5 Apr 11 - 12 Apr 11 LAST WEEK ON THE MISSION!!!

So I got one week left. I'm not even going to count how long I have so HA!

So this week's song is inspired by Jarrett. See ya'll later.

I have often dreamed, of a far off place
Where a hero's welcome, would be waiting for me
Where the crowds will cheer, when they see my face
And a voice keeps saying, this is where I'm meant to be

I'll be there someday, I can go the distance
I will find my way, if I can be strong
I know ev'ry mile, will be worth my while
When I go the distance, I'll be right where I belong

Down an unknown road, to embrace my fate
Though that road may wander, it will lead me to you
And a thousand years, would be worth the wait
It might take a lifetime, but somehow I'll see it through

And I won't look back, I can go the distance
And I'll stay on track, no, I won't accept defeat
It's an uphill slope, but I won't lose hope
Till I go the distance, and my journey is complete

But to look beyond the glory is the hardest part
For a hero's strength is measured by his heart

Like a shooting star, I will go the distance
I will search the world, I will face it's harms
I don't care how far, i can go the distance
Till I find my hero's welcome, waiting in your arms

I will search the world, I will face it's harms
Till I find my hero's welcome, waiting in your arms

Elder Garcia

30 Mar 11 - 5 Apr 11

WOO! I have 2 weeks 9 hours and 15 seconds left!!!

Things are going really good for me since I'm out in the middle of nowhere and everybody leaves us alone. I have plenty of investigators to keep us busy and no car to effectively waste time walking to each investigator. Life is sweet and I'm coming home soon.

Okay, this week's song is "Don't Give Up" by Eagle-Eye Cherry

All our dreams are gone
With a loss of faith
We're still hanging on
For another day
It's so hard to see
That it's going to get better
And when will that be
It's hard to say

We must believe
That if we give we will receive
Yes we must believe
That it's going to get better

Don't give up
Never give up
We won't stop
Giving all we got

Don't Give up
Never give up
We won't stop
Giving all we got

Now we're breaking away
From what holds us down
This could be the day
That brings out the light
Now we're marching on
With the will of never giving up
This time we'll have won
Without a fight

We must believe
That if we give we will receive
Yes we must believe
That it's going to get better

Don't give up
Never give up
We won't stop
Giving all we got

Don't give up
Never give up
We won't stop
Giving all we got

Don't give up
Never give up
We won't stop
Giving all we got

We must believe
That if we give we will receive
Yes we must believe
That it's going to get better

Don't give up
Never give up
We won't stop
Giving all we got

If anyone can explain to me why I picked this song, I will give you props. And props from me are better than props from anyone else. Cause I'm cool like that.

See you later (literally!)
Elder Garcia

22 Mar 11 - 30 Mar 11

It's time for everyone's favorite part of the email! I have 2 weeks 6 days 8 hours 36 minutes and 40 seconds left since I wrote this!!! Yay!

So nothing new to report here. Still working. Just to let everyone know, I'm probably just as trunky as the day I came out. The mission has been good but I can't wait to move on to bigger and better things. This week's song isn't necessarily about going home but I think it fits perfectly anyways. Enjoy.

Once again i'm falling to my knees
(I try to escape cause I just can't take it)
Now this feeling is spreading like a disease
(I fake another day and the wheel keeps turning)
This place is so pathetic
Doesn't anybody get it
Is there anybody home?
Is there anybody home?
There's nothing left.
We're just a shadow of what we used to be

In the night there's a fire in my eyes
And this paradise has become a place we've come to cry.
When I open your letter the words makes it better it takes it all away
Whoaoh it keeps me holding on
Whoaoh it keeps me holding on

Here we are preteding we're ok
(You can say what you want but you still can't fool me)
The life we're living
It's all masquerade
(I try to smile but I can't remember how)
So how did we get so jaded
Is it so complicated
To not give up to me?

In the night there's a fire in my eyes
And this paradise has become a place we've come to cry.
When I open your letter the words makes it better it takes it all away
Whoaoh it keeps me holding on

Whenever I need you
Whenever I run to
I know where to find you
It keeps me holding on
Whenever I need you
Whenever I run to
I know where to find you
On
You keep me holding on
You keep me holding on whoaoh

In the night there's a fire in my eyes
And this paradise has become a place we've come to cry.
When I open your letter the words makes it better it takes it all away
Whoaoh it keeps me holding on

Whenever I need you
Whenever I run to
I know where to find you
It keeps me holding on
Whenever I need you
Whenever I run to
I know where to find you
It keeps me holding on

Take care everyone. I'll see you in a few... Unless your married or moved away... Then good luck.
Elder Going Home Soon

15 Mar 11 - 22 Mar 11

Okay everyone, I have 4 weeks 0 days 8 hours 56 minutes and 35 seconds left since I wrote that.

So anyways, this week's home song is in third person to me but might be first person to a lot of you. It's Come Home by One Republic. Enjoy.

