Transferred to La Serena & New Companion is Elder Hermosilla

So I got transferred.  Oh my goodness! I felt so relieved after all that time. I went to church Sunday and I just went as a missionary. It was so nice. Like I am not as stressed, and I like my new area and my companion, so it should be a good change.  My companion's name is Elder Hermosilla. He is from the south of Chile, so that is good that I can have another Chilean comp before I come home. I will have one more companion though, as Elder Hermosilla has been here a really long time. The members are good. It's great cause here is a bishop. Like I can just be a missionary now. It's so nice. 

So yesterday we had a baptism. Her name is Alicia. She is really funny and it was a good experience. Yesterday I was in church and asked a kid that was like ten years old why he wanted to go on a mission. He said, "So I can go to the states and eat at McDonald's!" it was funny. I told him there were better places to eat then McDonalds. It made me laugh,

So my new area is La Serena. I am back by the ocean, thank goodness! It is cloudy a lot, so I can relax from the heat. The sector is great. There is a sister missionary here named Sister Huntsman. She was actually Bailee Bluemel's roommate at college. It make me laugh, so tell Bluemel's I met her. When I met her, I said I was from Wyoming. She is like "Lyman, right?" I am like yeah, and then she explained how she knew about me. Bailee told her to watch out for me.  My district is big. I am pretty sure I am the oldest one in the zone. Never had that happen before. Tomorrow there is a conference. The members are good.

I was going to tell you not to send anything in the mail like cards or anything because I don't think it will get here in time before I leave.  That is good that you got to see everyone this week. There were three dogs in the street, like puppies, and we looked for their owner, but there was none. So we had three puppies outside our house for two nights. We finally found them a home. It was a good week. I can't really remember anything else. Have a good week.

Love,

Elder GIllies 

Alicia's Baptism w/Elder Hermosilla
2/27/16