tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79150328935776804042024-03-19T05:58:45.540-07:00Bryan's Best Two YearsA Journey of a Latter-day Saint Missionary in ChileUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915032893577680404.post-25171539150489354932010-06-14T14:21:00.001-07:002010-06-14T14:21:59.108-07:004 of the 5This morning we got up early to say goodbye to some elders that were being transferred to other sectors. So now it`s just me and my comp in the house. It`s the first time I`<span>ve</span> ever lived with just 2 people in my mission. We`ll see how it goes. We have <span>alot</span> of people we`re teaching right now who are really thinking about baptism. This sector is amazing. I`m having a blast working here. I Well nothing much else. Working alot, and having fun. We taught a kid the word of wisdom this last week, and he had problems with 4 of the 5 things we shouldn`t consume! And now he`s not doing any of them! Man, I wish I had that much faith!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915032893577680404.post-45618312328215262002010-06-07T21:17:00.000-07:002010-06-07T21:17:53.761-07:00Missionary ShoesSo this week has been my best week in the mission when it comes to numbers. We had a TON of lessons and found alot of new people. Our p-day has been really good so far. We just got done playing another game of futbol. It was fun. I`m planning on doing the 50-20 when I get back. Hopefully I`ll be able to do it, seeing as I walk everywhere here. The world cup is coming up here soon. Everybody is freakin out! It`s gonna be huge. Don`t worry about the memory card, I`m doin just fine with the ones I got here. So this next transfer they`re taking 2 of us out of the house. We live 4 right now, but next week there will only be 2. I guess the mission is losing some missionaries, so they`re minimizing some sectors. Anyways, sounds like everything there is lookin beautiful. It`s gonna be so nice to see the mountains again... That has been one of the hardest things for me in the mission, not beeing able to see the mountains. It`s suposed to be getting really cold, really soon.<br />
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Well, this week was good. I`m finally fitting in to this new sector and it`s amazing!<br />
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Here`s some pics of the shoes. Hope they work.<br />
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Well I`m out of things to say. Sorry if it isn`t much. Love you, tell the fam. Tell the people in the ward I said Hola [and] I still remember them, I`m just horrible at writing...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915032893577680404.post-32900392641758332322010-05-24T13:41:00.001-07:002010-05-24T13:41:45.191-07:00The Mish is a blast!I`m having alot of fun figuring out my sector and finding new people to teach. We`ve been doing really good these past couple weeks. My companion was sick last Thursday so we stayed inside ALL DAY... talk about boring. I read almost all of Genesis! HAHA!<br />
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We just barely played some soccer. We won 1 game and lost the other. It was alot of fun though. Anyways, hope the fam has been doing well. We had a lesson with a new woman we found and she is so aweswome! We asked her if she would pray about the things we taught her and she said " I want to change my life for the better, so I`m gonna do whatever it takes to get baptized." We were obviously stunned by her answer, but we put a baptismal date for the 13th of june. It really opened my eyes the faith she had. If we as people weren`t so stuborn and would just change, just take a tiny step forward, the Lord will change our lives for the better.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915032893577680404.post-89937875072989358322010-03-23T21:43:00.000-07:002010-03-23T21:43:13.127-07:006 months in this sector!So this week was amazing!!! We had some baptisms, taught some amazing lessons, and ate some fried chicken!!! It was good. There hasn´t been any earth-shakes lately. It`s good to hear that the end of the week went well for you guys. I can`t wait to go to the temple on a regular bases. It`s gonna be sweet to go to the (local) TEMPLE!!! Wow, there`s so many things I`ve learned in the mission, it`s crazy. This week I really learned about the Holy Ghost. It really is the greatest gift we can receive from our father. All good, charity, hope, and faith come from the spirit. It`s awesome. Anyways, today is the start of a new transfer, I`m still in my 3rd sector. At the end of this transfer I`ll have had 6 months in this sector! Long time. But it`s ok, I love this area, I have alot of good friends, investigators, and members here to help me out, it`s like my home away from home. We have a new elder that just moved in with us today. His name is Elder Rodriguez, he`s from Columbia, and he`s super cool. I knew him at the beginning of my mission, he was my district leader. He has 20 months in the mission. He just replaced an elder from Half Moon Bay, California, Elder Ollerton. He goes home TODAY! He was a really good friend these past 4 and a half months.