Another Awesome Week!!

March 18, 2013

I love that we are all bad at writing longerish emails now. I'm okay with it seeing as there is just SO MUCH GOING ON! I have started writing in my journal again though, (I repented) so I will fill you in on all the details when I get home but this weekend was GREAT! We had a baptism on Saturday who got confirmed with her husband on Sunday. (Craziest story ever!) Then a father and son got baptized on Sunday. It was SO COOL! So our week was pretty productive. We also had investigators at both baptisms! YAY! It is hard though planning two baptisms in a small branch because we try to get different people for everything but sometimes it just doesn't work out that way. But everything turned out great! We started a trend of doing a musical number but every time, we fail to choose one until we have to sing; then Sister Dudding and I just pick one and switch between the alto and soprano parts and Sister Perez just backs us up. It’s seriously hysterical.

Last night before the baptism, we ate dinner with the branch president and family, but instead of going to their house, we had a cookout at the beach. Family, you will LOVE them! Seriously, they are the greatest and they are like my second family. Truly. L____ (25, married with a wife that lives in Brazil, complicated) has never liked sister missionaries. Until he met us. Now he loves sisters because we are real and we act like a big family. O man. AND, family, they are taking us surfing. So.....be excited for May!

I love everything about being here. I actually decided that I will never be going home so....have fun when you come down here to visit me! HAHA. but for reals, my mission has been everything to me and I don't want to let any second go by without being the best missionary I can be. It is amazing how the Lord lets us struggle throughout our missions to let us grow. Then in our last transfers, he transfers us to an area that is ON FIRE with all of your best friends, in the best branch with leaders that trust you and know how to work with you to help you reach your potential. I love it! My leaders here are PERFECT for me! They just give me the ball and let me run with it. That analogy is actually very funny because we joke almost every day about dropping the ball. I will have to show it to you after I get back. O man. I'm gonna miss this. In fact, while we’re down here visiting on that Monday, depending on who gets transferred where, they want us to come up to Corpus for P-day so we can do something with them and they can meet y’all. I couldn't say no. :)

So, I wish that I could help y'all understand how awesome it is here. You will get to see such a small part when you come down, but it will be good. The crazy, quirkiness here is great and you will LOVE IT!

Well, I love you all and I hope you have a great day! 

Alma 27:17

That is how I feel. Passed out with joy. Yup.

Sister Giles