Hey there everyone!!!!
Yet another week down in the mission! Chile is such an interesting place. It´s been pretty cold here everyday, and very windy all the time! I´m doing my best everyday though! I won´t let a little bit of cold get me down!
We´ve been having a lot of success finding people in our area, the Lord really does prepare people to listen to the message of the Gospel. It´s amazing how many people we have contacted that want to listen to our message! I can only pray and hope that all will work out with our new investigators.
Like always, spanish is very hard, but slowly I´m getting better at it! I´ll be okay, it will just take time to develop like anything else! I do alright with gospel words and such since that is what I learned in the MTC, but when it comes to real life stuff, I´m having to start from scratch. The people are so nice here, most of the time. People of other faiths want nothing to do with us or just pester us. Oh well! My purpose as a missionary is only to invite those who want to hear to the gospel. I´m doing my best every day!
I love the food here, but definitely miss food from home too. I still haven´t had a completo though! Hahaha, maybe soon! Anyways, nothing too exciting and out of the ordinary happened this week, just a lot of contacting. I love you all so much! Take care always! I hoe you are all well! I love you too so much Caralyn!
With much love always,
Elder Scott Garrett
Elder Garrett (in Zion)
Monday, October 24, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
10-17-2011
Woah! One week down in Chile!
Haha, and quite the experience it has been. My mind is in a blur at the moment, it´s a little wierd hearing nothing but spanish for hours and hours and hours and hours... did I mention hours? Haha.
My trainer/companion is great, his name is Elder Lusk. He is from Northern Utah/Idaho. He´s been out on his mission for about a year! So far about 6 of the 7 days I´ve been here it has rained. No, I don´t have culture shock, it´s more like... why is everyone speaking Spanish?!?! haha. I definitely have a long way to go before I can communicate comfortably.... it doesn´t help that I´m shy in the first place. Oh well, it´s going well!
My Mission President is great, he speaks only Spanish, so my interview with him was interesting! He fed all of us new missionaries lunch at his house on Tuesday.
Lunch is the big meal here in Chile, not Dinner. So far the food has been great (With one exception...), the people are so nice and so much fun! And they talk really fast 0.o Haha. The members are so kind and usually feed us lunch. It´s weird having a big piece of corn or a big chunk of meat floating in the middle of a bowl of soup... but so tasty! They love mayonaise here.... on pretty much anything. Also, they love Yogurt!
I´m loving the people and the place where I live. My first area is in a city called Talcahaun(a/o) but more specifically in a place called Esmeralda. It´s really different seeing fences with barbed wire and spikes around every house. But for a good reason here, I pretty much live in the ghetto! Dirt streets, crazy music, stray dogs everywhere. It´s so much fun!
We have done a lot of trackting, we rarely knock doors.... rather we yell doors! We say "Alo!" and people come to their doors to answer it. In a more ritzy part in our area we knock doors. There are a lot of people walking around, so we have an opportunity to do a lot of street contacts. We entered a home of a great family, and the little girls laughed at my spanish the whole time... haha. I have a long way to go with my Spanish. I felt good about it in the MTC, but here is so crazy! I can understand a lot of what is said, but I don´t know how to respond. But I´ve bought my own groceries and such! Woot! We live in a very small house, it´s fun but freezing in the morning. It´s a very humbling experience, but I´m so glad to be out of the MTC. I love the food here, especcially the Pan! (bread) Mmmm, so good! I have yet to have my first Completo though! Haha. I´m excited, apparently they are really really good! But they cost more than one dollar.
It turns out that the city "Concepcion" is not an area in our mission, but that is where our mission office is. I went to the city today and it was big! Imagine that! :P So far it´s been so great! I love it here, I miss home and all of you, but I´m happy I have this experience to learn and grow and to bring the gospel to the people in Chile.
So I have 2 fun stories to tell. The first is that on my second day it was pouring, we were walking home and a car drove really fast through a puddle and I got soaked!!!!! Was I mad? Nope! I love the water! Haha, so no worries with rain here for me!
Secondly, we met a really nice old lady in the street. We went to her house and talked with her for a bit and she offered us some milk. It´s very impolite not to eat everything they give you, so we took it and took a sip.... YUCKY!!! It was so warm, rancid and sour T.T I did not want to drink it at all. So my companion "had to use the bathroom" and asked the nice old lady to show him where it was. While she helped him I tossed both of our drinks down the drain.... That milk was so nasty. I´m surprised I´m not dead! Haha.
Well, I love you all and I miss you all so much! I hope you are all good and safe! Take care of Caralyn for me! Take care my family! Until next week! Oh, and also I can still get dear elders here, you just need to send them to the mission home... but please send hand written letters! I love those most of all! I get mail once a week, so sorry!
