Thursday, July 5, 2012
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
The Final Countdown-Last E-Mail
I cannot express myself, my feelings, this is it, the last email.
We had our baptism on Saturday and directly after we had a ward activity for fathers day
and I won the musical chairs competion, winning the 20 or more that
participated, I got a great reward as well, I was chosen to say the
prayer to bless the food. hahaha. My bishop is going to let me talk
on Sunday.
Saturday is going to be last interviews and session in the temple
with President and Hna Call and then I'lll go to church on Sunday then
go back to the mission home to have a dinner, fireside and testimony
meeting with the 13 of us and then we´ll go to bed and I'm leaving at
7 am to come home Monday morning.
I know that the Book of Mormon is true without a shadow of a doubt
and that these two years have been the best use of my time that I've
ever done in my life and that if we read and pray diligently the Holy
Ghost will work in us to bear testimony of the divinity and power of
the book but most importantly of the importance of the Atonement,
letting us know that there is a way to leave our sins and perfect
ourselves in Christ to be saved in the last day. This is the Lords
Work and it will go on until He says ITS DONE
I love you all, my compassion is for all
VIVA MEXICO
Elder Hobbs
We had our baptism on Saturday and directly after we had a ward activity for fathers day
and I won the musical chairs competion, winning the 20 or more that
participated, I got a great reward as well, I was chosen to say the
prayer to bless the food. hahaha. My bishop is going to let me talk
on Sunday.
Saturday is going to be last interviews and session in the temple
with President and Hna Call and then I'lll go to church on Sunday then
go back to the mission home to have a dinner, fireside and testimony
meeting with the 13 of us and then we´ll go to bed and I'm leaving at
7 am to come home Monday morning.
I know that the Book of Mormon is true without a shadow of a doubt
and that these two years have been the best use of my time that I've
ever done in my life and that if we read and pray diligently the Holy
Ghost will work in us to bear testimony of the divinity and power of
the book but most importantly of the importance of the Atonement,
letting us know that there is a way to leave our sins and perfect
ourselves in Christ to be saved in the last day. This is the Lords
Work and it will go on until He says ITS DONE
I love you all, my compassion is for all
VIVA MEXICO
Elder Hobbs
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
June 11, 2012
helo helo helo helo helo
Yep, two weeks more and ill be on a plane, possibly vomitting and on
my way home to the United States of America, to good ole West Weber
where old George still is King.
We had a baptism with P, a 54 year old man who has been
recieving us for about 2 months. we had some pretty cool experiences
with him, he told us about a month ago , we showed up late one night
at his house and told us it was late, but dont worry, soy uno de
ustedes, pertenezco con usteds. It was a neat experience with him and
his baptizm, he asked that the bishop baptize him and that made the
bishop excited as well. P is really humble and thinks twice
before he opens his mouth, hes had a habit for a few years to read the
bible every morning at 6 am before he goes to work, so when we
introduced the book of mormon, he never had any problem completing the
reading assignments that we left him, and in the church one week they
gave him the gospel principal manual and george albert smith manual so
he started reading a little bit of everything and loves it all.
in the shoots for this weekend we have F, hes about the
same age, he use to be very arrogant, he reminds me alot of the crowd
that you see with the weber county farmers, cowboys and everyone. he
works for the state regulation of insects in the farmers fields in the
state of tamulipaus. he was working one day in a small town called
Aldama and the branch president of Aldama has his ranch and they came
accross each other and started talking and the branch president told
him hes a member of the church and long story short he taught him how
to pray, testified that the gospel would help fransisco and his family
and after a "2 to 3 hour hard talk" in the words of francisco, he
accepted to listen to the missionaries so he talked with his neighbor
, a sister in the ward to send the missionaries on over, and that he
wanted a Book of Mormon. this all happened about a month ago and now
he´ll be baptized father day weekend. funny side note, his wife tried
getting him goieng (molesto) with accepting the gospel, and asked him,
so if your going to get baptized, whats going to be your new name?and
he replied with a smile and in broken up english "Frank Smith" thats
awesome that your helping Erri know more about the Gospel, it will
bless his life and his families so much.
I love you all, I´ll write you one more time, i think and its coming
to an end super fast, I almost cant believe it.
Elder Hobbs
Yep, two weeks more and ill be on a plane, possibly vomitting and on
my way home to the United States of America, to good ole West Weber
where old George still is King.
We had a baptism with P, a 54 year old man who has been
recieving us for about 2 months. we had some pretty cool experiences
with him, he told us about a month ago , we showed up late one night
at his house and told us it was late, but dont worry, soy uno de
ustedes, pertenezco con usteds. It was a neat experience with him and
his baptizm, he asked that the bishop baptize him and that made the
bishop excited as well. P is really humble and thinks twice
before he opens his mouth, hes had a habit for a few years to read the
bible every morning at 6 am before he goes to work, so when we
introduced the book of mormon, he never had any problem completing the
reading assignments that we left him, and in the church one week they
gave him the gospel principal manual and george albert smith manual so
he started reading a little bit of everything and loves it all.
in the shoots for this weekend we have F, hes about the
same age, he use to be very arrogant, he reminds me alot of the crowd
that you see with the weber county farmers, cowboys and everyone. he
works for the state regulation of insects in the farmers fields in the
state of tamulipaus. he was working one day in a small town called
Aldama and the branch president of Aldama has his ranch and they came
accross each other and started talking and the branch president told
him hes a member of the church and long story short he taught him how
to pray, testified that the gospel would help fransisco and his family
and after a "2 to 3 hour hard talk" in the words of francisco, he
accepted to listen to the missionaries so he talked with his neighbor
, a sister in the ward to send the missionaries on over, and that he
wanted a Book of Mormon. this all happened about a month ago and now
he´ll be baptized father day weekend. funny side note, his wife tried
getting him goieng (molesto) with accepting the gospel, and asked him,
so if your going to get baptized, whats going to be your new name?and
he replied with a smile and in broken up english "Frank Smith" thats
awesome that your helping Erri know more about the Gospel, it will
bless his life and his families so much.
I love you all, I´ll write you one more time, i think and its coming
to an end super fast, I almost cant believe it.
Elder Hobbs
Thursday, June 7, 2012
June 4
Hello family,
This week we did more divisions, time sure is going by fast and each week seems like a day so I know its going to come fast, were already in june, not even a month away, I gave my last testimony in fast and testimony meeting in Mexico.
We have a few baptisms planned for these next two weeks and as well in the zone we have the fechas planned to accomplish all the goals so we're super excited. We're going to go to the temple this week Elder Camarillo and I, it seems like weve been together so long and worked with each other so much, we just might get sealed while we are there ahahahahahahah just kidding!
