So...

So a couple things: one is that shortly after writing home last week, I learned that I`m the new District Leader. Oh wow. That means taking care of other companionships, teaching a class each week, planning things for the district, and taking inventory of the numbers. I only found out when I called my Zone Leaders to ask who I should be reporting to every night. They told me I should be reporting to them, because I was the DL. SUPRISE! My first class will be today, so we`ll see how that goes. I think I was gospel doctrine teacher at BYU for a reason, and this is part of it.

Later this week two Elders from my district went running in the morning and one fell and broke his foot. He will be unable to walk for 4 weeks, and only has 5 left in the mission, but refused to be sent home. He`s now in the offices, and I was transfered to Belenes to take up his spot. My companion is Elder Wilde, an Elder with just about a year in the mission from "The Factory" (Utah). It has been very interesting so far having a white companion, it`s not something I`m used to. There are more Mexicans than "Gringos" here in the mission. It`s still the same zone, and even the same district, but I do have to learn the area again.

Spanish hasn`t been too much of a problem anymore, I feel fairly comfortable with it. Sometimes my English fails me, actually. My health is fine, although I need to eat more greens since they`re not a huge part of the Mexican lunch menu. Lots and lots of starch and grease and meat. Tasty, but I need to make sure I get my vitamins. Other than that, I`m doing fine so far.

So this area is huge. I know I said Residencial was big, but Belenes is HUGE. It was also a 4 missionary area (the zone leaders used to be here, actually), but now there`s just the two of us to work with the investigators from both companionships and cover the area. It`s actually pretty fun, but it`s an awful lot of people we`re responsible for. I would estimate it`s about 2x Merritt Island. That`s what hitchhiking is for! The weather is just suddenly rainy, but we`re too far inland and too high up for hurricanes, and unlike Colima, here we have no volcanos to hear about.

I heard from Elder Babcock (Seth) the other day. It seems like he`s been having a hard time. It would be great if you could pray for him and help him out.

Things should be on the upswing very soon, and I know God will bless us in His own time. Thanks for the scriptures as well, they`re great and I completely agree.

Love,
Elder Lund