Villahermosa!

We received our first email from Kolt since he arrived in Villahermosa technically Reforma 45 mins outside of Villahermosa! His work has already begun!! Kolt was able to baptize and confirm his first member of the church! How amazing is that?! He was so stoked about it! He's having a little bit of a struggle with the language. He understands a lot, but the people talk so fast and with such a strong accent he struggles to keep up. He says it sounds like Japanese or something :). Kolt said he understands now how important it is now to pray for the gift of tongues as well as the gift of interpretation of tongues. In a way it's a huge blessing for Kolt because he was able to rely on the spirit. While he was confirming one of the church's newest members! Kolt told us that he gave the confirmation prayer just as the manual said, but when it came time for the confirmation blessing it was all the spirit. He said it was one of the most amazing things he's ever done. Kolt loves being down there already although he says it's so hot it could melt your eye balls lol! He was a little jealous about our mounds of snow :). Kolt is really realizing how blessed we are for where we live. He talks about how extremely important it is to live in an LDS community and how he really understands how truly blessed he is for growing up where he did. His 1st apartment has no running water, is dirty, and the bed situation is pretty rough, but next Monday they are going to a slightly larger town called Palake where he's going to invest in a hammock. The branch where Kolt is attending has 50 strong members. He says it is the most humble place he's ever been. Their homes usually only have 1-2 rooms, but that isn't important to these people. Only the essentials such as family, food, shelter, and water. One thing he really thought was so special about the people of Reforma was they take extreme care of their handicapped people. The whole community plays there part in feeding, clothing, and sheltering them! How neat is that?! This is so close to Kolt's heart because he helped with the special needs seminary class in high school. He loved it! Kolt is being fed really well thank heaven! He thinks they're fattening him up to eat him or something lol. He really like his new companion who is actually from Mexico! His name is Elder Luna. Kolt was quite surprised with how tall he was 6 feet and 1 inch. He thinks they'll get along really really well. It was so amazing to hear from Kolt. He's truly Loves what he's doing and serving the lord!