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I should preface this by saying that in one of his pictures, and I'm not saying which one, I had the thought "There's Denton's wife!!"   I told him about it, but not who it is.  I responded to this email saying I'd tell him her name in approximately 18 months and he can speak English to her on the way to the airport, but before that he's right, he doesn't need to know.  ~Jennifer 

Dear Mom, i would like to remind you that i am a missionary hahahaha. When i was in Paillaco i had a experience that made me decide that i am not here on the mission to find a wife. And so i set a couple of Standards, one of which is my future wife, has to be able to speak English. Now that Hermana in the picture from the other week is from Utah so she may speak English, but i refuse to find that out for myself, and so any conversation that i have had with her has been in Spanish, so as far as i know she doesn´t speak English, so she can not qualify for my future wife. I am also only 19 years old you crazy hahaha

So this last week we had cambios. So a bunch of missionaries where changed, and a bunch on new ones came in. But everything is the same in LAgo Ranco (which kind of scares me, because there has never been a companionship that has lasted here for more than 1 cambio without the Younger Companion becoming the branch president. So i am hoping that i will break this streak and get sent away before my companion hahaha But anyway my Friend Elder Sosa had to go to Osorno to find his new companion, and while he was there he calls me and Says ´´Hey Elder There is some new gringo here running around with a photo of you saying he knew you in High School´´ He said that his name is Elder Pugmire. I definitely recognized the name when i heard it, but there was no face that came to view. But the kid definitely knew me. I think he may have graduated just this past year. But i had a crazy thought. I have probably been in Chile Longer than he has had His Mission Call. But to celebrate more that one Mesa High Man here I am going to send home a picture of my first day here in Chile, and a couple more to show that i´ve grown up a little haha. And oh my goodness i look like such a little kid hahaha. It´s only been like 6 months haha. Oh side note I have another friend here and she is from Mesa too. She lived just a couple miles away from our old house. Sad thing is i cant remember her last name, even though it is written on her nametag haha. And guess what she doesn´t speak Enlish to my Knowledge either hahahaha.

I have 2 new zone leaders now. Both of them are Gringos (I actually knew them both from earlier in my mission too) But it was funny i was talking to one of them and  he started to tell me some legit news from Paillaco, about a family of nine i found while i was there who are getting baptized this weekend. I would share the story of that but it´s really long. But its legit. But it was funny i was talking in English. And i realized that i am starting to pick up a spanish accent. It is so weird. Freaking Funny. But weird. But i made some remark about how i will be able to have a talking in english friend, and Hermana Zortman (the gringa from the foto the other week) says ´´You´ve always been able to speak to me in English´´ If only she knew that there is a reason i´m not speaking in english with her hahaha.

Oh so random quote from today, my companion was worried about falling through the 2nd floor of my house, because our house is junk. But i said ´´Elder, the mission believes that you can make a house out of 2 materials. Faith and Cardboard´´ hahahahahaha

Forgive that my email is all over the place. But yesterday in church was interesting. I dont think my companion was feeling very well. So i literally did everything. I prepared the sacrament and set up the chairs all by myself because my companion was in the restroom. And During church I directed the meeting. I blessed the Sacrament. I lead the Hymns, And Thankfully i didn´t have to talk again. I´ve talked about every other week hahaha. Just about every time i´m not conducting. But after sacrament meeting i taught Priesthood too. And then my companion and i did all the tithing work together. But it was alot different that it was when i first started here in Lago Ranco. I used to be really stressed, and didn´t really want to be in charge. But yesterday I wasn´t stressed at all. I was actually pretty happy haha. And before i was searching for a new branch President because i didn´t want to be the next one. But now i am really just searching for a new Branch president because i think that LAgo Ranco would be a much better place if the branch president here, lived here. He would be about the help the people much more than i would be able too. I can only do it for a couple of weeks. Or months. But of the branch president here wasnt a missionary he would be able to help for a lot longer. Thankfully i think i may have found one. And he was just sustained to receive the Melchizedek Preisthood. I should be ordaining him to the office of an elder within a week or two. And if not him. Im working on reactivating another man who is already an elder. Honestly i will be suprised if i will get to see LAgo RAnco with its own Branch President while i am still here, so far my mission has been starting alot of work so that the blessing can come further down the road. But I know that i am doing everything i can to get LAgo Ranco o where the Lord wants it to be. I told my Mission President about my goal i mentioned last week. And he just said ´´There is nothing that would make me happier than to request a bigger building in LAgo Ranco´´ I still hope i get to see that day. I´m only starting the road there.

I love you Thanks for keeping me up to date with everything that is going on at home. Mom your Psycho hahahaha But i love you.

Love Elder Hamilton Crockett

 

And, no I'm not telling if she's in any of these pics.  18 months people. 

J