Phone Call Home: Monday, February 14, 2022

Let's start it off with a Happy Valentines Day! It was another early morning here in hopes to talk with Elder Garcia but it didn't quite work out to get a first thing in the morning call. Elder Garcia said that his companion, Elder Meline, was going to call home first but I am almost more certain that Elder Garcia didn't want to really talk to me after the discovery and hard conversations that had to take place. 

There wasn't much time to talk by the time Elder Garcia called but he did have some key things that I wanted to be sure to get those accounted for.

- Elder Garcia's new companion sure loves his sardines. He literally puts them on everything he says. Elder Meline had made some sauce and Elder Garcia said it smelled sooooo good. Just as they were getting ready to eat, sardines. And Elder Garcia said they are more than likely expired and are just gross all the way around. They were able to eat dinner but Elder Garcia made certain to remove any sardines he could see before he put anything in his mouth.
- The trio of missionaries is getting along well. Elder Garcia has a lot on his plate with teaching French and English at the same time but he says he is making the most of it and his two companions are jumping in where they can in lessons and doing the best they can as well. They are pushing each other and I can't think of anything better!
- Elder Meline is coming along really well in his French. Elder Garcia said that on Sunday, Elder  Meline went up and bore his testimony. Elder Garcia said he sat in that meeting and just grinned at how proud he is of Elder Meline and how far he has come in such a short window of time with his French. 

As our call was coming to an end I brought up this past week. Elder Garcia immediately needed to go and get out into sector with his companions. As frustrating as that was I knew it could be expected too. This is a situation that needs addressed and I sure hope I am not the one that has to go to President Proudfoot and that Elder Garcia will be able to move on from this and decide to either commit all in or to come home. Either way, I pray he will take this to the Lord and between the two of them and a Mission President a game plan will be put into place.

Prayers for this dear Elder. I love you
Mom