Email Home: Monday, February 7, 2022

From: Christian.garcia@missionary.org
Date: Monday, February 7, 2022
Reply to Mom's Email

Hey!

So this week was alright. It got pretty slow towards the end of Sunday but this next week should bougee a little bit more. We found some new amis through members that ACTUALLY showed up to church so that was great! Elder Meline is still grinding with the language and is asking for help with pronunciation right now so that's what we're focusing on in our comp study by doing role-playing of explaining scriptures that we could potentially use in lessons. We also had an absolutely AMAZING zone conference and that's what the picture of the study plan is. I have a "plan" but it's up to change everyday and we were invited to make a study plan and so I added some artistic touches to my plan so that it looked decent and was organised. I still need to get them copied so I have more than one but it's a start. It also helps me to set goals and a theme for what I want to study and that kind of stuff so I'm looking forward to seeing how much I grow in the knowledge of the scriptures as I start this. And then the notebook is questions from jeopardy that we played as a district last Monday. It's questions about the church so I thought it would be nice to have kinda thing. Especially because I didn't know all of the answers. And the blurry of the picture isn't something I can change haha, it's just kinda there. 

It is kinda lame that masks are a thing there. Especially because I don't use them unless we're going somewhere far in a taxi so that way I don't have to pay big bucks to keep going. And who knows honestly, I think people like being able to tell others what to do so I'm guessing it's gonna be around for a while longer than we both hope. 

Other than the masks Hawaij sounds like it was a success for the destress that you were hoping it would be. And I'm glad B said that she was glad she came, at least the attitude changed and she enjoyed it. 

I saw that you were selling the big machine on Facebook haha. Bit what in the heck is the lululemon workout mirror?!? I've never even heard of it. Does it like tell you what workout to do and have a mirror so you can copy like a VR person or what? I'm pretty lost haha. If you could explain that it would be greatly appreciated. 

It sounds like COVID is seriously messing with everyone and their mental state back home. Especially if they're calling a mental break day like that. Maybe they should just not do COVID anything and be normal. That's my idea behind it at least. I'm kinda happy that I didn't have to deal with any of that when I was in school. And I'm hoping college won't be anything close to the madness and chaos that you have been sharing. If it is I might just figure out how to do business without a degree and start selling sheos and designs and stuff like that for a living rather than hobby haha. 

I don't remember the month you told me that you broke your body again but I'm glad that you feel up to the treadmill. Just don't break yourself again because that would be no bueno. That's right I van use Google translate to speak Spanish too haha. You aren't a loser, you just need to not overstress your body. 

I should most definitely have time to call tomorrow. (I think it will be Monday tomorrow as you read this... like you said, times zones are weird)

Also I was thinking this past week. I know that sending packages are pretty expensive but if you get a wild hair and decide to send one again I just ask for deodorant and some pens or refills for my pens haha. I can't find deodorant here and I'm almost done with what I brought and bought so haha. Don't want to be that Elder ya know? Haha. 

Thanks for your email! I sure love you and am glad that I get to hear how home's doing and how all yall are doing too. 

Love you lots!

Elder Garcia