Warmer Weather

Dear family and friends,

 

I just want to start off talking about the heat!! It has been so so soooo hot these last 3 days. I am probably a little sunburnt but whatever. Stuff happens right? So it has just been super hot. I also have lost 6 kilos. So that is about 13 pounds about. So I am loving that! I have been trying to loss weight. I hate gaining weight. It is horrible. Today we went to the harbor/river and were looking at the Sea Lions. They are HUGE!!! Here are a couple pictures of what we did before my camera died. That's why there aren't more haha but maybe next week. I am going to be in this sector for another 3 months at least. Because I just have an anouncment to make. I am going to be a father!!! I am training and so I have a son!!! I am really excited. It is going to be awesome. President Rappleye called me yesterday in the morning to tell me that I am going to train. So I will be going to Osorno on Wednesday to pick up my son. And I don't know his name or anything. But we will see what happens. The Zone Leaders won't tell me his name. But I'm pretty sure that they know his name. So they are just doing it because they are from my group. Both of them. We are going to be going home together. So they just like messin with me. So I am super excited. I will be training a new Elder these next two cambios.

 

It has been a good week. Nothing too different has gone on. Pretty much the same old stuff. But Hna. Kena is progressing so much!! She is going to be getting her divorce and then she is getting married with her boyfriend and we will be having a baptism. Just the part about when this is going to happen is the question. But I am really excited!! She has progressed and come a long way. It is so good to have some people who are starting to progress. And we have a lot of investigators who just need to get married and baptized. But they are really close. I am so excited that I am staying. We are growing so much as a ward!! Yesterday we had 72 people in church and it was the Primary Program so it was fun. I liked it.

Yes we heard about the elections. We had a bunch of people who stop and talk to us about everything. One guy told us that they are more "gringo" (as they call us from the United States) than the Mexicans. He said they are always worried about what is going on in the United States. And I found that to be true. They are always watching and just looking and wondering what is going on in the States. So yea we heard that Obama is in office again. What can you do right? I don't know. But only 4 more years right? Haha.

Sorry mom I didn't get to see any of the tulips. I couldn't do it sorry ha. It's probably because I'm in the city and there aren't very many tulip fields. But maybe sometime I will bet some for you. I don't really know. I will try to get some good pictures for you. It just depends on when we do something as a zone. One of my zone leaders doesn't really like doing activities so it's a little more difficult. But I will try.

Well I love you guys tons. I'm glad that you wrote me all who did. It is good hearing from you and getting to listen to what is going on at home. I hope all goes well this week and I'm excited to hear from you next week. I love you guys tons!! Have a fantastic week!!

Un abrazo

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Elder Tyler Jolley

 

Letter from Nov. 5, 2012

 

Hey how is everything going there up in the states? I am doing really well. It has been a good week. Lots of things to do. We are doing well here in Valdivia. It has been a crazy week. I am fine mom my toe doesn't hurt. I got it taken care of for free and we got a video of him taking it out and everything. We are going to take the other part out soon. I don't know when. He wants to staralize the supplys. But it's ok we are doing it soon enough. I am doing really well. Have had a little bit of allergys but other than that I are great. I have had a great week. This week is the last week of the cambios. And everybody tells me that Pres. Rappleye is going to be calling me on Saturday to tell me that i am going to be training this next cambio. So we will see what happens. As of right now we don't know anything so I am ok. I don't know how much I want to train hahaha. So much responasablity with DL and training a new missionary. But we will see what happens. I don't know. I'll do whatever I am asked to do. But yea we will see.
We don't really have any investigators who are really progressing to be baptized. We have a couple. There are 2 who know that this message and church are true but have to get divorced and married with their partner who they live with. So that is a little more difficult. And we are teaching a members daughter. The member was baptized like 6 months ago or so and his daughter is a Jehovas Witness. So we are teaching her and she is actually so so so so close to being baptized. She is a good girl and always comes to church and goes to seminary and everything. She is more of a mormon than a lot of other people that I have met on my mission. I don't get why she hasn't been baptized yet. She participates in everything!!! Seminary and everything. But she is close I can feel it. Her name is makarena.
Today we aren't doing anything really really really special. I think we are going to go bowling again and so that will be fun. I love bowling. It remindes me of 2 dollar Tuesday in Ben Lomand Lanes!! i love that night. But yea and after that I think we are going to go to the mall.I am trying to find a Chile soccer jersey. So we are going to go hang out there and i need to buy new pants. My work pants are horrible and have holes in them so I need to replace them. They are not good. I have to wear basketball shorts underneath them because they are so bad. But you know what happens when you are just working. So I will be finding some new pants soon. Don't worry about me. Other than that we might go to the River Calle-Calle to hang out on the dock and take some pictures. So we are excited for today. We don't have anything to do so we are just going to hang out a little bit.
Mom I am glad that you are just getting a bunch of upgrades now.. Haha cuz you didn't want to do it when I was home!! But what kind of smart phone do you have mom? I am so excited for Brady!! Send my love to him. Bolivia?! Well that kinda sucks haha no just kidding. That's awesome. What part is he going to? But tell the kid I love him to death! When does he leave?
I am doing really well and I am glad that you are all well and busy. I love hearing about your week and about your life and what is going on in your homes. Thank you so much for your support and love that you all have for me. I can feel it everyday and so much in your prayers and when you are thinking about me. I am so grateful to have friends and family like you on my side and in my favor to cheer me on. I can't wait to hear from you guys soon. I hope all goes well this week and that everything happens in your favor. I love you guys so much. I hope that you all know that. I am glad that every single one of you have influenced my life. Before my mission and during my mission and especially now with your support and love. Thank you so much. Have a great week!!!

Un abazo

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Elder Tyler Jolley