Reply to Mom's Email: Monday, November 29, 2021

From: Christian.garcia@missionary.org
Date: Sunday, November 28, 2021
**Reply to Mom's Email**

So you kinda got a rest this week it sounds like from the go go go of the past few weeks?? That's good. And anything with COVID... yeah I haven't heard a thing. It's news to me that there is even something that is doing that in Africa. 

My week was alright. Pretty slow to be honest and that's kinda sad because I know that we have potential to have a crap ton of people to teach... but they don't progress so we can go by and say hey and stuff like that but not teach. I did an exchange this week with Elder Neuenschwander (New-in-sch-wander) and that was an interesting experience because he's a yovo too. Weirdly enough though there weren't many kids shouting at us or people looking at us like they do when we're with Africans. From him I learned to trust God and have more patience with myself. He has 8 months left out but he seems like he has a lot longer with the advice he gave me. It'll be sad to see him leave but I still have time to ask him questions. This week we had Stake Conference too and that was cool. I understood everything and at the end there was an area 70 (who's name I cannot pronounce) who spoke in English and I was more paying attention the the French translator than him. Oops. President Proudfoot and Sœur Proudfoot were there too and they gave amazing testimonies of the the importance of coming closer to Christ in our own lives. 

I hope that you didn't struggle struggle the stuff in my room. I had everything packed up but there are some boxes of just books so those were probably heavy. Sorry about about that. That's a lot of stuff that you guys did this weekend, I'm a little sad rhat I missed it. I want to do a project like that but I can't here because there's nowhere to do it. Idk if that's sad or not. It's kinda been the normal for the past little whole back he so maybe that's why I want to do it??

You'll have to let me know here in 3 and a half weeks how he's acting to see if anything has changed kinda thing. With a turkey that big I hope someone ate some food for me. My Thanksgiving dinner was half a watermelon because I feel bad buying food when my companion has no money. 

There's a show about the Gucci family?? That doesn't sound interesting at all haha. B made the same decision I would have. Except maybe I would have asked for some popcorn. 

Black Friday shopping isn't very fun unless you wake up super early to just go watch the crazies. And maybe there were COVID crazies this year too! That would've been epic. 

Thanks for your weekly update emails mom. They always make me smile to know what you guys are up to. (I wanted to type y'all so bad there but I'm learning not to say that haha) I have a zone activity that starts at 13h here so normally when I call so I will try my best to snag a couple minutes minutes talk real quick. If I don't get to I love you guys and I am so so so grateful for everything that you have done for me. I wouldn't be here and be me if I didn't always have you guys in my corner.

Beaucoup d'amour,
Elder Garcia