mi familia!
He also wants to know if you've seen any snow yet.
there is pretty much always snow up in the mountains, but not down in the valley in san fernando. summer is starting here too so there wont be any snow on the groing until next june.
Are you speaking only spanish yet?
i only speak english when i see the other elders, at zone meetings on wednesdays, so every other day, yes its only spanish
Do you get to play much soccer these days?
we play soccer every thursday at 7 with the kids for an hour, and after we play with the adults.
What was the most interesting thing you ate this week?
we had the usual chicken and rice, but at the zone conference we had hamburgs which werent wierd, they were freaking good.
What's the most common lesson you teach?
la restauracion
Are you working with sister missionaries?
no. we only see them on sundays at sacrament meeting or at interviews.
Do you write in your personal journal very often?
i write every night, don't worry.
What do you read every morning for personal study?
i study predicad mi evangelio, the misionaro journal from grandpa hatch which is awesome by the way, thanks grandpa!! and las escrituras por su puesta!
When is Elder Garcia's birthday?
21 de mayo (le gusta los chocolates)
What can we specifically pray for this week?
pray para andrea y hector to stop smoking and meet the requirements for baptism, and for me to become more patient.
(hi family that i love, I love you very much and miss you very much as well. Have a good week and bear your testimonies to somebody this week. Every member is a missionary too. Nino, prepare for your mission, and be a good boy).
sounds like all is well,
except for niño, hope you're doing better buddy, good job for being a
warrior though!! this week was a lot better than last week. we had a lot
more success and we worked harder but it was in a different kind of
work. we went to my first zone conference with all the elders y
hermanas from san fernando and santa cruz and we were taught that its
good to work hard but we also need to have fun while we work. without
being excited and motivated or having a little fun, its harder to
succeed so we did a lot of random funny things to start conversations,
to start helping people, or to introduce ourselves. i always ask people
that need help how to say a word in spanish and tell them i'm a gringo
from los estados and then we start helping them. we usually just grab
the broom, or whatever they are using and just start helping them with
whatever it is they are doing and then we just start talking and
laughing. we found 6 new investigators this way this week, and we also
invited our investigator ignacio (we call him nacho), to be baptized next
month! ill send a picture of him next week, hes super bakan and
funny. we had 3 investigators at church this sunday which is ok, but
we're shooting for 5 next sunday.
during the
zone conference i finally got to see elder benavides and it was one of
the best days on the mission so far! we hung out all day and had lunch
together and just caught up on everything that happened here and back
home. it was super awesome to finally get to see him after waiting for
so many months! hes doing great, and i hope i can be a missionary like
him someday. love you elder benavides!!!!
so
this week will be the last week i have with elder garcia.... we have
changes next monday, and he has been here in san fernando for 4 months
and he is sure he's leaving.... i'm super bummed that hes probably going
to go, but there is a small chance he could stay! we work super well
together and he has been a great trainer. i'm gonna miss him if he goes.
ill let you guys know what happens with changes next week!!
now to answer the questions:
now to answer the questions:
Adam
wants to know if you celebrate halloween and what you will be dressing
up as this year.
ha. halloween is the same here so yes well be celebrating it and we'll be dressing up as missionaries for the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints!!!! best costume ever!
ha. halloween is the same here so yes well be celebrating it and we'll be dressing up as missionaries for the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints!!!! best costume ever!
He also wants to know if you've seen any snow yet.
there is pretty much always snow up in the mountains, but not down in the valley in san fernando. summer is starting here too so there wont be any snow on the groing until next june.
Tell
us all bout your first zone conference and an experience that stood out
to you.
so awesome. i got to see elder benvavides and the demonstration with elder lazerxon and his comp about working hard but working with excitement changed my perspective about the mission. i think that is exactly what i needed since i was a little discouraged the week before, but now that we had the little pep talk, im ready.
so awesome. i got to see elder benvavides and the demonstration with elder lazerxon and his comp about working hard but working with excitement changed my perspective about the mission. i think that is exactly what i needed since i was a little discouraged the week before, but now that we had the little pep talk, im ready.
Are you speaking only spanish yet?
i only speak english when i see the other elders, at zone meetings on wednesdays, so every other day, yes its only spanish
Do you get to play much soccer these days?
we play soccer every thursday at 7 with the kids for an hour, and after we play with the adults.
What was the most interesting thing you ate this week?
we had the usual chicken and rice, but at the zone conference we had hamburgs which werent wierd, they were freaking good.
What's the most common lesson you teach?
la restauracion
Are you working with sister missionaries?
no. we only see them on sundays at sacrament meeting or at interviews.
Do you write in your personal journal very often?
i write every night, don't worry.
What do you read every morning for personal study?
i study predicad mi evangelio, the misionaro journal from grandpa hatch which is awesome by the way, thanks grandpa!! and las escrituras por su puesta!
When is Elder Garcia's birthday?
21 de mayo (le gusta los chocolates)
What can we specifically pray for this week?
pray para andrea y hector to stop smoking and meet the requirements for baptism, and for me to become more patient.
bueno
mi familia amado, me amo ustedes mucho y yo extraño ustedes mucho
tambien. tener un buen semana y compartir sus testimonios con una
persona este semana. cada miembro es un misionero tambien. niño,
practicar para su mision y ser un niño muy bien!
(hi family that i love, I love you very much and miss you very much as well. Have a good week and bear your testimonies to somebody this week. Every member is a missionary too. Nino, prepare for your mission, and be a good boy).
love.
elder pacheco
