...well here we are now, 11 months ago I was dropped off at the mtc after mom packed my bags while I was down in the shed talking to Blair and Levi and Steve. Dad had to come drag me in so I´d get showered and ready, its hard to imagine it, it seems so distant. Thats good your having BBQ, I've been craving some BBQ but it doesnt exist here, I found some BBQ sauce in the store but haven't used it, theres nothing to use it on, and theres not enough time to cook some meat in the house, everything is busy day after day, studying, preparing, teaching and doing it over and over there is no time for anything else. The church is starting a new program/course that they're making to help support more with the Preach My Gospel and supposedly its to be so efective that a newly arrived missionary after the 12 week course would be prepared to train another newly arrived missionary and so our mission is trying the 12 week course out.. right now its just a draft of the program because the program requires tvs dvds and stuff like that, which we dont have. The trainers will have access to watch these dvds when applicable whatever day in the week cuz theyll have tvs and that. its interesting.
I complete 11 months today, I'm almost half way over, its soo weird because sometimes it seems like an eternity and sometimes it goes by like a dream.....that's why you got to echar what you can so that there arent any regrets. It's the mission, its the life, and im quite sure thats how Grandpa Hancock feels too right now, sometimes an eternity and a lot of times in a blink of an eye. Well have a great week love you all and look out for that rain.
Elder Hobbs
Monday, May 30, 2011
2 weeks of May
May 23,
We are still together, which is good, we get along well and are doing well together, Elder Ortega is probably my favorite companion I’ve had in the field. We had zone conference Wednesday it was awesome, we watched a talk that Jeffery R Holland gave in the mtc in January, it was great and powerful like all of his talks when he gets emotional talking about missionary work. There are so many things that you learn in the mission if you open your eyes and your heart, like they say and which I do believe, that you learn the same amount in 2 years than being a normal member could learn in 20, you learn your real purpose of life, even though everyone says that "knows" the gospel says that, but if you havent served God, you dont know the "real" purpose of life.
I am very complacido with the missionary work Maisie is doing, I give her a shout out. and I expect to hear more from all yall. We found quite a few people this week and put a few baptismal dates, when President gets an idea, he has it until its accomplished and we’re all still fixed on the idea to baptize every week, and what President’s new vision is to start baptizing 500 every change before the end of the year, and it would be realized if everyone baptized at least 1 a week and right now the last change as a mission we baptized 126 and the change before 138 but that is about double than it was a year ago, President Call is tearing the mission up, they used to call it the Mision Mexico Tanfrito instead of Tampico for how bad it was about two years ago and before that, and he has changed it about 180 degrees and improving it more.
But ya its awesome, the life is awesome and God really has his servants working in his vineyard for the last time, and wouldn’t it be great if everyone was on board doing their part. Well Maisie so far is the winner of sharing the gospel, the little girl is beating out everyone at home, I expect things to change and pick up there, stretch forth thine hands to those who are low in spirit and bring them to church. and I love you all have a great week, and be grateful for the water, everyone here in Mante are complaining how hot it is and how there isn’t any rain.
love you all
May 16
Yeah sometimes I do get caught up in hitting the homer, and that basically the concept that president has been telling us to do for around the last 3 changes-ish, that we just need to be consistent, finding people and staying obedient and planning our time better to bring to pass all the necessities the people would need to be baptized, but its great.
