Sept 28 - Oct 1

To answer your questions:

Yep, there's a little more Spanish use here. My district of six is actually entirely Spanish missionaries in this ward. No, I don't usually teach a class, but the first week we were here we taught the teachers. We pretty much have normal church on Sunday. Well, we also have Coordination and PEC in the morning.

I'm learning a few things about bikes. I already one flat tire in the first week, and I bought a replacement tube, and another in the second week, but I didn't need to get a new tube (it was one of those self-healing ones). I also bought a bike pump, since I'm going to need it. I hear being on bike can be expensive. But I should keep the pump for the rest of the mission, of course.

At least I've managed not to have to buy another tube since, though I'm not sure if it's being better at bike or more familiar with the self-healing slime now. I have had to remove a couple other thorns at one point, but I was able to keep the tube.

My companion is from Phoenix, Arizona, but he was born in Mexico. His name is Elder Lopez. He's been out only one transfer longer than me, though he went through the MTC in three weeks, because he already knew Spanish, so he's been out in the field two transfers more than me. It's actually just me and him in this new apartment. And we still have a washer and dryer, so I'm happy about that. I'll get a picture of him and send it home eventually.

At zone conference we talked about using the Book of Mormon as evidence and helping investigators understand their purpose. One analogy I liked was: One man convinces another to run a race, however, he then proceeds to show up at random times of the day and tells him to run laps. As missionaries we need to lay things out as clearly as we can.

'Til next time, Adrian