Take care everyone! Chi Chi Chi Le Le Le Viva la Chile!
Con mucho amor,
Elder Scott Garrett
On the plane to CHILE!
Elders at the MTC!
Haha, and quite the experience it has been. My mind is in a blur at the moment, it´s a little wierd hearing nothing but spanish for hours and hours and hours and hours... did I mention hours? Haha.
My trainer/companion is great, his name is Elder Lusk. He is from Northern Utah/Idaho. He´s been out on his mission for about a year! So far about 6 of the 7 days I´ve been here it has rained. No, I don´t have culture shock, it´s more like... why is everyone speaking Spanish?!?! haha. I definitely have a long way to go before I can communicate comfortably.... it doesn´t help that I´m shy in the first place. Oh well, it´s going well!
My Mission President is great, he speaks only Spanish, so my interview with him was interesting! He fed all of us new missionaries lunch at his house on Tuesday.
Lunch is the big meal here in Chile, not Dinner. So far the food has been great (With one exception...), the people are so nice and so much fun! And they talk really fast 0.o Haha. The members are so kind and usually feed us lunch. It´s weird having a big piece of corn or a big chunk of meat floating in the middle of a bowl of soup... but so tasty! They love mayonaise here.... on pretty much anything. Also, they love Yogurt!
I´m loving the people and the place where I live. My first area is in a city called Talcahaun(a/o) but more specifically in a place called Esmeralda. It´s really different seeing fences with barbed wire and spikes around every house. But for a good reason here, I pretty much live in the ghetto! Dirt streets, crazy music, stray dogs everywhere. It´s so much fun!
We have done a lot of trackting, we rarely knock doors.... rather we yell doors! We say "Alo!" and people come to their doors to answer it. In a more ritzy part in our area we knock doors. There are a lot of people walking around, so we have an opportunity to do a lot of street contacts. We entered a home of a great family, and the little girls laughed at my spanish the whole time... haha. I have a long way to go with my Spanish. I felt good about it in the MTC, but here is so crazy! I can understand a lot of what is said, but I don´t know how to respond. But I´ve bought my own groceries and such! Woot! We live in a very small house, it´s fun but freezing in the morning. It´s a very humbling experience, but I´m so glad to be out of the MTC. I love the food here, especcially the Pan! (bread) Mmmm, so good! I have yet to have my first Completo though! Haha. I´m excited, apparently they are really really good! But they cost more than one dollar.
It turns out that the city "Concepcion" is not an area in our mission, but that is where our mission office is. I went to the city today and it was big! Imagine that! :P So far it´s been so great! I love it here, I miss home and all of you, but I´m happy I have this experience to learn and grow and to bring the gospel to the people in Chile.
So I have 2 fun stories to tell. The first is that on my second day it was pouring, we were walking home and a car drove really fast through a puddle and I got soaked!!!!! Was I mad? Nope! I love the water! Haha, so no worries with rain here for me!
Secondly, we met a really nice old lady in the street. We went to her house and talked with her for a bit and she offered us some milk. It´s very impolite not to eat everything they give you, so we took it and took a sip.... YUCKY!!! It was so warm, rancid and sour T.T I did not want to drink it at all. So my companion "had to use the bathroom" and asked the nice old lady to show him where it was. While she helped him I tossed both of our drinks down the drain.... That milk was so nasty. I´m surprised I´m not dead! Haha.
Well, I love you all and I miss you all so much! I hope you are all good and safe! Take care of Caralyn for me! Take care my family! Until next week! Oh, and also I can still get dear elders here, you just need to send them to the mission home... but please send hand written letters! I love those most of all! I get mail once a week, so sorry!
Take care everyone! Chi Chi Chi Le Le Le Viva la Chile!
Con mucho amor,
Elder Scott Garrett
On the plane to CHILE!
Elders at the MTC!Tuesday, October 11, 2011
10-11-2011
hola everyone!
im safe in Chile now, so dont you worry about me!
Wow, this computer has a weird setup on the keyboard, so sorry if my grammer is terrible! its not my fault! haha.
i just have a minute to say hello and let you know that i love you all and my journey was long and tiring, but im here in my mission in Chile! its so beautiful and green! i wish you could all see it! i love you all, dont worry about me! ill be fine, just need a bit o time to adjust! i love you always too Caralyn! Dont you ever forget that! Take care everyone! ill see you again one day!
Viva la Chile!
--
~Scott Garrett~
~Happiness is a Choice, not a circumstance!~
10-8-2011
Hey everyone!
This is my last P-day in America! Woah.... I'm not sure how to view that yet... In just 3 days from now I'll be in Chile. My mind is going to explode when I get there. So, much, Spanish O.o Well, only one way to get used to it... to go!
