March 15, 2017

It's official!!!

Monday 12 June 2017
American Airlines AA 902 Departure 12 June 10:59 PM Guayaquil, (Jose Joaquin De Olmedo)
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Arrival 13 June 04:24 AM Miami, (Miami Intl) (+)
Tuesday 13 June 2017
American Airlines AA 1002 Departure 13 June 07:10 AM Miami, (Miami Intl) (+)
Arrival 13 June 09:18 AM Dallas, (Dallas Ft Worth Intl) (+) Terminal: 0

Tuesday 13 June 2017
American Airlines AA 1597 Departure 13 June 11:10 AM Dallas, (Dallas Ft Worth Intl) (+) Terminal: 0
Arrival 13 June 12:53 PM Salt Lake City, (Salt Lake City Intl) (+) Terminal: 1 - Terminal Unit 1

March 13, 2017

haha ya mom your right. i was reading my patriarchal blessing and it says that the lord will guide me AS i make these types of desiciones so i guess you're right i should just be patient. 

This week was a good week. We are teaching a family named The Sarco family. They are super great. Elder Contreras and i found them looking for members and getting to know the ward a little more. We used the directory and found this member named Jennifer. the members told us that it is a partial member family and that her parents are not members so we were like ya alright lets go.  Maximo is the dad he is a super humble guy his wife is named Rocio.  Maximo is a little shy but Rocio is not too bad.  They are super loving grandparents. Rocio goes to church quiet a bit. they knew the church a long time ago but they never got baptised cause they a not married and they were married before to other people but they were never divorced so legally if they want to be married they have to divorce and then get married. But it takes a while if the divorce is not mutual.  So they are both working really hard with a ward member that is a lawyer.  I really want them to be baptised the 15th of April. (dads birthday)  I know they can do it!! Brother Sarco attended the church for the first time.  He said he has attended a baptism but never the church.  We works so hard.  We even woke up earlier to eat breakfast with them and then we headed to church. 

Also 2 weeks ago a bulgarian canadian came to church.  He grew up in the orthadox church in bulgaria then this family moved to Canada.  and he says his mom taught him a lot about God. But then he said that he later stopped going to church.  We teach him in English because he doesnt know Spanish.  Its pretty fun this is the first time i've taught in English.  In church too i have to translate everything. He is a really bright kid. we taught him the restauracion and he really liked and surprisingly knew a lot about it. It seem logical to him that all the other churches talk about God and partially have the truth but none have authority because it was lost when the last apostles died.  

my companion is not Elder Contreras any more. my companion is Elder Hernandez. He is from Bogota Colombia!! he has a colombian accent like bad everyone here knows hes from Bogota just by the way he speaks.  its so funny.  anyway this happened 2 weeks ago its just its been busy so i have not written much sorry.  

I had some interchanges this week. i did one with Elder Acarapi on tuesday and Elder Hidalgo on Thursday.  It was fun to do interchanges with my old companions, because you can see the different attributes that they have picked up over time with other companions. Also Elder Contreras ends the mission in 4 weeks.  He is really trying to finish strong.  We still live in the same house. the house is made for 4 missionaries but we are cramming 6 haha its pretty tough haha.  

well family i love you so much i know you pray for me i think about it everyday. Thanks to you guys i know that this church is true im so glad God decided to put me in a family that supports my decision to serve the lord.
 

a leadership meeting. all the zone leaders and asistents

with my companion 

with the Sarco Family

March 6, 2017

im really sorry im in such a rush. Its hard because i really dont have time to write anymore i have to print your letters just so i can read them.

February 27, 2017

No letter this week. :(

February 20, 2017

hey mom im an awful writer! I forgot to tell you that we moved!  President really wants his assistants to have an example sector so he suggested to us that we move to our sector so that we could work in the sector more!! so we prayed about it and we felt very motivated to move!! and i know it was a better decision.  so i cant take a pic of the sliding glass door sorry haha.  Also even tho it is hard we are taking our pdays on monday so we have more time in the sector!  We dont really have pday its like a few hours to do a bunch of things haha.  the secretaries just barely sent me the day that they are making me go home.  the 13 of June.  im pretty mad they are robbing me a whole month!! We can extend our missions 6 weeks in this mission but if i want to extend i would have to extend 12 weeks because president doesnt want anyone going home in July because of the new president that  comes in. and i dont want to do that because i want to start school. bummer. So it looks like i have to go home the 13th.  Also i think it would be a great idea going to Suu with allyssa.  do you remember elder Ashman. he is a zone leader in Duran Norte now (in my old sector) haha.  I did and interchange with him this past week and i asked what his planes were.  He said he also wants to go to Suu so ill have a buddy there besides Allyssa. So it sound good but i would like to know i little more about Suu because i really dont know anything about it! hah

but i want to look at the bright side of everything because maybe God just wants me to home at that time.  idk