Hello world
Hope you're listening
Forgive me if I’m young
For speaking out of turn
There’s someone I’ve been missing
I think that they could be
The better half of me
They’re in the wrong place trying to make it right
But I’m tired of justifying
So i say you’ll..

Come home
Come home
Cause I’ve been waiting for you
For so long
For so long
And right now there's a war between the vanities
But all i see is you and me
The fight for you is all I’ve ever known
So come home
Oh

I get lost in the beauty
Of everything i see
The world ain’t as half as bad
As they paint it to be
If all the sons
If all the daughters
Stopped to take it in
Well hopefully the hate subsides and the love can begin
It might start now..Yeahh
Well maybe I’m just dreaming out loud
Until then

Come home
Come home
Cause I’ve been waiting for you
For so long
For so long
And right now there's a war between the vanities
But all i see is you and me
The fight for you is all I’ve ever known
Ever known
So come home
Oh

Everything i can’t be
Is everything you should be
And that’s why i need you here
Everything i can’t be
Is everything you should be
And that’s why i need you here
So hear this now

Come home
Come home
Cause I’ve been waiting for you
For so long
For so long
And right now there's a war between the vanities
But all i see is you and me
The fight for you is all I’ve ever known
Ever known
So come home
Come home

Later ya'll
Me

8 Mar 11 - 15 Mar 11

Okay everyone, as of the moment when I finish this sentence, I'll have 5 weeks, 9 hours, and 33 minutes left. Not much to say except Satan still hates me. So here's the long for the week.

Michael Buble - Home

Another summer day
Has come and gone away
In Paris and Rome
But I wanna go home
Mmmmmmmm

May be surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
I just wanna go home
Oh, I miss you, you know

And I’ve been keeping all the letters that I wrote to you
Each one a line or two
“I’m fine baby, how are you?”
Well I would send them but I know that it’s just not enough
My words were cold and flat
And you deserve more than that

Another aeroplane
Another sunny place
I’m lucky, I know
But I wanna go home
Mmmm, I’ve got to go home

Let me go home
I’m just too far from where you are
I wanna come home

And I feel just like I’m living someone else’s life
It’s like I just stepped outside
When everything was going right
And I know just why you could not
Come along with me
'Cause this was not your dream
But you always believed in me

Another winter day has come
And gone away
In even Paris and Rome
And I wanna go home
Let me go home

And I’m surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
Oh, let me go home
Oh, I miss you, you know

Let me go home
I’ve had my run
Baby, I’m done
I gotta go home
Let me go home
It will all be all right
I’ll be home tonight
I’m coming back home

5 WEEKS!!!
Peace out
Elder Garcia

1 Mar 11 - 8 Mar 11

Hey everyone! I have 42 days and 9 hours left till I'll be done with the mission! Yay! So, since I have nothing else to say, I'll just post my going home song.

I'm staring out into the night,
Trying to hide the pain.
I'm going to the place where love
And feeling good don't ever cost a thing.
And the pain you feel's a different kind of pain.

Well I'm going home,
Back to the place where I belong,
And where your love has always been enough for me.
I'm not running from.
No, I think you got me all wrong.
I don't regret this life I chose for me.
But these places and these faces are getting old,
So I'm going home.
Well I'm going home.

The miles are getting longer, it seems,
The closer I get to you.
I've not always been the best man or friend for you.
But your love remains true.
And I don't know why.
You always seem to give me another try.

So I'm going home,
Back to the place where I belong,
And where your love has always been enough for me.
I'm not running from.
No, I think you got me all wrong.
I don't regret this life I chose for me.
But these places and these faces are getting old,

Be careful what you wish for,
'Cause you just might get it all.
You just might get it all,
And then some you don't want.
Be careful what you wish for,
'Cause you just might get it all.
You just might get it all, yeah.

Oh, well I'm going home,
Back to the place where I belong, And where your love has always been enough for me.
I'm not running from.
No, I think you got me all wrong.
I don't regret this life I chose for me.
But these places and these faces are getting old.
I said these places and these faces are getting old,
So I'm going home.
I'm going home.

T! R! U! N! K! Y! I'm trunky! Yeah! Yeah! I'm trunky!

Work is good. Elder Johnson and me are staying in Grantsville together. I'm also a lvl 7 druid.

Peace
Elder Garcia

23 Feb 11 - 1 Mar 11

Just to let everyone know, from this moment I have 49 days left. Or more accurately, from the exact moment that I write this, I have 7 weeks, 0 days, 9 hours, 36 minutes, and 35 seconds. I was talking to Elder Johnson once about an Elder in our zone that came out with him. He said the ZL's don't like him. I asked him why. He said that he was trunky. I told him that I'm trunky as well (and for good reasons. This missionary has six months left). Elder Johnson told me that the difference between that Elder and me was that I still work. I didn't get that. Can you be trunky and still be effective? The answer is no. So... what am I?

Anyways, things are going good for me.

Later.