Hello from Chaiten

Hey there,

How is everybody doing? I am doing really well. We had a good week. Well it ended good. We had a normal week until about Friday. We had a service activity in the church and it turned out that nobody showed up.. It was pretty lame but whatever. It happened already. But President Uribe did show up a little late but it's all good. At least he showed up. So we started the 2 and we cleaned a bunch of ash from the volcano out from underneath our house. So that served for us. It turns out that ash can corrod the wood. (Sorry I don't know how to spell it). So we cleaned out as much as we could. Then when President Uribe got there we put in the cannon or the fireplace thing that we have for the room where we hold our meetings. So that was good so that we could have a little bit of heat for the members when they show up and they aren't too cold. And then we took advantage of going with President to the old church to take off the sign and we put it on our house/church. So now we are officially there. So that is good to have that up and everything. So after the activity we went to Edon (a supermarket where we buy pretty much everything). We were going to get a little snack because we had been working. There was a man there and he said hi to us and said he was meeting with the missionaries in Pto. Varas and also in Pto. Montt. He is origenally from Santiago but he is working down here. His family is up in Santiago. He almost got baptized before but some stuff happened with the family like his kids pulled the plug to the baptismal fount and all the water emptied out. Well long story short. He is here and he came to church yesterday and now he has a baptismal date for the 25th of may but he will be ready before then. He is prepared and he wants to follow the Lord and everything. He is a good guy. Actually today we went with him, because he doesn't really have too much, we went fishing. So that was cool but we didn't get anything. It was really cold and the tide was coming in and everything. Like it was a good day but we just didn't get anything. It was pretty bad but oh well. And we are going to meet with him later today and watch a movie or something. But he is good. 

So just so you know mom. I don't even remember writing that in the MTC. I think I remember a little bit but not too much.. Haha but that is awesome that Eric found it. That is pretty sweet.

So that is pretty cool about all the missionaries that we have in our ward. There are a lot. That is awesome that we have so many and that we are recieving the blessings of missionary work. Hopefully more and more get called. Even though we are getting to the point where a lot are going to be returning home. But more will be called. I'm thankful for the time and oppurtunity that I have had to serve and help out my bretheren here. I've learned so much. It's been amazing. 

I'm glad that everything is going well with Scott Kourt and the boys. Hopefully with the new little sweet baby everything is well in there house and they are having a good time. 

So anyway what was Kari Hall hoping that I could do to work for her? I am looking for a job haha. But I don't know what my schedule will be that is the thing.. That's the only bad thing. But just keep a watch out. I really wanted to try to go to the shop too. I want to see if I am still welcome there haha. Well Dylan said that wherever he is at he would have a job for me.. So I want to see if that is true haha. But I don't know. We will see what happens. If I go to Salt Lake I could talk to Bob. There is a shop is Salt Lake too. I don't know haha. 

Well thanks for everything. Thanks for writing and everything. I hope that you guys have a great week and that everything goes well. I am doing well here and having a good time. We are taking advantage of everything we can. It is tough when the time is going by so fast. It is speeding up right now. I don't even know where the last week went. It is crazy. It's going so fast. And if this cambio goes as fast as the last did... It will feel like I'll be seeing you in like 2 weeks. I don't know haha. 

 

Well I love you guys so much!! I hope that you have a great week and that you can do everything that you need to do! I know that the Gospel is true and that we are doing the Lord's work here in Chaitén. We are recieving a lot of blessings with Waldo. (That's the name of our investigator with a date). He is humble and just a good guy. Well I love you tons. I'll be talking to you soon!!! Have a great day and week.

Un abrazo,

Elder Tyler Jolley

Hey how is everything going? We are doing really well. We had a good week. We are staying together. So I think that we had the emergency cambios because President didn't want to spend more money to come back here together and then have to travel 2 weeks later for the cambios. So he just changed us then. I think that the same thing will happen with me. We have Zone Conference this cambio so I think that I will be taken out instead of come back to Chaitén and then have to go back a couple weeks later. So I don't know what is going to happen. But we are doing well. This last week we were able to teach a little bit. We went out to a member who lives like 5 hours walking. He lives pretty far. But we hitchhike. A couple who has been in Chile and Argentina for almost a year picked us up in their old VW van. They are from Belgium so it was cool. They speak like 5 languages. They speak 3 native languages there. And they learned English from watching movies with subtitles because all the movies there are in English. So that was lucky for us because they didn't speak too much spanish. But the were cool. They were really nice. I enjoyed the short time that we were there with them. So then they dropped us off and we went to Santa Barbara and to the beach a little. We got some good pictures and videos of some seals that were playing around in the beach. So then we continued our trip to the members. It was a long trip. It took like all day for us to get there to his house. We got home at like 9. And that is because the Branch President came and picked us up because he wanted to visit them too. But it was a good trip. I enjoyed it a lot. Other than that we have had a good week. We have been talking to a lot of people but nothing yet with any investigators. We will find some soon. I know that we will. We weren't able to teach too much this week but it went well. Not too much rain. That was the good part. It was raining a little bit today but not much. So that was good. But we went to a beach a little bit south of where we are at. There wasn't too much to see there. Some old boats but other than that we just took a couple pictures. We are good though. A good week. We are going to hang out the rest of the day though. I don't know what else we are going to to. We are going to make some lunch though. That will be good haha. So yea we are going to have a good week. Sorry it's been kind of boring so there isn't much to say about our week.