So it sounds like fun for the gang at home all the playing that your doing I'll be up there in no time.
I'm thinking about leaving clothes, bedsheets and things like that that I can buy in the US and try to take home some cool stuff, if I find time.
I love you all, keep reading and working in your callings in all diligence.
Elder Hobbs
Friday, June 1, 2012
May 28
I am worried that my companion discovered this week that on my drivers lisence from Utah says that my eyes are brown, and there not so I dont know what thats all about, I've had it for more than two years now and I've never noticed that, but they let me in about wherever I want so im going to make it home, even if I have to swim el Gran Rio.
Well I dont know what to write to you all anymore, I think ive said about all I can......
We did divisions this week, were actually doing them about everyweek, we came up with a game plan to keep the elders on their toes to complete their goals this change. We did divisons on the 18th and the elder and I found a guy who was a lucha libre wrestler for 57 years, he started when he was 13 and now he is an old man, in his house he has a bunch of memorials of pictures and and things it was one of the funniest experiences I've had, I could not have come to Mexico without knowing Nacho Libres trainer hahaha his stage name was "Relampago Gutierrez, el orgullo de Tampico" and he was filmed in a few movies with a famous mexican lucha libre wrestler named "el Santo" it was so neat to know him, and come to find out the next day was a holiday that not many people know about, not even in mexico, National Lucha Libre Day ahahaha.
Elder Fernandez made me a grandpa in the mision, he recieved a new misionary from Morgan utah
love you all bye
Saturday, May 5, 2012
April 30th
We find ourselves here once again after 22 months of being gone. on a computer, in mexico, but there is airconditioning in this internet room, so its all good, I can write tranquilamente my carta semanal to my familia.
I imagine that youve recieved the news, that im going home the 25th, on a Monday because the Church and its leaders have decided that its prudent cuz the new Mission President is coming in the same week and lots of new missionaries and so it would be extremely busy to try to get everything taken care of and sent home at the same time. I gave the secretary of the misison the email of jojomama so if you havent recieved the emails from him about whats going on, let me know. or get ahold of him.
I find myself in a particuliar situation, I have 22months, Im going home in a few, and Pres. Call as well and the big hype going on is that we got to work hard and go out with a bang and leave this misison alot better. I just feel that I have to finish even stronger than I have been, I set goals to finish the book of mormon, D&C, perla de gran precio and the new testament before the end I'm on track reading enough and where im going in those books and to memorize 2 scriptures everyweek and 1 hymn. We started up a 60 day consecration in the zone to "consecrate" us more to the work and to help us accomplish our goals. I just wonder why I haven't set so many goals in the past.... I gues you learn as you go, thats life.
We all have a calling as we enter in the church, every member missionary and we will all be accountable in the end for what we have done and not done with this calling. There are sins of comission, sins of omission and sins of "no mission". Lets not be Sunday goers and engañarnos a nosotros mismos, sino vivir la palabra y el compromiso que hemos aceptado al bautizarnos. Que les vaya bien y que magnifiquen sus llamamientos de ser misioneros.
Elder Hobbs
Monday, April 23, 2012
April 23
I am doing perfectly fine with food and clothing and everything will last for the two months I have left. I have my official leaving date is the 25th of June cuz the new mission president is coming in that week and as well new missionaries and its actually the sixth week of the change but its going to be the first so that the new mission president can come in and start off without worrying about changes and stuff like that.
I feel really mature, I dont know if i like it or not. I'm super excited for Jake and his call to Texas,McAllen, its about the only city that 90% of Mexicans know of in the United States and when they ask me where I'm from they always ask from Texas, McAllen Houston Brownsville and then I got to spell it for them where Utah is.
We got a visit from Elder Anderson of the 12, it was cool, we all got to shake his hand and he gave a nice talk, everyone here has been super excited about his arrival. and we had an investigator and converts that could attend the adult session that really liked it.
I am so grateful to have gone on My Mission and not anyone elses, I have felt so much like the "forerunner" in about every area I've gone, finding and baptizing and preparing areas that are bad and then I leave and other good miisonaries go in and the area explodes with success thats happened in Mante and Tantoyuca. Actually my two kids I trained in Tantoyuca are in my zone and they're doing great. I love everything I've learned and experienced and I feel so much stronger and confident to take on the world when I get back home and have success.
About 90% of missionaries from this mission have plans of going to BYU, and I'm getting convinced that I may want to to keep myself in the Holy Bubble, but as well I dont quite know if I have the grades to be accepted there cuz I was a burrote when I got out of high school hahaha
Who knows, I honestly don't want to make a decision until I get home, and just finish my mission staying focused on it.
take care "Ya`ll" love you
Elder Hobbs
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
April 16
We had a cool week , some funny experiences and that. Our mission had 152 baptisms last change, when I started we were baptising around 80ish so things are definitely going up. I'm loving the mission, this week we get to recieve Elder Anderson from the quorum of the 12 so were super excited for that and interviews, I hope everyone is doing fine and reading the Book of Mormon, I know that its true and is the way you can all work out your own challenges, time flies.
Elder Hobbs
Elder Hobbs
Saturday, April 14, 2012
April 9
Good afternoon familia Hobbs,
I have just had a wonderful time here in the mission, I love my area. We had another baptism, a 19 yr old named Max, his sister got baptized in December, so now it was his turn. They've had a really rough last 4 yrs in their lives and the Gospel has been such a blessing for them, Max was living wherever doing whatever before having a rough life and now started living with his sister a little while ago and was a little stubborn in accepting the Gospel for a while but finally accepted it and now the big hype is that he is going to be a missionary! We constantly are having great experience and seeing miracles, sometimes I feel like I could be Peter from the New Testament, I am learning alot about priesthood authority and the Holy ghost through personal experience, its miraculous I just can't help but think in the scriptures that say, "and these signs shall follow those that believe: in my name they shall cast out demonios, heal the sick........." theres lots, but thats all whats going on here. I just read the book our legacy, I've really loved it learning about the church history and events that have happened, I bought a church movie a while back called "The book of mormon, a rare posesion" and I loved it, it has great stories about the power of the book of mormon and it makes you reflect on how much you would go through for your own testimony.
We got changes, Elder Snow got changed to go up to Victoria to be a zone leader there and I got Elder Camarillo from Puebla, who I have already lived with before in the mission in Ciudad Mante, we were in the same ward together, we are super excited for these next few changes. Our zone did alright this change and its going to go up alot more.
