Monday, April 14, 2014
Hello family!
Wow. I will be coming home in a couple days. These 2 years have gone by so fast. I can't believe it. I am excited to come home. I'm sad to leave. We've been working super hard this last week. A lot of wonderful things are going to happen after I leave. I can't stay forever, but the missionary work still keeps going forward.
I'm not sure what else to say. I guess I'll see you on Wednesday.
Love, Elder Giles
Monday, April 14, 2014
Monday, April 7, 2014
Monday, April 7, 2014
Hello family!
Earl is doing great! He now has a family in the ward. His family at home isn't the best. He lives with his grandma and grandpa. His mom is in jail and his dad is gone. No one knows where he is. All his brothers and sisters have different fathers. We told Earl that life isn't always fair, but that he could have his own family someday that would be a loving, strong family. He's so great.
Wow, I have to prepare for my homecoming talk already? Oh man. I'm nervous now. I"ll be ready. It's so weird to think that I won't be here next week. I'm going to be in Utah. I'm excited to see the family again.
I'm working as hard as I can. It's a bit hard sometimes because I know I'm not going to be here soon.
I love you all. I'll see you next week.
Elder Giles
Hello family!
Earl is doing great! He now has a family in the ward. His family at home isn't the best. He lives with his grandma and grandpa. His mom is in jail and his dad is gone. No one knows where he is. All his brothers and sisters have different fathers. We told Earl that life isn't always fair, but that he could have his own family someday that would be a loving, strong family. He's so great.
Wow, I have to prepare for my homecoming talk already? Oh man. I'm nervous now. I"ll be ready. It's so weird to think that I won't be here next week. I'm going to be in Utah. I'm excited to see the family again.
I'm working as hard as I can. It's a bit hard sometimes because I know I'm not going to be here soon.
I love you all. I'll see you next week.
Elder Giles
Monday, March 31, 2014
Monday, March 31, 2014
Hello family!
Things are going fantastic. Earl Narramore got baptized this past Saturday. It was great. All the young men were there. Earl wasn't too nervous. Everything went according to plan. The only funny thing was the baptism. Earl and the person baptizing him, Bro Loveless, practiced before the real thing. But I guess Earl forgot that he was supposed to bend his knees when he was getting baptized. When Bro Loveless tried to baptize Earl, Earl was as stiff as a board. He fell over kind of funny, but he went all the way under. It worked out great.
A funny thing happened to us yesterday. Last night, my companion and I were waiting at a bus stop. We were waiting for the other missionaries to pick us up and bring us home. While we were waiting, we met 2 young guys that were walking home. They came and talked to us. We started teaching them. During our teaching, the other Elders showed up and parked on the side of the street. Then, out of nowhwere, a cop pulls up behind the other elders and flashed his police lights. A cop jumped out of the car and yelled at us to stay put. Then he talked to the driver of our car. 2 more cop cars showed up and 2 more cops arrived. They started asking us questions. They thought we were criminals. We gave them our IDs and they ran background checks. They let us go eventually, but I think they might've arrested the 2 guys we taught. I hope not because we set up an appointment with them.
Ok, I'll email you next week.
I love you all.
Elder Giles
Hello family!
Things are going fantastic. Earl Narramore got baptized this past Saturday. It was great. All the young men were there. Earl wasn't too nervous. Everything went according to plan. The only funny thing was the baptism. Earl and the person baptizing him, Bro Loveless, practiced before the real thing. But I guess Earl forgot that he was supposed to bend his knees when he was getting baptized. When Bro Loveless tried to baptize Earl, Earl was as stiff as a board. He fell over kind of funny, but he went all the way under. It worked out great.
