Oct. 26th - WHY I AM A MISSIONARY

Alright! What the heck is up everybody?...how was your week.?  You already know I'm spitting mad game with all the Latinos hahaha!!.

Well, this week was super good...we had a baptism this week and he told us that he wanted me to baptize him...I felt so blessed to do so.  It was my first baptism and it was definitely a moment I'll never forget.  The man afterwards told us,  "Elders,  I got something to tell you"  and we were like alright what is it?  Then he said...."after I was baptized I felt something in my stomach and its hard for me in words to describe it, but it felt so good!  My family and I owe you guys a huge price, because whenever you guys visit you make us feel better then before"  Then he started to cry and hug my companion...it was such an emotional day.  I couldn't hold back some of my tears...it was such a good day.  It's hard for me in words to describe it but it truly was one of the best days of my life.  It was full of happiness....true happiness.  I hope one day we can all realize how much we mean to some people.  Everyday I realize more and more why I am a missionary...specifically here and this is a prime example of that...and its a memory that I'll never ever forget!!

te amo ustedes
verderera felcidad
westside belizedat
salluuuu
ELDER GEE



This is the food I eat everyday, it's the best combo meal made in heaven!!

We were taught how to cut up a sugar cane stick, apparently you
bite it and suck the sugar and spit it out...its super good!

My first baptism

Oct. 19th - HOLY DICK!!

Alright y'all, whats up? Como Esta?  Well, this week was full of all sorts of stuff. I really don't know what to write because so much crap has gone on, Hahaha!  But this week we were at one of our investigators houses to eat and we ate fried fish...like the whole body of the fish was fried!! It was Elder A.'s and my first time eating this...so my companion who knows english but not all...was soo suprised he yells "HOLY DICK" Hahhaha!!  I laughed so hard he had no idea what he said at first until I told him...he started to laugh as well.

But about our baptisms...we had two baptisms set but didnt baptise anyone this week. Because the 16 year old boy told us he didn't want to anymore and I remember me and Elder A. were so sad...we didnt talk for like an hour.  We were just quiet. And the other investigator got sick of Chickgunya (its a sickness when you get misquito bites and your whole body is full of pain its awful)...so Saturday was just another empty baptismal font. It's the worse feeling ever. It's worse then losing a playoff game in the lacrosse...like 10 times worse...its just such an empty feeling. It's sad because you know that they are making the worst decision ever in their lives, but we can't force their will and their decisions... ya know?  I told President Hintze because I didn't know what to do. He said to not give up on them and told me its like a harvest...you planted the seed....doesn't mean it won't grow later...and I think that's true. I think if we can plant the seed then they can come back later. 
Well, that's all this week.
 

Felcidad Verdadero
Te amo ustedes mucho amor de Joyas de Ceren
Elder Gee

Just another day in the missionary life!

This is some homemade pizza we made with Elder J....he's good at making food!!



We bought these...it was like $8.  We got jerseys for the zone.
No, that's not my actual bed, there are 4 beds in our house. 
Since we are the only ones living here, we study on this mattress. 
Our place is pretty big but one bathroom and it stinks!!



My fried fish dinner

Oct. 12th - MI PRIMERO CAMBIO TERMINDO!!

Alright,  what the heck is up everybody?  Everything good?  You already know it's hotter then nick down here... my clothes are turning the wrong color  and I'm starting to grow hair up my freaking chest!! I have no idea what's going on...Hahaha!!  What the heck...its The GEE curse!!

 

I finally got my package and it was sooooo good!!  Thanks for filling with candy that you never eat here or find!

 

My baptisms got pushed back another week which is fine but I'm starting to lose my patience, but President Hintze will be attending the service, so I'm excited for this week...I'm almost positive this time its gonna happen!

But so far I finished my first cambio and to be completely honest it felt like it went so fast, I have no idea where the time went.  This cambio I'm staying with Elder A., my trainer, for another 5 weeks. This transfer is 5 weeks and then after that he goes to Belize.  I have no idea where I'm going after but I'm truly excited to find out.

I love you all and love your emails.   It makes the mission a lot easier for sure to know I can read emails every week.  Because you already know the mission is mentally draining, its a joke...but its so fun.

I gotta go Momma,  I love you tons and pray for me...Te Amo!!

Te Amo Ustedes
Verdadero Felicidad
Mi primero cambio termindo!!