I've been really consistent with exersising, I haven't drank cafenated beverages for over 3 months and I've gone more than a month with out and soda pop and I'm eating healthier and I've honestly felt a huge increase in recognizing the spirit and feeling it, and if you recognize it and act on it, you have more success, my testimony has been so strengthened in every commandment in the church, im contemplating never drinking pop again, but I havent made a for sure decision yet.
Read Alma 37 for family home evening and discuss the importance of doing small and simple things and the importance of following the spirit and the Book of Mormon. and share what most makes you happy
Elder Hobbs
I have just had a wonderful time here in the mission, I love my area. We had another baptism, a 19 yr old named Max, his sister got baptized in December, so now it was his turn. They've had a really rough last 4 yrs in their lives and the Gospel has been such a blessing for them, Max was living wherever doing whatever before having a rough life and now started living with his sister a little while ago and was a little stubborn in accepting the Gospel for a while but finally accepted it and now the big hype is that he is going to be a missionary! We constantly are having great experience and seeing miracles, sometimes I feel like I could be Peter from the New Testament, I am learning alot about priesthood authority and the Holy ghost through personal experience, its miraculous I just can't help but think in the scriptures that say, "and these signs shall follow those that believe: in my name they shall cast out demonios, heal the sick........." theres lots, but thats all whats going on here. I just read the book our legacy, I've really loved it learning about the church history and events that have happened, I bought a church movie a while back called "The book of mormon, a rare posesion" and I loved it, it has great stories about the power of the book of mormon and it makes you reflect on how much you would go through for your own testimony.
We got changes, Elder Snow got changed to go up to Victoria to be a zone leader there and I got Elder Camarillo from Puebla, who I have already lived with before in the mission in Ciudad Mante, we were in the same ward together, we are super excited for these next few changes. Our zone did alright this change and its going to go up alot more.
I've been really consistent with exersising, I haven't drank cafenated beverages for over 3 months and I've gone more than a month with out and soda pop and I'm eating healthier and I've honestly felt a huge increase in recognizing the spirit and feeling it, and if you recognize it and act on it, you have more success, my testimony has been so strengthened in every commandment in the church, im contemplating never drinking pop again, but I havent made a for sure decision yet.
Read Alma 37 for family home evening and discuss the importance of doing small and simple things and the importance of following the spirit and the Book of Mormon. and share what most makes you happy
Elder Hobbs
Monday, April 2, 2012
April 2
Our baptism service was great, the hermana Carmen gave a really strong testimony of the gospel, she has three older sons that are older and married and they kinda bothered her abit about geting baptized so soon and when she gave her testimony, she let er ripp. She said she has been waiting quite some time to know the truth and has known lots of churches and when we showed up she thought we were just some other church but after the first time we visited her she was extremely interested and after a little while she knew that the church and the gospel are true, cuz she has felt it in her heart and knows it in her mind and apart from that she was praying real hard for a revelation or dream and she got it and recieved an answer that this is true and she testified that she doesnt have money to leave them an inheritance, but she has found something of greater worth she wants to leave them, the Gospel.
It really has been an awesome experience to hear her stories and everything.
I loved general conference I hope you all apply what you learned I tried sending pictures but I'm not that great with computers so I couldn't.
We're living well and working and no I did not see my family on the conference screen but yes I did see Melanie Wilcox once again, I thought I saw Mr.Hadley the principal as well.
Have a great week. say hi to my good friend Kylee Jeppsen
Elder Hobbs
It really has been an awesome experience to hear her stories and everything.
I loved general conference I hope you all apply what you learned I tried sending pictures but I'm not that great with computers so I couldn't.
We're living well and working and no I did not see my family on the conference screen but yes I did see Melanie Wilcox once again, I thought I saw Mr.Hadley the principal as well.
Have a great week. say hi to my good friend Kylee Jeppsen
Elder Hobbs
Monday, March 26, 2012
March 26th
Thats awesome about everyone. Actually I was just thinking this week that Jake needed to get started on his papers and I was going to tell him that and ironically, I find out that they were just submitted, and it made me laugh when mom said, "I cried when I submitted it", I didnt laugh so much about mom not being ready for another duckling to leave her flock, but that she said that she submitted it, in other words, mom finished Jakes papers as well as she finished mine and sent my papers in too. haha
I've thought as well about missionary day in the Hobbs house when the mexican comes to town and I'm teaching you all how to really eat, we're going to make enchiladas con salsa verde and cecina and I'll teach you all all of the methods of how to use tortillas. but honestly I was having some dreams about going home and what is going to happen, one of my dreams I was traveling home and we were walkinng towards Texas crossing the border and I was contactig people in the camino and then I just felt out of place and bad at home and the other dream was that I showed up at the house and my new area is about like the other ones I've found in the mission, the missionaries hadnt been working, annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd there wasn't anything progressing ad I had to echarle muchas ganas.
have a great week bye
elder Hobbs
I've thought as well about missionary day in the Hobbs house when the mexican comes to town and I'm teaching you all how to really eat, we're going to make enchiladas con salsa verde and cecina and I'll teach you all all of the methods of how to use tortillas. but honestly I was having some dreams about going home and what is going to happen, one of my dreams I was traveling home and we were walkinng towards Texas crossing the border and I was contactig people in the camino and then I just felt out of place and bad at home and the other dream was that I showed up at the house and my new area is about like the other ones I've found in the mission, the missionaries hadnt been working, annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd there wasn't anything progressing ad I had to echarle muchas ganas.
have a great week bye
elder Hobbs
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
March 19
Hello family
This last week was really busy for us, Tuesday we had 3 interviews in 2 different areas far away that took alot of time. Wednesday was zone class in the morning Thursday we went to Aldama, a town about 2 hours away, in the morning and didnt get back to the until 4 so we were fretting just a little how we hadnt been spending enough time in our area to really work it and produce results, but i tried trusting that even though we had other responsibilities to attend to , God was going to bless us and help us out.
