sunday eve 3/08/10

Dang, a brand new bishopbric.  That is so tight.  Well this week was kind of hectic.  See in New Jersey the different wards are trying to establish something called the Wheel.  Now the wheel consists of the missionaries helping the ward create a ward plan so that the missionaries have people to teach through the members.  It is really crazy.  Especially when the wards don't do any of there home teaching.  I don't know if they do that is Arizona but I would say that if you are a home teacher or visiting teacher.  Do the work. :)  I love this new place mom.  I really like the people of the church.  They are so dedicated to the cause.  It is so spectacular to see members participate in this work.

  Ok so lets start explaining a little about my new area now that I have a better knowledge.  Passaic and Clifton, New Jersey are two cities that me and my companion cover.  We have alot of spanish people, but the work is different.  See these hispanic people live so far spread out that we have to drive to almost all the appointments.  Well I have really been trying to meet the ward memebers out here.  Some bomb people I am taking with are The familia Bravo, Jorge, familia Miranda(yes another familia miranda) lol, and I would basically say all the youth in the ward.  The familia Bravo are a family of Mexicans who are recent converts.  They have 3 kids one who's 9 named Jenny, another who is 6 named Ingrid, and last is Christopher who is like 4.  The mom and dads names are Salvador y Hortencia.  They are such humble kind and loving people.  They kind of remind me of Noemi and Pepe.  But younger a bit.

  Jorge is a investagator or as we like to say an internigator who just broke up with his girlfriend after a couple years to join the gospel.  He is getting baptized on the 19th of next month.  It is kind of crazy his whole story.  Basically he was in an affair with his ex- girlfiend and choose to do the right thing and break things off.  In the process his girlfriend got him arrested and he will be going to court soon.  I know crazy!

  Then there is the famila Mirandas.  They are from Honduras.  They have alot of kids but only live with 2 of their daughters.  It is kind of sad actually.  Hna. Miranda's ex-husband Died and then she meet Hno. Miranda and know they  live together.  Hno. Miranda is our ward mission leader.  He is an older guy around his 60's but he is so bomb.  He just got out of the hospital from taking the wronge medicine that caused his heart to pump blood to fast through his body.  At that same time that happened he got a stomach infection which caused his stomach to swell up like a balloon.  He is so faithful.  He two girls are Rocio and Rosana.  Rocio is 15 and Rosana is 13.  They are two of the most funny girls I have ever met lol but at the same time.  They try really hard to mess with the missionaries. 

  I guess if I was going to say anything about this week mom it would be that we had this activity at the church called Noche de Talentos.  It was so hilarious.  I obviously didn't have any talents I could share considering I can't sing in spanish.  So I decided to eath 7 hot dogs in 7 minutes.  Surprisingly enough I did lol I didn't bring my camera so I didn't get to record it but I will try to take it from Elder Cutlers memory chip.  Yeah I have no time in this place.  It is really frustrating in this place on P-days because we have to drive everywhere for long periods of time to just get things like food and wash clothes. 
I just want you to know everything is going great out here mom.  Really working hard.  I worry about you guys alot lately.  Mainly because I know that you have alot of new obstacles with the house and new job.  But I love you mom and I am doing my best to make you proud.

With Love,

Elder Gamez