Phone Call: Monday, September 27, 2021

 

Sister Garcia in Brazil, Mom and Tyler in the US, and Elder Garcia in Africa all on ONE call together!!

Elder Garcia, Mom, and Sister Garcia

Sister Garcia in Brazil, Elder Garcia in Africa, and Mom in boring Herriman, Utah

Our call today was weird. Just weird. Elder Garcia and I were only on a call for a brief maybe 10 minutes before Sister Garcia was able to jump on so there wasn't much one on one but what we did talk about was the following:

- Zone Leaders came in for a visit and exchanges. It appears that Elder Obeya's social media usage has sadly now become a problem for them as well. Hoping that this will get better for all parties involved
- Elder Garcia was in the middle of some rain. The thunder was awesome and I am glad it was there with him and not here! I hate thunder still. :) They also currently do not have electricity. Elder Garcia was instructed by Elder Coe how to keep tabs on their electric meter and when to add funds so they would always have power. Africa continues to teach me to be grateful for so many things I take for granted day in and day out. 

I loved being able to sit back and watch as these two missionary siblings talked with one another, as they giggled, and even as Sister Garcia asked Elder Garcia how much rice he is eating because he is getting chubby cheeks! I was dying laughing. Elder Garcia took it all in stride and just smiled and said he is grateful to have what he has to eat. I love that he can see tender mercies like that while he is there and that he is making the best of hard things each day.

Our call all together was short. And knowing he would hand the phone to Elder Obeya it made my heart hurt today pretty bad. I wasn't ready to say goodbye to him. I needed more time to just visit. But this isn't how it works and I am learning each week that it is definitely NOT in my hands when it comes to access/time with my kids. I miss Elder Garcia and I look so forward to our Monday calls. I will be grateful for the moments I have and be grateful that the rules have changed enough that weekly calls are allowed. 

Until next week, I love you to the moon and back,

Mom