February 20, 2017

Spent 13.40 on some cookies.  Each package was 13.40.  Bought one on one card, other on the other.

Can the Zions bank card be credit?

Thanks for the pics.  They are dope!  I love it!  Got that letter with them.  Havent gotten anything else but dont know if you have sent anything else.

Buttermilk syrup recipe?  That doesnt use maple extract?  

Chocolate chip cookie recipe?

Last sunday, got asked to give a talk on missionary work.  Had the opening song to prepare.  And its all in spanish.  No big deal.  Talked for like 10 min.  This sunday, we showed up at 9:50. (Church starts at 10).  Nobody there.  Wait 10 min.  Nobody shown up.  Wait 10 min.  Nobody.  Haha finally 5 min later a sister shows up.  Then like 10:20 everybody shows up.  Branch president shows up at 10:30.  Haha.  That sunday was like an all time high of 22 though!

We have been teaching this pastor and his wife.  Really cool actually.  They have both read the Book of Mormon entirely.  But they havent prayed about it.  Just goes to show you how important that promise is in Moroni!

We had Valentines day last week.  Only relationship i got to worry about though is my relationship with Christ!  I thought that was pretty good.  Came up with that one myself.

And Presidents day is today!  It´s P-Day on P-Day!!!! Crazy!!!!  Mind blown!

It has been pouring the last 3 days.  Like 5 inches of water.  Crazy!

Love you all!  Love the Gospel!  Love the Mission!

February 13, 2017

Chase,

How has your first week worth your new companion? Hopefully you will be kindred spirits.

We have had a great week! Dad, Katelynn, Brooklynn, and I went to St. George on Thursday. We got to show off Brooklynn to Grandma and Grandpa Coombs, Tonya, and Janna. It was so good to go back home! I have missed St. George! After our visit to St. George Dad and I went to the BYU Marriage Retreat up at Aspin Grove. We had such a great time strengthening our marriage through the gospel. Put the Lord first and everything will work out.

We had Stake Conference today. I was so happy and surprised when I saw Davey walk in with Brayden. It was nice to have him with us. Davey has a pretty difficult school semester going on. He is really busy with school, work, and trying to have a relationship with Lydia.

Drywall is done! Next we've got to clean the drywall -dust it and sweep it up, then we can etart on the finish work...cutting the boards fire the base boards, doors, and windows. We will then paint, do the flooring. 

Love you so much and pray for you. 

Mom, xxxooo 

So cool!  Send me pics of the fam!  New comp is all right

Hi Chase, can't wait to hear about your week and your new companion. 

It has been a busy week for us. I had an officer that got officer of the year at a convention in St. George so we went down on Thursday for that. Katelynn went with us and took Brooklyn so she could show grandma and grandpa Coombs since they haven't seen her.  We also went over to grandma and grandpa Mosses and surprised them.   We talked about you quite a lot. Grandma and grandpa Moss are continuing to contribute $50 a month to your mission, they have contributed $150 to date.   When you write them, it would be very nice if you think them for helping with your mission. 

On Friday morning after we woke up we brought Katelynn and Brooklynn back up and dropped them off. Mom and I didn't go home and just went up Provo Canyon to Aspen Grove and a marriage weekend getaway that mom had bought a few months ago. Her boss, Dia,  told her about it and they were there too. It was a lot of fun and was spiritually uplifting as well, as brother Hilton, who teaches at BYU, was the featured speaker and trainer. 

It was raining when we arrived there and then it snowed all night and we woke up to a foot of snow. We also got news that there was a mudslide in Provo Canyon and we were stuck there and couldn't go home. So I got cleared out by about noon  and so we left around 3 o'clock and went to steak conference leadership at 4 o'clock and then stake conference adult session at 6 o'clock and then came home and went to bed. Sunday morning I had scheduled meetings and then we had stake conference from 10 to 12 and then I had interviews after that and then I came home and cooked dinner and Katelynn and Jeff and Brooklyn came down and  then we just relax for the rest of the evening on Sunday night. 

Wow the snow is so pretty.  I wanna be in my area when winter hits.  I wanna see the snow!

I am going to do this email in spanish but if u cant understand it the english version is under the spanish tell me if you under stand the spanish! 