Friday in the morning I remembered i hadn't tried doing a really specific prayer for about a week and decided that I had to do it, so I prayed hard and told God that we were going to do the activities that we had planned to do so i said "let it be that as we are in search for these contacts, we find a house with the door open and possibly music playing, let it be that a lady or person is elect that will go to church this weekend and could be baptized in this change"
So as we left the house, I told my companion that I had made this prayer and that we should look for it as we are working. As we arrived in the colonia , we went looking for the investigator and she wasnt home so we started our journey for the contacts we had planned as the back up plan. and it wasnt more than 10 houses down the same street that I seen a door open so I ran up to it and said good afternoon and there was a lady inside washing clothes, we offered to help she said no and came out to shake our hands (her name is Carmen) and said she didnt have time she had to pick her kid up from school at 12:45pm and I seen my watch 12:15pm so i said " well how about if talk for a half hour and come back another time" she accepted and we sat down and taught to her needs basing ourselves in the first lesson and she liked it. at the end we invited her to a baptismal service that same day at 6pm and we offered to swing by and take her there and she said yes so when we came back at 5pm, (cuz our church is about 4omin away) she was there waiting for us in a dress and her 14 yr old son dressed up as well in a white shirt. We went she liked it and we set a return appt. for Saturday at the same time and when we came back she read the assignment of the introduction of the Book of Mormon and the testimonies of the witnesses and Joseph Smith, she had a few doubts we answered her questions and she was just loving everything and making really good comments and said " if someone wants to join your church, how long would they have to wait to be able to join?" and we said "you mean to be baptized?" and she said "yes" we gave her a brief explanation that not that long ya just need to have desires and know the basics and go to church a few times and be commited to stay so she says ok and then we put the baptismal date for the 31st of march and she accepted it and then started to say stuff like " oh ive known ive needed to do this for a long time, to be baptized but now i think its the moment, and ive been waiting for this, im older now and its time, I just want to be sure about it" so we invited her to church and congradulated her and bore testimony and shes really excited so we set up the return appt. and leaving we found an hna. member and we had her come to the house of Carmen to present herself and offer to give her a ride to church on sunday and so they said theyd do it and come Sunday morning there was Carmen and her son in the chapel with the member family that drove them to church and she loved the services and afterword told Elder Snow that she loves the idea about the young mens program and wants her son Fransisco to be part of it and she is excited to come back next week. and were pretty sure that if she gets baptized, her 14 yr old son will as well, maybe the same day or the 7th.
Thats the main idea of the story, there are lots more cool stuff she has told us about how basically God has prepared her for this moment to know the Gospel, this experience has strengthened alot our testimonies of praying with faith and not doubting and after making the prayers of faith, going after every opportunity that is presented so that the promise is completed, cuz God will put his part in completing his promises, if it is that we have faith in him. He is a God of miracles and we just have to be determined to have the faith and follow Him.
So thats the basics of the many experiences were having with specific prayers and were looking forward with lots of enthusiasm and faith towards what is to come in our area and in the zone, trying to help all experience the same marvelous works God can do.
Were having fun and working hard and seeing some success so life is great, our zone is getting a good start off as well we have 3 weeks left in the change.
Elder Hobbs
This last week was really busy for us, Tuesday we had 3 interviews in 2 different areas far away that took alot of time. Wednesday was zone class in the morning Thursday we went to Aldama, a town about 2 hours away, in the morning and didnt get back to the until 4 so we were fretting just a little how we hadnt been spending enough time in our area to really work it and produce results, but i tried trusting that even though we had other responsibilities to attend to , God was going to bless us and help us out.
Friday in the morning I remembered i hadn't tried doing a really specific prayer for about a week and decided that I had to do it, so I prayed hard and told God that we were going to do the activities that we had planned to do so i said "let it be that as we are in search for these contacts, we find a house with the door open and possibly music playing, let it be that a lady or person is elect that will go to church this weekend and could be baptized in this change"
So as we left the house, I told my companion that I had made this prayer and that we should look for it as we are working. As we arrived in the colonia , we went looking for the investigator and she wasnt home so we started our journey for the contacts we had planned as the back up plan. and it wasnt more than 10 houses down the same street that I seen a door open so I ran up to it and said good afternoon and there was a lady inside washing clothes, we offered to help she said no and came out to shake our hands (her name is Carmen) and said she didnt have time she had to pick her kid up from school at 12:45pm and I seen my watch 12:15pm so i said " well how about if talk for a half hour and come back another time" she accepted and we sat down and taught to her needs basing ourselves in the first lesson and she liked it. at the end we invited her to a baptismal service that same day at 6pm and we offered to swing by and take her there and she said yes so when we came back at 5pm, (cuz our church is about 4omin away) she was there waiting for us in a dress and her 14 yr old son dressed up as well in a white shirt. We went she liked it and we set a return appt. for Saturday at the same time and when we came back she read the assignment of the introduction of the Book of Mormon and the testimonies of the witnesses and Joseph Smith, she had a few doubts we answered her questions and she was just loving everything and making really good comments and said " if someone wants to join your church, how long would they have to wait to be able to join?" and we said "you mean to be baptized?" and she said "yes" we gave her a brief explanation that not that long ya just need to have desires and know the basics and go to church a few times and be commited to stay so she says ok and then we put the baptismal date for the 31st of march and she accepted it and then started to say stuff like " oh ive known ive needed to do this for a long time, to be baptized but now i think its the moment, and ive been waiting for this, im older now and its time, I just want to be sure about it" so we invited her to church and congradulated her and bore testimony and shes really excited so we set up the return appt. and leaving we found an hna. member and we had her come to the house of Carmen to present herself and offer to give her a ride to church on sunday and so they said theyd do it and come Sunday morning there was Carmen and her son in the chapel with the member family that drove them to church and she loved the services and afterword told Elder Snow that she loves the idea about the young mens program and wants her son Fransisco to be part of it and she is excited to come back next week. and were pretty sure that if she gets baptized, her 14 yr old son will as well, maybe the same day or the 7th.
Thats the main idea of the story, there are lots more cool stuff she has told us about how basically God has prepared her for this moment to know the Gospel, this experience has strengthened alot our testimonies of praying with faith and not doubting and after making the prayers of faith, going after every opportunity that is presented so that the promise is completed, cuz God will put his part in completing his promises, if it is that we have faith in him. He is a God of miracles and we just have to be determined to have the faith and follow Him.
So thats the basics of the many experiences were having with specific prayers and were looking forward with lots of enthusiasm and faith towards what is to come in our area and in the zone, trying to help all experience the same marvelous works God can do.
Were having fun and working hard and seeing some success so life is great, our zone is getting a good start off as well we have 3 weeks left in the change.
Elder Hobbs
Monday, March 12, 2012
March 12
Visit from Elder Tenorio and his wife.
We had another great week this week. and really busy with leadership meetings, divisions, baptismal interviews, and trying to work in our area. I really am liking it here, I miss Tantoyuca a little bit, but this is a really good area and ward and the church and its functions are almost like back home.
On the 21 of April Elder Anderson from the 12 is coming to visit our mission, its going to be awesome. As well everyone from my generation is getting flight plans lined up for the 28th of June that we are going to be coming home cuz in this same week the new mision president is coming in and Pres. Call is leaving so he wants to get us all ready to go before he leaves on the 30th that seems like its coming way fast and it gives me the urgent desire to work harder and finish out with a bang in this area and with my zone.
