I´m still here in Arquitectura

I´m still here in Arquitectura, but now I´m training Elder Flores as a zone leader. I saw him start the mission in Colima. He´s a fantastic artist, actually, and we are composing a few songs together as well. We´re both super excited for this transfer, and so is the whole zone. There were three baptisms in the zone on Saturday and everybody is excited and ready to work hard. Things feel like they´re changing here.

We had a good meeting with our new ward mission leader and worked out some detailed plans and now he´s getting to work on his part. The Elder´s quorum president worked with us all day yesterday as well, which was pretty cool. We´ve been having some trouble getting people to come to church, but we´re putting even more into assuring that they´ll be comfortable there and that they have transportation and everything else we can think of. We´re also trying to find new, good investigators every day.

I plan on keeping in touch with a good number of the friends I´ve made here, and it won´t be that hard either. Many are going to (or planning on going to) BYU, and everyone in the world seems to have a facebook now. It won´t be awfully difficult. I have indeed changed a lot as well, and a word that comes to mind is "temperance". Everything has a balance and must be put in its proper place and at its proper time, with what God asks of us leading the parade. That extends even to my future, as I learn to sort talents and interests into the little slots where they all belong in order to become and do what I want, and what God wants. It´s all about perspectives and priorities.

So here I am, doing my best to preach the gospel, help my new companion, and take care of the zone. I´m feeling pretty good. I´ll let you know how things are going with the investigators as things develop. For now I´ll recommend that you look up the artist Phil Wickham. He has some good stuff, from what I´ve heard. You´ll have to let me know what you think.

Love,
Elder Lund