Yesterday we had our in-field orientation here. It was a bunch of workshops of maybe what to expect in the missionfield, different ways that we could contact people, etc, etc, etc. It was nice, but I don't really think it's going to be anything like they said. I really have no idea what the mission field, let alone Chile is going to be like! It's going to be quite a learning experience, I already know that. And I'm sure the first few weeks are going to be incredibly hard. I'm excited for the adventure though. I'm excited to bring the gospel to those who are willing and ready to accept it. I'll do my best everyday!
This week I also hosted new missionaries. I was the missionary who stood at the curb and welcomed the new missionary and took him to his room and then his classroom. Fun stuff, right? It was pouring that day! I had a blast!
Well, Not much else is going on, I just need to pack up my things today and get ready to go! I'm going to miss you all, I'm going to miss America I'm sure. But I will love Chile. Thanks for all of your love and support everyone! I love you Caralyn! Thanks for always being there with me! ^_^ You're beautiful! Thanks for all your love and support my family and friends! The next time you hear from me I'll be in Chile!
Con mucho amor,
~Elder Scott Garrett
This is my last P-day in America! Woah.... I'm not sure how to view that yet... In just 3 days from now I'll be in Chile. My mind is going to explode when I get there. So, much, Spanish O.o Well, only one way to get used to it... to go!
Yesterday we had our in-field orientation here. It was a bunch of workshops of maybe what to expect in the missionfield, different ways that we could contact people, etc, etc, etc. It was nice, but I don't really think it's going to be anything like they said. I really have no idea what the mission field, let alone Chile is going to be like! It's going to be quite a learning experience, I already know that. And I'm sure the first few weeks are going to be incredibly hard. I'm excited for the adventure though. I'm excited to bring the gospel to those who are willing and ready to accept it. I'll do my best everyday!
This week I also hosted new missionaries. I was the missionary who stood at the curb and welcomed the new missionary and took him to his room and then his classroom. Fun stuff, right? It was pouring that day! I had a blast!
Well, Not much else is going on, I just need to pack up my things today and get ready to go! I'm going to miss you all, I'm going to miss America I'm sure. But I will love Chile. Thanks for all of your love and support everyone! I love you Caralyn! Thanks for always being there with me! ^_^ You're beautiful! Thanks for all your love and support my family and friends! The next time you hear from me I'll be in Chile!
Con mucho amor,
~Elder Scott Garrett
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Hey everyone!
How has it been going?! I hope you are all well and fantastic! Well, Only 6 more days until I'm in Chile! O.o Crazy to think about, but I'm very excited. This past week seemed to fly, and I only hope that this week goes even faster so I can get to Chile! It's going to be weird not to hear much English when I get there, and my mind will probably explode from how fast Chilenos supposedly speak, but I'm excited. I know I'll be a little greeny who can barely communicate effectively, but I'm excited! ^_^ I'm so ready to get out of the MTC and get to Chile! It's been a great experience to be here, but I'm ready for real food, real teaching experiences, and being able to go somewhere a little bit different everyday!
So how was conference for everyone? I hope you were all able to watch the entire conference, and if not, at least a portion! I learned so much and it was a great opportunity to hear from our prophet and the apostles and other general authorities. My favourite talk was by President Uchtdorf during the Saturday Morning Session. He talked a lot about the universe, how small we are, and related it to one of my favourite parts in the Book of Mormon; King Benjamins Sermon. It's true that we are nothing, but to God we are everything. I get a great feeling that although in the Universe we are so stinking small, that to God we are his greatest creations and that he loves each and everyone one of us! We all have a purpose in his plan. I hope you were all able to get something out of Conference! I also found out that Prophets don't change thier ties between sessions! Haha, anything to stay awake, right? :P Nah, I didn't struggle with that at all!
Well, with one week left, I need to kick it into super high gear and learn as much more as I can! I'll be in Chile before I know it! I recieved my travel plans and I'll take a plane from Salt Lake City to L.A.. Then I will have about a 17 hour flight from L.A. to Santiago, Chile. Then I'll have one more flight from Santiago to Concepcion! It's almost here! ^_^
Mom, I also got a hair cut today... T,T I don't think it has been this short since I was about 8 years old! O.o No me gusta! Luckily my hair grows pretty fast, so soon enough I'll have it to a comfortable length. Haha. I'll take pictures for sure. I hope all is well at home.
It's definitely Fall time up here in Provo, I love the colors of the leaves.... sadly when I get to Chile it will be Spring/Summer time. So I'll miss out on my favourite seasons! Oh well, they will come in Chile!
Take care everyone! If you want to send me anything while I'm still here in the MTC, you better do it quick! :P Haha! I love and miss you all! I love you always Caralyn! Stay safe always!
Con mucho amor de la CCM,
~Elder Scott Garrett
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