July 23, 2014

"Your mission is preparation. It is the school to eternity."

- Spencer W. Kimball

Well, I made it to Chile in one piece with all my luggage, 15 other Elders, and 3 Sisters. Spanish has come along quite well. In fact, it's actually hard to type in English because I speak Spanish all day, and the keyboard I am using is a Spanish one. 

I really love la CCM (the MTC). We work hard, and our district is awesome. I just wish that my compañero (companion) knew a bit more Spanish so I wouldn't have to write down questions for him to say and for him to be able to say a bit more than "Hi"... oh well, it will come in time. We already have tres investigadores (three investigators) who we are teaching. They are really actually our maestros (teachers), and it isn't too bad. 

I can almost teach a full lesson in only Español. i just need to work on my verb conjugations and my vocabulary in the lessons. We sing every hymn in Spanish. Pretty much everything is in Spanish, so we are constantly around it and need to work hard on it. 

We were just out on the streets of Chile around la CCM, and it was quite interesting to see all the people. They are really short, but oh well... I guess I'm just a giant among these people. Spanish is actually very easy, and we can converse with los latinos who are here with us. Some of the older misioneros (missionaries) taught them stuff in English like "this is my crib"´ or "come at me bro." I try to teach them stuff like "have a good day" or "can you help me?" Stuff like that. 

Well, it's going really well here. Pretty much all of the meals are the same, but I don't mind. It tastes really good. We work hard from about 6:45 in the morning to about 10 at night, but I don't fall asleep until about 12 because I'm writing in my journal and praying... lots of prayer. 

I love you all! You are all amazing. Know that we are all sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father, and that we have a lot of light to share with the people around us in our daily lives who know not where to turn for the peace that we have, the direction that guides us in our lives. 

Yo se que esta iglesia es verdedera, y que Jesucristo es el redentor del mundo. 
(I know this church is true, and that Jesus Christ is the Redeemer of the world.)

Love you all, 
Elder Gale, 
un misionario de la iglesia de Jesucristo de los santos de los últimos días. 

Stay firm in the faith everyone!