Week 20 (September 22, 2014)

Sorry but i don't have alot of time. yesterday Fabiana ( the famililia Ruiz) camrçe to church for the second time and after church she received a blessing. After the blessing she was crying and it was just so beautiful and special. Yesterday she came to church with her to daughters who also want to get baptized and her son who is like 4 and 2 of her nieces. I know that this family is so special. 

Oh yesterday i almost got attacked by their dog. It could have been really bad because their one dog is really malo. But i know that God protects me. 

Also i have been a little sick last few days i had a fever one night but nothing serious. 

I have to admit that it is really hard for me. The whole fact that Brennan is coming home Wednesday. Its harder then i ever imagined it would be....but i will try not to think about it to much.

Tonight we are going to have fhe with a menos activo. 

Today for breakfast i made oat pancakes and you will not believe it yes we had stuffed peppers for lunch at a members house. I'm not even kidding it was almost exactly them same as grandpas. And dad the other day i saw a guy with a sportsman's warehouse shirt on... yes i almost died. 

And how were the birthday celebrations??

Well i love you all so much sorry i  don't have alot of time but i will write more and send pictures next week.-

Love from Argentina, Hermana Franks

Week of September 22, 2014

LAST LETTER FROM ELDER FRANKS

So today thinking about all the things I can say or I guess write, the only words that really come to mind are..." I'm coming home, I'm coming home, tell the world that I'm coming home, I'm back where I belong, Ive never felt so strong........(i don't remember the rest of the words). I'm coming home." hahahahahaha no but wow I cant believe that this is real. I feel so weird. I really don't know what to think. but I do feel ready to go home. I love you guys and I will see you guys in 2 days

love much from 

COLOMBIA

Elder FRanks

Week of September 15, 2014

Well I guess Elder Franks didn't feel like writing today a letter, he did chat with me and said that he is having mix emotions about coming home, he is scared and doesn't want to leave Colombia.  He loves the people and the country.  Colombia Barranquilla mission has been good to him but we as his family are excited for him to come home.....next week!!!!  Yeah

Week 19 (September 15, 2014)

How is everyone???? 

My week was pretty good. First of all we went to Salta for a conference. We had Elder Zabello (I think is his name) from the quorum of the 70 come. It was really fun. His wife gave a really good talk about being better missionaries. Friday we went to Jujuy to do a service project with our stake. For the Mormon's helping hands day. It was really fun we had a place to cut hair and also to donate blood. And it was by a stop light and everythime the cars stopped lots of the members would run into the street and hurry and wash their windows while the missionaries talked to them. It was pretty funny to see. 

We are teaching a Family. The Family Ruiz. I love them so much. We are teaching the mom and her 2 daughters. Her husband is a police man. And Fabiana (the mama) is worried that he isn't going to let her get baptized. If you could please pray for their family that would be wonderful.

Today one of the members of our ward cut our hair for us and then we went back to our apartment and made tacos and rice and peach cobbler. Yeah It was pretty much delicious. It was really wonderful because they are not tacos or burritos here. And the don't eat alot of heat. Like jalepeños. But me and hermana ramirez (the hermana with live with from mexico) love it alot. I love hermana Ramirez we are really close. I'm glad that we live together. Her companion right now is a little hard. She is a little weird. And Hermana Ramirez said that its really hard to teach with her. But we love all of gods children no. My companion is good. we get along good. She is a little disty but she is a good missionary. 

How is my family? How is life in grass valley?

I want you guys to know that i love our family so much. Yes i miss you guys a ton. But i know i am exactly where i need to be. I am so thankful foe the church. and that our parents raised us in such a wonderful place. I am so thankful for the example of my brother for having served a mission. And i am so thankful for my sisters 2 of my best friends in the whole world. I am especially thankful for my parents. My family is definitely a gift from my heavenly father. Thank you so much for your love and support. I love you all with all my heart. Have a Good Week.

LOts of love From Argentina.

Hermana Franks.

Week of September 8, 2014

so hows my trunky family doing? haha guess what 2 WEEKS ha no but ya I'm doing good. super happy and just keepen on chugging away. I'm not writing much but ya I'm all good here. Mel stay away from boys oiste, and Brit i love you and your letter. the part about the oil, so funny hahaha. and Marisa, where are you? i have not seen nor heard anything from you for literally years. whats up sista? 

anyway really I'm not writing much because I'm going to be able to tell you everything in poco tiempo. 

love you all so much and I'm just super excited and cant wait to see you guys again. 

love from COLOMBIA

Elder Franks

P.S. Hermana Franks, lo siento si esta carta la hizo que sientas mal. pero de igual forma te quiero mucho. y te extraño tambien

Week 18 (September 8, 2014)

So i got a new companion. She is from Peru. She is really nice, I really like her alot. She is so excited to work with me. 

She has 6 months in the mission. 

I am doing good. I have an allergy to bug bites.They are only on my legs.  I think its from mosquito's...but I'm fine. I talked with the mission presidents wife and all i have to do is wash my legs then put some antibacterial cream on the bug bites. Yes mom i use the oil. 

This week we are going to go to Salta for a reunion with a general authority but we don't know which one. I am so excited. 

Today I'm super tired but all is well. Everyday i think.. this waking up at 7 everyday will get easier and easier...but i does not.. its like school all over again. But with more work. And less sleep. Here we  cant sleep in on Saturdays or anything. Its awful:( 

 How is everyone at home? I still  want to hear from my sisters. And Brennan we are not getting close because some of us are a little bit farther from home....

Oh my banana bread is a house favorite and so is my french toast. Yesterday i made a pizza that was pretty good too. Oh and i make a pretty good spaghetti sauce. I start by roasting 2 or 3 whole tomatoes and half an onion in a pan with 1 clove of garlic them i add some type of pepper. like a jalapeno. then i put it in the blender with a little bit of pepper and salt and oil and a little bit of basil and there it is.Yep its delicious.  Oh and a Carmel sauce that is rico also. I always new the food network station was a good channel.

Anyways love you all so much. I will write more next week.

Love, Hermana Franks

Week of September 1, 2014

So first things first.....how is everyone? haha no this week was good. to tell you all about the conference that we had with Elder Christoffferson, it was sick hahahaha. no actually we had Elder Christofferson, Elder Soares, And Elder Wadell. all three general authorities. so totally wicked hahaha. um oh ya and this week was a week of eating weird stuff. first i ate a snail rice, yes you read right, SNAIL RICE ha then like two days later i ate......no you are not ready, really not ready ........still not ready, ha i ate pig and cow foot beans, yes you read right again, pig and cow foot or hoof beans. hahahahaha what the. no really funny story with the last one. we went to lunch just normally and we ate everything. the bean did taste alittle weird but I've learned that its better to just not ask. so i ate it all then i did the unthinkable, i asked and my response was just that. cow and pig hoof. i could not believe it. so finally i will have some good stuff to tell the seminary kids. 

um so today was good. we just went to the market again to finish up a few things i needed and we went to a pretty nice restaurant. i went with Elder Thompson, and Elder White. my two really good friends from the mission. you guys will be able to meet them both i promise. actually elder white will be in the airport when i come home. um que mas?

how is everyone Spanish? i hope good because its one thing to type and another to speak again in English. 

um que mas? the people I'm teaching right now are alright. we are teaching alot of kids which kind of bugs. that's all we had when i got to the area. but I'm hoping for the best. that one of them we be ready to go before i leave.

anyway i think that's all for this week

i love you all and we re getting close ha.

Love from Colombia,

Elder Franks