Some of the things that have marveled me the most about the mission is the greatness of God, like the book of mormon says in the first page that its here to convince the jew and the gentile that Jesus is the Christ, and later I read in the morning in 3 nefi 24 ish that God will start a work so great that the Gentiles will have to believe in him and if they believe in him and repent and all that they’ll be counted into the fold, basically, and its true, God is working to prepare his children to recieve the Gospel, and that’s what he wants, its his work and his glory, so that his children can return with him. We had two people that found us this week and want us to teach them and one of them told us basically that he wants to be baptized because it would save him and his family being split up, which is the truth. Its awesome every time God gives a little blessing like that, that he puts his children in our camino and they tell us they want to acercarse mas con èl. God is great. its like your song ¨the wheels in the sky keep on turning¨ The wheels of God keep on turning and is going on and on and on and....on , as Children we need to figure out who we are and what we are doing fulfill our purpose in this life to help others and when we help others , we help ourselves because we prepare ourselves more to comparecernos antes de Dios, so its great
Have a good one
Elder Hobbs
We are still together, which is good, we get along well and are doing well together, Elder Ortega is probably my favorite companion I’ve had in the field. We had zone conference Wednesday it was awesome, we watched a talk that Jeffery R Holland gave in the mtc in January, it was great and powerful like all of his talks when he gets emotional talking about missionary work. There are so many things that you learn in the mission if you open your eyes and your heart, like they say and which I do believe, that you learn the same amount in 2 years than being a normal member could learn in 20, you learn your real purpose of life, even though everyone says that "knows" the gospel says that, but if you havent served God, you dont know the "real" purpose of life.
I am very complacido with the missionary work Maisie is doing, I give her a shout out. and I expect to hear more from all yall. We found quite a few people this week and put a few baptismal dates, when President gets an idea, he has it until its accomplished and we’re all still fixed on the idea to baptize every week, and what President’s new vision is to start baptizing 500 every change before the end of the year, and it would be realized if everyone baptized at least 1 a week and right now the last change as a mission we baptized 126 and the change before 138 but that is about double than it was a year ago, President Call is tearing the mission up, they used to call it the Mision Mexico Tanfrito instead of Tampico for how bad it was about two years ago and before that, and he has changed it about 180 degrees and improving it more.
But ya its awesome, the life is awesome and God really has his servants working in his vineyard for the last time, and wouldn’t it be great if everyone was on board doing their part. Well Maisie so far is the winner of sharing the gospel, the little girl is beating out everyone at home, I expect things to change and pick up there, stretch forth thine hands to those who are low in spirit and bring them to church. and I love you all have a great week, and be grateful for the water, everyone here in Mante are complaining how hot it is and how there isn’t any rain.
love you all
May 16
Yeah sometimes I do get caught up in hitting the homer, and that basically the concept that president has been telling us to do for around the last 3 changes-ish, that we just need to be consistent, finding people and staying obedient and planning our time better to bring to pass all the necessities the people would need to be baptized, but its great.
Some of the things that have marveled me the most about the mission is the greatness of God, like the book of mormon says in the first page that its here to convince the jew and the gentile that Jesus is the Christ, and later I read in the morning in 3 nefi 24 ish that God will start a work so great that the Gentiles will have to believe in him and if they believe in him and repent and all that they’ll be counted into the fold, basically, and its true, God is working to prepare his children to recieve the Gospel, and that’s what he wants, its his work and his glory, so that his children can return with him. We had two people that found us this week and want us to teach them and one of them told us basically that he wants to be baptized because it would save him and his family being split up, which is the truth. Its awesome every time God gives a little blessing like that, that he puts his children in our camino and they tell us they want to acercarse mas con èl. God is great. its like your song ¨the wheels in the sky keep on turning¨ The wheels of God keep on turning and is going on and on and on and....on , as Children we need to figure out who we are and what we are doing fulfill our purpose in this life to help others and when we help others , we help ourselves because we prepare ourselves more to comparecernos antes de Dios, so its great
Have a good one
Elder Hobbs
Friday, May 13, 2011
After "the phone call"
Ya it was fun to talk, its fun its all fun and great... Thats great for all the people up there getting on with their lives having a good ole time and gettin er done..Today has been gone by real fast, we had to go drop off missionaries at the bus station cuz its changes and then we went to do a service project for 2 and a half hours breaking up a concrete patio with and iron rod, that was my task, like the iron rods that are used on the farm to clean out the mud and the dirt on the disks.. it was ok, I have a bunch of blisters on my hands and my missionary clothes were all dirty and sweaty but we broke her, and then the family gave us eggs and chorizo gorditas, it was good and then we cleaned the house for almost 2 hours but yeah, thats about all we’ve done so far today... in church we had 92 people, and that is the most there has been in there for a long time, there were alot of investigators its been really awesome, the Lord blesses us when we follow his commandments, and are faithfull and diligent.
