Hi!
Thanks for the chocolate chip cookie recipe! Now I just have to find the ingredients!
We have explored almost all of our area and it is very large because most of it is fields. I will try and take pictures this week so we will see how that goes. Spanish is coming along REALLY well. Everyone tells me that my Spanish is good even though the only reference they have is an elder who recently has finished training (one of the elders before us was from Utah). I am comfortable with speaking Spanish and I love teaching and talking with everyone. Elder Navarrete ( my companion) likes to speak English so I help him improve his English and he helps we with my Spanish. For meals, we eat with members for lunch everyday (except P-day) and occasionally we will have dinner. Dinner in Argentina is usually around 9 but when members invite us to eat dinner with them, it is usually around 7 or 8 because we have to be in the apartment at 9. When we don´t have dinner, we have a little snack in the apartment because there isn't much time for anything. In Santos Lugares and here in Pontevedra the members wash our clothes! It makes my life a little easier. In winter it was really easy to keep my clothes clean because I could wear a sweater and I didn´t sweat as much, but now that we are entering summer, it will be a little harder. Yes, I have emailed Elder Penaia for a few weeks and he is feeling a lot better and is so thankful for your support and in sending him stuff in Arizona. He is training a new missionary right now and is having a lot of fun with it!
Another thing about the weather. This week was super hot Monday through Friday, then Saturday it cooled off a little bit and then Sunday it hailed and then rained super hard and then the sun came out. Today it is super windy and cold. The weather in Argentina is crazy.
Have a great week!
Le Amo!
Elder Giles
Elder Lucas Giles has been called to serve in the Argentina,Buenos Aires West Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Saturday, August 23, 2014
August 18th, 2014
Hey!
We had transfers this week and I got moved to a city called Pontevedra with Elder Navarrete! We were transferred in an "event" that´s called a "white wash" where they take out both of the Elders in one area and put two new ones so my companion and I don´t know anything about our new area. So this past week we were getting to know members and some investigators. This area is completely different than my last area. In Santos Lugares the city was paved, clean and small and the people had a lot nicer houses, but here in Pontevedra, the only paved streets are in the city center and the main highways and the rest are dirt roads. The city isn´t the cleanest and the people are a lot more humble, but I am not complaining. I feel a lot more humble here and a lot more excited to work and teach and serve as much as I can. My companion is Elder Navarrete from Chile and he has 20 months in the mission. He has been all over the mission and the cool thing is that I met him in my last zone so the transition was a little easier. He and I are super excited to be working in our new area!
Could you send me a recipe for chocolate chip cookies? I have been dying to bake some...
I will send pictures next week!
Le Amo!
Elder Giles
Monday, August 11, 2014
August 11th, 2014
Hola!
Wow! Summer is already over? That was really fast! I bet the summer was great for you all and that you had a great time enjoying the sun and warmth and rest! I am glad that everyone is doing great and are active in doing stuff! Is Summer still there with you guys and did she find a job?
Argentina continues to be cold, but we press on with the work. This week went by pretty quick. On Saturday we went and helped out in another city called Villa Tesei where they had an Open Chapel. It was like a mini tour where people went and learned about the different organizations and about the church and stuff and my companion and I where in charge of doing contacts in the street and bringing people in. We did a lot of contacting and inviting and a good amount of people went.
Then yesterday we did divisions with two members from the ward because we had a lot of people we wanted to visit. It was really good for me because I had to basically do everything solo and it helped me gain more confidence in myself. This is something that I have been lacking but yesterday helped me realize that I can do it!
Have a great week!
Le Amo!
Elder Giles
We went to the Cathedral Lourdes again today and this time the top part was open so we took pictures up there too!
Wow! Summer is already over? That was really fast! I bet the summer was great for you all and that you had a great time enjoying the sun and warmth and rest! I am glad that everyone is doing great and are active in doing stuff! Is Summer still there with you guys and did she find a job?
Argentina continues to be cold, but we press on with the work. This week went by pretty quick. On Saturday we went and helped out in another city called Villa Tesei where they had an Open Chapel. It was like a mini tour where people went and learned about the different organizations and about the church and stuff and my companion and I where in charge of doing contacts in the street and bringing people in. We did a lot of contacting and inviting and a good amount of people went.
Then yesterday we did divisions with two members from the ward because we had a lot of people we wanted to visit. It was really good for me because I had to basically do everything solo and it helped me gain more confidence in myself. This is something that I have been lacking but yesterday helped me realize that I can do it!
Have a great week!
Le Amo!
Elder Giles
We went to the Cathedral Lourdes again today and this time the top part was open so we took pictures up there too!
Monday, August 4, 2014
August 4th, 2014
Hola!
Last week was pretty good! We had a Zone activity on Monday and divisions on Wednesday and Thursday with the Zone Leaders.In the Zone Activity we ate lunch at the Peruvian Restaurant a block away from the church, played soccer, and played a game like charades. It was hilarious.
Then we had divisions with the Zone Leaders and I went to their area in Villa Tesei. It was really good because I was with Elder Collins from Wyoming and I learned a lot from him. It was also a little difficult because we, being native English speakers, don´t understand everything that the people say and our Spanish isn´t the best so some of the people had a hard time understanding us. But it was awesome because we found a bunch of new people to teach and I got to practice my teaching skills.
There was also a big change in the mission. President did away with a bunch of the rules for all of the missionaries and many aspects of proselyting. In effect, he gave us less rules to follow, which is good for some and bad for others. However, it shows that he trusts us a lot, which is pretty awesome.
Summer finally started creeping in this week with warmer weather, but winter is not giving up without a fight so it is expected to drop a little this next week.
Have a great week!
Le Amo
Elder Giles
Last week was pretty good! We had a Zone activity on Monday and divisions on Wednesday and Thursday with the Zone Leaders.In the Zone Activity we ate lunch at the Peruvian Restaurant a block away from the church, played soccer, and played a game like charades. It was hilarious.
Then we had divisions with the Zone Leaders and I went to their area in Villa Tesei. It was really good because I was with Elder Collins from Wyoming and I learned a lot from him. It was also a little difficult because we, being native English speakers, don´t understand everything that the people say and our Spanish isn´t the best so some of the people had a hard time understanding us. But it was awesome because we found a bunch of new people to teach and I got to practice my teaching skills.
There was also a big change in the mission. President did away with a bunch of the rules for all of the missionaries and many aspects of proselyting. In effect, he gave us less rules to follow, which is good for some and bad for others. However, it shows that he trusts us a lot, which is pretty awesome.
Summer finally started creeping in this week with warmer weather, but winter is not giving up without a fight so it is expected to drop a little this next week.
Have a great week!
Le Amo
Elder Giles
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| playing charades with the zone |
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| playing charades with the zone |
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| enjoying Orea cookies with Elder Collins |
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