Spanish:

Hola chase te extraño mucho! ¿cómo estás? Que has hecho esta semana Hice algo realmente estúpido el sábado me puse en hielo caliente en mi pero pensé que era crema irritante pero no lo era. te extraño tanto. ¡te amo!

English:

hey chase i miss you so much! how are you? what have you done this week? i did something really stupid on saturday i put on icy hot in my but i thought it was chafing cream but it wasn't. i miss you so much. love you!

HAHAHA that is so funny!  I love you brayden!

This week i got a new comp, Elder Nevins.  This week has been interesting because i have just been learning his different quirks and what he is like.  He is interesting.  He is from Alabama.  I got another one of those dang gringos.  Haha.

One hilarious story that is in my pics below (One with the selfie with like 3 guys).  So the investigators name is Juan Alvarado.  We hadnt had any luck before teaching him because he said he was always busy and stuff like that.  But this week we clapped at his door and he came from his backyard smoking a cigarette and gave us a thumbs up.  Haha and he told us to come back.  I the back was a smoldering fire that he and two of his friends had used for an asado (BBQ).  They were sitting around a table by the fire.  The table had a huge pile of the asado- just a ton of meat, and also bottles of wine and beer.  They were all just drunk.  It was so hilarious.  They offered us some beer which we reluctantly declined.  So they gave us sprite.  My glass had dirt in the bottom so the sprite mixed with that.  (I had two glasses-yum).  But we just sat there with some drunk homies eating some asado and teaching the gospel.  At one point Juan just started bawling about his brother who died 9 months ago.  It was sad, but i also had to hold back a laugh becuase it was so funny seeing this tough, older, drunk guy just start bawling.  But we taught him about the atonement and the Plan of Salvation.  

Also i have come to learn from missionaries here in this mission that most everyone loses weight here.  You know those missions where the missionaries come back a little chubby - Yeah that is not here.  Haha.  My comp has lost a lot of weight - He has been here for a year, and other missionaries too.  But i have honestly eaten more here than i did before.  Every morning i have like 3 breaksfasts. AFter excercise i will eat Like 3 bowls of cereal, then shower, then eat a big bowl of oatmeal and yogurt, then study, then eat some scones or something else i can find just before leaving the apartment.

We got a date set with Alfredo for baptism on the 4 of March!  So excited for that.  We will see how it goes!

February 6, 2017

Im on, here in bariloche waiting for my ñnew companion

Good morning! How fun to be waiting for your first second new companion in the field, haha. Have to make it sound as exciting as I'm sure it is! I'm sure he will be just what Heavenly Father wants you to have.

Where are you? Is it far from where you where? Is it a bigger city?

Mom

An hour like south of where i am normally.  A much bigger city.  This is where the stake center is.  Look it up.  Bariloche

We put up drywall in the kitchen so that we could put insulation on the other side.
The other picture is of the boxes and wiring that we have in the wall with a couple of conduit; we have three HDMI cord and a coax as well as the power and then one of the boxes just gonna be blank in case we need to add wires later.
And then one picture is just of the pony wall that we built that the Beds back up to that you can prop pillows on with the insulation in the wall and the ceiling.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOW!  Looks great!  Keep me updated!

Whoa!!!!!  I just read your email with just the kitchen drywall.  Are you going to send me another email of the basement compeletly finished?!  That was fast.  Looks so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

I sent a letter on January 31. We'll see how long it takes to get to you. I'm down in St. George right now visiting with grandma and grandpa and they asked about your address. I showed him where I had put your address into blogspot this is what I have: 

Elder Chase Moss

Argentina Neuquen Mission

PO Box 321

8300 Neuquen, Neuquen

Argentina
However, Grandma had a different address:

Elder Chase Moss

Argentina Neuquen Mission

Zapla 24

8300 Neuquen 

Argentina

Which one is correct? 

Love you,

Dad

I dont know.  It is the second one.  I dont know what p.o. box 321 is.  But the second one is the address to my misison home. and then from there they send it me.

AHhhhhh, idk.

