Good Morning Everyone!
So Halloween is pretty different here. First, there are no noticeable changes in the seasons so it doesn't even feel like time really changes here. As for the traditions, people don't go door to door, at least in the bukid. Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE goes to the cemeteries, and they sit on the graves and eat food for like three days. It's pretty awesome. The cemeteries consist of hundreds of coffins all stacked on top of each other like building blocks, so kids and parents alike climb atop them to feast. It's pretty neat. Dad you would love it here. Despite Halloween, Christmas has been is full swing for about a month here. There are lights, Christmas music all over the radio in the buses and malls, and there are coundowns in all the news channels as well. A little early don't you think? It's a pretty big deal here.
As a members of the branch presidency, we are starting a big push to reactivate the less active priesthood holders in our area. It would sure be nice to have more than 2. So that is our main focus for the time being. Of course we still have our investigators as well. We are facing challenges with commitments in our area. For some reason everyone, no matter how golden, seems to have an excuse for not committing to church. They'll read and pray and know it's true, but they don't want to take the next step. We're working on it. We do have one baptism coming up on the 19th though so that is a great success. Sister Florez has been an investigator for about 3 years but has never been able to be baptized because she and her husband are not actually married. That is a very common thing here since divorce is nigh impossible. They have a family with 3 kids now though and they both are finally getting married! We are all very excited for them.
It's so great to here that my family can finally be together again! I'm very happy for you, and slightly jealous of your free food. I love you all!
Love,
Elder Garver
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