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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)

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

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

Finally, Snow

Hey how is everything Going?! I'm doing fantastic!! We have had a good day. It is snowing!! Well was snowing. Right now it isn't. But we have had a good day. It didn't really snow too much. But it will come. So the thing is this is the last full week of the cambios. Wow right?? So fast goes the time. I don't even know where it goes! I will have a year in the next cambio and probably a new comp. And Elder Rojas thinks that I will be training also. So I don't know what to think about that. We will see right?? If so awesome. I will love it. I am ready. I think I could have done it a while ago. But I will do whatever the Lord asks of me right? But how is everything going for you guys?? I have had a good week. Just been getting a little bit colder and we are still working. But we have been teaching a lot more. So that is a good sign. We don't really have anybody that is getting ready to be baptized... Yet. But our investigators are getting closer. They are awesome. We have some great people that we are teaching. So that is really good. But the weeks and the days go by so so super fast. I can't even believe it. But yea we are doing great. Just following the work and doing what we need to do. We are being blessed from the Lord and he is helping us to have lessons. So that is super good. I am loving it. And I don't even know where the time went. Seriously it crazy. I don't even wanna think about it right now.

 

But anyway I'm glad that you guys have had a good time in North Dakota. And also hope everything will go good in Yellowstone. But you guys have been super busy. I am glad that you've had a great time and that the kids have enjoyed it also. I miss all the kids. But the box was amazing!! I'm eating the M&M's right now!! I love them!! I loved all the chocolate! And of course the shoes thank you so much. I like the look more also. I don't know how they work yet. I have been using my boots because the rain and the snow. And so yea I'm going to let you know about that later. Because I wouldn't know. But I am doing really good. It's not too cold. Because I'm used to the snow. The only thing that is killer is the wind. It is super bad. It has been bad. But I haven't seen anything yet. That's the thing. It is going to get a whole lot worse. But I'm ready and excited. It is awesome here.

But yea that is pretty much what is going on with me. Just working and hanging out. But it is really awesome. For real. I love being here in the south!! I never thought that I would be in the south of the world!! But it is a great experience!! It's gorgeous here. I hope that everything is going well for you guys!! And that you are having a good week and have fun in work and school and stuff!! I love all you guys and I hope the best for you. I can't wait to hear from you guys. I love hearing from you and seeing your pictures!! I hope all is well! I love you guys so much!!

Un abrazo,

Elder Tyler Jolley

With Papito, Mamita and Paula

Some of our members

Hey how is everything going?!

Hey so I haven't done anything this day yet. We have been home and cooked food. And guess what I ate? My companion said it was Llama. But I don't know he said it was a different word but when I asked what it was he said it was Llama. But I believe him. But whatever. I also ate a little chicken liver in Natales. But the consistency was pretty gross that is the only problem. But today was good. Just the meat was pretty hard. But good. It has been a good week. Sorry for the pictures. They are good. But it's from when I left. But there are members. Papito is crazy so sorry about him. Haha. But yea I hope that they are good. And the picture of the zone. That is the best one that I got. Whoever took the picture didn't check before they pushed the button but whatever. But we have had a good week. I'm super excited to be here. The investigators that we have. (Which I haven't met all) But Elder Rojas told me that most of them know that the Book of Mormon is true and that we have a lot that want to get baptized. So that is what we are working with. I'm super excited!! I know that we are going to get some baptizms here. I love Punta Arenas. It has been a little cold but not too much. It started warming up a little bit. But it was a little cold. Elder Rojas didn't know how I did it, because he is from Peru. So it is very warm there. He isn't used to the cold. But I'm good with it. So I'm his "Mom" because I'm his 2nd companion. So right after his "Dad". Elder Abel told me that that is the system that President is using (well without our terms) but he said that after you are somebodys "Mom" that you are going to train and be the "Dad" so he thinks that after my time here with Elder Rojas that I'm going to train here. So we will see what happens with that. I don't know how I feel about that. But we will see. I'll do whatever.

