Email from Mom: Saturday, March 5, 2022

To: Christian.garcia@missionary.org
Date: Saturday, March 5, 2022
Subject: It's March

Can you believe it is already March? Holy cow this year is already flying by. :) How are you? How has your week been? What is new in Africa these days? How is Elder Meline coming along? Is he teaching lessons yet or still taking your lead?

Life here was fine this week. I was happy to see February go but mostly because I am ready for Spring and Summertime. The weather has been lovely too. We were in the 70's and Brooklyn was loving being able to be back in the golf cart again. I had the screen doors open a couple of times and even my Springtime flowers are starting to pop through the dirt out front. I won't lie, not complaining one bit. :)

Today has been different weather wise. It was, according to my weather app on my phone, supposed to rain all night long. Well, when I was up at 3am it was not raining one bit nor had it so...you know how that goes. Utah weather for the win. :/ The wind picked up as Brooklyn and I were out and about today and the dark clouds were looming but it only sprinkled barely. I was so confused. The temperature dropped to like high 40's and I needed a coat again but still not the rain like they had said it would be. Tyler and I met his friend Charles and his wife Christie at Fashion Place Mall for dinner and while we were eating the skies opened up and wowza! Hail started coming down and all of a sudden it was thundering and the lightning was making the sky look like it was 1pm in the afternoon. It was nuts! So, I guess instead of rain it decided to hail snow and now we have more snow coming according to the weather app and the ksl. I will believe it when I see it. I trust nobody when it comes to getting anything accurate in regards to weather.

Tomorrow is fast Sunday already and I have PPI with the Bishop. The first one I have had in months. In fact, I think in my whole time in this calling I have only had one PPI meeting. Not effective but it is one less meeting to plan for so I guess it is a win right? I don't know if B and Tyler will come to church but we will see. Fast Sunday is a hard one to get anyone to attend and I can't blame them. Plus, Tyler made a good point that Riley will probably get up and talk about her first week as a missionary and how great she is so ... that could always prove to be a Tammy Bradley moment.

Tyler and I will get ourselves ready this next week to go to Cabo for our birthday trip and Grandma is coming in to stay with Brooklyn. I am still unsure of how I feel about Mexico but the more I worry the closer it gets so I may as well just wrap my mind around all of it and make the most of it. I am sure hoping it is a good trip and that it is something we can incorporate into an annual thing. A 3 hour direct flight is tempting. Plus get this..we get home on the 15th and the Federal Mask Mandate is set to expire on the 18th. That means no more masks at airports or on planes, etc. I am seriously hoping that they don't extend the mandate! I would love to fly without a stupid mask from here on out. Fingers crossed. (You can officially go on a cruise now and not have to wear a mask too!)

Anyways, I hope you have had a good week and that your ami's are coming along and progressing as you hope. I hope you have had a chance to find new people to reach out to and to be able to leave a small dose of good along their way. I pray you are happy and that you are finding a groove as a missionary and as a trainer. I hope you have a good day at church and I hope you are able to see the tender mercies that the Lord blesses you with each day. I love you.

Mom