"Yea, and that same God did establish his church among them; yea, and that same God hath called me by a holy calling, to preach the word unto this people and hath given me much success, in the which my joy is full." - Alma 29:13

Monday, June 18, 2012

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So as you can tell I finally recieved my scripture cases!! I'm super excited!! And also that we had a family home evening with Irene. So that is very exciting. Very very exciting. And I have great news!! But I will get to that. Don't worry. But the book with the Temple and Captain Moroni is my Book of Mormon. And with Jesus Christ my Bible. So I'm very excited for those. But anyway so my exciting news. I am pretty sure that I told you about Fabiola and Nicolas. They just came from our Zone Leaders ward and they had a baptismal date for this saturday as well. Well they are still getting baptized. So we have 3 baptizms this saturday!! Not just one!!!!!!!! And also we were talking with her yesterday. Fabiola is the mom (41) and Nicolas is her son (13). She has 3 other kids but 2 don't want anything for now and Lucia is 1. So they are getting baptized and they told us yesterday that Elder Rojas is going to baptize Fabiola and I am going to baptize Nicolas! So that is also very exciting. We have been very excited and happy. So that is our exciting news for this week. We are super excited!!! But that is about it for this week. Sorry that those two details about my cases and the baptizms are about the only exciting thing. Haha kinda lame. But oh well.

So yes I am pretty sure that the next Monday we are going to go on a trip as a zone. I don't know where we are going yet but we are going to eat with the Zone Leaders and so I am going to ask today. I'm excited. The only thing is that if we go we have to pay with personal money for the trip. But whatever right ;) hahaha. So I'm excited for that also. We aren't doing anything today but we are just going to relax and I'm going to write some letters. Oh and by the way Scott and Kourt I did send you a letter last week. Sorry if you feel like I've been egnoring your letters but it was just from being lazy. I didn't write anybody back for a while and the letter explains it so just wait til you get it. But I did send it last week. But I don't have a clue if we will see penguins or not mom. Sorry haha. But yea so his name is Elder Crane. He played LaX and Rugby for Utah State. So he asked me what I was going to do after the mission and I said that I was thinking about going to Utah State so he told me that I should. But I honestly don't have a clue what I'm going to be doing. But he is awesome. I love him to death. He told me to come up and meet up with him. He is awesome.

So yes it's getting colder but not too cold yet. Another month and everybody thinks that I'm staying because Elder Rojas has more time here so I will be getting the worst of it I think. But we are sure yet. Anything is possible. So awesome to hear about all the missionaries. Send my love to Amos. He is a good kid. I hope everything is good with him. And Norm too. I'm glad that he got to see his brother before he leaves for 2 more years haha. So that's good. Sounds like you guys are busy with the garden, yard, and with the youth of the ward. I'm glad that everything is going well with you guys and that all is well. I hope that everything continues for you.

I love you guys tons. I'm doing great!! And having a good time. I'm loving the sector and enjoying Punta Arenas. I love being here. Pero esta vez yo voy a dar mi testimonio en español. Porque la última vez yo hice en ingles. Pero yo sé que la Iglesia es verdadera y a través José Smith la Iglesia fue restaurada. Tenemos un profeta en nuestras vidas para guiar y ayudar en todo que necesitamos hacer en nuestras vidas y la Iglesia. Yo sé que estoy en un lugar por revelacion y que somos de la Iglesia verdadera. Yo sé que el Libro de Mormón es verdadero y semejante a la Biblia. Los dos enseñen la verdad juntos. No solamente un libro. ¡¡Pero les quiero mucho!! Tengan una buena semana y nos escuchamos el proximo lunes.

Un abrazo

Elder Tyler Jolley

(a basic translation of his testimony: 
But this time I am going to give my testimony at Spanish. Because the last time I did in English. But I know that the Church is true and through Joseph Smith, the Church was restored. We have a Prophet in our lives to guide and help in everything that we need to do in our lives and the Church. I know that I am in a place by revelation and that we are the true Church. I know that the book of Mormon is true and similar to the Bible. The two teach the truth together. Not just a book. But I want to much!!! They have a good week and we hear next Monday.

