28th Email Home December 29, 2014

This past week was a great week! I didnt have the lessons that I wanted, but we completed a few goals that I have been wanting to complete and as a leader its difficult to be an example, but honestly I am learning to change this pattern that I have made, I am learning how to work harder and to actually listen, for me I didnt know that I had a problem with listening, but as I was listening to investigators I couldnt understand anything now with my companion that speaks spanish and I am listening more, because I am the leader and the person with a little more experience so I start lessons and talk with all investigators, yeah at times its hard, but in this time Im forgetting about myself once I learn this I will be a powerful leader and teacher and I want this, I want to come back home with service, love, and with a stronger connection with God my master. I love this work and I am loving the people at times I dont understand what they are saying, but they are friendly people. Last night we had a little activity with the ward and we sang hymns in the middle of the central park and all people were gathering around to see  and it was the perfect time to contact all of them lol, we had pretty good success with this people were willing to listen and now we have more people to teach! WOOT! The success is great when we are seeking to work hard and are obedient and me and my companion will be more obedient for more success and more baptisms! I know what I am doing is honestly the TRUE WORK of God and all that give service for God will receive blessings, this is a promise. I love you all family you!!!!!!!!!!!!! and Molly bears! 

 Mi Compañero

 Mi Compañero

Me and my comp. with some lemons Literally!

Singing in the park

Me and my companion and Ward mission leader.

27th Email Home December 22, 2014

 Im finding my time on the mission, like a very hard learning experience, I do some thing wrong and then I see oh what was I thinking and at the first of my mission I never understood the obedience part my first companion was very obedient and he would always say we need to be more obedient and in prayers he would always say forgive us for our disobedience and I was thinking in my head its not that important, its important, but I thought in my head no its all good. Now when I am not obedient I feel terrible and we dont have sucess and for me now I see the blessings of beening obedient and I strive to be more obedient every day, because when I am obedient missionary I am a more affective tool for the Lord. I love working with my new companion he says that he doesnt know any English, but during the day he is like come on man! or shut the door. and he speaks more, but I dont know if he likes speaking in english or what, but I will be here to help him when he wants to learn more. My spanish is progressing very slowly, but im grateful for just progressing and I cant wait to speak spanish! I have been watching the movie Ephriams rescue, over and over, with this story and how a simple man who was disobedient, didnt have respect for others, but his story of him changing into a person that the Lord could use his to perform miracles and this movie is an example on how people can be a powerful servant in the hands of Lord all they need to do is try. I know what I am doing here is the true work of the God even though its hard I feel the presence of the Lord and its honestly fun to do this work! I hope you all have a super fantastic Christmas! without me, because you all know I bring the party! LOL! Thank you so much for the photos they were soo good and I love all of you soo much!!! only 1 photo! sorry I will take more I make an oath! and also if my camera works I want to get another one the people gave me a new camera, but the memory has a problem and now the front screen is cracked! but its all good. oh! we are skyping this friday at 1 and so we will see how it goes!only have 40 mins I think and I need to create a new skype  

oh the food was just an experiment some nacho cheese with rotisserie chicken with salsa and tostitos

26th Email Home December 15, 2014

How is everything going? Is Dad still sick? because, you said that he was watching a Chick Flick and normally hes watching explosions and wars and other manly things! Well, what happens when you watch too many chick flicks and then become soft and then when a spider is in the house he freaks out and tells you to kill it?

(I told Chad his former companion had emailed me and told me how humble he is and that he is the best in the field) Because hes my papa here in the mission field and so he defends me and so does everyone else everyone says you are the best! and I say no I am not. ( Chad says his mission home is...) like 2 hours away. ( I asked Chad if they were all alone and how do they get to the mission home?) Well we are kind of alone, we have the sister missionaries here with us and we travel by bus. I email in a public cyber and pay like 7 or 8 pesos for an hour this cyber is just full of computers pretty nice computers, but the screen is small theres like 13 computers here, and there are other cybers that have computers and videogame consoles like Xbox and yeah its hard not to watch them lol.

