December 23, 2012

Just a quick note about Kyle's week.  Most important news is we get to Skype with him tomorrow!  So excited!!

He said it was an awesome week, especially since he discovered an American grocery store of some sort that had his favorites.  Dr. Pepper and A & W Root Beer.  This would make anyones week, right?

He also learned that three of the people he had taught earlier in his mission have now been baptized.  He was so very excited for them.  Despite a broken bicycle seat, a popped tire and 105 degree weather, he is still smiling and excited to be serving.  Until next week:)

Merry Christmas from Kyle and all of us!

December 17, 2012

Here are a few pictures from Kyle's weekly email.  This is the last week they will be meeting in the current mission home because they will be using it for missionary housing in the future.  They met with President and Sister Essig and one other zone for their Christmas dinner this week.  We are so excited to talk with him on Tuesday so hopefully we will have a little more news for next weeks post!

December 10, 2012

This was a short letter from Kyle this week as he is getting settled into his new area.  He sent a few pictures of his birthday celebration that he shared with Elder Vernon whose birthday was on Dec. 7th and one of their investigators whose birthday was on Dec. 9th.  Kyle made the cake and I'm sure took care of the decorations as well:)

They had a zone conference this week and were able to hear the area President speak as well as President Essig and then he and 5 other Elders sang a special musical number which apparently they only learned that morning.  He said it was a great day!

A little local graffiti!

Christmas gifts have arrived!

I thought I would share just a quick note from his letter to make you all smile.  He still sounds like the Kyle we all love!

 "I have two "whoops" of the week this week ... First off, I was riding my bike and the seat broke and fell off... so for the past 3 days I've had to ride the bike standing up... it's not very fun haha Secondly, last night I woke up in the middle of the night and had a little friend in my bed with me.. the freaking neighbors cat came through the window and crawled in my BED!! It scared the heck out of me.... jeesh.... Anyways, that's it for you! Thanks so much for everything! I love all you guys SO MUCH!! Don't forget it ;) "

December 3, 2012

This was transfer week for Kyle, and he is now serving in the furthest part of his mission.  The area is called Los Andes.  It looks very different than the city where he has been serving, as you will see from his picture.  He also has two companions, Elder Varon from Paraguay and Elder Garrett from Utah.  He was also made the senior companion.  His email was very short this week due to transfers, however, he made up for it with lots of fun pictures!  Enjoy:)

 Quick trip to the doctor to check out his feet!

Saying goodbye to Lucia and Josefa

His new area.  Los Andes

November 26, 2012

Well, it sounds as if the weather is really starting to heat up in Chile.  Kyle said it feels like they are walking all day in a sauna!  He also mentioned that earthquake season has arrived.  They had at least one earthquake almost everyday last week, which has him just a little "FREAKED OUT":)

He is continuing to keep his cooking skills in practice and tried to make brownies for FHE this past week.  Apparently, the end results were not quite as good as they use to be at home, but as you can see in the pictures below, his crepes were awesome, so apparently he is not going hungry!

He also mentioned that his birthday is just around the corner and he just thought he would throw out a little hint to all of us here at home, that he would love to hear from you!

November 19, 2012

From the following excerpt from Kyle's letter, it sounds as if the Primary Program was a success!  

"Sunday was AWESOME! We had 6 of our investigators come to church, YES!! Also, it was the primary program so all the kids were singing and gave their talks and it was the cutest thing ever!! Everyone loved it. It's really cool to see that all around the world the primary prepares for this and toward the end of the year they sing and give talks during sacrament meeting. It really reminded me of home. It was the cutest thing ever. They all had matching ties and the primary president made these pins for all the members of the ward. Speaking of the ward, we had 199 people at church!! I couldn't believe it!! That's the most there's been for awhile! The bishop was super happy with the turnout, and so were all the missionaries :) "

The following picture is of a family that He especially loves.  They are moving soon and will be missed by all the missionaries.

Villanueva Family

November 12, 2012

This was a REALLY good week for Kyle since he was able to teach 32 lessons!  On his P-Day they went to a city called Patronato, which had several authentic shops to buy items made in Chile.   He was excited to be able to purchase all of his Christmas gifts.  

Next he shared the "whoops of the week" ...

We were on the way to the doctors office so we had to take the metro... it was about to leave so we started running and I slipped through the doors of the metro and was super excited that we made it! As the doors closed behind me I turn around to talk to Elder MAteos and see that he didn't make the metro. hahahaa He was on the other side of the doors!!! I try to open the door but it wouldn't freaking open! I was freaking out so i scribbled on a piece of paper as fast as I could that Id wait for him at the next stop ahaha lets just say it was the longest 2 minutes of my life!! I was without my companion on the metro in the middle of chile.... there you have it! haha love you!

He is excited for the primary program on Sunday.  Here are a couple of pictures of him and the kids at the rehearsal.

 Next is a picture of his favorite dog, Josefa!