Aloha,

In the theme of finding another apartment… we gave up on that and are focusing on the work. Finding another apartment is one of the last things on our mind — unless the President calls and tells us to do it.

Oh, the weather… It’s starting to cool off a bit and the rain is coming about everyday, but not storms. And it’s been pretty cloudy lately, that is weather for finding familias! It starts to drop down a little more in Marzo…March.

It’s tough not typing in Spanish, sorry. It took me three tries to write that first sentence. My companion asked me why I was typing in Spanish…. I was like “good question” — but I’m so excited for the cold. I can judge hot — hot it is if I use my sheet at night, and I’ve been using it a lot lately.

My companion is From Chile, Santiago. It’s like the Provo of Chile for missionaries. His dad, mom and him were baptized when he was 8 years old. He has one other brother who has 19 years, but he’s not going to serve a mission. That’s a whole theme in its self. I’ve got to know this kid, Elder Serrano, a lot. We’ve had tons of those bonding moments. He’s my companion and friend.

Spanish, oh Spanish. It still costs me to understand what people are saying to me, some days are good and other are bad, but I can say pretty much anything. But when I don’t focus on a conversation, I get lost instantly. If more than two people are talking, I’m out again also, but I’m getting it. I still study daily and pray for that mystical gift of tongues.

On pday we usually have a District meeting at 10:30 am, so before that meeting, we buy breakfast and clean a little. After we get done with the meeting and done talking to the other elders we head back to Centro for lunch, then we cyber, then buy groceries. Some days we meet together as a zone to eat or play sports and that’s always fun to chill with those elders. Elder Grange is still in the zone so that’s nice. We like to rest because we walk all week. Sometimes we go to stores or book stores and just go into cool places. We have members do our laundry, we drop it off during the week, and pick it up sometime during the week.

I love you guys, I’m mean, how can I not, you’re my fam. What I teach is about family and how they can be together, not only in this life but also in the next. I’m very grateful that you all are in the Church and have testimonies, for there is no other way to live.

I want to live with my family, all of them, again and the only way that I can have that is if we’re all in this together. I don’t want empty chairs at our table. How can I preach something that I don’t live? I can’t. So that’s what I want to let you know, I love you all. You are my everything — my support. If you don’t think that I love you for one second, I have to throw down!

I see these families coming into the gospel and wanting what I have — and guess what? — they can have it. I want to find that family that is waiting for me in this area. I think I may have found them…but I don’t want to jinx it yet, so I’ll tell you about them after I baptize them…if they are ready.

Les Amo

Your Elder,

Elder Glanzer

Chao