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915032893577680404.post-10371798487472691192010-03-01T08:15:00.000-08:002010-03-01T08:15:30.059-08:00Earthquake in ChileOK, so on Saturday the 27th at about 4am there was a HUGE EARTHQUAKE in all of Chile! We were all asleep when all the sudden our beds started shaking like crazy. Elder <span>Thueson</span> (the Elder that sleeps on the opposite side of the room from me) started screaming "WHOA WHOA WHOA!" We got up and ran outside! <span>HAHA</span>, the one thing you shouldn't do in an earthquake. We ran and held on to the metal fence of our house and just waited. We were yelling for our companions to come outside, and like 10 seconds later they came out. My companion told me later that he was still asleep and out of it when we were outside. The entire earth was SHAKING!!! It was the CRAZIEST thing I have ever experienced. Cars and houses looked like they were floating in water. It was so incredibly scary! The power went out as soon as it started so that the wires wouldn´t shock anyone. People were running, and screaming, and crying. After about the first minute we decided to say a prayer. When we ended the prayer the earthquake was still going. It finally ended after what seemed like forever, and nobody was hurt! At least where we were. They`<span>ve</span> reported about 700 deaths in all of Chile. A town about six hours south of us called Concepcion was hit the hardest. There's 2 missions in Concepcion and our Mission still <span>doesn</span>`t have contact with them. There`s about 5 missionaries from there in our mission, so they are really worried about their families. They're still finding people under everything. Hopefully the Missionaries there are OK. Our President has told us to stay in the house these next couple days because of aftershocks and all the looting people are doing. We`<span>ve</span> counted about 20 aftershocks since the first one hit, and each time we feel one we all start panicking! HAHA, it`s funny. We now have power and water again. They both turned off when it happened. I haven`t gotten any really good pictures of anything so I`ll send you some next week. The only thing I would ask from you is your prayers. Alot of people need them right now. I`m doing fine, I don`t have a scratch on me. Hopefully all there is going better than here.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915032893577680404.post-67739224632882857962010-02-24T09:17:00.000-08:002010-02-24T09:17:32.732-08:00Cannon Ball MissionaryOK, These past couple weeks have been really awesome. I've been training a new missionary. His name is Elder Savage, he's from Delaware. He's super cool. He's alot more focused then I was when I first started the mission. I've really learned alot from him. He just barely got out of the MTC like 2 weeks ago and is already diving head first into the field. I remember when I first started I was so scared to do anything. All I did was test the water with my big toe. But my companion is cannon balling his way in! It's really awesome to see him grow as a missionary so quick. One thing I've definitely learned as a missionary is that time is essential in everything! Were always using our time, and if we're not, WE SHOULD BE! Time is progress, and progress consists of failure and success! We as people should always be progressing in life. That's why the Savior gave his life for US! So we can PROGRESS! Of course we're going to make bad decisions, We're human. But we have the choice to learn from our mistakes and repent, or suffer. ... But the choices we make in life really DO make us the person we are. I know this church is true, I know the power of God was restored through Joseph Smith, and that people and families can have eternal happiness together FOREVER!!! Love you guys SO MUCH! Have an awesome week.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915032893577680404.post-55364949134770524392010-02-15T09:55:00.000-08:002010-02-15T09:56:23.363-08:00Senior CompanionHey FAMMMMMM!!! This week has been going super good, REALLY SUPER GOOD!!! Me and my son (the missionary I`m training) are having a blast. We had such an awesome week and worked super hard. It was a blast. We taught so many lessons. Wow, I`ve really learned alot this week. Being senior companion is alot of work but very rewarding. It`s still super hot here, we just got done playing water balloon volleyball at the stake center. It was fun. Well, hope all is going well at the house. Love ya much. Bry Guy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915032893577680404.post-47542344116816371232010-02-10T09:00:00.001-08:002010-02-10T09:00:21.586-08:00Hey FAM! I`m doin really good here. It`s still super hot. Well, my companion left for his homestead yesterday, but guess what? I´m gonna be training a new missionary this next couple months!!! Isn`t that sweet?! I don`t know who he is or where he`s from. But he should getting here from the States tomorrow. WOW! Wish me luck. Hope all is going well at the Home.