¡¡Feliz Navidad!!

Hey, hey everyone,

Thanks for the emails and its been sweet opening up presents every day now. I loved the CD with Ashlyn, Brooklyn, and Parker on it. They are so cute!

The Christmas season is finally here! Next week we are going to have a Christmas party for 2 days. But we don't know exactly when. Pres. Alvarado always has surprises. But I'm sure it will be tight. We might be doing a paranda. Which is Puerto Rican Christmas caroling. And no its not exactly peaceful. Guitars, other puerto rican instruments. More like a party walking through the street. By the way, we saw Santa Claus yesterday in the plaza, we almost contacted him. ha ha. And Puerto Ricans also celebrate 3 kings day which is in January. Puerto Rico has more holidays than any other place in the world. Fact. Also its rated as 3rd best place in the world to be at Christmas time. Supposed fact as well. 

So as for the missionary work. We have been tracting a lot lately to find new investigators. Receiving referrals from members is the ideal situation and the work would "move forward in a marvelous way" if the members did do the finding for us. Quote from Pres. Hinkley. But it doesn't happen much here. We do have some good potentials though, we will see what happens. Question for Jordan, "Do you have a foundation for the week in your mission as well?" Because here we have to have 140 contacts, 20 lessons, and an investigator in church every week. 

Any ways, on Christmas Day i will be calling y'all a little after 4pm your time. So get ready. I'm super excited to talk to y'all!! I love y'all so much! And remember its El Papa not popa. Ha ha. Just a funny thing that happened this week. Talk to y'all on Christmas!!!!

Elder Bailey (como la bebida)

New Comp

Hey everyone,
Today was transfers! My companion from England left and i got a new one again. Its sweet because im going to be training this transfer. My companion is from Las Vegas and another crazy thing, remember Trevor Mangelson. His brother was one of the new missionaries that came in, Bryce. He said that Trevor is in Billings, Montana on his mission and Shawn is married and has a baby. He served in Uraguay on his mission. Apparently they live in California now. But im still district leader as well, so its going to be interesting the next little while. Im excited though its going to be a lot of fun. So, i did get the package of the 12 days of Christmas stuff. Thanks a bunch, i cant wait to open them. Well, nothing else is new here. This Christmas i wont be able to use skype but i still cant wait to talk to yall! Well, i love you guys so much. Let me know how Jordan's doing.
-Elder Bailey

Transfers

Hey everyone,

Today was transfers! My companion from England left and I got a new one again. It's sweet because I'm going to be training this transfer. My new companion is from Las Vegas. Oh, and another crazy thing, remember Trevor Mangelson?His brother was one of the new missionaries that came in, Bryce. He said that Trevor is in Billings, Montana on his mission and Shawn is married and has a baby. He served in Uruguay on his mission. Apparently they live in California now.

I'm still district leader as well, so its going to be interesting the next little while. I'm excited though, its going to be a lot of fun. So, I did get the package of the 12 days of Christmas stuff. Thanks a bunch, I cant wait to open them! Well, nothing else is new here. This Christmas I wont be able to use skype but i still cant wait to talk to y'all!

Well, I love you guys so much. Let me know how Jordan's doing.

-Elder Bailey

Thanksgiving was good!

Hello Everyone,

Well, its good to hear everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Thats nuts a white Thanksgiving!! Sorry to hear that you are sick mom i hope you get better soon. So Sunday was interesting i got a new companion Elder Sinclair, President called me on Sunday and said that my companion needed to pack his stuff because he is going to a new area in 2 hours. So he left. I got a new one and its been good so far, i don't know if this is just a temporary transfer for a week or not but we will see what happens. But my new comp is cool hes from england and this was his first transfer. But thats pretty much all thats new here. We took advantage of Black Friday as well and contacted people outside of Walmart and the mall, it worked out alright. I haven't heard from Jordan in a while, maybe you could forward me some of his emails or something. So, we had turkey with Thanksgiving dinner, rice, beans, potato salad, and pasteles. I dont know how to describe what pasteles are but basically a mushy breading stuff with meat inside. Its good though! Well, thaks for the emails i love you all so much!!

-Elder Bailey

Investigator may be involved in a Murder?!!

Hey everyone,

Thanks for the emails and yes i did get the package thanks a bunch for all the stuff! Well, its starting to get colder here as well. Maybe 80 or 75, burrr!! Ha ha. Thanksgiving should be great. Im pretty sure we're having turkey at least i hope so. If not it will be like pork or something. And of course we'll have rice and beans: The basic diet of the Puerto Rican. So as of right now we dont really have any investigators. We had the one but apparently, its kind of a long story but hes supposedly involved in a murder. The case hasnt been solved yet, and i was putting it together on how he could be a suspect. The story begins Halloween. Our investigator and 2 of his friends were at his friends home and a couple people break in to rob them. They tied their hands and feet and blindfold them. Our investigator somehow gets his feet loose and he knows the house so he ran to a bedroom. They shoot him twice one knicks his arm and the other hits his side and he falls behind the bed. They suppose that he is dead and kill his 2 friends and leave. Interesting how we had actually heard about the incident before we met this investigator. We were supposed to have a friend of a member play the violin in church a few weeks back but he didnt show up. And guess why? Because 2 of his friends had been killed in Patillas. The area that the incident had occurred and where our investigator lives. And so last sunday the violin guy and our investigator came to church. After sacrament meeting the 1st counselor of the bishoprick wants to talk with us and takes us into the bishops office. He tells us that someone who is not a member had told him that our investigator was involved in a murder and that he might be using us as an allaby. Who could have been the nonmember that told him about that at church? The violin guy! And so the case has not been solved apparently our investigator might be a suspect and heres why. His ex girlfriend after the incident had happend went back to the house where it occurred and stole a bunch of stuff. She was caught and put in jail. They might be thinking our investigator was her accomplice. So yup interesting stuff is going down. Sometimes i feel like a detective. ha ha. Well im at the 6 month left mark, it goes by too fast! I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving! I did write Cameron he just doesnt write back. Tell Kim congradulations for me! Thats crazy that she is going to be a mom! Keep me updated on BSU. Also, on the stuff about college. Dad, i hope your back gets better. I love you all so much. Something i learned today is that full- time missionary work is about harvesting not planting seeds. Why else would the field be white already to harvest? The field is not plowed already to be planted. Now is the time of the harvest!

-Elder Bailey