This week I started with my new companion Elder Suaste, he just came from the Mexico MTC and he is a fanstastic worker! He is practically prepared for the field, only the schedule is the only thing he needs to learn and then hes ready. My time here this past week has been a failure, all of the week long we tried to talk with people and meet with people, but no one was in their houses and people say I dont live here and others just say no thanks, but its all good I am learning how to be a better leader and a better trainer and people always compare me with others saying wow your really bad at speaking theres other missionaries that are new and are speaking better than you. When I hear this I feel bad, but I also think yeah I could be doing better, but also maybe this is how fast the Lord wants me to learn the language I always say to people my memory isnt that good so I am not like the others, but I try to learn, people say talk more I say what should I talk about and they say I dont know, for me I am different I dont know how to have a chill conversation, its easy for people to say just talk more, when they never had a problem with not talking, like everyone I talk with is always talking, but I will ask for the Lords help in this problem and I know he can help me with any problem. I feel drained and sore and everyday gets harder to wake up and so its a headache, but I will continue to teach and to help my companion and serve the Lord, as long as Im serving Im helping the process move a little faster. My position as a district leader and trainer is difficult and hard to hear what my district is saying to me, but so far the Lord has helped me to understand what my district needs and Im grateful for him and Im also grateful for my family and all they do for me whether its a prayer or just a simple letter, I feel 10 times happier and you are all very special to me. I love you Mom and Dad and Brandon and Molly and Jared and Garrett and Mandy and Crystal and Tamera and Wayne! and all you other people! well again my camera wont work so I guess next week or something. I will do my best to talk more, just when I try my mind doesnt work good. I will try to learn this language to the best of my ability! Gtg mum again... love you!

25th Email Home December 8, 2014

Hola, my favorite scripture is D&C section 19 verses 1- 4. (I asked him for it for his plaque)

My mission President is the best! I heard that the other President was a very strict and harsh President and everyone feared him and every time the interviews with him came around the missionaries after the interviews were crying lol, the stories the way Elder Brass and a few other missionaries explained were so FUNNNY!

I know you already heard about my calling I have in the field and that Im going to be training a new missionary from the MTC, but I like to express how Im feeling about all of this, because its a lot and I dont know how to speak spanish to the investigators and my district, for me I feel this pressure put on me and theres a lot of responsibility to be a leader of the district, but this part of me says you are going to be bad for a while and then later I will know how to run a district more smoothly, also that my new companion will know how to be a good missionary, I will do my best to be more obedient so that, my new companion will be able to teach without a problem. The whole night was a nightmare, I was thinking of all the things I need to do and I was laughing in my head, because I wasnt paiding attention that much to what my companion was doing and now Im paying for the things I didnt learn, but the Lord knew that I would do this thats why I have more responsibility and this experience will change me to teach with more of an impact and this for me is not a thing that is here to torture me, its for me to progress, because if I always had companions that had experience in the mission I would just be the same and this is not what I wanted to do out here, I want to change and strengthen my testimony and connection with the Lord. So I will go forward to do the work of the Lord and succeed or fail, its only what the Lord wants me to do. I came to the mission with no skills or knowledge of the gospel (well my knowledge wasnt the great) and I will leave the mission with a knowing of the great works that are in the scriptures and what I can do back at my house to fill all those that dont know about the love of God. I loves yalls familia! Yo amo todo ustedes mucho! 

 pictures of this beautiful land 

 Baptism of Adolfo an American that wanted to follow Christ Woot! Im a District leader and Trainer... Fun!

24th Email Home December 1, 2014

Im learning slowly how to be a more affective tool for my companion and the Lord, my companion has helped me be more a little more open with people, right now I get to start the lessons and ask more questions and for some reason I was like okay whatever not in a mean way, but it doesnt bug me, I am not scared, actually the whole time I have been on my mission I havent really felt fear for any thing, all I do is hear what I need to do and give it my best shot and I think everything turns out well, I dont know, because I cant read minds, I havent gained that power yet lol. I also see new missionaries come and their only here for like 2 or 3 weeks and usually speak better spanish than me, but I just had this thought that others learn faster than others and in the MTC I prayed to know if I was going to be able to speak spanish almost completely and I got an answer that I will so, I will just focus on the work and use the spanish I have and improve fast or slow it doesnt matter, only as long as I am getting the message to those who have a desire. 1000 bucks!!!!! for a pup, I guess I will be praying for protection and health for this puppy, because thats a heck of a lot of money, well at least the family is happy right? I dont mean to give attention to Satan, but its just that we teach a message that is completely true and people dont give us a chance to teach of this restored Gospel, because the Church of Jesus was lost when he died and his Apostoles the church was no more and all people had was the Bible and so we have so much confusion with everyone making a church they think is the church of Jesus, but they dont have the authority, this is kind of what our message starts off at, but we just need people that are ready. I love when I get to hear about the family you all are such a big part of me, at times I look at the photos of the family and Im instantly filled with joy, I know that I dont talk much with any of you, but the mission is making me realize that without the family you feel more lonely and all I want to say to all of you that keep trying to talk with me or are doing things for me, Thank you so much and I love you all so very much, that right now as I write I am filled with the Holy Ghost. sorry its not much, but ...