A hug

Elder Tyler Jolley)

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Happy in Punta Arenas

Happiness from Punta Arenas







Hey how is everything going?!

All is well with me. We have had a good week. Still just preparing Irene to get baptized the 23rd. And we had a little surprise. From our Zone Leaders!!! They have 2 investigators that are just amazing!! And they also have baptizmal date for the 23rd of this month. The same day as Irene. And these two investigators just moved into our ward!! And so we are going to have 3 baptizms that day!!! We are super excited!! So we met them last night. Fabiola is widowed and her son that is 13 Nicolas are going to get baptized. So we are super excited!! But we have had a great week. Just working hard to get these 3 people now baptized. That is whats going on right now. But we are fine. Had a good week. Oh and by the way his name is Elder Jorge Rojas. That is my companion. From Peru. I think his city is called Iquitos. It's next to the Amazon River. In the jungle. So it's funny. He is a good guy. He is 26 years old. He almost couldn't leave on his mission because of his age. But he is here. So that's all that matters. We have had a good week. Just the normal. Those 3 are our main investigators now. So we are excited.

P.S. the picture of me sweeping the snow. That's a chilean thing. They also wash their cars with brooms. It's weird right? But I'm a Chilean and so I had to do it.

So in 2 weeks we are going to leave to visit a place here in Punta Arenas as a zone. So in two weeks or three don't worry you'll definitely have pictures. And we are going to buy a shirt for the zone with all of our names on the back of it. So I'm excited to get that also. That is going to be awesome. But I love Punta Arenas. It's amazing here. I love the work and the people. Right now it isn't too cold. We are getting ready to go and play some soccer. So that is going to be fun. I'm pretty excited for that. This week has been kinda boring. I don't know what else to say. Except that I hit my 1 year mark. Wow not even funny how fast the time goes by. It's been so fast. And it is going to be even faster now. I know it will. That's always what I hear. It goes by faster. But come what may. I am doing fine. I haven't been suffering too much haha from the weather. I heard that the winter is going to be brutal here this year. In the past it's been calming down but I heard that this year is going to be bad. So I'm preparing myself now. But whatever I love it I'll do whatever I'm asked. But seriously the time does come around fast. It does feel like it's monday a lot. Like it's monday then the next day it's monday again. But whatever. I don't know. But wow mom that is so awesome about you and dad! Changin up the look with the hair and eveything!! That is awesome!! And visiting the world haha.

I'm glad that you guys are doing great!! With the family reunion and everything the reception. Send my congadulations to her and her family. To Sydney. That is cool. Good for her. But here in Punta Arenas I love being able to be with the other missionaries. Actually my Zone Leader, well one of them, is named Elder Crane. He is from Logan Utah and I love him to death. I found out an interesting fact from him. He went to Logan High and played Rugby and Lacrosse. I PLAYED AGAINST HIM!!!! And I didn't even know him. And worst of all he went to Logan. Remember their fans and parents and just dirty players? I hate Logan High haha. I told him that when I found out he went to Logan. I said "You played for Logan? I'm sorry." Haha it was funny. But he is awesome. Good kid. The food is great. There are a lot of stuff that we eat. But nothing like too bad. We eat a lot of potatoes and bread and everything. A lot of soup and meat also. But I haven't eaten any horse or anything weird yet. It's all been pretty normal. Thankfully haha. But if something comes my way I'll let you know what I've eaten. Our mamita is awesome. She is a wonderful lady who is a little sick and her kids are just lazy and don't do anything. But she is awesome. I will get her recept for empenadas from her. She has been looking at your recepts and I think she is going to cook something. Hopefully. But she makes empenada of meat, cheese and apple. I haven't tried the apple. But I love the meat and I love the cheese. I think I love the cheese empenada more. But I don't know they are both amazing. So we will see what happens.