A funny thing happened to us yesterday. Last night, my companion and I were waiting at a bus stop. We were waiting for the other missionaries to pick us up and bring us home. While we were waiting, we met 2 young guys that were walking home. They came and talked to us. We started teaching them. During our teaching, the other Elders showed up and parked on the side of the street. Then, out of nowhwere, a cop pulls up behind the other elders and flashed his police lights. A cop jumped out of the car and yelled at us to stay put. Then he talked to the driver of our car. 2 more cop cars showed up and 2 more cops arrived. They started asking us questions. They thought we were criminals. We gave them our IDs and they ran background checks. They let us go eventually, but I think they might've arrested the 2 guys we taught. I hope not because we set up an appointment with them.
Ok, I'll email you next week.
I love you all.
Elder Giles
Monday, March 24, 2014
Monday, March 24, 2014
Hello Family!
Things are turning out better. Earl is still good to go for his baptism this Saturday. It will be at 1:00. He is accepting everything we are sharing with him. He's such a great guy. We visited the Crouse Family and they said we could come back to visit them and teach them. We hope things will start to progress with them. They're also a great family. Zach H is doing better now. He's still working on smoking, but this past Sunday, he taught Gospel Principles class. He's a great teacher. Maybe he'll teach every week?
It's getting closer and closer to when I need to go home. It's going to be really weird to not be a missionary anymore. We're still working hard. There are a lot of families that the members are trying to invite to meet with us. We're getting really close to teaching some non member families.
I guess I'll be seeing you in 3 weeks. I hope the family is doing well. I'm excited to see you all again, but sad to leave.
Love, Elder Giles
Hello Family!
Things are turning out better. Earl is still good to go for his baptism this Saturday. It will be at 1:00. He is accepting everything we are sharing with him. He's such a great guy. We visited the Crouse Family and they said we could come back to visit them and teach them. We hope things will start to progress with them. They're also a great family. Zach H is doing better now. He's still working on smoking, but this past Sunday, he taught Gospel Principles class. He's a great teacher. Maybe he'll teach every week?
It's getting closer and closer to when I need to go home. It's going to be really weird to not be a missionary anymore. We're still working hard. There are a lot of families that the members are trying to invite to meet with us. We're getting really close to teaching some non member families.
I guess I'll be seeing you in 3 weeks. I hope the family is doing well. I'm excited to see you all again, but sad to leave.
Love, Elder Giles
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Monday, March 17, 2014
Hello Family!
Elder Fisher and I are doing well here in Seaside. The weather has definitely warmed up. I think I might get a sunburn soon. We're working hard and talking to everyone we meet.
The Crouse family isn't interested anymore. They are choosing to go to a different church. It's really sad. We'll still stop by and see how they're doing, but they aren't coming to church anymore. Earl is doing great. He's going to be baptized on March 26. He just loves everything. All the Young Men in the Ward are helping him out and being his friend. It's great to see. Earl's mom is in jail. His dad is gone, no one knows where he is. Earl lives with his Grandpa and Grandma. Zach H is doing well too. Now he has friends in the Ward, people he can do things with. It will be a good influence for Zach. He's still struggling with smoking, but he still comes to church and learns the gospel.
We got some sad news from one of our recent converts. Logan Gadbury. He won't come to church anymore. It's because of his wife. His wife works everyday except sundays and she doesn't want Logan to go to church. She wants him to spend time with her. It's really hard for him to choose between the church and his wife. He has a little boy to take care of too. He's stuck. We're trying to figure out how to help him, but it's hard.
I think that's it for my email today. I'll see you all soon.
Elder Giles
Hello Family!
Elder Fisher and I are doing well here in Seaside. The weather has definitely warmed up. I think I might get a sunburn soon. We're working hard and talking to everyone we meet.
The Crouse family isn't interested anymore. They are choosing to go to a different church. It's really sad. We'll still stop by and see how they're doing, but they aren't coming to church anymore. Earl is doing great. He's going to be baptized on March 26. He just loves everything. All the Young Men in the Ward are helping him out and being his friend. It's great to see. Earl's mom is in jail. His dad is gone, no one knows where he is. Earl lives with his Grandpa and Grandma. Zach H is doing well too. Now he has friends in the Ward, people he can do things with. It will be a good influence for Zach. He's still struggling with smoking, but he still comes to church and learns the gospel.