But anyway we are doing great here. I don't know of anything that has been really excited to tell you guys. But we had a good week and we taught a lot actually. We had like 12 other lessons and 2 with member present. But we want the member lessons. Speaking of that wow Kris that is awesome!! You should keep helping the sisters out. I can't even describe the importance of members in the lessons. I never knew before but they are super important and help out a lot. I wish more left with us here and I know that we will get more and have more success with them. But I'm glad you went even though it was very nerve racking!!

So we have a total of like 16 missionaries here in Punta Arenas I think. 4 are sisters. But we have a lot. 4 are also in Puerto Natales and Por Venir. So we have a lot in the zone.

Wow everybody has been so busy. I have been too. I don't think you guys need to worry about not writting me. Just keep working hard for your family that is the important thing. I'm glad that Natty's Wish went well and I hope that the next 2 events go well also!! That would be awesome! And that everybody has a new job pretty much now! That is cool though. Super awesome. And that everybody is taking vacations now. Whats up with that? Just because I'm gone huh? You think that you can just go where ever you all want to. Haha but whatever I'm in PUNTA ARENAS!!! Haha take that.

Well I hope all is good!! I love you guys tons! I'm learning a lot with a latin so it's going great but yea I'm doing awesome! Don't worry about me. :) I know that what I'm doing is what God wants of me and that he is happy I'm here and blessing all of you. I know he will continue to bless you and he loves all of us. The church is true and we have a prophet. Well I love you guys. Have a great week.

 

Love,

Elder Tyler Jolley

Transfers

Hey everybody!!

Hey I'm doing great. Ok so just to get over the suspense. (If that is how you spell it) I am going to Punta Arenas for a couple cambios probably. I am going to the Magallanes Ward. I don't know exactly what sector that is. It is called Magallanes but I don't know what sectors or like how many blocks, big or small or anything. I don't know. I am going with Elder Rojas. I think he is from Peru. So yes I get to have another latin. So it's awesome I'm pretty excited. So yes I am going there tomorrow in the morning at like 7 in the morning is when our bus is leaving. So I have been packing like a couple hours today. I will continue in the night. I am pretty excited. I'm pretty sad that I am leaving but you know what can you do? I love the members here but oh well. So yea I am definitely out. I have a couple pictures but my camera isn't really working with the computer right now so I will have to send them later. They are just of some members when I said goodbye to them. So nothing too exciting.

It has been a great week. We had our Branch Conference and it was a huge success!! We had 38 people there. Haha sounds lame right? But when all that I've had my whole time here in Natales was 20ish. Then it is awesome. But we had a lot of lessons this last week. We taught over 20 but most where less actives to get them to come to the conference but it was really awesome. I loved it. We had a definite miracle. Something as stupid as the rain. I had a bad attitude to go out and knock doors saturday morning because it was raining and I just didn't really wanna knock. But it was raining hard also. And Elder Abel was just praying that it would stop. So like 5 minutes before we left after study it stoped raining. And we definitely didn't get rained on. Well it sprinkeled and went away again. But then we went to lunch at mamitas and it just poured again. So we were just praying again and it stopped and we went home. So after that we went to the church for an activity for the conference and it just started pouring again. So when we had to leave it stopped again and we went to our appointments and lessons and we weren't in the rain one time!! Awesome right?! It was way awesome. I loved it and I had a little better attitude after that. Haha. But yea that was a good day.

I'm glad that everything has gone well for you guys. With the skits. Everybodies vacation and school and wrestling and everything. Work. Speaking of which I want to know what Mel and Tally's new business is! And I hope everything goes great with the 5k and the Chili's give back night!! I love that because Chili's is delicious and I haven't had it forever. So wait I'm really almost the missionay who has been out the longest in the ward?? That's nuts. But yea the time is going by so fast for me. It's not even funny. It feels like Elder Abel just got out here with me. Crazy. But yea I almost have a year. Just 2 more months. Nuts right?

Well sorry I don't have a lot of time. I have been a little busy and doing other stuff with trying to put pictures on and writing Pres. Rappleye. But I hope that everything is going well for you guys!! I hope all is going well with everybody!! Tengan una buena semana. Y quiero decir que yo sè que la Iglesia es verdadera. Estoy agradecido para ser un misionero y servir el Señor. Es un poco loco que estoy aquí en el fin del mundo pero es super genial y me encanta muchísimo. Punta Arenas es super bakan y quiero volver algun día. Alan estas ¿equivocado? porque Chile es la tierra prometida. (No puedo escribir) Pero yo sé que el Señor nos ama y quiere lo mejor para nosotros. ¡¡Los quiero muchísimo!!

