Temple celebration and rededication

hey evryone! this weekend was probably the best weekend of my life. not kidding. no i didnt go to acapulco or veracruz. hahah but some really cool things went down this week. ill start from the begining.

friday: we had multi zone conf. prez talked to us about the temple and really motivated me. it was a good confrence. i also got to see some of my buddies from my generation. elder loser, glenn, gillespie and elmer. i also got to see my old dl elder ewell. it was good to cetch up on the good old times.

saturday: we worked up until 12 and then ate with a member. then we left for the Estadio Azteca. the biggest futbol stadium in latin america or the world i dont remember. we got there around three. i got to see almost evryone from my gen. there. i also saw my dad elder bentancourt and my brother elder alverez. also i got to see about half of the members from my first area. they were all really excited to see me but i didint have time to talk for a while so i gust shook their hands and said hi. but it was really cool to see them.

then we got into the stadium. it is huge. it is almost the same as qualcom but way bigger. it is the same shape and evrything. but we sat in zones and missions. i sat next to elder loser. it was cool to hang with him for the whole thing. so then we started to sing, evryone in the stadium hymns to wait for the prophet. it was really cool. i felt the spirit really strong as we sang almost all of the members from DF together. then the prophet came and waved to evryone it was really cool.

then we started. prayer, song, the usual. then president eyring spoke and then the Prophet spoke. they both gave short talks but they were both really good talks. then they started the dances. all of the stakes from DF danced it was cool but we were siting so low that we couldnt see well. then they told us that we were going soon and that we needed to go out of the stadium to go in from the botom onto the feild. we all (2000 missionaries from DF Puebla and Cornavaca) left our seats and headed to the ramps. we were like a herd of cows. it was crazy we all moved like one person down this really steep ramp. i couldnt stop. it was crazy. then we were about to enter the feild.

the young men from DF dressed up like missionaries and went on the feild and started to sing a missionarie song. i dont remember what it was but it was cool. then we started to walk on the feild singing "Called to Serve" it was way cool. the people whent crazy. i could feel how much the members here really support and love the missionaries. then we were all out there on the feild and the prophet was waving his hankerchif at us and then the whole stadium did it. it was awesome.

then we left the feild and the stadium. we were the last act. then we got tortas and went home. and slept

sunday: we went to the rededicaion at 12. we went to the stake center to watch it. it was soo cool i felt the Holy Ghost so strong during most of the session. it was a great experiance to see a Prophet of the Lord rededicate a Temple.

sory for the long email but this weeek a lot of things happened. we had transfers last night and we are both staying here in Mirasoles. but we got a new Zone Leader. guess who. Elder Glenn my comp from the MTC. that is way cool. he is an awsesom missionarie and has been fluent for like 3 months. crazy huh?

thats about it for this week. love ya much

elder skaggs

Shoelaces-6 months in the field

hey evryone,

this week was just alright. my comp is dead and doesnt want to work real hard but thats fine i guess. if i stay another transfer(transfers are this coming week) i will ressurect him. im trying now but its hard. especially when its really hot and he doesnt want to work and also saturdays are hard cuz we waste lots of time in the tiangies. another weird thing about my comp is that he punches things. we`ll be walking along and he will punch a tree or a wall randomly. i dont really know what to think about that but it doewsnt bother me much.

zapatos: this week i bought new shoes. i got some sweet brown slip ons. they are really comfy but i think they are going to run out really fast. i bought them for 250 pesos or about 19 dollars. so im sure they wont last. it was kind of a dumb purchase looking back but im only going to use them on sundays and tuesdays to make them last. at least they look good.

fronton: you guys probably dont remember but i wrote about fronton in my first area. its a game that they play alot here. there is a big wall that they hit a tennis ball against with their hand. its like raquet ball i guess. but today we were were going to play. me and my comp but all of the walls were taken. rayos! but ill try to play next week and tell you how it goes.

and the story of the week:

chiflando niñas: so here people wistle or make a chh-chh noise to get your attention. and most of the time its used to cat call or say "what up baby?" so we were walking passed this school this week and all the little kids were going to school. so i was walking along and i heared someone making the chh-chh noise. so i turned to se who it was just out of curiosity ove course. i dont see anyone but a bunch of 5 and 6 year old kids. and then one of them waves at me says "hola" all sexy like. i was so confused and didnt know what to do. i thought did that just happen? so i said "hola" back and kept walking. i guess they teach the kids young to try to catch a gringo and get him to take you o the states. hahaha. but seriously.

well thats about it for this week. we got blanked again in the church. but we found a really cool family. we will se if tehy will progress or just do nothing like our other investigators.

thanks for the love and support.

elder skaggs

ps preston congrats on the mish call!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hechele muchas ganas (work hard)