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915032893577680404.post-39029409056054912312010-02-01T07:19:00.000-08:002010-02-01T07:20:55.468-08:00Holes in my shoesHey Fam. Looks like you guys are doing good. That`s so cool to hear about the Temple in Payson!!! That is going to be SO cool. I`m totally going there like every week when I get back! The mission is going really good. I think it`s because I`m finally getting used to the language. I can speak and understand what they are saying like cake. It`s actually really cool to step back and think 12 months ago I didn`t know a thing about spanish. Now it`s like I`ve been speaking spanish my whole life. Ok, I`m not THAT good at it, but pretty close. We have a guy right now who is really interested in the church. He said " I don`t get it, you guys are the only ones called `The Church of Jesus Christ`, shouldn`t that be what all the churches are called?" Then we had to explain The Restoration and The Plan of Salvation and The Gospel of Jesus Christ all in one! It was long, but he totally has a strong goal to get baptized the 21st of Febuary! Hopefully he goes through with it. Well, other then that I`m pretty much out of things. My companion goes home in a week! He`s super excited and super sad at the same time. I feel for him. Both pairs of my shoes have holes in them! HAHA! We walk SO MUCH! Ok, love ya tons. Have an awesome week. Love your Elder.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915032893577680404.post-50664000311462817112009-12-15T07:27:00.001-08:002009-12-15T07:27:43.248-08:00Big Christmas ActivityHey fam, today was the BIG CHRISTMAS ACTIVITY for the Chile Rancagua Mission. It was actually held in my stake! All the elders from the whole mission gathered there today and we played soccer, basketball, ultimate frisbee, volleyball, ping-pong, and we ate a ton of hamburgers! It was alot of fun, an all day activity. This week was good, we gave the holy ghost to our recent convert! She is so awesome! I`m going to be sending you guys a package here pretty soon with the big letter and some other stuff so look out. We aren`t able to go to the santiago temple because it`s not in our mission, but last change me and my companion got permission from our president to go do a session in the santiago temple! It was rad! The primary program sounded like a laugh! Wish I was there.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915032893577680404.post-65855114609351525682009-12-07T21:58:00.000-08:002009-12-07T21:59:49.116-08:00Hot ChristmasIT DOESN`T FEEL LIKE CHRISTMAS!!! It`s really hot here, and nobody has lights up! It feels so weird. Some members in our ward gave us some christmas lights to hang up, but we never have time in the house!<br /><br />We have a christmas tree thats about the size of a tire. It works. Sorry that you couldn`t report much about me, I`ll try to dive into details. We cleaned our house pretty good this morning and then went to the mission office. The mission office for the mission Rancagua is in my zone. Every p-day we go and check if we got mail and stuff. So if you send me a package I`ll recieve it in about a week. Speaking of package, I do want some stuff for christmas. I want LOTS of RED VINES, NERDS ROPES, and AIR HEADS EXTREMES!!! I love those candies. If you don`t know what they are ask Kelsey or Junior, they`ll know. If there is any thing else that you can think of that would be a cool suprise, SEND IT! I love you guys so much, hope you have the COOL CHRISTMAS SPIRIT!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915032893577680404.post-74364793929466813042009-10-19T14:25:00.000-07:002009-10-19T14:26:30.510-07:00Little Black PuppyFirst off, we found a little black puppy in front of our house this past tuesday, it must have been a couple days old because it was so small. We kept it for 2 nights and then found somebody who wanted it in the sector. <br /><br />On thursday our stake had a Temple activity, and our bishop is friends with our Mission Pres., so... WE WENT TO THE TEMPLE!!! It was so awesome! We did alot of work. We got alot done. It was so nice to enter in the temple again and get away from the world. We went to the Santiago Temple, they´re building a new temple up in Concepcion, Chile.<br /><br />This week has been really good for the work too. We found alot of NEW investigators, ones who have NEVER heard our message, It was so awesome to see their eyes when we explained the Book of Mormon and how Jesus visited the Americas. They really have never heard it. There is one family that we found that is so perfect, I just hope they´re married! That´s a pretty big problem here in Chile, when people aren´t married. Well other then that our missionary lives are going sweet.