August 26, 2013

Wow, it sounds like you are all having a lot of fun without me! Well, that's ok, I'll be home soon.  Time is really going by fast. Now I'm starting to feel like I need more time to do more work. I remember when I first started, I felt like time wouldn't be fast enough.  Now I wish there was more time.

I hope you took some good pictures of Yellowstone,  I would like to see them.

Ok, I'm doing well. We are finding a lot of people who are interested in the gospel. We even have some Indian people. They came to church wearing turbans. It was funny. We were so happy.  Carla came to church and brought her friends. We are going to start teaching them too!

Ok, I'll talk to you all next week.
Love you all.

Wait, I'm just wondering, is Luke signing and talking now?

From Elder Giles.

Monday, August 19, 2013

 Some things happened and we had to change our schedule. My other 2 companions got to email, but I did not. Oh well, I'm doing just great! My arm is perfectly fine now, I'm back to execrsising and everything.

 We're doing great! My new companion, Elder Le Beau is here now. He's great! He knows sign language already and he is helping me interpret for the deaf people at church. It's really nice to have that help. I've been doing it myself for the past 12 weeks. Whew, it gets tiring. But when my companion interprets, I fall asleep. That happened to me yesterday. My companion was interpreting for Sunday School, and I was sitting there watching. Then I fell asleep. Later, I felt my companion poking my arm. I heard all of the deaf people laughing. I was supposed to get the closing prayer, but I was sleeping. Missionary work is really tiring. It's great too.

 We're working realy hard to baptize Carla. She's getting closer and closer. She's going to start bringing her son with her, and her friends. We said "We would love it if you brought your friends and family!" We've been praying and working really hard for her.

 We also have other people we're teaching, but Carla is the closest. We've also started finding lots of deaf people now. We've started to notice that all these deaf people have a really hard time coming to church. They don't have cars. We're still working with that.

 Well, I hope everything is going great at home! Time is going by so fast! It's really hard to imagine I'll be home in 7 months.

 I love you all, I'll email you all next week.

Elder Giles

August 5, 2013

Wow, things sound pretty good back at home.  Time is going by so fast.  I'm going to be back home before we know it.  

Yes, my arm is healed.  It's working mostly fine.  I'm still stretching my arm out.  It got a little bit stiff from not moving it for 4 days.  I'm almost back to normal.  I will be visiting the Doctor on August 9.  Friday.  I'm going to double check my appointment though.

We have some great things happening here.  We set up a very special plan called 13 Miracles.  Our goal is to have 13 baptisms in August.  All the missionaries here in Fremont are working together.  We're very excited to get to work for that plan.  We're really hoping Carla will get baptized soon.  We've fasted with here and given her Priesthood blessings.  She's so close!  

Well, I think that is all the news for this week.  I love you all.

Elder Giles