Conference

So they don't do anything for Thanksgiving here. Last year I had a bowl of beans, but its o.k. This is my last Thanksgiving away. Then the next year I will have a Thanksgiving again. I think they switched the day of Elder Hansen's homecoming to the 27 of December, so I don't know if you will be able to make it. It will be close to Christmas.  

This week was crazy. We have traveling on buses a ton over the past little bit. The roads have steep canyons going down to Mesa. So Sunday we went to the conference. We had to get all the money from tithing and fast offerings. Our president of the branch didn't come, so we had to do all that. We didn't leave anyone on the bus ride and we didn't crash, so it was good. The conference was so good. I saw a lot of people from Los Vilos that I haven't seen in over a year. Next week when I go down there, I think one of my favorite ladies that I have met on my mission said she would sign up for lunch, so that will be good to see them again. Then we went to Los Vilos for the conference with President Diaz. It was really good. He is so different from President Kahnlein. Like during lunch he would tell us jokes and was very interactive during the break times, so that was really fun. We learned a lot about the Book of Mormon so that was really good. This week the national dance competition was in Salamanca so we watched that for a minute to get some pictures and some videos. 

Transfers are next week, but I know I am getting a new companion since Elder Hansen is going home. On next Wednesday I will have my new companion as I know whats going to happen. It's the next transfers that are going to be the interesting one. But that is not for a while, so I will just have to see what happens then.

By the way, I got the two packages this week. Thanks a ton and thanks to Grandpa and Grandma Gillies for the letters. You asked me about that lady that got mad and left church.  She is ok now, and she talked about baptism a little more this week. She said she only wants to get baptized in a river. So we are going to have to see how that works out. It should be good. It sounds cold in Wyoming.  It's hot down here, but its good. It's just he beginning of the summer. We will have to see what happens come January and February. That is about it this week. Have a good week.

Love,

Elder Gillies

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