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915032893577680404.post-12160102525841261732009-10-12T09:57:00.000-07:002009-10-12T10:04:20.084-07:00McDonald's and Soccer in ChileThe Mish is going really good. I got a new companion last week, his name is Elder Hunt. We've been getting along really good, and thus the work has been going great! We have 4 people who have baptismal dates! Hopefully they keep their commitments! Me? I've been doing fine, my health is good, my thoughts are good and not set on home or other things, the spanish is going really good (I learn a couple new words every day) So things are just fine with me. Todays our p-day, so we got up and cleaned the house (you'd be so proud of how clean I keep the house!) Then we got a taxi to a near by town San Bernardo. We ate at McDonalds! It's SO different here. And now I'm writing you in an internet café. We'll probably go grocery shopping after this and then back home. Since today is Columbus day there's these huge things Chile does, it's like a yard sale and a flea market mixed, but they open them on huge freeway streets, so the whole street is closed off! I know your Mom would love it! There called Persas or Ferias. Anyways we're probably gonna walk that today and see if there is anything cool. Since I've been here in Chile I think I've played like 200 games of soccer, I'm not even kidding! It's so much fun. OH! Chile beat <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dDLhE5jH-Ik/StNhczBPhrI/AAAAAAAADWM/J04p0w8xNY0/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dDLhE5jH-Ik/StNhczBPhrI/AAAAAAAADWM/J04p0w8xNY0/s320/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391760326252267186" border="0" /></a>Columbia 2 days ago in the finals to play in the world cup in 2010, and people were going crazy! Everybody was screaming and honking their car horns and shooting their guns! It was so funny! Kinda scary though. Chile is insane when it comes to soccer.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915032893577680404.post-58802191839226978922009-08-25T13:18:00.000-07:002009-08-25T13:20:50.062-07:00Happy Birthday Elder QuesadaIf any of you would like to send birthday wishes to Elder Quesada for his 20th this Sunday please leave a comment here and I will copy all of them into an email to send to him. He will love to hear from you all on his birthday.<br /><br />Also here is his latest letter:<br />Hello family! Things are going great over here in skinny Chile. Teaching alot of people the Gospel. It´s been awesome, me and my companion started doing a lot of door contacts with the Book of Mormon in hand and testifying about it right at their door step. It´s been really interesting to see the peoples faces as we testify of, not only the restoration of the gospel, but the Book of Mormon with it. Anyways, how are things in the good ol´ U S of A?<br /><br />Rachael, your already 6 months along? WOW!!! Time flies when your on a mission!<br /><br />Hopefully you guys don´t miss me as much as I miss you, or we´re gonna have problems. Ok Fam, take it easy and thanks for rubbin it in that I´m gonna be 20! Love ya, Elder Quesada.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915032893577680404.post-20972893114660900502009-07-20T20:51:00.001-07:002009-07-20T20:51:37.498-07:00New Sector reportWell this week has been... Amazing!!! My companion is so good! We taught so many people the Gospel this week! It was awesome. This morning we got up and went looking for 3 of our investigators, then we went to the stake center and met up with a bunch of other elders and played soccer, football, basketball and ping-pong! It was alot of fun. Our investigators really enjoyed it. Afterwards we took a bus back to our sector and found an internet cafe, and now I´m writing you. After this we´re gonna go back to the house and shower and then go grocery shopping. Well how are things this week in Utah? Sounds pretty hot. Here actually hasn´t been too bad. It actually feels pretty warm right now. A funny thing that everybody keeps telling me is that my name is supposed to have a "z" and not an "s" in Quesada. Some people actually get kinda mad about it! Any who, Hope all is going well with the fam. I feel super good about going on a mission, and I know it will have been one of the best decisions I ever made. I am learning SO much, my testimony and my language are improving alot, and I know that this gospel is true... Chao, Elder Quesada.