My District

The Primary plus two Sister Missionries

23rd Email Home November 24, 2014

 Another week that seems like another day has just passed, the mission is so fast when I dont think about the days, the time here will fly by way to fast, but theres nothing I can do to stop that, but I will work harder to deliver this message of this church is the true church. The people that dont choose to hear our message of the Lord, reminds me of when God was talking to Cain directly and Cain loved Satan more, because we deliver a message that is true and we ask these people to pray how can a person deny that this is the Church of Jesus Christ we ask them simply to pray, but yet again Satan has great hold on their hearts, always people have excuses and not saying they are bad, it just shows how strong Satans power is and really his power is nothing, but the we all have weaknesses and Satan goes in and wounds us and some people dont get back up they think they cant win, but we always have someone there to help we just need to ask and we can cast Satan out of our lifes forever. Im slowly learning how to help others with their troubles and I love helping them. Im trying to focus more on others at all times and not how I am feeling or how can I do this? My goal is to be as Jesus a he was preaching to others humble at all times, always gave service to all even to his enemies, never asked questions or never had problems that he put on others and I want to atleast accomplish one of these goals. I love my Savior and my Family, I know that is was a short message, but I love you all! Peace fam : p oh and cant attach photos today for some reason so probably next week!

22nd Email Home November 17, 2014

 I am doing my best at changing not only, because I want to, but because I want to help others, its a very powerful desire right now, but right now its difficult to share a message when I dont know the words or the Doctrine and yeah the spirit can help me speak and remember things, but I feel that if I havent seen the words or scripture I cant deliver, but this shows that I need to I need to have the spirit with me at all times and study and ponder and pray on what I have read for the spirit to help me to help others that arent able. I love when we have investigators that they say," I want to know what is the true church" and then we have smiles and say," You can know through sincere prayer and knowing that you can recieve an answer then God will made it manifested through the Holy Ghost." then we are fulled with the spirit in these moments, because their are people that want to know and are willing to work. I am not saying that the people that dont accept our message is a fool or what not, but they are not ready and also we invited them, so we are doing our part. The power of Satan reigns all over the world confusing man and even when we point out a scripture that proves that this is the church of Jesus Christ all they say is,"I am confused" and then they are angry and we walk away accomplishing nothing, because they are even more confused, their whole life they were in some building that they thought was right, because they felt some what of a peace in this place, every Jahova witness are strong for no reason, all we talk about is Heavenly Father and the witness says," No, its Jahova!" and just with one scripture we use destroys that believe, we dont use these scriptures to hurt or anger people, but they dont know and wont accept anything that we offer them, so we testify of the truth, oh and in the bible it talks about Jesus and his Apostiles all died and say," Where is the church of Jesus Christ in this time?" and people always so I dont know and for me this is the biggest piece how can Jesus lead his church when he and his apostiles are in Heaven. I grateful to be born into the correct church and to have parents to force me to go, because with out this I would not be on a mission, I would be sitting around playing video games and wasting air lol. I will accept that Challenge and more, because as I strive to be better those around me will be blessed and more will come unto Christ. I love my family more than ever, not only because I am far away and I cant see you guys, but the mission has opened my mind to a knowledge that is unending and Glorious and fully of happiness and peace! Love you all, so very much I could not ask for a better family honestly ; P Its not much, but I got new pictures!

  Christmas pic!

  Muy Caliente! 

 My Companion Elder. Escobedo 

 J Dawgs mas o menús 

 Happy moment Mmmm!

21st Email Home November 10, 2014

( I sent pictures to Chad from Halloween)

The pictures are super fantastic! and the family tambien!Lol, little molly bears is soo funny even when I cant see her the stories are good ones. Oh and did you read the message about I need to repair my teeth its like 950 pesos so probably around 85 dollars, but Idk.

sorry I have nothing I got to learn how to take pictures is hard, but I will learn one day.

My companion only speaks and only prefers Español, so I think my language will start improving soon I speak some what, but not perfect and I some times get what people are saying, but most of the time Im like ¿como? lol so its hard some times. My new companion Elder Escobedo and he was at first a little serious, but now hes like very crazy I will just say that lol for the gospel and for Christmas. 

I have about 18 minutes

I will try to have my camera with at all times and then I can take all the cool pictures of me maybe running away from dogs or talking with a Jahova Witness. Oh me and my first companion saved a little puppy from death, we gave it food and it was like biting our hands for it and we could keep it in our house, but also we couldnt leave it so we found a member that wanted it, but now the member doesnt know it is!!!