Our ward missionary leader just got put in a little while ago, he's a big guy probably pushing 300"sh and is cool and made me a cake for my birthday.
love you all bye
Elder Hobbs
We had another great week this week. and really busy with leadership meetings, divisions, baptismal interviews, and trying to work in our area. I really am liking it here, I miss Tantoyuca a little bit, but this is a really good area and ward and the church and its functions are almost like back home.
On the 21 of April Elder Anderson from the 12 is coming to visit our mission, its going to be awesome. As well everyone from my generation is getting flight plans lined up for the 28th of June that we are going to be coming home cuz in this same week the new mision president is coming in and Pres. Call is leaving so he wants to get us all ready to go before he leaves on the 30th that seems like its coming way fast and it gives me the urgent desire to work harder and finish out with a bang in this area and with my zone.
Our ward missionary leader just got put in a little while ago, he's a big guy probably pushing 300"sh and is cool and made me a cake for my birthday.
love you all bye
Elder Hobbs
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
March 4th-Happy Birthday Sam!!
My new area and comp is pretty awesome. I'm in a ward that is actually almost twice as big as the others I've been in, my comp says there s about 160 in sacrament meeting and supposedly there are quite a bit of members that work and pass references so thats cool. My comp is my first Gringo comp in the mission. Elder Snow from Washington state, I have one more change in the mission than him, and we get along really well.
Last week Elder Tenorio came and talked about how to pray with more faith and the story of Abrahams servant in Genisis 24 and We actually have tried the conditional praying like Elder Tenorio talked about and have had quite a few experiences this week with it. example, I prayed one morning saying the escogido is going to live in a house that has roof over the front patio with a dark colored portón and its going to be a lady and shes going to be nice but the first time we ask her if we can teach her shes going to give us a lame excuse why she can't but on the second time we ask her, she´ll let us in and we´ll teach her under her patio roof on the otherside of the porton. and frideay morning we went contacting and found a couple in the morning , and thought, "well maybe that wasnt the right description or condition I gave, cuz these two didn't meet the requirement" and as the first part of the day went on, we were looking for someone else in a different colonia and I seen a house that could fit the requirement and contacted it and out came a lady, Veronica, and the rest fell through as I had prayed, she said she was busy and rejected, but the second time I insisted after testifying and saying we would only use 15min of her time now and we´ll come back another day with more time to talk more and she accepted and we only used 15 min to share an idea of lesson one and put a return date with her.
i honestly have loved all my mission and the people, investigators and everything, but I feel like so far this is the most postive well balanced ward that actually works and functions appropriately so im excited!
Elder Hobbs
Last week Elder Tenorio came and talked about how to pray with more faith and the story of Abrahams servant in Genisis 24 and We actually have tried the conditional praying like Elder Tenorio talked about and have had quite a few experiences this week with it. example, I prayed one morning saying the escogido is going to live in a house that has roof over the front patio with a dark colored portón and its going to be a lady and shes going to be nice but the first time we ask her if we can teach her shes going to give us a lame excuse why she can't but on the second time we ask her, she´ll let us in and we´ll teach her under her patio roof on the otherside of the porton. and frideay morning we went contacting and found a couple in the morning , and thought, "well maybe that wasnt the right description or condition I gave, cuz these two didn't meet the requirement" and as the first part of the day went on, we were looking for someone else in a different colonia and I seen a house that could fit the requirement and contacted it and out came a lady, Veronica, and the rest fell through as I had prayed, she said she was busy and rejected, but the second time I insisted after testifying and saying we would only use 15min of her time now and we´ll come back another day with more time to talk more and she accepted and we only used 15 min to share an idea of lesson one and put a return date with her.
i honestly have loved all my mission and the people, investigators and everything, but I feel like so far this is the most postive well balanced ward that actually works and functions appropriately so im excited!
Elder Hobbs
Monday, February 27, 2012
February 27
Good afternoonn buenas tardes familia Hobbs y bienvenidos a todos que nos acompañan a conocer la potestad de la Mision Mexico Tampico en su gran Gloria.
Changes were anounced to us Sunday night at like 10pm, I got the phone call from President Call at 8:30 that he was changing me to a city close by Tampico to be Zone Leader again, so thats the new assignment, in la zona bosque. It took a long time to pack my bags, with the articles and books I've acquired in the mission and one of my suitcases probably weighed 100 lbs at least. I got 3 hours of rest in my bed with my missionary clothes on from packing and then having to get up at 4:30 to go buy a ticket for the bus so they wouldn't run out.
We werent able to get baptisms in, but I had some very special opportunities this week. I did divisions with my eldees and on Thursday we went into Tampico to listen to a training meeting with Elder Tenorio, the 2nd counselour of the Area Presidency and it was awesome, he shared some interesting stories about the power of prayer, thats what Pres. Call has tried to install in us lately is to have lots of faith and invoke the powers of the Heavens in the work. I loved the capacitation. and on the bus ride home, President Call called me to tell me my little grandma Sara from Victoria was going through the Temple on Saturday to recieve her endownment and that she had invfited and wanted me to attend. I had to pay for the bus rides and all that but it was way worth it. I cannot describe how I felt to see her and the whole thing was extremely special, I dont have time to write it all. The whole experience going to the temple and with her there to see her again and to kjnow that she being an old lady is enduring and doing what is necessary to achieve such a grand goal. It makes me cry to know about it.
Now I'm in Tampico, I said goodbye to some people and left my mark on the members and converts in Tantoyuca and this possibly is my last area and chance to do it.
I love the work and know that its the only true joy we can find in this life, to serve our Father
Elder Hobbs
Changes were anounced to us Sunday night at like 10pm, I got the phone call from President Call at 8:30 that he was changing me to a city close by Tampico to be Zone Leader again, so thats the new assignment, in la zona bosque. It took a long time to pack my bags, with the articles and books I've acquired in the mission and one of my suitcases probably weighed 100 lbs at least. I got 3 hours of rest in my bed with my missionary clothes on from packing and then having to get up at 4:30 to go buy a ticket for the bus so they wouldn't run out.
We werent able to get baptisms in, but I had some very special opportunities this week. I did divisions with my eldees and on Thursday we went into Tampico to listen to a training meeting with Elder Tenorio, the 2nd counselour of the Area Presidency and it was awesome, he shared some interesting stories about the power of prayer, thats what Pres. Call has tried to install in us lately is to have lots of faith and invoke the powers of the Heavens in the work. I loved the capacitation. and on the bus ride home, President Call called me to tell me my little grandma Sara from Victoria was going through the Temple on Saturday to recieve her endownment and that she had invfited and wanted me to attend. I had to pay for the bus rides and all that but it was way worth it. I cannot describe how I felt to see her and the whole thing was extremely special, I dont have time to write it all. The whole experience going to the temple and with her there to see her again and to kjnow that she being an old lady is enduring and doing what is necessary to achieve such a grand goal. It makes me cry to know about it.