I love you all have a good one
love
Elder Hobbs
I love you all have a good one
love
Elder Hobbs
Monday, May 2, 2011
Another Great Week!
Thats exciting for everyone, I love you all and hope that you all are being anxiously engaged in good causes. I will call this week it will be cool. I love to hear about everyone and their life, its so fun isnt it?
Yes its amazing how the Lord does His work, its always His way first of all, and not ours, but the way it all works out is like gears rotating, it all fits into place, we as His children just need to figure out when its the right time on His watch to turn one gear, which makes all the difference with the other gears that are hooked up in place with it, thats a principal I've learned on the mission, when i was in the mtc, and last night that I was pondering about some things it was equally the same way, events that have happened in my life, whats going on at home and what I've seen in the lives in some people here in the mission and what I'm seeing right now with the people we're teaching, its awesome. God is working His "great and marvelous work" and its in action. Everyday we approach closer to the end and whether its in 2012 or in 3012 it doesnt matter, what matters is if we have "our gears" in alignment with the Will of God so that everything falls into place and we accomplish what He wants us to accomplish and we fulfill our duties and our potential that we can become, this idea of "dont tell me what to do" does not and cannot apply in this case if we want to return to live in gloria with the Father or if we want His blessings.
A few facts I've figured out in life, like mathew ch7 says not everyone will return with God only those who follow the Will of God, and so what is the Will of God? The Will of God is that we follow his comandments, that we keep ourselves unspotted from the world that we read the scriptures, go to church every Sunday and renew our covenants magnify our calling fulfill our duties in our callings ,,do our visiting teaching invite people to church give the missionaries references BE HUMBLE AND LOVING ... all the seminary answers, is the Will of God. so we will do it all if we want to be blessed and return with Him. so its a little importante. What more can i say, these are my feelings and desires that I´d wish everyone could fully understand. Have a great week.
Elder Hobbs
ps, I have officially gained my title back, I am commonly referred once again as John Cena or Arnold Schwarzengatre
Yes its amazing how the Lord does His work, its always His way first of all, and not ours, but the way it all works out is like gears rotating, it all fits into place, we as His children just need to figure out when its the right time on His watch to turn one gear, which makes all the difference with the other gears that are hooked up in place with it, thats a principal I've learned on the mission, when i was in the mtc, and last night that I was pondering about some things it was equally the same way, events that have happened in my life, whats going on at home and what I've seen in the lives in some people here in the mission and what I'm seeing right now with the people we're teaching, its awesome. God is working His "great and marvelous work" and its in action. Everyday we approach closer to the end and whether its in 2012 or in 3012 it doesnt matter, what matters is if we have "our gears" in alignment with the Will of God so that everything falls into place and we accomplish what He wants us to accomplish and we fulfill our duties and our potential that we can become, this idea of "dont tell me what to do" does not and cannot apply in this case if we want to return to live in gloria with the Father or if we want His blessings.
A few facts I've figured out in life, like mathew ch7 says not everyone will return with God only those who follow the Will of God, and so what is the Will of God? The Will of God is that we follow his comandments, that we keep ourselves unspotted from the world that we read the scriptures, go to church every Sunday and renew our covenants magnify our calling fulfill our duties in our callings ,,do our visiting teaching invite people to church give the missionaries references BE HUMBLE AND LOVING ... all the seminary answers, is the Will of God. so we will do it all if we want to be blessed and return with Him. so its a little importante. What more can i say, these are my feelings and desires that I´d wish everyone could fully understand. Have a great week.
Elder Hobbs
ps, I have officially gained my title back, I am commonly referred once again as John Cena or Arnold Schwarzengatre
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