Great experiences this week in the sector we taught alot i had alot of Fun.  a family named Family Romero a family that the missionaries have been teaching for like a year.  the dad got into a motorcycle accident and fractured his leg.  when he got home from the hospital he called us and asked us to visit him!! so we did and we went to his house and he was a little sad because the day before he crashed we talked about doing activities so that they could get married and babtized! and he is sad because this happened! but we talked and tried to help him to build his faith!! he read ether 12.27 and asked him if he felt that he truly needs help from God and he said now more than ever (now i know why God needed him to crash) He is more excited and he just wants to give it all to God.  I know that they will be married! i also know that if we really put our faith and our dependence in Jesus Christ we will be very blessed!! I know that Christ loves me and wants me fear him above all things and serve him.  Thanks mom for the packages to i got them today!! love you

It would be fun to study with Josh anyway

ok i have to go im going to be late a an appointment.  We have a appointment at 500 today.

 

yes its definite tranquila (REALLY!!!  He tells me his coming home date is June 13 and I asked if it is definite and he tells his mother to CALM DOWN!  Seriously???!!!  Haha!)

February 13, 2017

This week Jesus got babtised!! Jesus was an investigador that was born ready!! His mother named him Jesus because he was a miricle baby! He almost died at birth and so did his mother but they both lived!!  We found him because a member came to church on new years with this kid!! He is just a stud all he wants to do is obey God!! He is a little loco tho !! haha but thats alright he is 19 and really wants to go on a mission!! His family doesnt even want to talk to us and that is a little hard for him because he goes to church and sees families their.  But he has the determination to help them, his little sister is the only one that listens to him and he is helping her read the book of mormon.  I really know that this Church is true i know that a real prophet leads it!!  Im absolutly positive that God and Jesus Christ came to Joseph Smith to call him as a prophet. I know that Revelacion is real and i know that if you have not come to knowledge that this church is true its because you have never asked!! (2 nephi 32:4) 

 

I asked who everyone is...Elder Contreras is on the left, then Jesus, then Caleb.  One of the other two is an investigador named Joseph!! he is awsome. i think he felt somthing really strong when he saw Jesus get babtised.  We just have to get him new freinds. luckly in Guayquil this ward is great!! they are such studs.  We had a invacion on sunday, the whole ward got together to contact!! We got 50 references only in the sector!! these guys are nuts about the missionary work!! they have a ward goal of 50 babtisms!!

I asked if the sister missionaries are still in his sector... yes they are super great!! one is from Colombia and the other from Utah. there are a ton of sisters here from Utah!! I never knew the sister from PG but the one i was in the MTC with already went home. Im old :(

I asked if Jesus's mom came to the baptism...no i was really upset about that!! he didnt want to tell his mom that he was getting babtised so he didnt tell her ugh. i hope she doesnt get mad, hes 19 so he can make his own decision.  I even told him about your experience about joining the church.  He should really tell his mother. and yes its a giant moth.  btw, we didnt tell his parents cause his parents hate us or somthing.  they run from us and never give us a chance to talk to them

The giant MOTH!!

I asked if he had visited any other cities this week...We had Zone conferences here in Guayaquil this week!! it was fun.  Elder Conteras and i taught about the importance of finding youth!! turns out most of the general athoraty 70 were babtised from 9 to 25 years old!! there is a big pattern.

 

well i have to go i love you guys sorry i cant answer all of your questiones. 

 

Here are a couple more pics just for fun!

 

 

 

February 6, 2017

I asked Caleb how people say Caleb's last name in Ecuador.  He said...blaaackchursssst.  It's a hard name to pronounce in Spanish.

it was great! we are going to have a babpism this week named Jesus!! Jesus Cevallos.  he is a great kid.  His name is Jesus because he was miracle when he was born.  He told us that his mother almost died giving birth to him and she survived and Jesus was born the mothers name is maria. she is not yet listening to us cause she is not the most open woman haha but Jesus is really great and is working to be baptised..

I asked how Jesus learned about the church:  he is 19 and he showed up to church on new years

well i got to get going i love you guys a ton sorry i didnt write anything this week to you guys i will talk to you guys next week.  I will write an awsome letter that will blow your mind next week haha