Letters:

Zapla 24
8300 Neuquén
Neuquén
Argentina

Packages:

Zapla 24
8300 Neuquén
Neuquén
Argentina

It says this on my lds misisonary portal.  Idk, sorry

But obviously no packages.  Zapla 24 is where the mission home is.  

Ok, we'll just see if you get the letter we sent on Jan 30 with pictures.  If not, we'll send it to the other address.

Okay, i will let you know.  Love you

 Well you are even further south than your regular area, is that right? Is this like a major airport or train station is that while you're there? 

I sent some pictures of the basement in a separate email, hope you like them.

The Super Bowl was last night. We went to Terry's house and had lots of good food and watch the Super Bowl. The two teams were the Falcons and the patriots. I'm Falcons have never won a Super Bowl so I was kind of rooting for them as they were the underdog. In the fourth quarter  it was 28 to 9 favoring the Falcons. In the last six minutes the patriots came back and scored two touchdowns  and a field goal in both touchdowns they went for two point conversions instead of one extra point.   They got both conversions and tied the game with like a minute left. At this point because they were so far behind I was rooting for them. It was a great comeback and in overtime they got the flip of the coin received and, as you know, if you score on the first possession the game is over which they did.

Holy cow!!!!!!!!!!!!  What a super bowl!!!!!!!  I bet that was crazy with all the family!  I am here because i have to be with someone.  There arent any other misisonaries in my area.  So i came here with my comp, then he left to go home and i have been with the ZLs.  But it is a bigger city by far.  Great view of the lake too

What are some good exercisies to do in the morning in my apartment. 

Davey what was that push up challenge thing?

Chase, 

How are things going? I've been wondering how you are doing with cooking, your apartment, and your companion? I know the language has been pretty rough but I know you will be able to get it. Remember your blessing the Stake President gave you...he blessed you with the gift of tongues. Have faith, trust in the Lord, and be patient, it will come. 

Sheri Drew was at our church today. It was really neat to be in her presence. In Relief Society she gave some remarks on the lesson about Sister Marjory Hinkley, she she said if she used one word to discribe Sister Hinckley she would use the word Charitable. She then told of a personal experience of being at the Hinckley's home. She treated Sheri as if she truly cared for her. Sister Hinckley treated everyone the same with Christ like love, she was a true daughter of God.

Sister Hinckley said "The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache."

D&C 105:19, love this scripture and I know it to be true!

Drywall is up and needs to be sanded and then textured. Next will be painting.

Brayden has lost 10 pounds and is still doing his best with working out with Davey. 

Love you always, 

Mom, xxxooo

Everything is fine.  A lot better this week.  How do i make pancakes from scratch?  Ive been craving some.  We dont have a frypan though.  so i use a pizza pan that doesnt have a handle as a frypan.  Haha.  It is like warped and sucks.  

thanks for the quote.  Love you tons!

Also, sorry if i dont respond a lot.  I really love everyones emails, but i just dont have a lot of time to write.

I understand if you can't write a lot, don't worry about me... I love reading your weekly letter. I'm just grateful you are doing better. 

Always in my prayers.

You need 3 dry ingredients and 3 wet: 1cup flour, 1Tablespoon baking soda or baking powder or half of each, and 1 teaspoon salt; then 1cup milk, 1 egg, and 2 - 3 tablespoons oil.  Just mix all together

Syrup is 2 cups sugar to one cup water heated till dissolved and add 1teaspoon mapeline (imitation maple extract).

AHhhh, they dont use cups here and i dont have any measuring stuff.  I will have to eye it out. Haha  Probably wont happen.  I forgot i would have to make syrup too.

You can eye it.  You know how much our little red, yellow, and blue plastic drinking were - that is one cup.  a nickle size in the palm of your hand is about a teaspoon.   A quarter size is about a tablespoon.  The measurements don't have to be exact.  If you make it and it is too runny then add some flour, if it is too thick add some milk.  Just get those six ingredients in about that ratio and it will be good.

Finished my first transfer.  I am getting a new trainer for this next transfer.  My old one just went home!!

I have had a super good week. Loving it here in Argentina!  In a different area right now waiting for my new comp so i dont have my journal to remember everything that has happened.  Jaja oh well.  Next week.  

On p day we went to cascada inacayal and climed Cerro Belvedere.  So pretty.  

