Feb 1st 2010

 NEW EMAIL ADDRESS:   joseph.gamez@myldsmail.net

Dear mom,

 Ok so this week was pretty long.  Mainly because of how crazy the week went.  We are helping the ward leaders work together on being more effective planners.  They really haven't ever met and planned anything numerically, so we are meeting with them consistently to teach them how to effectively do it.  Also, on monday we had a Noche de Hogar.  We held it at the church like always, and we basically played a game and watched a movie with the families.  Well the 2 families that could come.  So tuesday me and elder unga went on another split and I taught the family Gladys.  I got them to commit to come to church this week.  It was kind of crazy actually trying to convince them the importance of waking up lol. 

FW: Pictures

Elder Gamez, Elder Sopena, Elder? Elder MacDonald

Brotherly Love !!

Unga and Gamez...in the car and with the Thanksgiving meal !!

Letter about this week Monday 12/14/2009

 So were to begin about this week.... well let's start with tuesday. On tuesday I went to visit a couple of inactives in the area. One in particular was a sister named xiamara(zi-a-mar-a) sho has been struggling with her driving test. She apparently needs her license. It was so funny actually because her husband wants her to get it so he doesn't have to worry about laundry anymore lol. So anyways

Elder Ssesanga Dec 14th

thanks alot maam am doing good and my comp is okay last week on tuesday and
wensday we had our x-mas party and we had a training from elder hill the
area seventy for south east area and the stake president of hill crest stake
and they were talking about the x-tics of the savior it was very nice to
have 4 hours learning about the savior. and we had lots of fun. i love u
maam bye i hope u get good week.

pics

Pic of me and a pic I took on the mission hike we had of the Book of mormon. All the other elders liked it :)

Dear mom 11/10/09

Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009

Dear mom,
Ok so this week was the bomb diggity as of monday me and the missionaries went on a mission hike after e-mails and let me tell you what it was so fun. We got to see the country part of the Garden state and it was b-e-a-utiful!!!! I was so happy to say that I got to meet the other missionaries in the field. Ok so on tuesday we had district meeting and it was on being perfectly obedient.... I really can't spell in english any more

ON wednesday we visted and helped Gabriel and Yawdy perpare for their boda(wedding) it was so bomb! I am so happy for them.  Finally on saturday, we had the wedding and let me tell you what, It was so flippin awesome. No puedo bailar pero yo come mucho comida lol. :) It was so special. I could really feel the spirit their. I know that this union isn't for eternity but it helped a man who was confused in his life find some guidance as well as a companion.

Sunday was even more spiritual. I talked in church about obra misional. It was like Idk but some how some way I was able to translate to the congragation and they understood me lol I was so happy. They after we had Gabriels baptism and I haven't seen that many tears since grandpa died. It truly is a blessing we( me and elder sopena) have had to teach these great people.

ok Elder sopena was born in Rhode island but lived in puerto rico his whole life. He is about my height and loves to play soccer. He also loves to eat. And he has a girlfriend serving her mission in brazil