So this week has been crazy. So on Tuesday, I had to get up at about 5:25, and head up to Amecameca for transfers, to meet my new comp. Lots of travel, but it was really cool getting to know him. His name is Elder Castillo, and he's from a small town in Puebla, which I'm not quite sure how it's spelled, but its something like Natitluan. He's really sweet. We get along really well, he's really humble, and were working so hard.
So right now we're opening an area, so we didn't know anybody, or the area, or the roads, or anything. We worked so hard to get everything down (lunches, the different colonia names, road names, meeting our investigators, contacting a ton, searching out all the old investigators, and yeah). I'm in an area called Cocoyoc 2, in a town named Cocoyoc (surprise). It's a town in the Cuautla valley, so I'm back in the heat again. It's like 20 minutes from Cuautla. The good news is that it's super close to everything, so I don't have to burn so much money traveling. The area is super small, but super good. We've got a ton of investigators who are listening to us, and are progressing really rapidly. I'm in a ward again, and it's probably the best ward I've seen here in the mission. It's a small ward, maybe 100 active members, but they all work so hard. The bishopric is involved in everything, and they work their butts off. We have a ward mission leader who's so sweet. We've been working closely with him. The members go out of their way to help us in everything, especially being friends with our investigators, talking to them, sitting with them in church, and coming out with us as we do our visits. They visit the less actives and the recent converts as well. The bishopric gives callings to all the recent converts, and the relief society president and the elders quorum president visit them, put their names on the food list for us, etc. It's basically everything a missionary could ask for. It's so awesome being in a ward with such a strong stability, because I've been in a super tiny branch for the last three months. I absolutely loved it, and I would love to head back to Tetela. I miss it there, and it was hard to leave, but I love my new area so much.
The good news is that I have a ton of photos! Well maybe not a ton, but a good amount. It's really hot here, kind of dry, but surrounded by pretty hills and volcanoes, which is so pretty. I'm learning a ton here. I've been falling on my face a ton, and just soaking it all in, learning from all my mistakes and experiences, and it's just been incredible.
I miss you guys a ton. I'm gonna close off by saying one of our investigators has her baptismal interview for tomorrow! If she passes, she'll get baptized this Friday, and confirmed on Sunday, in church. I'm really pumped.
I miss you all a lot. Please stay safe. I pray for you all, all the time.
Love,
Elder Jacob Long
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