Un abrazo,

Elder Tyler Jolley

First Snowfall

Gotta Love the Shoes

 First Snowfall of the Winter

Hey!

Sorry there are only two pictures. We haven't really had time to take pictures of anything else. But I hope they will be ok. It's our first snowfall that I have had in the mission.. Well in my sector it is the first snowfall that I have had here and in Muermos. So I had to take a picture. That was right before we went to Punta Arenas. We had a great time down there. The Zone Conference was pretty awesome. It was good to get out of here for a little bit actually. I like when we get to go down there just because some times it gets a little lonely up here. But oh well we survive. We are awesome. But I am just hanging out today. Like we haven't done anything too awesome. But we have been sitting in the house and we are trying to see if we can get the chance to go to Las Torres del Payne. But I'm not exactly sure that we will be able to go so that is the bad part... Because your right cambios are really soon. Like in a week and a half on the 18th and I don't think I am going to be staying here too much longer. I actually think I might be heading out after this week. So does everybody else. Like I hope I don't because Natales is awesome. But also I kinda want to because I like being in the loop. Like we never get mail. They were going to send it to us today through the bus but they think that I'm leaving and so they think that we are coming into Punta Arenas again the next week. So they are sending us anything. So we just get to wait for another week. Even though I'm pretty sure they said we have a lot of stuff and that we might even have a package or two. But whatever I don't know. Of speaking of packages. I have a question. Would it be posible for you to be able to send whenever you send the photo album to send a cd from like Trumen G. Madsen, I think it's, "Lectures on Faith by Joseph Smith". Or from Elder Gene R. Cook. They have some great talks. Or if not those maybe a book. Lectures on Faith or Articles of Faith by Talmage. I don't know. If you can but if not don't even worry about it. I will definitely live trust me. But anyway. I am fantastic. We have had a good week. Ok like the last two days or something where good. We pretty much doubled our lessons yesterday. We taught like 6 lessons yesterday. Sundays are always the best days. But yea we had a good week. I'm trying to remember what we did. Besides the Zone Conference and the snow. I don't think that we did anything. Well besides teach and all that fun stuff that we normally do. So I don't think it's like that exciting that I haven't already told you. So sorry ha.

Sounds like you had a good week. With shooting pictures and stuff. I'm glad that everything turned out. You will have to congradulate Shelby for me. That is awesome! And I'm glad you guys had a good Easter. We did too. Luckily I didn't have to talk like Kris did. But that is cool that she did good. And he Kris good job for not crying one single time!!!! ;) haha. But no we didn't eat with a member. Well we did but we ate with Mamita just like every other Sunday. We never eat just on our own mom. We eat with them every day. On Tuesdays we have meal appointments with members and Monday we cook our own food because it's P-Day. But that is about it. So we were with Mamita, Papito, and Paula. Just like every other day pretty much. But it was awesome. I'm not complaining at all. It was good. But I'm glad that everything went well for you guys. And especially in Hawaii! I love the pictures. I want to go back. For real. I love it there. But I love it here also. So I'm good with whatever. Hopefully your week goes well! Especially since your all super busy. I hope that all is good. Especially with dad taking classes and you busy everynight mom. But hopefully all goes well. Just think. In one week I will know if I am leaving Puerto Natales or not. So that is something to look forward too right? That's cool that your reading the Doctrine and Covenents with me. It is awesome. I am in Section 30 now. So I will read that tomorrow. But they are awesome. We talked a lot about Section 88 in the Zone Conference. But anyway I love you guys to death! Oh yea and make sure you tell Natalie and Dave hi for me in Ken Garff and all the other guys there!! Tell them I'm doing great and they are all awesome. How much do they have to do to the truck? Just a question. But ok I love you. Hope that everything is going good for you right now in your lives. I know that the Savior lives and that he is a resurected being. And perfect. He is amazing and he loves us so very much!! He lives!!

Un abrazo,
Con mucho amor,

Elder Tyler Jolley