Maybe just a list of things that are different about the culture here.  They sell milk in liters, not gallons.  Totally not enough.  And the milk is in cartons or bags, no plastic. 

On every street i swear there is a mechanic, a bakery, and a kiosco (just like a little store).  If the street doesnt have every one of those, it has at least one of those.  The people buy their groceries like day to day or week to week. 

We clap at doors instead of knocking because everybody has a front gate and it is like an invasion of privacy to go knock on the door.

The houses are super small and not well built at all. Some are just built from scraps. The ceilings are all super short because people are just short here.

There is a huge European influence here.  Argentines can be dark skinned like a normal latinos, but there are a lot that are white.

Sewage just runs through some of the streets. (At least in my area jaja).

Everybody drinks mate.  We cant, but we can drink mate cocido which is the yerba (herbs) that people use for mate, nbut in a teabag.

So i can use my black marriot card at an atm?

Yes, I think so.  

Also, don't do a balance check.  The balance check you did just to see what your balance was cost you $1.50.  Don't spend too much and we will check it often to make sure you have enough.

Havent used either card yet.  I will let you know when i do

You didn't just put it in and just see if it would work or do an inquiry or anything like that?

Oh yeah i did with the zions bank one

did that cost?

Yes, $1.50.  No big deal.

Sorry.  That is crazy!!!  I have $62,000 pesos on it though.  Estoy cheto.  Haha jk

All right see ya later!!!!!!!!!

dont stress about the pics or mail, just curious and whatever.  If nothing works than that is fine.  I read your responses next week.  Thanks and love you!!!!!!!!!!

January 30, 2016

Got blisters - best to pop them or no?

How to cook rice, noodles, potatoes.  Especially potatoes.  Rice and noodles i am okay at.  Rice was tricky.  I followed the insturctions but it turned into rice soup.  Super soggy.  Couldnt waste it though so i ate it for breakfast - Rice cereal!

Mail service?  Did you send me a letter?  Havent gotten anything.  Dont know how it works.  

Pictures of the family would be nice.  I want to have some more pictures of you and friends and stuff to show people, but i dont know if i can print from email.   Could you send pics in the mail?  I am mostly talking about like pics from my facebook of dances or with my friends or just other pics.  I guess you could send some to my email, and then <i could just show them or look at them when i get on the computer. Also my senior pic for the yearbook with my mustache.

My comp has an allergy pill that is different medicine than mine.  It is also 24 hour.  Can i take his and mine at the same time?  Also, ive been taking sudafed everyday basically since the mtc until now.  Im starting to feel a little better, but ive been constantly stuffed up.  Any other medicine i can buy to help with my nose?  I will buy more sudafed if i can find it.

Usually it is not good to pop them.  I use moleskin (soft furry on one side and sticky on the other) and cut a hole in it so that it goes around the blister.  

If you pop them, go in from the side of your skin about an 1/8" from the blister and go under the skin and up into the blister from the bottom.  Then push the liquid out the hole and leave the skin to protect the blister.

Rice is cooked at a ratio of 1 part rice to 2 parts water.  Put it in a pan and boil for about 5 minutes then turn off the heat and let sit for at least double that, 10 minutes.  Then check.  If the rice has not absorbed all the liquid bring to boil again for a minute and then let sit for a couple more.

Noodles is just boiling them until "al dente."  Just put in plenty of water as the noodles absorb some of the water but you don't want them to absorb all the water.  Boil them until they are "al dente."  This means they feel done to the teeth.  You just keep cooking them in water until you take one out and taste it and it is done.

Potatoes can be cooked a number of ways.  You can boil them like the noodles and when done mash them up with a little butter and mild and have mashed potatoes.  You can slice them and fry them in oil until brown and done.  You can bake them in an oven at 425 degrees for 45 minutes.  If larger go an hour.  Just wash and put on the center rack.  This will make the skin crispy and the inside fluffy.

