Mexico Pachuca Mission: 26 October 2014

"I'm not perfect, but I'm perfect in trying..."

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(This sister is from the Utah and has been here 5 months)

Hola Presidente!

Another week has come and gone and i still am trying to believe it! I am also not looking forward to in two weeks when i will have to start writing in spanish every week but ahi vamos! So this week we were super blessed and we were able to see another one of Gods children enter the waters of baptism. I dont think there is anything better than that :) once again i just felt so blessed to be here in the mission and be able to help people truly change their life. We had a lesson with this well new convert before his baptism on Thursday and as we were talking about baptism a little bit more his eyes started to well up with tears and ah there are not words to describe the happiness i felt in that moment. That truly another soul has found his way back to our heavenly father and that i was able to be an instrument in helping him. We have truly been so blessed in this past month. Those people that are truly ready to accept the gospel and make the changes necessary in their lives have been placed in our path. We have a little family Maria Concepcion, Pablo, and Yareh. They are so great! They have been loving to come to church and Concepcion has been reading every day and every time we visit them we can see that her testimony of the book of mormon has grown. She is also ready to be baptized but she doesnt want to do it alone and the problem with her husband is that he doesnt speak spanish as his native language, he speaks a native language from his little town so he is still learning and sometimes doesnt understand us very well and its difficult for him to read. So we have been really relying on the spirit to help him and he hasnt said no, just more time. But i have faith that in the next month they too will enter the waters of baptism! We also were blessed to start teaching the mom and sister of a less active member we have been visiting. They came to church before we even started teaching them and they loved it! I feel so happy and grateful to be here and for every day that i have here. Thank you so much for all you do President. Le amo! :) Hna. R

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Hermana Riding cleaning the font for their baptism. The smile doesn't give away how excited they really are! We are so proud of all our missionaries....

"You have the Savior of the world on your side. If you seek his help and follow his direction, how can you fail?"

- Bishop Stevenson

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(This Elder is a native Spanish Speaker and just took his final English Exam-Amazing job!)

Soo president!!

.....this week, i think, it was one of my best weeks in my mission, talking about my sipiritual progress... Elder P is awesome President. Hahaha He really knows how to work. He is like Elder _________, but obedient jajaja One thing that i have to tell you is that we were eating in a kind of fonda al aire libre, and he invited the lady to hear us, and she accpeted. After the lesson, a lot of boys from the medium school... (secundaria) were in the table beside to ours, and they were shouting and speaking, and making noise, you know, but to finish with the last prayer, me and Elder E, and Elder R, (we were eating together cause the got money and we were sent to that fonda so they came with us) thought, "we can't pray here!" and Elder P shouted to those boys and girls and he said: Heeeey!! we're gonna pray alright? so, could you be quiet for a little? and then we started to explain the prayer and everyone of them prayed with us! that was cool! c:

Soo, President, i love my new area and my new comp.

I love you President. Have a nice week and thanks again! c:

Elder S

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Leadership Training with Zone Leaders and District Leaders

"You don't need a title to be a leader"

Zone Leaders (above) Elder Iverson/Elder Rodriquez and (below) Elder Clark/Elder Smart did a great job in delivering their message on the assigned topic.

Mision Mexico Pachuca leaders look at their assignment as "an opportunity and not an obligation".

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(This Elder from Utah will return home in the Spring 15'- great job in Spanish)

Presidente Egbert,

Me ha encantado estar en este barrio porque, igual del último ciclo, no habiamos trabajado muy bien con los miembros pero ahora me siento muy agradecido que Elder ______ me mostró la importancia de hacerlo. Me encanta ver que nuestros investigadores no tienen que depender de nosotros sino que tienen contacto constante con los miembros. Les encanta estar con ellos y los miembros igualmente nos están llamando y enviando mensajes para ver como va los investigadores. Es increíble. Gracias por la nueva regla de capacitar a los miembros cada día. sinceramente veo que al hacerlo la obra del Señor va a avanzar con rapidez.

Por ejemplo, tenemos una investigadora llamada Laura. ella no leía y no llegaba a la capilla (como muchos investigadores), pero esta semana pasada pedimos al representante de los J.A.S. si podría organizar una noche de hogar acerca de la ley de castidad. los J.A.S. sincillamente, como un equipo, organizaron esta noche de hogar y fue maravillosa, la mejor noche de hogar que jamas he tenido en la misión. habíamos traido a Laura y también a Natán (un investigador de oro) quienes se conocieron y se fortalecieron muchísimo el uno a la otra. Presidente, fue una actividad inspirada porque el proximo día asistió a una actividad de los J.A.S. en la capilla, asistió a un bautismo que tuvimos en la zona y asistió con uno de ellos (J.A.S.) a la capilla. Anoche fuimos con ella y al terminar la lección ella se paró y dijo, "disculpe, sólo quisiera anunciarles algo, he decidido acerca del bautismo... (con una sonreísa dijo) ¡me voy a bautizar!" pusimos fecha bautizmal para el 25 de octubre.

Sé que al estar con los miembros, ganar su confianza, capacitarlos y animarlos, tendremos mayor éxito como misión. Gracias Presidente, les amamos muchísimo y estoy siempre dispuesto a hacer lo que me diga.

Su siervo y amigo,

Elder S

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