Dia de Accion de Gracias

Hola,

I have now reached the height of the Chalco experience.  I am currently in the Chalco ward, in the Chalco stake, in Chalco, in the Chalco Mission.  My new companion is named Elder Sanchez.  He's from Coahuila, a state in the north of Mexico.  We get along pretty well so far.  He happens to be going home the same day as I do, which is cool.  The new area is good, though it's a bit small.  It's close to everything though, which is a plus.  We have a small section of Chalco called La Conchita, and a town just outside of Chalco called Cocotitlan.  We both got here on Tuesday, so we've been getting to know the area more than anything this week.  It's kind of strange being in this area, since it's where the stake center is.  And we often have meetings in the stake center as a mission, so we pass through this area very often.  So it's an interesting experience working in this area.

As far as news this week, not too much to report.  We had an interesting lesson with an investigator on Friday.  She's an ex Jehovah's Witness, and still holds on to a lot of their teachings.  When we got there she said she didn't want to know anything about the Book of Mormon.  So we taught her about the Book of Mormon.  XD  It actually went pretty well.  We explained, using the bible, the importance of the Book of Mormon, and in the end she accepted a copy to read.  The next big obstacle is the hardest one: Jehovah is Jesus Christ.  We'll see how everything goes with that.  Other than that, not too much to report.

I'm glad you guys had a good Thanksgiving, or día de acción de gracias in Spanish.  (I don't really like that name.  It's a real mouthfull.  I just thought you might want to know, so there it is.)  We had a normal day on Thursday.  I'm looking forward to a real Thanksgiving dinner next year.  I'm glad your problems with the student teacher are over.  I hope everything goes OK for you these last few weeks.  Just remember that Christmas break is right around the corner.

I love you, and I'll write you next week.

Love,

Elder Samuel Long