Don't mix allergy (Anithistimine) medicines.  Either use his or yours.  Look at the ingredients.  If it doesn't have pseudaphedrine in it then you can add sudaphed with the antihistimine but don't take two different antihistimines.  Just try different ones and find one that works. Fexofenadine is Allegra, Loratadine is Claritin, Citerzine is Zertec, Diphenhydromine is Benadryl (will make you sleepy).  These are the most popular and all can be mixed with Sudaphed to add allergy with decongenstent.  I think Sudaphed is the best for your nose - get the real stuff pseudoephedrine, don't get the fake stuff (Phenylephrine) unless that is all you can fine - it doesn't work as well in my opinion.

I did one part rice, 5 parts water. Explains a lot.

Thanks for all the advice!

Chase,

Well the basement is looking great! We have finished insulating the theater room and the electrical. I have swept and everyone has helped take the items up stairs. I will be re-organizing the storage in the garage and putting away the Christmas items.

Brayden has decided to start eating healthy and working out. We bought him a gym membership at Vasa and he has started to work out with Davey on Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Part of the eating healthy he has cut out all sugars, all flour, and he eats a specific way. Today I made him a cauliflower pizza. I'm excited to see how it taste and see if Brayden likes it, I'm hoping he does.

Life is good and everyone is doing well. 

Love you and pray for you always.

Mom, xxxooo 

Wow!  goood for him!  i eat so much out here.  So hungry all the time.  WE dont eat dinner etither.  Crazy so lunch i eat so much haha

Hey chase it's Brayden i miss you. So i am on this diet and i have been working out with Davey. I am going to try to loss weight and gain muscle. I was 304 that was last monday and now i am 297 i am trying to get to 250 or 230 by next school year.  I have been practicing my song i have to perform... i am nor good at it at all. Tonight we are makeing cauliflower pizza for my diet. So thats whats been going on this week. When you get off your mission i will have a six pack well maybe.  It would be awesome if that happened.  What have you done this week?  Have any new people you are teaching? 

Love you, Chase

Nice!!!!!!!!!  I am trying to work hard too.  Excercise is hard in the morning cause i am tired but its important!  Love your goals.  Make sure to be accountable to someone with them.  Talks about that in Preach my Gospel.  You can ask davey about that.  Haha.

Brayden you are like the best singer in the family.  Dont give me that!  Haha.  Just keep at it.  Youll do great.

I will see that 6 pack!!!

Hey and the people here never say adios.  Only chau.  Haha thought you would like that.  Its cause argentines have a big european influence.  everyone kisses people on the cheek and stuff.

Not many new people

I have been having a super hard time with the language.  I feel like im not progressing and i still cant understand people like at all.  

And my companion has just been saying that i never talk and because of that i dont have a good relation with the members or with our investigators.  And that it will be super hard for me when he leaves to have a relation with them because <i will have a new companion.  He says unless i can do something about it, itll be like im just whitewashing again with my new trainer for another transfer.  

And when were teaching an investigator, i tried talking more and stuff.  And during that lesson, the investigator told my companion that im pretty much a terrible teacher and <i wont get anywhere if i talk to people like that.  He said im super like up front and forward.  The word he used was choking.  That the investigator felt choked i guess when i was teaching him.

so pretty much i feel pretty discouraged with the language.  Any advice?  What was it like for you?  How did you cope/learn the language?  I dont know i mean we only have 30 min for language study every day and that is only for the first 12 weeks.  After 6 more weeks there wont be any language study i think.  im studying the language books i got in the mtc and reading the book of mormon in spanish.  Ive actually started reading the BoM in spanish for personal study too.

I dont know what else to do.  People always say it just comes.  But i feel like im not progressing and i guess i just dont have the faith or something to believe itll just come.

I don't want to sound like everyone else but it just clicked for me one day.  I still struggle.  I always start with, "hablo un pocito de espanol, quizas podemos comunicarnos."  They smile and say, "Si."  Then they know that I know I am not perfect but I am willing to try.  Then when I am communicating and I don't  know a word I can ask them, "Como se dice..."  

Just talk as much as you can.  You next companion will be different.  You will do fine.  Pray in spanish and ask for help.  Read in spanish.  Talk to people as much as you can in Spanish - don't worry about how they perceive your Spanish you have to do it to learn.  It will be fine.  You've only been out there a month.  I promise you after one month your companion was just the same or worse than you.  Be persistent and steadfast and it will click and you will feel more comfortable and then you can continue to learn new things and fine tune it the rest of your mission.