We got some sad news from one of our recent converts. Logan Gadbury. He won't come to church anymore. It's because of his wife. His wife works everyday except sundays and she doesn't want Logan to go to church. She wants him to spend time with her. It's really hard for him to choose between the church and his wife. He has a little boy to take care of too. He's stuck. We're trying to figure out how to help him, but it's hard.
I think that's it for my email today. I'll see you all soon.
Elder Giles
Monday, March 10, 2014
Monday, March 10, 2014
Hello family!
Everything is going great! We met a new person who will be getting baptized on 26 March! His name is Earl Narramore. He's 15 years old. We met him while we were biking to dinner. He was just walking all alone. We biked to him and talked to him. We didn't say anything too special, but he gave us his address and phone number. We stopped by Earl's house the next day. He was home. We started teaching him. Yesterday, he came to church and now he's friends with all the young men. He understands everything we teach him, he's so smart. I'm so excited to meet him. When we met him the first time, he was walking back to the high school because he forgot his bag. I think the Spirit made him forget so we could meet him.
Zach Herr is doing better now. We've been trying to find a good friend for Zach, but it's been hard. He's a single guy and everyone else in the ward is married with little kids. Zach isn't busy with family, only work. That's why he's been struggling. He didn't have any friends. But now he does. He's a lot happier now. He has a good influence to hang around.
This morning, I was writing in my journal and I realized, I only have 5 weeks left. It's amazing how fast time is.
Ok, I'll talk you next week. I love you all.
Elder Giles
P.S. I forgot to tell you, my new companion is Elder Fisher. He is a chinese speaking missionary. I'm really excited because now I can practice speaking chinese. There are no chinese people here, but Elder Fisher is still here. He's a great guy, he smiles a lot.
Hello family!
Everything is going great! We met a new person who will be getting baptized on 26 March! His name is Earl Narramore. He's 15 years old. We met him while we were biking to dinner. He was just walking all alone. We biked to him and talked to him. We didn't say anything too special, but he gave us his address and phone number. We stopped by Earl's house the next day. He was home. We started teaching him. Yesterday, he came to church and now he's friends with all the young men. He understands everything we teach him, he's so smart. I'm so excited to meet him. When we met him the first time, he was walking back to the high school because he forgot his bag. I think the Spirit made him forget so we could meet him.
Zach Herr is doing better now. We've been trying to find a good friend for Zach, but it's been hard. He's a single guy and everyone else in the ward is married with little kids. Zach isn't busy with family, only work. That's why he's been struggling. He didn't have any friends. But now he does. He's a lot happier now. He has a good influence to hang around.
This morning, I was writing in my journal and I realized, I only have 5 weeks left. It's amazing how fast time is.
Ok, I'll talk you next week. I love you all.
Elder Giles
P.S. I forgot to tell you, my new companion is Elder Fisher. He is a chinese speaking missionary. I'm really excited because now I can practice speaking chinese. There are no chinese people here, but Elder Fisher is still here. He's a great guy, he smiles a lot.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Monday, March 3, 2014
Hello family!
We're still working hard here. My companion, Elder Fakava, is getting transferred. He was great! I love Tongan people. I don't think I'm going to get another Tongan companion. I think the mission president is going to take the missionaries from the Tongan Branch because there is no work there. It was great while it lasted.
Zach Herr is still struggling with smoking. The Bishop was talking about how Zach will get the Priesthood, but I don't know if he will get it now. We're trying to help him find friends in the ward. If we get transferred away, I think Zach will stop coming to church. It's a tough situation.
Yep, Elder Horlacher is going home. It's going to be sad to see him leave. We've been together for most of our mission. A long time in Fremont and for a few months here in Monterey. Now I only have 1 month and 1/2. You're right, time is too quick.
I'm really happy to be here. I'm pretty sure this is the best place in the world. There is no other place like Monterey.
Ok, I love you all so much.
I'll talk to you next week.
Love, Elder Giles
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