Sept. 23, 2013
Hey family!
How is everything?! So good to hear
from you! Man this last week has flown by I swear that only two days ago it was
p-day but that is good! I am glad that the time is going by fast =) that means
that we are working hard! The week you guys had sounds pretty good! I am glad
that dad was safe as he went down to New Mexico and everything went well and
those machines look good! =) what is he going to do with the wild cat and the Kawasaki?
Just getting a collection of toys ;) wow it does sound like that it was a rough
week for football. That is sad the goal posts are now green but its ok not that
big of a deal really. It is crazy how little of a phase high school seems like
in my life when I look back on it now. haha kind of weird. Good for garret I
hope that he keeps on being a stud and laying kids out taking names! =) haha
sounds like everything in the ward is going great too! Man I really love
hearing about how things went for you so thank you for the update and keep
sending them please =) I love hearing about you guys!
Q and A
1. Ya, you know I am doing pretty
well. This last week has been a lot better and I think that is all thanks to
your prayers from home and the blessings of Heavenly Father. I have felt a lot
better and feeling like I can conquer this and finish it with success in the
strength of the Lord. haha I am feeling better. I still have urges to punch
Elder Arjona sometimes but I just have to sit and cool down my thoughts and
carry on. Really he is a cool person and can be pretty funny I just feel like
he gets frustrated and irritated with me quite often and I feel the same
sometimes. But it is alright. He thinks that he might be changed in two weeks
cuz he has been in this sector for about six months now so we shall see... this
might be bad but a part of me hopes that he is... hahah but come what shall. Thanks
for the encouragement mom. I really appreciate it. I love your wisdom. haha There
is no one in the mission field who I really respect as much as my family
besides HF and JC and the HG. It is hard to have entire respect for someone you
don’t really know that much about. Man it is hard to be myself down here though
cuz I can’t express who I am in Spanish very well and when I make mistakes I don’t
like it cuz I get a little flustered and embarrassed and I hardly every talk in
English cuz Elder Arjona always says, “Elder you have to talk the language of
the mission´´ or “élder, usted necisita hablar la idioma de la mision´´ that is
when I want to punch him, haha but whatever. These past three days I have been
so surprised at how much Spanish I can actually understand! It has been amazing
and I know that it is only because of my HF and his blessings!! =) wow long
answer
2. Um it is the Baquedano branch and
the Rancagua stake and I actually don’t know the house number or street name. It
is hard to remember names down here cuz they’re all in Spanish and it is just
another Spanish word to remember!
3. Well I withdrew 40000 pesos today
so about 70 dollars. I think that will last me for a while. It is hard to use a
debit card down here so I just decided to take out cash. Is that ok? And you
know I don’t think that there is anything you can do for me that is logical! I
would love to give you all a hug but that is impossible for now so your letters
and prayers and thoughts are perfect enough for me =) thank you though! I can’t
wait to receive the package as well!
4. I do know Elder Dunmire! I
actually went on a division with him two Thursdays ago! That was awesome cuz it
was super rejuvenating to have someone with me that speaks the same native language!
And he is a cool guy! And those are my shorts but that is Elder Aguirre not my
comp. He is from Argentina and the zone leader who lives in our house. He is a
cool guy and I really enjoy him. I joke around with him quite a bit!
Ok so this week we found a guy who
was inactive names Luis, his daughter who is inactive named Francisca and his “wife”
not really, named Jasna who isn’t a member. We stopped by their house cuz their
names were on the list of inactive or less active people and we visited with
them for a while. He said the prayer when we were finished and he thanked the
lord for sending us to his house and that we were the answer to his prayers! Super
cool! He and his family, he has two little ones in addition to his older
daughter, came to the branch activity on Friday (which was super fun) and then
to church on Sunday! Wow could not have been better! I think some great things
are awaiting them as they progress and I hope that the lord will bless us with
the things we need to teach them as well in the future! Super excited for them!
And also we found a lady named Mariela who came to church! She has a lot of
pain in her life cuz her daughter has a kid and her daughter isn’t married and I
feel like there is turmoil there but she has read some of the B of M and she
will be progressing too! Super excited! The 18 of September is the Independence
Day for Chile (ok we are leaving to lunch be back soon I am going to send this
now. Love you guys! =)
To continue my message from earlier,
lunch went great! I had chicken and potato salad! Ok so the 18th was really
cool! haha it felt weird though. The town was like deserted and hardly anyone
was home. But we got to eat a lot of food with the members that day! =)
empanadas and lots of shishkabobs and goood stuff =) and this last week went
good considering the holiday! We encountered several drunk guys but no harm
done. I actually got bit by a little weasel dog this last week, bigger than a
rat dog but not a real dog! haha didn’t hurt at all. um... not much else that I
can think of right now. You will just have to read my journals when I get home
in 22 months! haha those have a better account of what happens to me cuz they’re
day by day =) but the activity with the branch went well and lots of fun!
I took pictures and hope I can send them to you! I will try today! Love
you mom and that is about all there is to say other than a little thought I
have. So the scripture in Ether 12:27 has really helped me lately. I try to
humble myself before HF and he has been blessing me a lot lately. Spanish is coming
along great and I feel fairly confident in general now! =) I miss you guys so
much.. =( sometimes I just want to cry... but Christmas will be in a couple
months and we will be able so Skype so we both need to set up accounts!! I will
have a member from the ward help me. His name is Christopher Godoy and he is
the first counselor in the branch and also the best! Love that man. ok mom I am
going to read the other emails like you said but I love you and i hope that
everything is going great at home and I love Olivia, dad, grandpa, grandma, the
phips, everyone!! =) miss you guys... a LOT!
With much love and sending my
blessings,
Elder Tegan Hall
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