hello everyone? i hope you are all doing well. i love you all.
this week was really hot but i know that the summer months will be even hotter. right now my companion and i are going with a struggle to get people to church. a lot of the people that we are teaching we have barely found this past week and a lot of them have a lot of different needs that would make it difficult for them to be able to come to church. but i know if the Lord has blessed us before there is no reason that he cannot do it again.
well elder b---- and i are working hard everyday. i just need to involve him more in the lessons. its really hard when you are doing all of the work yourself. but well i guess this is part of training. well it is because this is the 3rd time i do it. :) i know that the lord will bless me because of my efforts.
this weekend is general conference! i am really excited to hear the messages that will be shared by the prophet this weekend! i know that i will come out more ready and able to do this work i cant wait. here is a video explaining what will go on this weekend. http://www.lds.org/general-conference/invite-others?lang=eng
i am grateful to be here. i hope that you all know that i love you. i know that this is the lord's work and glory.
Monday, March 26, 2012
service project!
I'm not going to lie. This was a very rough week. We struggled all week to find new people to teach. I try not to show to my companion how much of a struggle I have keeping up with the work. I am really happy for the experiences I have had as a missionary in this area. I think this is a constant struggle between keeping a balanced effort. You can't focus too much on members or recent converts without going on and finding new people to teach. Anyway we have tried different forms of finding from less actives to knocking on doors to no avail. But well what can we do but go on?
Anyway I feel like I just finished writing to President Trayner haha. I am doing fine. I am trying to be more focused and dedicated. I can't believe how fast time is going by. This work is rough but its well worth it.
Well this Saturday we went to do a service project. You might have seen it or me on TV. It was fun and a lot of work. We helped pick up a lot of trash from this neighborhood. I saw a lot of members that I knew from Hidalgo ward and also from Mcallen West stakes.
I love you all. Hope you have a great week.
Anyway I feel like I just finished writing to President Trayner haha. I am doing fine. I am trying to be more focused and dedicated. I can't believe how fast time is going by. This work is rough but its well worth it.
Well this Saturday we went to do a service project. You might have seen it or me on TV. It was fun and a lot of work. We helped pick up a lot of trash from this neighborhood. I saw a lot of members that I knew from Hidalgo ward and also from Mcallen West stakes.
I love you all. Hope you have a great week.
new companion
hola a todos!
well my new companion is here! his name is elder b---- he is from tucson,arizona. he is a great elder really willing to learn and grow. he is a bit quiet right now but then again that is pretty normal. i really want to have him help me as soon as he can. so i am doing my best to help him learn how to teach and how to speak spanish. its going to be tough because they teach elders one thing in the MTC and then they are taught something else once they get to the field. for example they are taught that they have to teach the restoration of the gospel in the first lesson and here in the TMM we are taught to teach the doctrine of christ and end with an invitation to baptism. so that took him by suprise but he is adjusting to it.
this was a cold week as well! i couldnt believe it was raining and it was cold. we had to knock doors for a bit in that weather but it went well we had several lessons. well yesterday we had 3 baptisms. i did them all. it was amazing. i hope that these children of God keep their promise and stay faithful to him and his Church. I want to help all the people i teach and baptize to stay strong in the church. its a good thing i will be close by to make sure of that.
well i have been struggling with some things here on the mission. sometimes i feel like i am not getting anything out of it. but i need to snap out of it and realize that this is the lord's work and glory. i am helping him accomplish his purpose. that is all that matters i am only an instrument in his hands.
well i love you all. hope you had fun with mom's bday. time is flying by. i will be home before you know it.
well my new companion is here! his name is elder b---- he is from tucson,arizona. he is a great elder really willing to learn and grow. he is a bit quiet right now but then again that is pretty normal. i really want to have him help me as soon as he can. so i am doing my best to help him learn how to teach and how to speak spanish. its going to be tough because they teach elders one thing in the MTC and then they are taught something else once they get to the field. for example they are taught that they have to teach the restoration of the gospel in the first lesson and here in the TMM we are taught to teach the doctrine of christ and end with an invitation to baptism. so that took him by suprise but he is adjusting to it.
this was a cold week as well! i couldnt believe it was raining and it was cold. we had to knock doors for a bit in that weather but it went well we had several lessons. well yesterday we had 3 baptisms. i did them all. it was amazing. i hope that these children of God keep their promise and stay faithful to him and his Church. I want to help all the people i teach and baptize to stay strong in the church. its a good thing i will be close by to make sure of that.
well i have been struggling with some things here on the mission. sometimes i feel like i am not getting anything out of it. but i need to snap out of it and realize that this is the lord's work and glory. i am helping him accomplish his purpose. that is all that matters i am only an instrument in his hands.
well i love you all. hope you had fun with mom's bday. time is flying by. i will be home before you know it.
new companion tomorrow
hey everyone.
well this has been a rough week for me. it was a real struggle to find new people to teach. sometimes i can't believe i will be in this area for at least 3 more months because i feel like i've been everywhere in this area already. but we need to keep finding. there are thousands of people here. all the lord expects of me is to find a few of those that he has prepared. this coming weekend we will be baptizing 3 kids ranging from ages 8-12 there parents are working on getting married and then baptized and the Church but they want their kids in the Church nonetheless.
sometimes i get really worried about meeting the goals that i have set for this area. we always have to be in a constant finding mode. i sometimes get a little stressed about making the goals that we have set. but well i know that it is only through goals that we can measure our effectiveness as well as our love and dedication to the lord Jesus Christ.