Elder Kyle Chilito Geedaddy

 



Yes, we are riding in the back of a pickup!!
We are usually walk in the area, but when we are outside we ride buses.

 

WHAT THE HECK!!

Not sure this is SpongeBob or not?

Conferencia de estaca

This pic was emailed to Momma Gee from Pres. Hintze along with this little note!!

Sister Gee,

Your son is awesome!  Please send me all of your other sons and daughters!

Presidente Kai D Hintz

Sept. 28th - "HEY CHILI, TIENE MUCHO DINERO!"

COMO ESTA FAMILIA?  It's really good to hear that you all are doing really good in Utah. Not gonna lie this week was pretty ballin it picked up a lot. We had a lot more success this week than I think of any other. On Wednesday I saw all the guys from my first district, it was pretty cool at a trainers meeting.  I have pics. We also have 2 baptisms this week. We pray that they won't fall through, but I feel like they won't because the people are super positive and have came to church.  So that's good news! 

 

Also, me and my companion were making pupusas with some less active members but they absolutely love the missionaries.  It was hilarious!  They were telling us why they weren't coming to church. They said it's because they don't want to pay their tithing.  But we told them you can still come to church though and they said I don't know. 

 

I've said this once before but I'll say it again...I think I'm the only white guy in this town, Hahaha!! So when me and my trainer pass by all the drunk people they come up to me and and say...."Hey chili tiene mucho dinero."  Which means you have a lot of money.  My trainer is a champ because he yells at them and says leave us alone, we don't have money and you wouldn't steal from God would you?  They said no....and then he replyed then you definitely wouldn't steal from His children then, would you? Hahaha!!  He's so balling and he is such a good teacher.  When we teach, he helps me a ton with Spanish and when ever I stumble on a word.  I picked up a ton of Spanish this week.  I can understand it a lot better... more then ever and its so freaking sick to know that you can speak the language.

 

Anyways,  I pray that the baptisms don't fall through this week...so pray for that.  I love you guys and pray for you always.

Oh! we are going to watch general conference at Santa  Techla, it's the area near the beach,

Te Amo Ustedes!

Elder Gee

The women walk around with the buckets on their heads.

Making Papusa dough with some members.

 

Sept. 21st - DID YOU WALK OR SWIM UP HERE?

Hey! What's up?  So this week was freaking crazy. We transferred to another area in our zone, Hoyas de Ceren, and I'm staying with my trainer at least until the next transfer so that's really good.  We are cherros aka homies!   We had to come down here because some elders weren't getting along and they switched areas.  Since they were the only missionaries in that area we had to fill in that spot.  It's only me and Elder A. so it's not so bad.  Were the only missionaries in the ward,  Hahaha! 

 

So,  yeah I got to talk to Jergensen and I was so excited... President Hintze came up to me and said, "Hey,  Elder Gee, I got someone who wants to talk to you"...so that was freaking awesome! He sounds like he's doing really good.  I love Kevin!

 

The next 3 days weren't very exciting, just teaching and walking up freaking mountains, Hahaha!  This new area has mountain sides and we have to walk up them all the time.  I remember one time we were walking up the mountain and it was about 3 miles up hill, when we got to the top we were soaked with sweat.  The lady that lives up there felt so bad she gave us towel to wipe our faces.  So joked with us saying..."did you walk or did you swim up here?"  I will send you pics.

 

Also, we are teaching this family of 12.  We have a baptismal date with one of them...he's the oldest and he's about 16.  The rest are younger then 8. 

 

Friday night we had to go to San Salvador for my immigration papers and I passed,  Hahaha!!. We had to go back the next day because Elder A. needed more medicine for his eye so we went back AGAIN!!  Afterwards, we went to McDonald's and I was watching some of the highlights of the Chiefs-Broncos game on T.V... it was so freaking cool to see actual football again.  Afterwards, we were going back and it was pouring rain.  So the taxi cab driver who works for the church said,  "Hey, if you don't want to wait 30 minutes in the rain for the bus you can come with me to drop off some things in a another area." So we did...and it turns out went to Santa Techla, which is a area on the beach Hahaha!!  So we stopped and took a picture of the beach and we bought something called a Mahombre, which is a slushie but with bananas coconuts and pineapples with lots of syrup and it was AMAZING!!

Love you momma a ton and I pray for you always. I love seeing your letters...they are great! It's p-day so I gotta go eat and play soccer after...I love you!

