Welcome to Elder Skiles' Mission Blog

Elder David William Skiles (pictured on the left with his mother) served a full-time mission with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from October 2008 through October 2010. He has dedicated two years of his life sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with the people of Santiago, Chile in the Chile, Santiago East Mission.

On the morning of Tuesday, December 16, 2008, Elder Skiles arrived in Santiago, Chile to begin his proselyting duties. He returned home in October 2010. After which, he returned to Brigham Young University in January 2011.

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The purpose of this blog is to share with family and friends any letters, pictures, etc. that we receive from Elder Skiles.

eMail of October 4, 2010

Time is moving by fast. General Conference seemed to just melt away. I learned a lot though. The main themes that I heard in the conference were about prophets, confidence and faith, and repentance. It really is a great opportunity to listen to the mind and will of the Lord for His children. On Saturday we also got the chance to go to a ward baptism. We helped prepare everything and one of our investigators came. He enjoyed it a lot. I am really excited to see him progress. As of yet we still haven´t been able to teach Ruby but I´m sure we will soon. She has been too busy with work. I am happy and having fun. Well, I love you all and hope that everything continues to go well. Have fun in Mexico!