October 15, 2012

Hey family,
so I have been in Santa Fe for a week now. all of the missionaries in
our aparment love me cause I cook good food! lol my companions name is
Elder Winger. he is from las vegas. its so funny when he tells people
that he is from las vegas cause everyone asks what is it like and if
there is a ton of casinos. Elder Winger is an awesome companion and a
real good missionary. this week we have been doing quite a bit of
tracting. not a ton. but a little bit. we found this lady named Nora.
we taught the first time we met her and gave her a book of mormon. two
days ago we returned to talk to her and to our suprise she had read
the book of mormon and had seen a miracle. Nora has problems with her
eyes and so its more dificult for her to read. but when she started
reading she noticed that she didnt have any problem reading! lol and
she read all the way to 1 Nephi 8. lol we were so happy! she told us
she liked what she had read and thought it was real interesting! she
said she was going to keep reading! it is so cool to see the hand of
the Lord in everything. This new area is a lot different than San
Nicolas. I miss san Nicolas a lot. but I am quite happy to be in Santa
Fe too. this area is really poor. there are a lot of small tin houses
everywhere. we have found some people who are willing to listen to us.
life is going pretty good. Our ward mission leader is this big guy
named Ivan! he is sooo cool! He has tatoos like all over the place. he
is a convert to the church, went inactive for a while and now is
active and preparing to go on a mission. lol apartently he has taken
on like 4 guys at once in a fight and won! so we feel quite safe on
the street. even though he looks rough on the outside he and his
family are such nice people! we are preaching and working hard here! I
hope all you are doing well! have a great week! love hearing from all
of you!
see ya later!
Elder Gibbs