Finally Made it to Mexico!

Elder Eliason Shootin' a 3 at the Capilla (Chapel) Court!

Elder getting his laundry done...

Hello all! 


Wow what a week it has been as I was in Idaho getting my visa all ready and signed so that I could be here and what not but I am finally here! FINALMENTE! haha this first week has been loco! ha I got here to Mexico on Wednesday night and we got in late at like 11pm and President CASTAÑEDA and his wife picked us up from the airport in Villahermosa and when we got outside a huge cloud of hot, humid air hit us! haha and it was 11pm ! haha but its alright I love it!  


Then we slept at the Assistant´s house and man, when we got in the house it was hot and humid too! I forgot no air conditioning! haha and we slept on the floor with these pads! ha but yeah, that night, knowing that Thanksgiving was the next day, I was humbled in that moment and was thinking of all the things that we have at home and how grateful and humbled i have been this past 4 or 5 days as i have been here. We have soo much! It´s awesome here though I love it! 


My companion´s name is Elder Alvarez!  He is from Cuidad Juarez and has been out for 10 months! i will attach photos from this past week so you can see us and our area but yeah ! He is awesome! My first area is Nanchital! Its about 2 and a half hours northwest of Villahermosa...and about 20 minutes from the gulf coast! Its actually in the state of Veracruz! But it is great! I love it! 

After I found out Elder Alvarez was my trainer and companion, we got on a bus and headed out to Nanchital and on the way over I tried my hardest to speak the best spanish that I knew in order to get to know Elder Alvarez better, and we are the same person pretty much! haha he loves basketball and played point guard for the Jr. National Mexican team and he loves Vans too! He has a black pair! haha so we rock the vans on P-day but we have a great relationship already! He is a great missionary and trainer! 


As far as the language for me, I am learning, slow but surely haha the people talk soo fast! but I just shake my head and smile and then say or teach what i know how to say or teach. I know in those moments, it doesn't matter what I say or if they understand me completely because the Holy Ghost is who will really teach them and let them know whatever we are saying is true ! But I am learning the language slowly but surely haha. At least 20 times a day Elder Alvarez says, "Me entiende" and that means do you understand me? ...and I look at him for 3 seconds then say "No" and he laughs and laughs...and I have also learned to just laugh and not to get frustrated. I know that it wont all come at once and that I need to work at it and it will come line upon line, precept upon precept!

But yeah I saw pictures of this past week! MARINA AND JEFFREY CONGRATS! that is so awesome! I love it!  I hope your thanksgiving and that the sealing and everything went all well! I hope work and school are all going well! I pray and think about you everyday and I know that this gospel is true ! At times I tell our investigators that I may not know the language very well, but I DO know that this gospel is true. and I love all the people we teach and run into. 


The people are so nice and receptive and we have a baptism this Saturday! And then 3 other baptismal dates right now! Our goal is to baptize every single week! We can definitely do it ! We also have a beautiful church! I'll send pics of it next week ! but I love you all and hope all is well! All is well here and we are doing great! It is a nice, tranquil little city and I love it!

I know this church is true and yo se si hacemos estas cosas sabemos son correcto, Dios bendicira nuestras vidas! I love you all and hope all is well, again! I love you!!!

love, Elder Jordan Eliason

P.S.  The mailing address is : 


Mision Mexico Villahermosa
Calle Via 2 (number sign) 104 Departamentos 302 y 303
Col. Tabasco 2000
Villahermosa, Tabasco
C.P. 86035

P.S.S.  Do you think you could send the latest Andrea Bocelli CD for Christmas maybe? haha not his Christmas one but his latest one. I love you!

Sunset in Nanchital