Wahoo! haha, I dont mind it anymore, we had some extra time after church yesterday so i was like Hey lets go knock some doors, and so we did and we got one appointment out of the half our of it. So about my comp, He is from Mexico and doesnt know really any english, he is from the coast over by the gulf of mex. and so he has a coastal accent that it almost impossible to understand. He is pretty prideful against me and it makes it worse that im gringo. He doesnt really let me talk much at all in lessons but hes slowly getting better with that. He always has to be way in front of me when we are walking anywhere and he doesnt like to talk to me. But im not too worried about it. Probably by the end of this week all will be mostly worked out. Quito is huge city and our sector is the mountainside above the airport. Up in the santa anita sector we cant be walking aroud after dark, most of the people up there are black. And there are TONZ of dogs, dont anyone tell magnum i said this, i would hat for him to take it the wrong way, but i think i really just hate dongs now! We have been chased and almost bittin numerous times, i keep rocks in the bottle pouch of my back pack for quick access! Its not a real safe area, but we are working around it and getting days scheduled so it all works out. Dont worry, we are being safe and i know that the Lord is watching out for us. So my good buddy from the mtc Elder Stieber is the one that took my place in Tulcan and he wrote me today and told me everyone there hates him and thinks they got jipped out when i left and he came! Well he was obviously exaggerating a bit but it makes me feel god anyways. I miss all the people up there. Its just different here in Quito, the people, th accent, food, just everything. The food i have to admit is better here, more flavorful. Thats plus. Oh! It is SOO hot here! The first couple of days i thought i was going to DIE! I have been drinking LOTSof water though. Its probably about 95 when its sunny and then humid. But everyone says its cold here that the coastal area in the mssion is way worse!! So i need to be grateful. I lay in bed at night just sweating, its alot warmer than back home thats for sure. Well i will try to get some pictures sent hom next week. OH! We had lunch yesterday with the elders quorum president and he asked me what i miss most about home, i told him camping and hunting, so he told me hes gonna plan an activity next month for us elders to go with the elders quorum on a hike to see one of the volcanos here! im way excited.
Thank you all and i love you!
Elder Morris