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915032893577680404.post-34212495619274950832009-07-14T12:22:00.000-07:002009-07-14T12:24:10.969-07:00New SectorHey family!!! This week has been really good!, it was the last week in my first sector (or the sector where I was born (in missionary language)). So right now I'm in my second sector with my new companion Elder Brady. He seems pretty cool so far, but we've only been a companionship for like 2 hours, so we'll see. My new sector is called "El Bosque, Observatorio" and the house is a lot smaller then my last house. There's another companionship in our house and they seem pretty cool. Well the work was really good in my last sector. I think I left it better then when I got there... I think. I'm really going to miss the people there, I didn't realize it would be that hard. I hope this new ward I'm in is as good as the last. They really helped us missionaries out. Anyways, sounds like you've had alot of fun this past week. Hope the family is all doing well.<br /> With love, Elder Quesada.<br />P.S.- I'll try to get some pics to you guys next week, I forgot my camera at the house.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915032893577680404.post-11172840032942446002009-06-23T16:35:00.000-07:002009-06-23T16:36:21.521-07:00just a letterWell it rained a lot... A lot! The streets were flooded! It was pretty cool, I wish I would have gotten a picture. The prosolyting is going really good, finding a lot of new investigators and spreading the gospel. My new companion is fine, we get along great. We have 2 baptismal dates so we'll see if they keep their commitments. Other then that, its going well. Elder Oaks came and talked to us last tuesday, that was really good. He talked about principles, what they are, and how we can apply them every day. what else... Our neighbors have a dog that follows us all around the sector, her name is Perrita, she's pretty funny. Umh, I think thats all the news for now. Yes I am warm at night, you don't have to worry about me. After we're done e-mailing, we're going to buy some boots for the rain...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915032893577680404.post-56986216790612669942009-06-01T14:50:00.000-07:002009-06-01T14:53:42.179-07:00Baptism Picture<span style="font-style: italic;">From Elder Quesada's last letter:</span><br /><br />Ok heres 2 pictures from the baptism. The first picture from left to right is Elder Walker, Veronica (the mother of Francisca), Francisca, and me. The second one was taken right after I baptized Francisca! Have a good week!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLDa_edeEi4wq48eM7wuvdnPuw3tb4iMIRFpNEj0fY29twH86YAK1OB2I0ya3BJXTQwqDPDeojYMfX7-TDF1bDK6DHKZJj5E_sCOth-JA8Mx3vuNyxs2Ee3CtOLmrlrJeKWcbOeEtUKOmo/s1600-h/1!.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLDa_edeEi4wq48eM7wuvdnPuw3tb4iMIRFpNEj0fY29twH86YAK1OB2I0ya3BJXTQwqDPDeojYMfX7-TDF1bDK6DHKZJj5E_sCOth-JA8Mx3vuNyxs2Ee3CtOLmrlrJeKWcbOeEtUKOmo/s320/1!.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342480606924146674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighUvhE6wfStBBL7g-AF7chUhH2FwhwXkccBR2uQMxejBgircpCXoBILP8t2q0ehPjpEtLCfXlB56dOH6cqeHu_EZgOisyVzIVpo0QFFE_jRsLONeqIEE0GmDrDdVErla-wx9Jh_UpP2E-/s1600-h/2!.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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Anyway, I was wondering why they would be stopping at my house in the middle of the day so I started small talk as the stood at my doorstep and then finally the short one, whom I found out later was Elder Salinas, asked me if I had a son who was serving in Rancagua, Chile on his mission. To save the nephew explanation I answered, "yes" and he went onto explain that he is from Rancagua Chile and is serving his mission here in Santaquin. He and Bryan are serving opposite missions. He thought it would be fun to get a picture of him with all of us so that he could later show it to Bryan when he goes back to Rancagua in two months... So here are all of us with Elder Salinas. My two youngest weren't too happy about taking the picture but, at least they are there!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CJcZqvrRAXkv7ZPsgIBumpZUHMc2FEnqVJFZ9ep4ILsgG542VjZ14ZLn-QVb_6Pz_ThQ3cNMVzULUG3motsa87MR199UQ2CaRUI2QGsCqpanvyVaqAFU0epTFsLCcfSvpC-6KqgeHEUR/s1600-h/PICT0687.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CJcZqvrRAXkv7ZPsgIBumpZUHMc2FEnqVJFZ9ep4ILsgG542VjZ14ZLn-QVb_6Pz_ThQ3cNMVzULUG3motsa87MR199UQ2CaRUI2QGsCqpanvyVaqAFU0epTFsLCcfSvpC-6KqgeHEUR/s400/PICT0687.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337944207044899650" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915032893577680404.post-1913890676775514332009-05-12T15:02:00.001-07:002009-05-12T15:04:09.922-07:00Mother's Day Phone CallWe were able to talk to Bryan on Sunday for his bi-annual phone call home for Mother's Day. It was good to hear his voice and hear the excitement he has in working hard in the gospel. He is so happy and his testimony has really grown. What a wonderful opportunity for a 19 year old young man to have so young! Yay for Bryan!!