 

So just a note about U of U and the ROTC. Elder Nuttall told me that ROTC is not the way to go. Yea it pays but he said that he wouldn't recommend it. He practically said it was Hell haha. So I don't know if that's what I want to do. I will see what happens. I'll think about it. I will let you know though. But hopefully everything goes well with U of U. I would love to go there. That would be sweet. Hopefully everything goes good. I don't know where those documents are mom. Sorry. I don't know what to tell you about that..

The cake we are going to bake it. I don't have anything to really make it with. Our oven is a wood stove. We have to keep warm with wood. So it is difficult to tell the temperature of what I am cooking. I am going to talk to the mamita to see what she can do to help us. She always makes cakes so we will see. But anyway I still have it for now. But not for too long. I will be doing it. 

So other than that I hope that I have answered your questions ha. Sorry it's kinda short. I'm out of time. But I love you guys tons. Have a great day and week. I hope that everything goes well. I will talk to you guys next week. I'll let you know of any changes that might happen don't worry. I love you guys tons. Have a great week.

Un abrazo,

Elder Tyler Jolley

More from Chaiten

So this wonderful scripture case came in a package from Southern Chile.  We were so excited to see the young man standing with Captain Moroni on the front.  The wonderful talents of the people of Chile!

 

Hey how is everything going? 

Hopefully everything is going good with everybody. I have had a good week. We were able to go today and take some good pictures and also I was able to write some letters to a couple of people that I have recieved recently because I get mail so little here. When we go to Pto. Montt and we see the Zone Leaders. So haha I have been writing a little bit. But it was a good day. We got some good pictures and everything. I enjoyed the day. But we were able to go to a Lighthouse that we have here in Chaitén and so it was cool. We were trying to find a lagoon that some people told us about. But we have to ask permission to go because the entrance is inside of a fence where somebody lives. So we are going to do it next week. But it was good. We will do it. I didn't even know that there was a lagoon here. So it will be cool to go. But that was our day until now. My comp slept a little bit but I was writing. I don't know when I am going to be able to send those letters. When I go to Pto. Montt. Maybe right before I leave Chile hahaha. But whatever. If that's how it goes then that's how it is going to be. But yea. It's been kind of a boring day. Well not boring but just that we didn't do too much. Now we are writing haha. But yea thanks for all the letters that I recieved. And Mom, I did recieve the picture. he is a cute little guy. I'm glad that everything is ok with him and Kourt. Send my love. And Mel, thanks for the video. I was able to see it. he is big now. I can't believe he is so big. Well it's because I don't know him but it doesn't seem that long ago that you told me he was born. It's just weird. I guess it's just that the time goes so fast here. It's weird to think that I have a little more than a month. It has just flown. But I am finishing strong. I don't ever really think of home so don't worry about me haha. I am focused and everything. Don't think that I'm trunky and just want to come home. Haha. Just so you know.

 

But anyway hey mom when is the convention? I would love to go. I just have to know because Diek told me that one of our friends is getting married like the 12th or 15th of June. I would like to be there if it's possible. I don't know what do you think?  If it is going to be after the 20thish I would love to go. I don't mind. I just would like to be there for my bud who is going to be getting married. But you can go ahead and buy me a ticket. That would be cool if you want to. 

So yesterday was good I guess haha. We had 8 people in church including us. It was raining and there were not too many who showed up. I guess they all have there excuses but whatever. The earliest to show up was the Branch President. And he showed up at like 10:20ish. He said he had something to take care of. But I can't judge anybody right? I don't know. But yea it was good. I had to give the class from Pres. Lorenzo Snow. It was good. We just got the class and started so I gave class number 1 haha. But it was good. 

So I don't know why we had Emergency Cambios. Probably to save money and I had a thought come lately and a couple dreams haha that I was going to be leaving this sector this next week and I will die in another sector. But I don't know. I can't say that it will happen. But Elder Vasquez says that we will see what happens next week. To be able to see why we had the cambios. Because he doesn't know why we had them either. So it is just kind of strange. We will see. If nothing happens this next week it was to save money so that we didn't have to travel again 3 weeks after we did. But I don't really know. I'll let you know next week though so that we all know. But the boat that we took there are seats like recliners. It was a different boat than the boat with the benches. So we were able to sleep a little bit. But now much. It was still uncomfortable. Having to sleep there 2 nights in a row. But whatever. It was fun, worth the experience right? haha. It was awesome. Something that I'll probably never do again so it's ok. 

Thanks for your love and support that you always give me. I hope that you have a great week. I can't wait to hear from you next week. The time is going so fast. I don't know where this last week. But I know that the Gospel is true and that we are a forever family. I have no doubt of a Prophet who loves and guides us. I have a great testimony of this work now. A lot bigger than it was at home. I love the Gospel. And am grateful for the things that it teaches. I love you guys tons. I will be talking to you next week. Thanks for all that you do. And for your love and support that you all give to me. I hope that everything goes well this week. Have a great day and week. 

Un abrazo,

 

Elder Tyler Jolley