Elder Garcia is doing very well. A few days ago Elder Jensen took a picture of Elder Garcia with some of the little kids the are teaching. One of the kids took off his tag and Elder Garcia helped him clip it on to his shirt. He says they are so cute and he loves kids! They told them that they want to be missionaries some day. The kids and their dad will be getting baptized on October 8. The family is from Sierra Leone.
Elder Garcia mentions that many people around his area are from Africa. He says that Africans are the most humble, meek and loving people he has ever met! He has met alot of Ghanaians and Muslims too! He says Muslims are super nice too. They welcome you into their homes, but they are really devoted to their faith. One of the Muslims is teaching Elder Garcia some Arabic. He can say "hello", "thank you", and "goodbye". He says that Muslims are their hardest investigators, but he still tries to talk to them whenever he sees them, and speaking in their language helps a lot.
On Saturday it was a Day of Service and him and his companion and the other Elders went to the Arlington National Cemetery! They helped clean the area and cut down a lot of wild plants that were growing there. He says it was a great experience to be at a memorial that is so well known, and so majestic. There was a lady from the church news who came to them, and took pictures for the 'Mormon Helping Hands' community.
Elder Garcia just loves the different cultures in his mission, and is amazed to see so many of God's children with such different lifestyles and beliefs.
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Arlington National Cemetery
Time in Washington 
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