First things first: ¡Feliz dia de padres! I can't believe how fast this year has gone by. I feel like we're just getting started with 2015, yet we're almost half way done. I hope you have a good Father's Day, and the next one I'll be there to celebrate it with you.
As far as this week goes, it's been pretty good. I think I mentioned this in my last letter, but I'm back in the DF, or Mexico City. My new area is in a ward called Buena Vista. It does in fact have a good view of the city, so it's not a bad name. The area is pretty nice, although I'm not use to being around so many people. As far as my new companion goes, they've sent me with another american. His name is Elder Cory, and he's from Spokane, Washington. And as has pretty much always been the case with my companions, he's the District Leader. He's a pretty good guy, and we get along pretty well. He's the first american companion I've had that it's been easy to talk to in Spanish. All the other's I've been with have always talked to me in English for the most part. The interesting thing here is that we live in the same house as the Zone Leaders, Elder Tlachi and Elder Cowdin. We work in the same ward, so we do a lot of things together. I do feel a bit weird on the nights when they report, because I'm the only one in the house not doing anything. Technically I'm senior comp, but that doesn't really count since Elder Cory is DL and in charge of the area. (Side note: Senior, not senor. I officially give up on English. Desde este punto, voy a escribirte en puro Español si esta bien. (Me siento raro usar tu.)) That's OK though, I'll serve in whatever possition that the Lord calls me to. Still, it is fun to live with more missionaries. It's the first time that I've done it in my mission. And that's pretty impressive considering the fact that I've had a lot of areas.
So, as far as what I've done this week, other than start to learn a new area, it's been pretty normal. One thing we did do was go to the visitors center on Friday. Everybody there is getting pretty excited for the rededication in September. The open house is going to start one month before hand, in August, but we don't get to have anything to do with it. Well, the Elders at the very least. The Lord has spoken, and only the sister missionaries will be participating in the open house. We can't even take investigators to it, so basically it's like it doesn't exsist. That's OK though, we'll still be able to invite people to it, and it will still create interest in the church. As far as the visit that we had this time, it went pretty well. We were a bit rushed in the visitors center, because they had a cultural activity at 7, and we got there about 5:30. The activity was a group of highschoolers that prepared a series of traditional dances from different regions of Mexico. I wasn't able to get pictures because a family sat right in front of us and the parents were holding their son up so that he could se what was going on. Still, it was pretty fun to see. There were some pretty interesting dances that they did. In one, the girls all balanced bottles on their heads the entire time. (It's Mexico, you can't do anything without it having something to do with alcohol here.) All in all it was a good trip. One of the families in particular that came, relatives of the bishop, seemed very interested in what they saw. We'll see what comes from them.
That's about it for me this week. It sounds like you had a pretty good trip. I'm glad you're still getting out and doing things like that. I hope everything turns out OK as far as the work situation goes. If they do fire you, they're losing their best worker. I'm willing to bet that they won't let you go though. I love you, and I'll talk to you later.
Love,
Elder Samuel Long
PS Photo
This is called a cemita. Elder Tlachi is from Puebla, and this is a traditional poblano food. A member went to Puebla recently and brought back a couple, so he shared one with Elder Cory and I. It tasted really good, but it was a bit spicy. (A bit? More like a ton.) It's got pork meat cooked in chile chipotle, with more chile chipotle on top. Other than that it had avocado, some kind of plant they call papalo, and a TON of cheese, as you can see. The cheese they use here is called queso oaxaca, or quesillo anywhere else except for this part of Mexico. It's similar to string cheese. Anyways, I decided to send you a picture of it just to show you guys what they actually eat in Mexico.
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