Now I'm in Tampico, I said goodbye to some people and left my mark on the members and converts in Tantoyuca and this possibly is my last area and chance to do it.
I love the work and know that its the only true joy we can find in this life, to serve our Father
Elder Hobbs
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
February 21st
Yes we were able to baptize Roberto this week, he was super excited as well and wants to be a good servant of our Lord. Life is great, it seems like the bigger the trial, the bigger the blessing that is around the corner. Roberto said good bye to his Christian church were he was active for 15 years and told them he was leaving and not coming back. The power of the holy ghost worked alot with him, he completely understands now the truth and wants to follow it and guide his childeren to it.
These are some pictures, the banana was a two in one bargain, I seen it and had to buy and eat it, maybe its going to make me a mutant missionary like its a mutant banana , The stamp on our arms is the stamp that they give us when we go to the jail to visit our ward missionary leader that has been there for a month now. We have to hold our weekly missioanary correlation meeting with him in jail. jk , we just go to visit him to encourage him. They put him in cuz he was caught drivng a stolen car that one of his "friends" lended him and the justice system here is your guilty until proven inocent, and they have no evidence against him, but not enough for him. but he´s doing fine, its a big tragedy, cuz he is one of the best bretheren in the ward that wants to work in the Lords vineyard, so he is preaching the gospel to all the inmates.
And the other picture is robertos baptism and two of his 5 kids that were there.
Who knows if this is my last week, we´ll find out on Saturday, have a great week, love you all
Elder Hobbs
These are some pictures, the banana was a two in one bargain, I seen it and had to buy and eat it, maybe its going to make me a mutant missionary like its a mutant banana , The stamp on our arms is the stamp that they give us when we go to the jail to visit our ward missionary leader that has been there for a month now. We have to hold our weekly missioanary correlation meeting with him in jail. jk , we just go to visit him to encourage him. They put him in cuz he was caught drivng a stolen car that one of his "friends" lended him and the justice system here is your guilty until proven inocent, and they have no evidence against him, but not enough for him. but he´s doing fine, its a big tragedy, cuz he is one of the best bretheren in the ward that wants to work in the Lords vineyard, so he is preaching the gospel to all the inmates.
And the other picture is robertos baptism and two of his 5 kids that were there.
Who knows if this is my last week, we´ll find out on Saturday, have a great week, love you all
Elder Hobbs
Saturday, February 18, 2012
February 13
Good Afternoon family. Im fine, my letter will be short, this last week rained everyday and has been quite cold, definitly not close to freezing 32 degrees, but cold for everyone and for me now that ive been used to being in an oven, with even a little cold gets to me as well.
We had an alright week, Roberto is coming along progressing, he wants to be baptized by the priesthood and is looking forward to it on Saturday, and with this other family were preparing them for the 25th.
On the 17th were going to have a zone class with President Call, and the 23rd a zone conference with Elder Tenorio from the 70s, I'm going to ask him to say hi to my cousin Elder Hancock in Cuernavaca the next time he heads out that way.
Hey I want dad to send me pictures of his wood shop and the work I welded for him in the Treehouse and maybe some creations that he has made at the Treehouse or his shop, people here don't believe me when I tell them I am from the farm and I welded and worked wood as well, but I need them by Monday because next week might be my last week here.
We keep seeing constant opposition to the work but as well constant progress and miracles that are happening in this change with us and investigators.
Love you all and have a great week
Elder Hobbs reporting from Tantoyuka Mexico
We had an alright week, Roberto is coming along progressing, he wants to be baptized by the priesthood and is looking forward to it on Saturday, and with this other family were preparing them for the 25th.
On the 17th were going to have a zone class with President Call, and the 23rd a zone conference with Elder Tenorio from the 70s, I'm going to ask him to say hi to my cousin Elder Hancock in Cuernavaca the next time he heads out that way.
Hey I want dad to send me pictures of his wood shop and the work I welded for him in the Treehouse and maybe some creations that he has made at the Treehouse or his shop, people here don't believe me when I tell them I am from the farm and I welded and worked wood as well, but I need them by Monday because next week might be my last week here.
We keep seeing constant opposition to the work but as well constant progress and miracles that are happening in this change with us and investigators.
Love you all and have a great week
Elder Hobbs reporting from Tantoyuka Mexico
Monday, February 6, 2012
February 6
We had a great week this week, quite a few miracles in our area with investigators. We have 3 baptisms planned for the 18th Roberto, Jose Isaac and Ana Karen. and we may be placing other fechas with Joses wife Areceli and the two sons of Roberto for the following week.
Roberto is a christian brother that is deciding to become a latter day saint, Im extremely excited for him. He´s about 38 and has 5 children from 19 to his two twin sons who are 14 and his wife died about 13 yrs ago, he´s single and is great. We found him the 11th or 12th of December in the nightime going home. I remember that that day we set a goal to do like 20 street contacts or something and all 9 that I had done were not looking promising at all, and that was if they accepted us. It was late, Sunday night, we needed to get home to pass the weekly numbers but I didnt want to go in the house until we got our goal, and with the suprising results, I contacted Roberto about 20 yds from arriving home and accepted to hear us even though he is/was a different religion and so we started working with him. He´s gone to church now 4 times, is reading in 1 Nephi 17 and has told us he believes the church is true and wants to be baptized by the priesthood because he understands that its necesary even though he was baptized yrs ago in his christian church. Last night we watched Joseph Smith: profet of the restorationg and he bore his testimony to us that he knows he was a profet of God and that the church is the only true church of God and it has been manifested unto him by the power of the Holy Ghost, it was awesome to hear him.
In these days, I've been changing the way I pray, being positive even through the strange trials that have happened here and recieving good impressions from our Father to help out these investigators and getting things going here in the rama, and our district. I love the work and dont want to leave this rama or the people here.
The mission is like a dream, my eyes have been opened to a world of power and miracles that I never knew existed before, even being born in the church. When we seek we find and if we apply and act when we find, God can make miracles and its more than astronaumical, its Godly. He is great.
I love you all I hope you all are doing well and repenting and reading the BOM and PMG so you know how to be instruments in our Makers hands and help Him help others out and you all can feel His love through His service.