yesterday we went by our recent converts in the area and they decided to give us a lot of the food that they didnt need. it helps us out a lot. i love these people a lot and well i am glad that i can come by and visit them after the mission.
so tomorrow i will be meeting my new companion! i am excited to train again but at the same time nervous. its funny how i sometimes feel like i'm on a roller coaster on the mission. sometimes i feel like i can always do everything and sometimes all i can think about is my inadequacies and shortcomings. but i trust a lot in the Lord and I know that only through him I can overcome all things.
well i love you all. have a good week.
well this has been a rough week for me. it was a real struggle to find new people to teach. sometimes i can't believe i will be in this area for at least 3 more months because i feel like i've been everywhere in this area already. but we need to keep finding. there are thousands of people here. all the lord expects of me is to find a few of those that he has prepared. this coming weekend we will be baptizing 3 kids ranging from ages 8-12 there parents are working on getting married and then baptized and the Church but they want their kids in the Church nonetheless.
sometimes i get really worried about meeting the goals that i have set for this area. we always have to be in a constant finding mode. i sometimes get a little stressed about making the goals that we have set. but well i know that it is only through goals that we can measure our effectiveness as well as our love and dedication to the lord Jesus Christ.
yesterday we went by our recent converts in the area and they decided to give us a lot of the food that they didnt need. it helps us out a lot. i love these people a lot and well i am glad that i can come by and visit them after the mission.
so tomorrow i will be meeting my new companion! i am excited to train again but at the same time nervous. its funny how i sometimes feel like i'm on a roller coaster on the mission. sometimes i feel like i can always do everything and sometimes all i can think about is my inadequacies and shortcomings. but i trust a lot in the Lord and I know that only through him I can overcome all things.
well i love you all. have a good week.
10 months out!
Hey everyone!
Well in a few days I will hit my 10 months as a missionary of the Lord's Church! I really can't believe it. I am really learning a lot and really increasing my faith in Heavenly Father and my Savior Jesus Christ.
This past week E----- and M---- were married at the Church on Friday! It was great. There were several members from the ward there. I am glad that they had a lot of support from the ward. I feel that they are the people that have had the most support so far. Well one of the sisters made a great wedding cake and M---- was really surprised to see it. I think they have never felt this much love and support from people other than their family ever before in their lives. We talked to them about temples and eternal families on Saturday. Well Sunday was their big day as both of them were baptized into the Church. E---- and M---- were almost in tears with the Spirit that was felt. Their daughter A---- was also baptized as well as C----- another young woman from another family that we had been teaching. In total we baptized 4 this month. It really has been a blessing from the Lord to teach and baptize many of his children in this area.
Sunday also happened to be stake conference. We had the baptisms after the 10am Spanish session. But during the English session ( I was so glad to finally be able to sit down and listen!) one of the speakers said something that really resonated with me. He said, "I have chosen to live the gospel and will do so without regrets". I hope that I can always think of that and not think of what I could rather be doing instead of serving the Lord.
We should be having at least 2 more baptisms in a few weeks. Exciting! Well also last Friday I got news that I was going to train again. So that means that either my companion or I will be leaving. I'm not sure what President is thinking of doing. But well see. I'm excited as well as a bit nervous about all of this.
We struggled this past week to find new people to teach. Not finding people to teach obviously affects the rest of our numbers. If we dont have anyone to teach then we cant baptize and everything else. But I know there are some things I need to change and start doing so that the Lord can help me more.
I really dont want to waste my time out here. I want to do the best I can everyday.
It was great hearing from all of you.
I love you all. TQM. ;)
Well in a few days I will hit my 10 months as a missionary of the Lord's Church! I really can't believe it. I am really learning a lot and really increasing my faith in Heavenly Father and my Savior Jesus Christ.
This past week E----- and M---- were married at the Church on Friday! It was great. There were several members from the ward there. I am glad that they had a lot of support from the ward. I feel that they are the people that have had the most support so far. Well one of the sisters made a great wedding cake and M---- was really surprised to see it. I think they have never felt this much love and support from people other than their family ever before in their lives. We talked to them about temples and eternal families on Saturday. Well Sunday was their big day as both of them were baptized into the Church. E---- and M---- were almost in tears with the Spirit that was felt. Their daughter A---- was also baptized as well as C----- another young woman from another family that we had been teaching. In total we baptized 4 this month. It really has been a blessing from the Lord to teach and baptize many of his children in this area.
Sunday also happened to be stake conference. We had the baptisms after the 10am Spanish session. But during the English session ( I was so glad to finally be able to sit down and listen!) one of the speakers said something that really resonated with me. He said, "I have chosen to live the gospel and will do so without regrets". I hope that I can always think of that and not think of what I could rather be doing instead of serving the Lord.
We should be having at least 2 more baptisms in a few weeks. Exciting! Well also last Friday I got news that I was going to train again. So that means that either my companion or I will be leaving. I'm not sure what President is thinking of doing. But well see. I'm excited as well as a bit nervous about all of this.
We struggled this past week to find new people to teach. Not finding people to teach obviously affects the rest of our numbers. If we dont have anyone to teach then we cant baptize and everything else. But I know there are some things I need to change and start doing so that the Lord can help me more.
I really dont want to waste my time out here. I want to do the best I can everyday.
It was great hearing from all of you.
I love you all. TQM. ;)
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