D&C 50:40 to the end of the section

Think of other missionaries - Joseph Gen 37; David 1 Sam 17; Nephi got discourged, Joseph Smith got discouraged, Mormon got discouraged - search them all out and learn that in the end they were blessed and victorious.

Study faith, hope, and charity.  Which comes first - faith or hope?  I don't know that you need faith if you have hope.  Hope seems to come first but sometimes I think Hope is more powerful than faith - what do you think?   Moroni 7, Moroni 10, 1 Cor 13

Thanks.  I will keep working hard.  I will study those chapters too and let you know.  Thanks

This past week we had to go to bariloche- an 1.5 hour bus ride each way, and to Neuquen- a 7 hour bus ride each way.  Haha.  Went to bariloche for intercambios and the transmission.  Transmission was good.  We have already been living the new schedule so thats cool.  Didnt understand a lot of it because we watched it with a spanish voice over haha.  Went to neuquen for tramites.  Passport stuff.  It took like 20 min and i just basically got my fingerprints done at a police station.  The bus ride coming back from that stunk so bad.  We were right by the toilet so for 7 hours it was like we were in a port a potty haha.  Super pretty ride though.  Patagonia is lit.

On p day we went to rio correntoso.  Shortest river in the world is what is known for.  Dont know if that is true, but super pretty.

We ate with members a lot this week which was good.  Had spaghetti a couple of times.  They dont put like any sauce on it though, but im not complaining.  I will literally eat anything because i am starving all the time haha.  We had morcilla a couple of times too.  Blood sausage in english.  Its pretty good actually, but its a mental battle everytime.  Its basically coagulated cow blood in a sausage lining.  Like that is it.  cooked blood basically.  I like it.  My comp doesnt eat it though. 

We have had a couple of really good lessons with a few investigators and some recent converts.  We were disappointed though when no investigators showed up to church.  We are so close to one getting baptized.  He just isnt pulling the trigger.  He knows the church is true, i think he is just scared for the changes that means for him and his family. 

January 23, 2017

Im on and need my pin to get cash out of an atm.  Most places dont accept cards.  Dad can you access that info since you are on my account?  If not i hope <i didnt throw the paper away that zions bank sent me with my card and pin number.

Thanks

Hi Chase, good to hear from you. I am about 10 minutes away from work so I will do that first thing when I get into work. 

Thanks!

They don't have access to PINs for security reasons.  They have to request it be sent out, automated by a computer.  If you were in the states they could tell you how to reset it at a bank but since you are not I am having them send it to you at your address (which is our house).  She said 5-7 business days.  I also put a travel alert on your card so they know you are in Argentina and so they don't shut down your card thinking it was stolen.

Okay, so <i will get the pin next p day then?  That is good.  Just swapped out all my cash for pesos. 

So i am also good to use my card?  I will probably use it today.

Both cards?

I will call right now on the Marriott Visa and let them know you are there.  I didn't think about the travel thing till today.  But yes, you will be good to use both cards.  Again, just let us know.  Are you not getting enough money from the mission?

I will send the PIN regardless of day of the week when I get it.  It probably won't be till the end of the week or first of next week, but yes, you should get it by next P day.

I have one more week to go before <i get more money.  I have 200 pesos or so left for this week.  Im set for breakfast, its just lunch. and my companion wants to go to a restaurant today which will probably take up my 200 pesos.  we have a bit of food at the apartment for lunch.  And hopefully we will get some members. 

SO idk.  I think its enough from the mission.  But <im always frugal with my money.  Never buy the coke and soda and candy at the store like my companion does.

Marriott is flagged for Argentina now.  She said if you ever have questions you can pick up a phone, dial 0, and give them the International number on the back of the card and they will connect you for free.  Also, I requested a PIN for that card as well.  She said, since I have a black or premier card, that there are no foreign transaction charges with that card.  So, if you go to a restaurant and they will take VISA, use that card and it will cost less - no fees for conversation or international banks - then you can save your pesos.  

Use the black card for restaurants and purchases?

Yes, all.  It sounds like it will be the best card for credit card purchases.  Your debit card will charge fees (foreign exchange conversion and transaction fees) in addition to what you purchased.