My love and deepest desire of your well being be with you all
Elder Hobbs
Roberto is a christian brother that is deciding to become a latter day saint, Im extremely excited for him. He´s about 38 and has 5 children from 19 to his two twin sons who are 14 and his wife died about 13 yrs ago, he´s single and is great. We found him the 11th or 12th of December in the nightime going home. I remember that that day we set a goal to do like 20 street contacts or something and all 9 that I had done were not looking promising at all, and that was if they accepted us. It was late, Sunday night, we needed to get home to pass the weekly numbers but I didnt want to go in the house until we got our goal, and with the suprising results, I contacted Roberto about 20 yds from arriving home and accepted to hear us even though he is/was a different religion and so we started working with him. He´s gone to church now 4 times, is reading in 1 Nephi 17 and has told us he believes the church is true and wants to be baptized by the priesthood because he understands that its necesary even though he was baptized yrs ago in his christian church. Last night we watched Joseph Smith: profet of the restorationg and he bore his testimony to us that he knows he was a profet of God and that the church is the only true church of God and it has been manifested unto him by the power of the Holy Ghost, it was awesome to hear him.
In these days, I've been changing the way I pray, being positive even through the strange trials that have happened here and recieving good impressions from our Father to help out these investigators and getting things going here in the rama, and our district. I love the work and dont want to leave this rama or the people here.
The mission is like a dream, my eyes have been opened to a world of power and miracles that I never knew existed before, even being born in the church. When we seek we find and if we apply and act when we find, God can make miracles and its more than astronaumical, its Godly. He is great.
I love you all I hope you all are doing well and repenting and reading the BOM and PMG so you know how to be instruments in our Makers hands and help Him help others out and you all can feel His love through His service.
My love and deepest desire of your well being be with you all
Elder Hobbs
Monday, January 30, 2012
Jan. 30th
Thats fun for all the lovebirds in utah, BIG DAVE , Jake Maisie and Jacee. I got the Christmas package and a few letters it seems like, I loved seeing the pictures you sent me and especially the pictures that are really blurry and you can only distinguish who the people are for their bodybuild, I being the buffest, Jake the tallest and the other shapes and forms of the rest of the family. I loved seeing Grandpas picture, and actually we just had interviews that were different than usual, we did them as a zone and we watched 17 miracles as a zone, it was cool, it was a little corny and cheesy but I really liked it. The miracles were amazing and there were a few times I got a bit emotional with a few scenes to think what they went through and what happened and how merciful God was with them , even throughout their problems. it has been part of the plan to watch the movie, that is the plan of Pres. Call and our 90 days of Consagration program that we are doing, looking for our own 17 miracles I felt like "Levi Savage" had a few mess ups but yet always kickin´ .
There has been quite a bit of unusual trials that have happened , a few every week for the past 2 weeks, it has been difficult but there also have been things to cheer for. I think the Lord really is going to put me to trial with this goal I have. and has.
Well love you all, keep serving the lord with all your heart might mind and strength and read the BoM. Jake should be reading everday and studying Preach my Gospel.
Love Elder Hobbs
There has been quite a bit of unusual trials that have happened , a few every week for the past 2 weeks, it has been difficult but there also have been things to cheer for. I think the Lord really is going to put me to trial with this goal I have. and has.
Well love you all, keep serving the lord with all your heart might mind and strength and read the BoM. Jake should be reading everday and studying Preach my Gospel.
Love Elder Hobbs
Monday, January 23, 2012
January 23
Guess what? I got the letter from Grandpa Val, it reminded me of all the scriptures in the BOM that talk about how when the BOM was going to come out and be translated that it would be like as if the words came out speaking from the dust, cuz thats what it seemed like when I read it, I felt more like it was a reassurance like talking to me that he went on and its alright because there is more after this life, even though it was addressed to his aunt talking about his uncle that had died. It was neat I liked reading it, it was like a little reminder from him like "hey im still here, ya better do wut yer supose to do" . I also got a letter from my good friend Cole Q, miss him! A DearElder from uncle Brad Hobbs, and by the way all that is going on with Alex´s mission is crazy awesome, to think that he is going where the Word has never really been, it will seem to be a bit harder than normal but the truth is it will be a really huge blessing for Alex and the people there, imagine the miracles that could happen. I'm excited for him and also slightly jealous, ha ha, hes a good kid.
I got the Christmas letter for the Nielsons, its awesome Mythanne got married, she looks really content in the picture, I'm happy for her. But the truth it seems weird its like everyone is growing up and moving on in life when it seems not too long ago that we were all in high school and Jake and Maisie and Jacee were little childeren and I about gagged when someone asked me a while back if I had brothers and sisters and how old they were and I said one is going to turn 19 and other 17! I was just there paciando.
We went into Tampico on Thursday night, we left at 6 and got there at 10:30, it was really late, there were security blocks in the freeway so it took an extra 1 1/2 hr to get in there. We had a follow up training meeting to do with the new misisoneros that we are training , I saw some good friends there, Elder Cook, Willmore, Murga and few others. And I got a huge exciting notice. A convert from Victoria is going through the temple on the 28th to be sealed for all time and eternity with her new return missionary husband. and I think I am going to be able to go to see it, I just need to find out at what time and the travel plans and use my own money to go in, I am going to be so excited if I can go. Elder Bante even might come up from Oaxaca to be there.
I found out that a family I had taught in Mante got baptized, a family of 4 and the grandparents are preparing to be baptised, and that 2 other references that I had given to other missionaries got baptized as well and that one of them I gave a card of Jesus Christ that has my name and my comps name on the back and she has it hanging up in her house, supposedly she is a great convert as well, I contacted her in the street in front of my house one day. Its really amazing how simple things that seem like they wont ever work out can turn up being huge miracles in peoples lives, it seems like there has been quite a few of those in the past year, moments where I feel like nothing is working, but keep going on and even if there isn't alot of hope I still do it, and then there is a big milagro around the corner, thats why we just got to keep on keepin on until the end. endure to the end, and with all diligence, trying to do as many small and simple things with the hope that something will come out of it.
I love you all and wish that you could all do your part completing the small and simple things, like read the bom, and magnify your callings
Elder Hobbs
I got the Christmas letter for the Nielsons, its awesome Mythanne got married, she looks really content in the picture, I'm happy for her. But the truth it seems weird its like everyone is growing up and moving on in life when it seems not too long ago that we were all in high school and Jake and Maisie and Jacee were little childeren and I about gagged when someone asked me a while back if I had brothers and sisters and how old they were and I said one is going to turn 19 and other 17! I was just there paciando.
