Jilotepec – Braden’s First Area
Hello Everyone! This past week I completed my time at the MTC and have now arrived in the mission field.
My area is called Jilotepec, which is about 60 minutes North of Mexico City, by bus (click here for a map link). Jilotepec is the Aztech word for “hill of corncobs” so you can guess what type of crop is grown here. My companion is from Colombia – Elder Ortiz who is a recent convert to the Church of about 3 years and only has 3 months in the mission. Our branch is super-tiny like forty or fifty members and most are inactive so there is a ton of work to be done. Our area is huge so we walk like a billion miles everyday so that is fun… NOT. The food here is a lot spicier than I was expecting. Today I bought 8 apples, 3 bananas, and 12 giant carrots as well as 30 eggs to eat for breakfast for the next week.
As for our house, today we had some major cleaning to do because it was nasty. I swept and mopped the whole floor, cleaned the pantry, washed the fridge, washed all my clothes by hand and then cleaned all the dishes. So as of now the house is a lot cleaner than before but still is pretty yucky.
Okay real quick awesome experience, my second day in the field I had to give a priesthood blessing in SPANSH. I had no idea what to say but I know that the spirit guided me!
Okay gotta run.
Much love
Elder Drake
He’ll be there for the next 6-12 weeks. Below is a picture of the main avenue just North of his apartment.