Te Amo!!

Elder Gee

 

 

Sept. 14th - I'M OUTTA HERE!

What's up?  So I've got some pretty bad news. Today I have an emergency transfer...meaning me and Elder A. are no longer companions.  I'm not quiet sure why and the other 2 elders stay.  We find out more after lunch today.  We just barely found out this morning and to be completely honest,  I'm a little nervous because I'm not sure what's going to happen.  I don't know who's going to be my companion.  Me and Elder A. had like 5 baptismal dates for this month and the next and I'm not sure if we get to do them now.  I am pretty nervous where my new area is going to be because I love my area, my companion and the people here in Opico.
  
But other than that,  this week has been pretty good and I've learned a ton on how to teach in Spanish. I can teach fine.  I just can't express myself like the Latinos.  I only speak in simple sentences. The goal in the mission is to teach 25 lessons a week, 25 to 30 people. I was freaking awesome like usual. We taught a lot of new investigators, all in which were positive.  So it just sucks to leave them.

I am just a little devastated because I really like where I am right now and now I have to change for whatever reason. but I know the Lord is looking out for me and knows what I should do, what I can do and where I should be.  So pray that its a good area with a good companion. 

The pupusas are amazing! We eat like a thousand a day with a coke.  Coke goes down like freakin water here...and they are like 50 cents for 2 liters...Hahaha!!

I love all your guys updates, they bring the biggest smile to my face.  I love all of you and pray for all you guys daily and remember who I am representing out here.
 

I gotta go Momma,  I love you so much and pray for you always.  Love you tons.

 

Te Amo

Elder Gee


EXCERPT FROM MOMMA:

Later on that day I received a text that had a picture of Kyle and a man with sunglasses.  I wasn't even sure who had sent me the pic.  I later found out it was a friend from the ward who happens to know President Hintze very well.  He sent the pic to our friend, Kevin and he forwarded it to me.  Also, President Hintze called Kevin that afternoon and let him talk to Kyle.  Kyle told Kevin that his companion was still Elder A. and that they were moving to a different area which was still in their district.  Kevin came over that night to tell us and it was such a tender mercy...I was going to be a wreck all week not knowing where and who he was going to be with. So, so grateful!!

 

  

This is President Hintze escorting Kyle and his companion to his  new area!

 

 

Sept. 7th - 1ST AREA: SAN JUAN OPICO

Que Pasa?

 

How's everyone doing?  How's boring old k-town?  Well,  I know you all have lots of questions so I'm just going to get straight to it. When I found out who my companion was,  Elder A.....he got so excited he picked me up and gave me a hug and President Hinzte and everybody in the mission laughed!  Hahaha!  My area is a little town called San Juan Opico and its about an hour west by bus of San Salvador.  Theres a lot of poverty so theres a lot of people who love to hear the gospel. But there is like 5 different churches here and it's messed up.  I remember one said....The Church of the Gods.

  

Well there is me, Elder A.,  Elder J. who is from Arizona (he has been out a month longer then me) and its funny because he went to Provo MTC and the natives always make fun of him because my Spanish is way better then his. But he talks it like a champ and likes to have fun as well.  And there is another elder from Honduras. He's freaking funny and way good at soccer.

 

This week has been full of adventure and I can't even write it all down,  Hahaha!   Me and Elder A. have 2 baptismal dates this month and I'm super excited about that.  Hermana R. and Hermano U.  They're both super good people and their families are not members so we are working with them.

 

Every Friday night it's about 1 dollar to play a pick up basketball games with the locals its sooooo fun.  Elder A. balls.  He was in the Guatemala draft for professional basketball but he decided to go on a mission.  He had like 7 blocks last Friday,  Hahaha!  We killed them like 56 to 20,  Hahaha!!  It's all fun here tho...everybody has a good spirit. and I love my mission and everybody in it.

 

se que la iglesia es verdadera. se que e espiritu santo es muy muy fuerta agui. yo entiendo el evangelio en ingles. pero el senor respuesta oraciones en espanol. es e broma aqui. se que jose smith fue a profeta de dios y thomas s monson es e profeta ahora. se que el libro de mormon es la palabra de dios.

 

Te Amo,

Elder Gee

Me and my comp Elder A.

 

Elder Shirley heading back home the day I arrive!
He is the son of a good friend of my mom and dad.

 

Church with my room mates

 


Stabbed him with a El Salvador flag pole!