7-13-09

How was the drive back? was it really hot? Its so much cooler here in Monterrey than in the frontier. Miguel Aleman it was high 40, here its only the low 40. Today is pretty warm, but still a lot less than Miguel Aleman, one correction, I am in San Nicolas, and the colonia is Fomerrey. I am right in between San Nicolas, and Monterrey the city. Its really cool here.

Today we went out to eat at this buffet in the middle of nowhere west of Monterrey, it was legite home cooked Mexican food. It wasn't my favorite but it was pretty good. and then we went to downtown Monterrey, where the huge market is with the family, because he needed to buy stuff for his hamburger stand. It was really cool and really huge. Its like pikes place market, but 6 or 7 times bigger, and that's the place for food. there is another market for clothes and more craft kinds of things. I will send some pictures.
My companion right now is pretty cool. We get along really well. I have a lot more confidence in my Spanish here. And really the people are a lot nicer. On Sunday I gave a talk about Alma chapter 5, I think it went pretty well. But i think it was a little to complicated for my language ability, so I didn't get it across like I wanted to. The stake I am in is Moderna, and then the stake next to me is Apodaca.
Our area is absolutely huge, but we really only work in a small part of it, and most of the members life here by the house. All the different colonials are very different, We have some really nice areas, and some areas that are not so nice, and some areas that are somewhat bad. When we where walking home Sunday evening, a whole bunch of different drunk people kept trying to ask us questions and it got really annoying. One of the guys had talked with the missionaries before and was really nice, but one of the other guys there at the house kept saying how god didn't exist, but he believed in the bible and Jesus Christ. and then he would say there is a god, but he didn't exists. It was pretty funny, and all of his friends where making fun of him.
We had a baptism on Saturday. It was really extremely good. Most of there family are members, and they live up in Texas, they all came down from there. It was really entertaining. After the baptism everybody went to Pollo Loco, and ate lunch. all of the spoke English, so i had a really good time talking with them. There are Mexican, but none of them really like Mexico. The one guy was making fun of the waiter, and what he should call him. We were suppose to have a baptism this Sunday but the father of the daughter got really sick, so we are doing the baptism this Sunday. We have another couple that want to get baptised and they have everything, including the interview, so we just need to give them another date. The first baptismal date got ruined, because she had here baby.
Happy birthday to dad and Kaden. I am pretty surprised that I actually remembered. But I thought of you guys.
This week my companion completes one year in the mission. On Thursday, so we are going to go for hamburgers and have a little fiesta, I am really excited. I completed five months on Sunday. Its really going by fast, its kinda sad. But it is more of a reason to enjoy it. I hope all is well. I am doing really good here in Mexico! I love you all and have a good time.

ELder Mayberry