Well I think that is about it for right now. Oh yea the Zone Conference. It was good. We had President Rappleye and Elder Corbrige down here with their wives. So that was awesome. That was my second time meeting Elder Corbrige. He is a good guy also. But yea I know that what I'm doing is the right thing to do. I am helping so many people in their lives and I love them all. But I love the Gospel and everything. I love all of you too. I hope everything is going well. I love you tons!!

Love,

Elder Tyler Jolley

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Hey from More Snow






Hey hope everything is going well for you guys! I am doing well. We have more snow of course. It was like a blizzard this morning!! But it was awesome. I loved it!! So just a couple things. In my next package that you send would you be able to send a couple things. Like my hoodie and sweatpants from LaX? That have my name and the logo and number? And also if you know where my shorts are at my red LaX shorts? That would be awesome :) Haha but anyway wow you guys are busy. I'm going to start out by answering questions first this week. And comments of course. But Wow congradulate Sydney for me. Friday is my year mark also that is awesome. I did know that Elder Abel went to the office. I was talking to him on Wednesday. He told me everyting. And I'm glad that you sent a message to Seth. That makes me feel better. Because I think that he had the wrong address but I have no idea. Maybe not but whatever. I just would like to hear from him. But yea whatever. I hope that all is well for him and he found a job and stuff. But yea I am doing very well. I'm glad that you guys have been busy. That helps but seriously Brookie turns 4?! That is nuts!! I thought she was turning like 3 maybe haha. She is too big. That is crazy!! But that is fun. She is a cute little girl. Just like all my nieces and nephews just amazing. I am still reading the D. & C. but I'm really slow also that's the bad part. I don't know. I read in section 106 today about the Camp of Zion. So I am slow but still reading. There have been days when I couldn't read in the D & C but I am still going. And the cd I haven't been able to listen to it yet... :( Because I don't want to listen to it because my companion can't understand it so he would just be sitting there and thats kinda mean haha. So no I haven't had the time to listen. But I will get the chance. Don't worry. And don't worry about the anniversary box haha I'm perfectly fine. But wow how the time goes by. It is crazy how fast. I don't even know. It's nuts. 1 year. I can't believe it. I am loving Punta Arenas. I think that I will be staying here and Elder Rojas will be leaving after this cambio but I have no idea because I have more time in Punta Arenas but he has more time in the sector. But I figured that if I leave it would be alright. I want to stay but if I leave and go to another sector that gives me 1 cambio to learn the sector to train Zach? I think that's his name you told me haha. But the son of your cousin mom. That would be pretty awesome so that would be a plus to leave the sector so early. But if not I would love to stay here in Punta Arenas. But we will see what happens. Right? I'll do whatever I need to do.

So now I will talk about Irene.. She has a date for the 23rd of this month. Of June. Her son is the 2nd councelor in the Bishopric of another ward here. He is going to baptize her. She didn't tell him that she was meeting with us or anything. It has been a dream of his forever to have his mother baptized. So she invited him over to lunch Saturday and told him that she had wonderful news. They couldn't guess what it was. Because they had no clue. But she said that she was getting baptized the 23rd and that he was going to baptize her. He told us that it was like a brick wall hit them. They didn't even suspect it and that his daughter that is 14 or 15 was crying and that he pretty much fell on his back and the news of it. So he came to church with us yesterday and he was so happy. He bore his testimony and Irene was crying and everything. It was so awesome! She has met with missionaries for so long and now his dream is coming true. And she is preparing and everything. She is super happy. And so are we and her son. So that is her story for now. She is finally going to join her family. We are excited. But she is well.

That is pretty much what is going on down here. We are really well and working hard to find more people. We have others but nobody with a date yet. But we are still working. President Rappleye came down here with President Corbridge for a Zone Conference on Saturday. So that was really cool also. I loved it. It was awesome. But I love you guys so much. Sorry nothing else has really happened. But I love you guys tons!! Hope everything is well. I know that I'm here for a reason! To help people like Irene. And we are awesome. I love it here. Love you guys tons!! Hope everything is amazing for you as well.

Love you,

Elder Tyler Jolley