October 21, 2012

Thanks for the quote Christopher. Again another solid week. I think
Elder J and I have acquired enough knowledge during this whole
Garcia family debacle to be able to pass the BAR exam and serve as
Orange County marriage lawyers. Its ridiculous how easy it is to get
married in this country. After trying to concoct a bunch of plans to
get Hermano Garcia some form of photo ID, he finally decides to let us
know that he still has his driver's license from Mexico, complete with
all the necessary info; photo, name, date of birth, etc. Still valid
too. For some reason he didn't think that it would be accepted at the
register's office, and he is too lazy to go find out for himself, so
Elder J and I drove all the way up to Fullerton just to ask them
regarding the matter. And the verdict: A-OK! So all the pieces are in
place. We told them the good news and they were totally pumped. They
are such a great family. Probably one of my favorite families that I
have met on my mission. The kids are so funny. They remind me of the
cousins haha. I love just playing around and joking around with them,
much like I do with my blood kin. I'm so glad we are in a position to
help them be an eternal family. Hopefully everything works out and we
can get them married by the end of the month. As you probably were
aware back home. It was UEA weekend for at least half of the state (or
so I was told by a visiting family we talked to just outside
Disneyland). So the place was crawling with Mormons. It was fun to see
all the Utah license plates. I was rolling down my window, holding my
tag out for all the world to see, just repping that LDS stuff. Pretty
fun. The Jazz were also in town on Monday to play the Lakers at the
Pond. I really wanted to go, but P-Day ended at 6 and tip off was at
7. Rats. Can't wait to see the Notes tear it up when I get home.
Speaking of which, I'm going to need a sports update.
Well that's it for this week. Love you guys so dearly! Nos vemos en nueve meses

3 good things about the week?
1. Figured out that the Garcia family already has all the
documentation necessary to take out a marriage license.
2. Saw a bunch of Mormons in and around D-Land for UEA (where were the Facer's?)
3. Got the so-called best pillow in the world in the mail.


Something funny that happened?
I purchased a Cuban sandwich for district at this sweet little market
place kinda by the ballpark. It was so big! Haha it was seriously the
size of my cabeza. It had every kind of meat imaginable in it. It fed
me for the next 4 days, so it was a very economical purchase.

Any luck getting ID for the Garcia-Lopez parents?
Turns out the dad already had a Mexican drivers license, but for some
reason he thought that they wouldn't accept it at the register's
office, so Elder J and I drove all the way up to Fullerton to ask
them concerning the matter and they said it was totally cool. So they
are all set. Which is really cool.

Is Miguel still going to get baptized soon?  No. He kept getting drunk
throughout the week and totally fell off the map.
Did you make contact again with Lizbeth? Yep we sure did. She is so
golden. She even is starting to ask us when she can be baptized and
expressed a desire to be baptized ASAP
Any other investigators or interesting lessons taught this week? Not really.


Life with Elder J? Its alright. He is pretty easy to get along with.
How exactly do you say his last name?  Jan-E


Did you enjoy the temple?  Did you do an endowment session or initiatories?
Endowment.