SPECIAL CHANGES AGAIN AND NEVER A COMPLAINT!
So grateful for their sweet dispositions!
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BUSY MISSIONARIES WITH THE HELP OF GOOD MEMBERS
Well this week is a busy one-
Special changes again as we sent a missionary home.
Grateful for missionaries that roll with the "punches"....
as Elder Bickley would have said "Life is a garden- so DIG IT"
as Elder Bickley would have said "Life is a garden- so DIG IT"
Sister with a wounded tail bone from a fall
Sister with a broken wrist from a bike wreck
Elder recuperating from pneumonia
and the list goes on.....
SATURDAY
Mission Tour began with the Tezontepec/Mezquital Zones with the ever POWERFUL Elder and Sister Arnold of the Seventy.
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SUNDAY
Accompanied Elder/Sister Arnold to the CCM (MTC) in Mexico City. They participated in Sunday services with two branches and then talked to the entire group of missionaries. It was such a privilege to be there and to see the amazing grounds, beautiful and excited missionaries, feel of the sweet spirit, and hear the Arnold's speak with such "passion".
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PICTURE GALLERY
"KNOCKIN EVERY DOOR!"
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....An experience we had this week that i thought was
really cool and quite a miracle was when we got a referral from the offices and
so we went and looked for there house which was house number 21 and they also
said it was a green house. So we went to the street that they said they lived
on and we found house 21 but it was a white house...? There were like 5 other
green houses on the same street so we decided to contact them all and we ended
up finding a family who is so prepared for the gospel. Its amazing how the Lord
will put people in your way when you least expect it! This is really my first
experience like this and i feel so happy and blessed to have this oportunity to
teach this family and to serve the Lord here in Pachuca!....
Elder S
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.....Es raro pensar cuanto he llegado a amar esta area.
Casi llevo 6 meses aqui y de verdad ha sido una benicion enorme trabajar aqui.
Cuando llegue aqui yo no tenia ningun idea sobre el area. Mi compañero y yo
llegamos solos, sin conocer y sin pretextos. Desde el primer dia, yo he
trabajado con mucha fuerza y dios me ha bendecido con mucho exito. Con el
tiempo, yo escuche de otros misioneros que este area segun era
"chafa." y de hecho, sigo escuchando comentarios asi de varios
misioneros. He aprendido aqui que no hay un area mala, ni una tarea demasido
dificil. Debemos tener la actidud que en todo lugar y en todo tiempo hay hijos
de dios buscando la verdad. Dios confia en nosotros. Dios confia en mi. Aunque
esta semana no fue tan buena, No tengo ninguna duda que vamos a seguir logrando
grandes cosas aqui. Lo hemos hecho antes, y seguiremos haciendo lo.
Gracias presidente. Cuídese mucho.
-Elder E
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Es con familia martinez que cumplieron un año de ser
miembros!!!!! y se estan preparando para ser selladoss en septiembre cuando
abran el templo!! que emocion!!!!! =)
"Okay this is a dear dear family in Tecamac! Hermana
Contreras and I contacted them because they were a reference and la
mama...Hermana Reina...cried the first time we visited because she just felt
the spirit and she told us the first day that she wanted to get baptized. But
is was all a big process she was married before and living with her now
husband. But never lost hope we kept teaching them and they progressed so much!
Even her husband who smoked a TON and believed in the santa muerte wanted to be
baptized. We made plans for them to get married and they did and also got
baptizsed when I left to Tulancingo. They found out I was there in Tecamac on
intercambios and came out with this cute little heart pillow that says Te
quiuero <3 melted my heart and made me kind of cry! They then went with us
to visit a family and testified of the difference the gospel makes in their
lives. I was just so thankful to see them and see how the gospel really changes
lives! I wasn't there for their baptism but I consider them as one of my dear
dear families :)"
"THE TWINNERS...."
"my twin! When she left they all said.."hey wheres your
twin?" haha People always asked us if we were real sisters! :) Love her so
so so much!"
Hi president:
Im so happy for write you again, this is one of my more
tired week!!! because we found a new investigators specially the tuesday, we
contact and contact!!! and no body want to hear us, and we think..what
it"s happening!!!!? we look ugly or something lke that!!! but we really
try... and nothing!!! and try again and nothing!!!! but when we go for an other
way... we see a man, he is shopping bread in the street!! and we say , we are
missionarys and the lord´s send us for to give you a blessing!!! and he say, no
thank i dont believe in god!!! and we try in some many other religion and i
cant belive!!! and the only what i think is, he is a layer!! no body can say
that!!! and i open my mouth and say... i promisse if you live us inside in your
home and give you this blessing i promisse like representant of the lord
Jesuschris, you wanna believe in god!!!! and when i feel so strenght the spirit
testify, and he say YES!!! and we enter in his home, and was one of the most
powerful lesson what i have, and i really can testify the power of the spirit
in my mint!!! and he say yes for all... for the baptisim and for read and pray
for and answer... and the thursday my companion go to his home again, because
we are in interchanges!! and he read all... and he really belive joseph smith
was a prophet!!! and he want to baptisim... and im so gratifu when i say im
representant of Jesuschrist...
