~February 13, 2012- Giving Service!~

Last week Elder Garcia and Elder Oliverson found a Salvation Army and thought it was just a store, but it was actually a church congregation! not the store! They decided to just ask one of the ladies there if there was any service they could give, she looked at them funny and was surprised that someone would be willing to help out for FREE! She had a southern accent which they thought was cool!

Elder Garcia got another flat tire this week and needs major repairs sohe got an old bike from a guy who gave him his bike (which happened to be a girls bike!) so he took off some bolts and screws, the chain, the gear system, brake line and switched them into my bike! He says that its great now!

Elder Garcia and Elder Oliverson are really excited for the upcoming weeks. They are volunteering at a local library and might be volunteers at the YMCA there too. Also they are planning to put up a little lemonade stand and have a sign that says MEET THE MORMONS! So anyone who wants free lemonade can also read about what we believe. They also are having a baptism this week of a little boy! Elder Garcia wanted Elder Oliverson to baptize him and he is super excited for that because it will be his first, and he has to say it in Spanish!!

Elder Garcia says that he is gaining lots of weight!! Below is a cute picture of a missionary that he says he is going to look like in a few months! ;)

(Also, today is Elder Garcia's Birthday!!! He's 21!)

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The roof in their bathroom collapsed! 

Elder Garcia and Elder O made cookies to give to a lady!

February 6, 2012~In Learning You Will Teach, and In Teaching You will Learn~

Elder Garcia is doing well and working hard! He loves the kids he teaches and learns from them so much! He says that he can listen to Disney music, so sometimes he listens to Tarzan. He loves the part in the song were it says "In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn." He has seen that as he teaches his companion as well as with others. 

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Here is Elder Garcia and his Companion Elder Oliverson

~January 30, 2012- Working Hard!~

Elder Garcia is doing great and working hard! His ward is having a activity is which they will be committing the members of the ward to give a Book of Mormon to a friend. The missionaries love referrals! Elder Garcia's new companion, Elder Oliverson, is a very humble guy who is trying so hard to learn Spanish! The love their area, which is full of Hispanics, and is pretty ghetto (he says). Elder Garcia's bike got a flat and his companions backpack got stolen unfortunately, but he is a strong missionary.

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A family Elder Garcia baptized

~January 23, 2012- Pictures!~

Elder Garcia didn't write too much today as he and his companion had lots of things to do! But here are a couple pictures he sent!

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~January 16, 2012- Called To Be A Trainer!~

Elder Garcia didn't have much time to write, but he has been out 6 months, and has been called to be a trainer! He will still be in the Spanish zone, so he is excited about that!

~January 9, 2012- Hard Work Pays Off!~

Elder Garcia says that this week has been great. They are really working hard and its paying off. They have two sister missionary companions in their district and ward so they do a lot of work. This last Sunday they had 17 investigators at church in all, and that is their average! He says that they are so blessed there. They have a few baptisms lined up for the following weeks. Yesterday after church they found a "golden investigator" who agreed to be baptized after their first lesson with her! She was so ready. She's from Peru, and she said that she has been looking for a church to join but none of them ever felt right. She actually went to church on her own yesterday, and said she loved! So they had a lesson with her at church and showed her a picture of the first vision; after it was all through she said it all makes sense! She has agreed to being baptized in a few weeks!

~January 2, 2012- New Year, New Goals!~

Elder Garcia is very excited for this new year, and has lots of goals! He gave a talk on Sunday about spiritual goals, and he says it was awesome! He learned so much from preparing and studying for the talk. Elder Garcia says that the work there is great, and the people are very interesting, but in the end, its all worth it! He says that there is so much to do everyday, even on his p-day its sometimes hard to find time to write home, and do personal things because they have appointments scheduled; which is good!