Esta bien, Mum. This week has been a very week of negativity, but its normal for me every month I have this time where I have to talk about my problems to my companion and, then the next day or week I feel love and happiness, yeah its kind of weird, but its all good nothing to worry about. I love the mission, but the mission gets harder when I invite someone to go to church and they are like "no." and we want to teach them, but they wont accept the message and pretty much everyone has heard of the Mormons, but dont agree with what we believe in and all we taught was ask God to see if this church is true and most of the time they say no I dont want to or some thing like I dont want to bug God and its funny, because he wants to hear our prayers and also hes our loving Heavenly Father not, Dont Talk To Me Heavenly Father and its sad and weird, why people like to be confused in what church their going to, instead of guessing which church is true, why dont you ask your Father in Heaven.  This always was a head ache for me and so we can only teach the people that want to change this is pretty much the hardest part of the whole mission for me and I will be praying for all that dont want to hear, because Satan has great hold upon these people and I will try to work harder to find a way to teach these people. This is my short message of my week pretty much. Loves you Mums and Duds and Mully and total family! You are all awesome!

20th Email Home November 3, 2014

All I had this week was a very difficult time with finding places, because this whole week was just helping my companion understand the locations and the people of the area and its hard and he said he needs about 4 weeks to get the area down, but he is a fast learner and I know he can get the area down in 2 weeks and he has 21 months in the mission and hes ending his mission in Villa Flores I think unless the Lord switches him next transfer, hes loving Villa Flores, because he was in Tapachula which is super hot and humid and so coming here is a paradise for him, because its muy frió en Villa flores. He is a very patient and determined missionary, oh and he only habla solo en Español and so its is hard when I dont know a word in spanish and so I need to look up words in the dictionary, but for the most part I usually dont need to use the dictionary, but for sure I need to learn more words so I can express my feelings with more sincerity and love, because I pretty much speak the basic words and its all good, but I need to use the big boy words that have very weird pronounciation for these words, but the language is very easy, but hard for me the letters in the words dont change the way it sounds like in English,but in Spanish its always the same way, so its a little easier. I know that the mission is hard, because we plan for 10 minutes and try to visit all, but they are never there and its hard to find people to teach or more like who wants to hear the word of the Lord, I want to help them, but they wont accept and always we show the other members of other churches scriptures that make the Church of Jesus Christ the only church that is true and all they say is im confused and some times angry, and all we are doing is helping them see the truth, because they are confused and Satan is very strong here hardening the hearts of the children of men, its exactly what Ammon in the Book of Mormon was doing, testifying unto the Lamanites, and they are very hardened right now, but one day all will be invited to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and those that choose to destory and corrupt the progress of the Lord will face Heavenly Father at the last day and in this great and also terrible day we will have peace and happiness in our families for all eternity. I know that My Father in Heaven lifes and loves all his children and that Jesus Christ is our Savor and Redeemer of the world and my brother and I love you and the whole family also I will do my best to bring as many people as I can to know that this is the true Church of Jesus Christ and the Gospel of him is restored to the earth once again to its fullness. Loves you Mum! and Molly bears and Dad! no pictures.....

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19th Email Home October 27, 2014

Thanks for the story, I feel bad right now even though its in my head its very hard to change my thoughts I have the feelings of stress and feel tired almost every day, but this story has given me some thing else to aim for to always be happy as I watch my leader of the zone leave to go home he has this very energetic happiness and every time I see him hes this way and its such an amazing example for me and for now on my new goal is to always to be happy.

  My companion has been changed to another calling in the mission Assistant of the Mission President! Im a bit sad that me and my companion couldnt stay together for 2 more transfers, but I will learn to over come and I have a new companion, but I havent meet him yet, but I will at 3pmish and as I have grown to love my first companion I will love the next and the next and so on.

  I dont mind that you cant talk at 11, but I feel like its better and faster, but if you cant than its not a problem, I will just cry and then wipe my tears off my face and say in my head, "Im a man, and also a missionary I dont cry!" and then write a lot of words and get back to work lol. 

  Im soooo glad that you guys got the house and a hot tub.... and also a sandbox. Its so exciting when I hear that everything thing is going good at home, I just want my family to have a nice house and to live comfortably with no hastle, just for one life time. I dont know, but maybe if you want to send a video of molly or the whole family you can get a CD and burn it on to the CD and send it to me for Christmas, but I dont know, I just cant wait for Christmas then I can talk with ya ll, but then again Im a bit awkward, so yeah I will try to talk my best : ]

 I feel like Halloween here is going to be loco, but I dont know, I have never witnessed Día de los muertos or something like that, but Im one step closer to December! Woot! I hope that you have a Great Halloween and I love you all so very much like more that video games, yeah I know its too much love, but its the truth and I cant deny it! Sorry no Photos this week, because Im dont have my camera and also I didnt take any pictures... : P Also I have a few fractures in my molers and since i cant go back to Utah I have to have my teeth fixed here, but I dont think its going to be a big problem its name is something like J. Wagner dentistry, but its small, but nice equipment and the person preforming the work is a member of the Church and has written things in the Liahona magazine for about 5 or 6 years, and also the operation will probably cost 86 dollars, but I wont do anything until I talk to you again next week. Loves you Mum!

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