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915032893577680404.post-74018618774070411032009-04-27T13:58:00.000-07:002009-04-27T13:59:37.823-07:00Near SantiagoHola! So everything is going really good, We´ve been tracting alot this last week, trying to look for people to teach. We´ve had 2 earthquakes this week, they were just little though. The area I´m in right now Is technically Santiago. I´m as close as I can get in Santiago before The South Santiago mission starts. The boarder of my area is the boarder of the next mission. I´m in the ghetto (I think thats how you spell it). Lots and lots of run down buildings, and tiny homes. The streets are filled with trash, dogs, and people who throw rocks at us and try to swear at us in english (which is pretty funny), but I love this place! I´ve really gotten attached to it. I know the lord has sent me here for a reason, and day by day I´m reminded of it. I love it. I know the Gospel of Jesus Christ is restored on the earth once again, and for good. And I know that if we are faithful and endure to the end, we will live with our loving Heavenly Father and his son Jesus Christ for eternity. Sorry, didn't mean to drop my testimony, but I felt inspired. Anyways, This P-day we played futbol (soccer) in an actual field of grass! It was sweet. Every church here has a ping pong table and a cement soccer court out side. Our church building has 2 stories in it, but it is very small. Nothing like the ones in Utah. The food here is good, lots of rice and chicken. And the weather is getting a tad cooler at night, but all in all its good. Anyways, love ya much, sorry I haven´t sent any pictures yet. I´ll try to next time.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915032893577680404.post-59469359612497841352009-04-20T09:52:00.000-07:002009-04-20T09:53:37.000-07:00Hola mi familia!!!Everything here is going great. The investigators are really progressing. I had 3 baptisms in my first change, today is the start of a new change (my second change). an Elder that lived in our house left and a new one came today... I´m really getting used to the language, I´m still not the best at writing in it, but I can speak good. I´ve gotten used to my sector and my surroundings. It´s been a real eye opener experience so far, and I´m sure it will continue to be. People here live in such humble circumstances its amazing. I haven´t given any talks yet in church but I have taught alot of lessons. The weather here is getting a little cooler but nothing like Utah. They´re saying it´s going to start raining here pretty soon, and that the rain is intense. I´m pretty stoked. Well that´s about all for now...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915032893577680404.post-53692316524496449712009-04-06T21:26:00.000-07:002009-04-06T21:32:59.315-07:00General Conference and two baptismsSounds like everyone is getting into car crashes over there! I´m glad your ok. And I´m glad [my sister] is ok too. I can´t believe that. I´ve been wanting to ask you to e-mail some of your experiences on your mission to me... It would be much appreciated. Things here are going great, we had 2 baptisms this past <a href="http://lds.org/conference/sessions/display/0,5239,23-1-1032,00.html">General Conference</a> weekend. General Conference was amazing! I loved <a href="http://broadcast.lds.org/genconf/2009/04/40/GC_2009_04_409_HollandJR___eng_.mp3">Elder Holland's talk</a>. We had a little room to ourselves in the stake center (us gringos) and watched it in english! It was candy! Well other then that, we´re contacting. Love you much and keep praying for me.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915032893577680404.post-46871025600317137282009-03-31T09:34:00.001-07:002009-03-31T09:39:45.110-07:00Spiders<span style="font-family:monospace;">His sister wrote and asked him a bunch of questions. These were his answers:<br /><br />Well I´m eating alot of rice and chicken and potatoes. We always eat at peoples houses, and lunch here is like dinner in the states, what I mean by that is that they eat alot during lunch and a little during dinner.<br /><br />My companion is from Arizona, and he loves to build rockets (before he came on a mission.)<br /><br />Church here is alot smaller, only about 30 people come, and they are horrible at singing the hymns! It´s super funny. Right now it is very hot, but it´s supposed to start cooling down and getting ready for fall.<br /><br />We live in a house about as big as your kitchen. We sleep with spiders, We take showers with spiders, and we eat spiders when we wanna snack.. That´s about it. JK! JK!<br /><br />Our house is actually pretty nice compared to most other houses around here. Theres 3 bedrooms 1 bathroom and a kitchen and a living room. It´s pretty nice. Theres warm water with the shower, so I´m not complaining.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0