7/12/2010

Hi Mom sorry I didn't get to write last week we had a zone activity all day long and didn't have not even 20 minutes during the week just to send you a message to tell you how I was. I did get my package I loved everything thank you all so much. I figured something would happen for the 4th of July I absolutely forgot that it was even a holiday until I looked at the date on the calender. I did talk to Abuela and I couldn't stop saying hermana when i was talking to her it was really weird. I guess I'll have to get used to talking with family members in Spanish. So about the area I'm right in the center of Toluca I have the town square and all the commodities of DF without the smog. It really is beautiful here and it gets tons of rain which is going to take some getting used to. The area is super huge imagine the boundaries of the stake and that's the area of just one ward, I think to cross from one side of the area to the other it would take at least 2 hours. Surprisingly I think we're only the second biggest area in the zone, El oro reaches all the way to Michoacan. My area includes the main part of Toluca, el municipio de Zinacantepec, and el municipio de Almoloya de Juarez. Being senior companion kinda of stinks it's more responsibility and the leaders bug you all day long on the phone. Apart from that I basically have to train my companion over again his first companion didn't work at all and he's kinda of used to not working so I really don't blame him I blame his trainer that didn't teach him right. In the mission trainers are called Dads and if the trainer only stays with his "son" one change, his next companion is called his step dad; that's what I am so hopefully the Lord blesses me with the knowledge to be able to teach him right. My companion is Elder Torres, he was born in Orizaba, Veracruz and now lives in Aguascalientes. The weather here is a bit hectic this past week it's rained every single day and it makes working really hard especially since we have such a big expanse of space and our only mode of transportation is public. This ward is good for the most part but I've never heard so much talk and absolutely no action. In theory this ward would be the best ward on the planet if they followed through with their words... but I've seen absolutely nothing. People here are really receptive but it complicates the situation when transports are as ridiculously expensive as they are and I really don't know what to do. I can't really promise them that money will magically appear in their pockets and I can't tell them either that a car will appear in the front drive way. Hopefully I find the best way to work here. Anyways that's the area for the most part besides that I have nothin to report for now. I love you Mom thanks again for the things you do for me. I'll talk to you next week bye

Love Elder Davis

Hey Dad

Well glad to hear no one got seriosly injured, but that's once again more money and to top it off Mom got blamed for it. Anyways things for the most part are going good here in Toluca besides the large geographic area I should come out of here with a good number of baptisms. Not too many that I know went to the new mission only one from my generation went to the other. New President is great we'll be just fine here in the mission, I think that things should go pretty smooth, Pres Fuentes prepared us well to accept him. Un fortunately that's what happened when Pres Fuentes arrived to the mission and he definitely had no missionary experience. The missionaries started to rip him apart and that's when he sent all those missionaries home, after the area presidency told him he couldn't send so many home but rather help the missionaries, so when the missionaries heard that they got more confidence and started making secret combinations just likr the Gadianton robbers. That's why President Fuentes always told us don't be an Elder Gadianton whenthe new president gets here. Unfortunately there will always be brown nosers and butt kissers in the mission but I'm not like that I do this for the work not for the glory. Spain won the world cup hopefully they are satisfied with that. I hope they know that the virgin Guadalupe isn't real now and that the stop saying their vain repitions to her but whatever they'll stay that way as long as they want to stay in their erronious ways. Anyways don't have much to write this week I'll keep you updated on the cool experiences we have here. Bye Dad I love you have a good week this week.

Love Elder davis