Hermana V
"haha the night we stayed with the sisters that we were
leaving. Hahah they didnt want to leave! Such great misioneras! Miss them a
ton! :) So thankful for their examples"
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......From these two weeks I have learned a lot about the
charity Sis A has for everyone. I wish I could have the gift of patience and
caring like she does. She is an unselfishness young woman whose only desire is
to serve the lord with all her mind, heart, and strenght. Her obedience is
amazing, and she is still learning how to do some things, she is capable to
testify and teach according to the Spirit. Last Friday, we were contacting a
combi. So I went to talk to some people, and she went to talked to other two.
But one od the people she was contacting started to make her a lot of question
and to attack her. When I turned around to see how she was doing, I was amazed
by this sister missionary testifying of her believes. I love Sis. A's
testimony. It's so honest and powerful.....Love S. B
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"So we couldn't walk the next day after our thigh buster ride- but don't worry we recovered!"
"Hermana Boones first time on a bike in the MISSION! She was
so awesome and did so great!...hahah she said her legs were so SORE the next
day...haha so for exercise we did YOGA and stretched :) she is so positive and strong!"
We LOVE working with the members! She got baptized with us a year ago
when I was in the trio and she has just been called to be misionera del barrio!
She is SO happy and always does visits with us! I am so thankful for her :)
She
is a converso REAL <3 (REAL CONVERT)
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Hi President!
This week we were able to find more peoples to teach, we
had some very good experiences.
We were looking for a reference that we were not able to
find because we did not have the number or address exact of the house, we only
had one description of the house, it is very difficult in Mexico to find
references! While we tried to find the house, we found a home similar to the
description that we received, we knocked the door and a women left the home, we
began to speak with her and we asked if the people that we were finding lived
there, she said "no", then we asked if we were able to share a
message of Jesus Christ with her and her family, she accepted but not with
enthusiasm.
When we came in the house, she called her sons, one
descended from his room and the other come with a group of childrens, every one
sat down next to us, then we asked if we can say a prayer and if they wanted us
to pray for something or someone in particular, one the her sons he asked us to
pray for his grandmother, we asked for the reason of his petition, and in this
moment he began to cry and he said that his grandmother died, his mother hugged
him and there was a moment of silence, his mother continued saying that she
never thought that he was still sad about the death of his grandmother.
We shared a short message of the Plan of Salvation and as
we concluded she thanked us because she could tell that her son needed help,
and she accepted that we can return.
The most amazing part was that a child that is not from
this family, ran to his house and when he returned, he said that his family
wants to listen to us!
Right now the two families are listening to us. We hope
that they come to the chapel next Sunday.
Esta semana logramos hablar con varios miembros que
aceptaron acompañarnos en esta próxima semana, ya fijamos citas con ellos y
esperamos poder lograr que varios miembros conozcan y hermanen a las personas
que estamos enseñando.
Muchísimas gracias por toda su ayuda Presidente y el
ánimo que siempre me da!
Elder M
"PASSED" my FINAL English language exam!!!!
We look like the "pack mules" for our zones.....
Querido Presidente,
Por fin logramos el entandare. Después un ciclo medio
difícil logramos nuestros metas. Tuvimos la oportunidad no solo a visitar 50
personas pero siento que realmente ayudemos a ellos entender el mensaje. La
zona hasta ahora esta bien como siempre no hay tantos dificultades al principio
pero siento que vamos a tener mucho éxito. Tenemos muy buenos misioneros y
tengo el deseo a ayudarles lograr su potencial. No soy perfecto ni estoy cerca
pero si hablo con el espíritu ellos tendrán la oportunidad a cambiar. Tengo mucho
que mejorar pero estoy logrando que quiero. Primeramente con mis estudios.
¡WOW! No se porque no empece a estudiar con los 5 puntos antes. He aprendido
cosas tan importantes que las personas necesitan entender con eso. Mas el punto
numero 3. buscar patrones. Con eso yo entiendo mejor las cosas que he estudiado
bastante veces y ahora aprendí mas y la gran importancia de ella. Es
maravillosa que puede aprender con un poquito de esfuerzo pero mas importante
si estudia por otras personas. Linea por Linea, precepto por precepto. Segundo
es la oración. Durante el tiempo que estuve estudiando el discurso de Elder
Bednar antes que empezar pedí que podría saber como ser convertido. En 5
minutos encontré los 5 punto de la conversión. Me maravillé. 5 cosas para saber
como yo puedo ser convertido al Señor 100%. Siento que en esta época de mi vida
estoy en el numero 4. Todavía tengo mucho que cambiar en mi corazón. Pero estoy
tan dispuesto que me mata que soy tan débil. Siento como Nefi "Oh,
miserable hombre que soy! Si, mi corazón se entristece a causa de mi carne. Mi
alma se aflige a causa de mis iniquidades. Me veo circundado a causa de las
tentaciones y pecados que tan fácilmente me asedian. y cuando deseo
regocijarme, mi corazón gime a causa de mis pecados; no obstante, se en quien
he confiado. Mi Dios ha sido mi apoyo; el me ha guiado por entre mis
aflicciones en el desierto; y me ha preservado sobre las aguas del gran
mar." Tal vez no exactamente en algunos aspectos pero si ja. Se que yo
puedo cambiar y lo haré. Muchas Gracias Presidente por todo. Les amo mucho.
Elder R