I don't know on cash.  You will just have to get some cash from each of them and let us know so we can make sure and look and see what each charges.  I am open to purchasing with each too just so we can see if it really does make a difference.  

Do that.  Try to purchase the same amount at the same place with each card so we can compare.  And get cash with each card (after I get you the PINs) from the same place for the same amount.   It will be a great social economic experiment.  

Side note - on ATMs you have to use the ATMs that are listed on the Debit card on the back.  There are four of them on mine (I think you have the same) Amazing, Plus, Interlink, and Star.  Chose one and use that with both cards in addition to using each to purchase something at a store or restaurant.

Hey so i guess this will be short because mom has said every thing about my life that is going on. But i guess i will just ask u how your mission  is going? I miss u so much! But i am so I nervous because i have to open the cinderela play with a song that i have to sing by myself. Have you had any spiders crall on you? Whats the worst food u have had? Btw i have done all the work in the basement. I did all the labor. jope your doing good love you!!!!

Haha youll do great with singing!!!!  That is awesome!  No spiders on me.  Thank goodness. Almost though!  We have spider webs everywhere! Scary.  I had i think cow liver and cow pancreas or something.  It looked gross and tasted gross and smelt horrible!!!  Good work on the basement!!  Davey is pretty lazy huh?

Love you bro!!

Chase,

Good morning! 

Just saw you were on...hoping really bad it isn't too late and we can visit a couple of minutes. It's been a really busy weekend with tending Brooklynn so Katelynn can get some rest.

Love you so much and I've been praying the members in your area will start to feed you, haha.

Mom xxxooo

Made friends with a family who owns a panederia.  So good.  We just need to baptize 4 more of those families.  They made us pizza for lunch today.  Spent $215 today in the store for brkfst.  Eat oatmeal and corn flakes and a banana every morning. EVERY morning.  Haha.  (The pizza here is weird though. Not enough sauce or meat, and weird cheese

Thank you for getting back with me, oatmeal cornflakes and a banana is a good breakfast at least I know you're got some nutrition in your body and you can cook.  Have a great day and I will still continue to pray that you get more food from the members.

$215, that's quite a lot for breakfast isn't it?  If I'm figuring right that's about 12 bucks. 

Right.  Its for the whole week though.  Milk, cornflakes, oatmeal and bananas.  Also crackers and dulce de leche with that.

Ha ha, that is awesome 12 bucks for a whole weeks worth of breakfast. I was a little worried that you were spending way too much but now it appears You're being frugal. 

Good Morning!!!

How are you doing? I heard there has been some flooding in Argentina - Are you safe?

Mom - love ya

I havent seen any flooding.  Recently it has been super hot.  No rain for me.

So the inauguration was last Friday.  I watched it while at work.  There was quite a bit of criticism of Trump and his speech.  It sounded like the same thing he said during the campaign instead of thanking and being humble about the day and the event like most presidents have been.  

Obama and Michelle were very gracious and professional and Trump thanked and praised them for how they acted toward him and the whole transition effort.  One of Trump's appointees for his cabinet, I think secretary of defense, didn't meet the guidelines for having been out of the military 7 years.  So Orrin Hatch got congress to pass legislation changing that requirement and Trump signed it into law right after the inauguration so that his guy could be confirmed by congress.

There were pictures taken of the capital from the Lincoln memorial 8 years ago when Obama was put in and compared to the same type of picture for Trump.  There is about double the people in Obama's pictures.

There were rioters that were protesting and 217 people ended up in jail during the inauguration.  A funny thing I saw the next day was that Bank of America gave Hillary $98,000 and Starbucks gave her $400,000 for her campaign and the protesters that were arrested were breaking the windows of Bank of America and Starbucks.  Obviously they were just breaking windows of the businesses close to them and later it was found that both businesses supported Hillary.  

The other news is that Jacek put in his papers.  He got ordained an elder yesterday and just has to have his interview with the stake president for the papers and for a temple recommend.

We worked all day Saturday on the basement.  we got the pony wall done.  We got half the outlets moved.  We hung sheetrock on the common wall between the theater and the kitchen so we could put in insulation in that wall. 

