This week has been a bit odd.

Hello!  This week has been a bit odd.  On Tuesday we helped a family to move out of their paper store because they realized they couldn't pay the rent there anymore.  Everything needed to be moved out in one night.

The investigator who got hurt is much better.  He'll still have to get surgery and wait for his baptism and marriage, but he's happy as ever and limping around alright.  I think he'll make it through okay.

Then one of our investigators (of 15 years old) and his family straight up disappeared.  I'm pretty sure his family, which is not the most respectable, ran up some serious debts and they changed houses without a sound.  Our other baptizmal date dropped as well, but only because the lady says she wants to wait until her sister, who was baptized in Arizona, can come down with her family to see the baptism.

A new chapel has been confirmed for Colima, which will be built within my area's boundaries.  They haven't decided if it will be a stake center or normal chapel, but either way it will be better than our current chapel with really tiny rooms that is located in the middle of the city.  I won't be around to see it happen, but I can work to make sure that chapel is filled.

Sunday we had a Family Home Evening with a family in the ward that has been having some difficulties.  It was great, actually ended up helping me a lot too, and at the end we had chocolate krispies cereal.  A tasty end to an interesting night.  I still am really enjoying the food here, and little by little I'm trying to learn how to cook it.  We also rescued a stray kitten last night, although it took FOREVER to get a hold of it.  Given the number of stray dogs here and the size of the kitty, there is no way it would have survived the night.

Today (pday) we went and watched a cabalgata (horse parade) which they're having all the time this month because its the city festival, and a little bit of a rodeo.  Nothing more than people riding and roping cows, but it was pretty cool.  I'm pretty sure that's what most people imagine Mexico to be like.  It was just another day in the 'Villa to me.

There was also zone conference this week.  They talked a lot about obedience, developing faith, and teaching with the holy spirit, as well as a new way that we will be teaching the lessons.  We are focusing heavily on a talk by Elder Holland called "The Divine Companionship" about letting the Holy Spirit be the third companion and also the Senior Companion every day of the mission.  It's really good, and I'm surprised how much more I get out of it every time.

Pozole seco is a specialty here in Colima.  It's pozole, but more or less without caldo and often eaten with tostadas.  We eat lunch every day with a member, as is the rule throughout the entire mission.  Breakfast and dinner we prepare at home, since lunch is the big meal.  When I get home between 9
and 9:30 I put something together quickly.  This past week has almost completely been chicken and rice with members, and Sunday the members completely left us out to dry (couldn't even get a hold of them) but most of the time it's delicious.  We get to eat the local foods provided by the locals for free.  I don't know what my favorite foods so far would be, but I'm addicted to both Valentina and Horchata.

The work is a little slow right now, but I know things will turn around, if anything this is a developing period, an opportunity to grow into a better missionary and more the person I want to be.

As always I miss you.  Sorry I don't end up having time to comment on everything, but know that I read it and that I'm really happy for it.  Especially Ashley getting into BYU!!  Thank you for the support, the prayers, the scriptures, and the memories.  Little by little I'm trying to answer your questions.  Tell everyone I say hi and that I miss them.

Love,
Elder Lund