Da Bluff

March 3, 2013

Congrats to BP for entering the waters of baptism on Saturday and confirmed on Sunday! Her son flew down from Seattle to do it all and it was SO COOL! So beautiful! I think baptisms are so special! We had some other minor hiccups this weekend but all is well. We have fixed it all for now and everything else should be going great!

This week we went down to McAllen for New Comp Training. It was so much fun except for the part that we were in the car longer than we were actually down there. Three hours each way...just sayin’... But I got to drive so it was fun. I had my first experience with the Check Point which was fun. And we drove through fields of absolutely nothing. McAllen was fun though because Sister V is training right now too and so she was there. She had no idea that I was training and so I was standing with some people and she walked by and I said hi and she did a double take and yells MOMMY?!?!?! It was funny. She loves referring to me as mommy in the most awkward of ways possible. Gotta love posterity.

Dad-I have come to understand something. I am no longer the favorite. :( In your Dear Elder to me and Dave, he got a page and a half. I got 3 sentences. Ah well. I'm over it now.

I've also come to realize that as my time dwindles down, my emails just get shorter and shorter. It is so funny to see the differences between me and Sister P because she still has the greenie effect of explaining everything and having the shocked effect when things happen. I think because I've been around the block a time or two, something crazy happens and I just roll with it. I think I have relaxed on my mission, which is funny because usually it's the opposite. I wish I could write y'all more stories. I guess I will just have to think of some. :)

We have the coolest members up here. Seriously, our branch is AWESOME! Yesterday, we went to dinner with President S and his family and I seriously just love them so much! They are the ones that are teaching us to surf when we come back. It is funny because Sister S says that I just fit in with their family because they are just the most sarcastic people ever, and you know me, if someone else is sarcastic, I can't help it. Sister S reminds me a lot of Aunt Jany. But anyways, coolest family ever!

As far as investigators go, I don't want to jinx myself but if everything goes right, we should have at least one baptism every week this month. Now we’re just working on finding for April so we can continue to see the miracles!

God is so good. I find myself thinking, almost daily, is this really happening? Am I really in the Bluff with all these amazing people serving the Lord like there is no tomorrow? I love so much everything that is going on here and I really don't ever want it to end. I feel almost like I'm in the Twilight Zone holding this time in my hand and it is just all falling between my fingers! I HATE IT! But it is good because I know my purpose and why I am here and Sister Giles will be going out with a bang! A huge bang! A super sonic bang!

I love all of you and think you're pretty neat! Gonna go see C____ now! Bye!

Hermana Giles

P.S. Yes I still refuse to wear my English tag so people think my first name is Hermana. I love white people.