That is so funny with the inaugaration!!  Keep me updated on it all!  how was motab? 

Sweet to hear about Jacek!  Tell him i love him and so excited!!

Cant wait for the basement!  Send pics!

MoTab did well.  They only sang one song, America the Beautiful.  They were on the steps of the Lincoln memorial which, as you know, is like a mile away from the Capital.  But they had speakers through the whole national mall for that and for Trumps speech.  

The piano guys performed the night before at a Gala Event.  And a kid from Lone Peak,Cache Olson (His DJ name is Olso) DJ'd for a Ball that evening.

That was all the people from Utah who performed.

Chase,

I've been thinking about you this past week, praying for you, your companion, and the people of Argentina. The last email/pictures you sent were wonderful to get and read. You already have grown so much and I know you are being guided by the Spirit to those who want to learn about the gospel. 

This past week has been a challenge. I've had a pretty good case of Vertigo and it has made doing the simplest things a little difficult. I'm sure it is funny watching me walk down the hall at work, walking like I'm a little drunk and driving a car has been a little difficult. Davey was very kind and drove me on Wednesday (my worst day of being dizzy). I've also had EFY's registration, so to say the least I've had to rely on family and help from prayers to get by.

Katelynn and I helped, last minute, withe McKenzie's baby shower. The weather was really bad, so Tonya and Grandma Coombs decided not to come. We had a great time. 

My cousin Myndie Sharp Schiel passed away. She was Aunt Ann's oldest daughter. She died of Ovarian Cancer. We will be going to her viewing tonight, Sunday.

I registered Brayden for EFY and he made the choir group Aquapella at Willow Creek. Because of this he has had to change his class schedule to make room for everything, so he is now taking morning semenary. He also learned about Musical Theatre at the Scera Theatre from Daniel McAllister and is enrolled in it. He will be preforming Cinderella. He is going to be The Herold, this is the guy who tells the people the Prince will be having a ball and he is the one who helps all the maidens to try on the glass slipper. He gets to do the first solo of the play. I'm so proud of him! He amazes me with all of his confidence he has in himself. He is so brave and talented. He is still encouraging Kyle to go to church and Brayden even asked him to sit with us during sacrament meeting. 

Davey is really busy with school! Lots of reading!! He and Lydia are working on being friends, in other words things have slowed down with the relationship. 

We started woring on the basement! The pony wall is built and the wall in the kitchen is up. Insulation is the 1/4 of the way up and we have ordered the cords to go in the wall for thetheater room. Dry wall will be started a week from tomorrow (Monday, 30th). We are so excited!

Dad and I are enjoying being Grandparents! We love taking care of Brooklynn. 

Love you so much!

Mom, xxxooo

Love it all! except your vertigo...  Love the pic of dad.  He is anxously engaged in taking care of brooklyn! haha <i pray for you all at least 4 times a day.  Haha

Do you need us to put any money in your account? We are happy to do so :)

Mom

No <i dont think so.  Trying not to use it.  But <i may have to today or during the week

Okay, we want you to not worry about the money - we want you to focus on your mission. If we can help with relieving the worry about money then please let us help. 

Love you so much and have a wonderful week!

May God bless you and watch over you and your companion. 

Mom, xxxooo 

This week has been hard.  Not very many lessons taught or much progress with investigators.  A ton of people canceled our appointments or just werent home (or didnt answer).  BUT, this week has been so good because we have been working our hardest!  

I was studying in helaman chapter 7 verse 17. It says,

O repent ye, repent ye! Why will ye die? Turn ye, turnye unto the Lord your God.¨  I love how throughout the book of mormon, the prophets tell us to repent.  We see that so often.  I also love how whenever there is a calling to repentance, they often say it twice.  Repent ye, repent ye, instead of just repent ye.  Its just interesting that we have to be repenting constantly.  Constantly turning to the lord and constantly changing.  Repentance is not a one time experience!  

In PMG, it says As your understanding of the Atonement of Jesus Christ grows, your desire to share the gospel will increase.¨ I love this so much!  When we repent, when we use the atonement, we understand it more.  You can tell the missionaries who have a strong desire to preach and share the gospel, have a strong understanding of the atonement.  :)