Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Things here are going all right.  I'm still training Elder Morgan. He's learning a lot.  There's still work to be done with him. We're struggling a little bit with the amount of lessons to teach, but we're finding new people to teach.  This week we hopefully will meet a new family to teach.

Ok, I'll email you next week.

Elder Giles

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Hello, yeah, Newark is not far at all.  It's just right over the freeway.  Anyway, Fremont is filled with people from India, not Indians like you.  Newark is filled with Spanish people. Sometimes it's hard to talk to them because I don't know any Spanish.

Elder Morgan is green.  I'm training him right now.  He's doing all right.  Right now we're practicing teaching about the Plan of Salvation.  He's learning a lot.  We also get to ride bikes everywhere.  I really like that.  When I was in Fremont, I would drive a car.  I think the bike is better.  I get exercise!

Yes, I'm still a zone leader.  I'm also a trainer.  It's kind of tough. Oh well.

I didn't get to email yesterday, I was with the Assistant to the President.  Today I get to email.
Ok, I'll talk to you next week.

Love Elder Giles

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Hello, thank you for the shoes.  They fit really nice.  Yeah, I was transferred.  It wasn't until Tuesday morning I had to leave.  I started to pack a little bit on Sunday, but mostly it was Monday night I finished packing.

I'm in Newark now.  There's a lot of Spanish people here.  In Fremont, there was SO MANY Indian people.  Newark is kind of run-down.  Don't worry about me.  I'll be safe. There's gangsters and stuff, but they are nice to us.  Since I'm in a totally new area I don't know anyone.  Also, Elder Morgan doesn't know anyone really.  So it's hard to work here, but we'll make it.

Today I'll send you a letter.  It has my memory card in it.  It should arrive soon.

Well,  I'll talk to you next week.

Love Elder Giles

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Hello!

Yes, I did get your box.  I was really happy to get it.  But I found 2 white shoes inside.  I already got the shoes you sent the first time.  But it's nice to have some clean shoes.  They will be my basketball shoes.  My other shoes are kind of dirty now.  We hiked Mission Peak.  Anyway, wow, Hyrum is growing up.  He has a job?  Wow!

Edward's baptism was a happy time.

I have some sad news now.  I've been transferred :(   The mission president moved me to a different ward.  I'm not in the ASL branch anymore or the Central Park hearing ward.  I'm in the Bayside ward now.  They called me Saturday night and told me.  I was so surprised.  I thought I was going to stay until August.  But it's alright.  My new companion is Elder Morgan. He is struggling learning the gospel and teaching, so that's why I think they moved me with him.  I really hope I can teach him and help him improve.

I have a new address now.  I don't know what it is.  My old one is no good.  You can still send stuff to the Mission Office. Warning.  If you send stuff to the mission office, It might be there for a month until I get it.  If you send food to the mission office, it will go bad.  I'm lucky that I was at the mission office when I got your white box.  The cake would've gone really bad. lol

Anyway, I'll let you know my new address.

Love Elder Giles