We went into Tampico on Thursday night, we left at 6 and got there at 10:30, it was really late, there were security blocks in the freeway so it took an extra 1 1/2 hr to get in there. We had a follow up training meeting to do with the new misisoneros that we are training , I saw some good friends there, Elder Cook, Willmore, Murga and few others. And I got a huge exciting notice. A convert from Victoria is going through the temple on the 28th to be sealed for all time and eternity with her new return missionary husband. and I think I am going to be able to go to see it, I just need to find out at what time and the travel plans and use my own money to go in, I am going to be so excited if I can go. Elder Bante even might come up from Oaxaca to be there.
I found out that a family I had taught in Mante got baptized, a family of 4 and the grandparents are preparing to be baptised, and that 2 other references that I had given to other missionaries got baptized as well and that one of them I gave a card of Jesus Christ that has my name and my comps name on the back and she has it hanging up in her house, supposedly she is a great convert as well, I contacted her in the street in front of my house one day. Its really amazing how simple things that seem like they wont ever work out can turn up being huge miracles in peoples lives, it seems like there has been quite a few of those in the past year, moments where I feel like nothing is working, but keep going on and even if there isn't alot of hope I still do it, and then there is a big milagro around the corner, thats why we just got to keep on keepin on until the end. endure to the end, and with all diligence, trying to do as many small and simple things with the hope that something will come out of it.
I love you all and wish that you could all do your part completing the small and simple things, like read the bom, and magnify your callings
Elder Hobbs
Monday, January 16, 2012
January 16
Today are changes, I'm staying here with my comp for a change more. Elder Merrill left, and his new companion is from Mexico, so I'm going to be the only white guy in the house. It is cool, it might help me forget my English. We had a good week for work, but as well lots of challenges have faced us and were trying to truck it through. As a mission we are doing a program of 90 days, it is called 90 days of consecration and were going to write down the 17 miracles that we´ll recieve if we are diligent and follow the plan and in a few weeks were going to watch the movie 17 miracles in interviews so that will be cool. We had a family of three and another guy in church on Sunday, that was a miracle, the family is progressing well and the guy, were excited for them. We are planning a few actions to take in the rama with the pres. de rama so that we can work better and things can happen.
It is amazing the scriptures say for small and simple things, great things come to pass, because its the truth, be it for good or for bad, and thats what should give us the drive to be diligent with the aspect of God and the gospel. it is necesary that every member reads the book of mormon and prays and reads. You cannot complete or magnify your calling without reading the scriptures and truly recieving direction from him. He is the only one that knows how to do His work, so we got to learn it from Him and be willing to do it. Its so sad to see members that have knowledge in the church, but yet dont want to serve, it means the knowledge they have, they dont comprehend it, because if it were that way, they would work, cuz they would know that they dont receive any reward after this life if they dont do anything productive for our Father in this life. Everything is based on the love we have for him and for others.
I love my mission and the opportunity to be here in Tantoyuca, I have never felt so meaningful in my life, I belong here, I have to do it and I really dont want to leave. I love you all alot and i just hope that you all understand the importance of being a doer of the word and not only a hearer or knower, there are so many blessings and miracles that can be recieved
Elder Hobbs
It is amazing the scriptures say for small and simple things, great things come to pass, because its the truth, be it for good or for bad, and thats what should give us the drive to be diligent with the aspect of God and the gospel. it is necesary that every member reads the book of mormon and prays and reads. You cannot complete or magnify your calling without reading the scriptures and truly recieving direction from him. He is the only one that knows how to do His work, so we got to learn it from Him and be willing to do it. Its so sad to see members that have knowledge in the church, but yet dont want to serve, it means the knowledge they have, they dont comprehend it, because if it were that way, they would work, cuz they would know that they dont receive any reward after this life if they dont do anything productive for our Father in this life. Everything is based on the love we have for him and for others.
I love my mission and the opportunity to be here in Tantoyuca, I have never felt so meaningful in my life, I belong here, I have to do it and I really dont want to leave. I love you all alot and i just hope that you all understand the importance of being a doer of the word and not only a hearer or knower, there are so many blessings and miracles that can be recieved
Elder Hobbs
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Happy New Year!
We had a great week, I just want to say how grateful I am to be here in Tantoyuca, I´ve loved it, we´ve had some success with baptisms, some coming up, and with really great converts as well, the branch likes us and the leaders here do almost whatever we ask, the hermana Hilda that we baptised nov. 12 is the gospel principles teacher, she´s the one that read the BoM in 3 weeks before her baptism, gospel principle book, and Doctrine and Covenants and pearl of great price so far. she prepared the class really well, it was her first time on sunday and everyone loved it, incluiding herself. Marcelino and Simona are chugging along as well, theyve been so blessed, Marcelino had an Alma conversion, from a world of drugs, beatings and problems, he is now a faithful church goer and providing what he can for his family type of guy studying from the Book of Mormon everyday.
Our new ward misionary leader is awesome, his name is "Brother" Rosendo, he´s about 60 ish but full of energy, he wants to save the world, he loves people and loves visiting them and wants to work alot , so we´re going to work him. He was baptised about 10 or 11 months ago and just wants to serve the Lord with all his heart might mind and strength. Im really excited to see him start to work this ward misionary plan, he´ll do great. he comes with us to visit people and does really well, he doesnt change the topic we are teaching and doesnt teach deep doctrine that investigators just dont understand. he is almost perfect. He understands really well the atonement and feels its effects.
We have two men investigators that are looking pretty good and the two of them we found by doing contacts on the street. one of them weve been teaching for about 3 weeks and is progressing well and the other we just found. I did divisions with Elder Fletcher, he´s from hyrum-logan area, he went to mtn, crest high. He´s been a zone leader here since i got into Tantoyuca and he´s actually the one that contacted this new guy that looks pretty prepared. Its just difficult sometimes when We as missionaries, who are "full-time teachers", have to spend alot of time finding new investigators because the "full-time finders", the members of the Church, dont find anyone for us. that could be a new years resolution for you all, find someone thats chosen and give the reference to the misionaries. Our Father in Heaven will be more than pleased for your service.
and thats good that there is a temple preparing class, i never went to that if it existed, they just gave me the pamphlet booklet and i read about 15 pages the same day in the car right before i took my endowment out and just to let you know, I had no idea what was going on, maybe the classes will help you out jake. and listen and study that stuff, its sacred and important and the more you understand before you go, the more spiritual and special will be the experience.
I have recieved letters from saren, maisie, jake and levi and the dearelder for the month of diciembre i imagine, i havent read it yet. Ive like reading from the four of you about your lives and the good advise you give.
the pictures are my black shoes that have been gradually decomposing, im going to send them to the soles replaced for less than 20 bucks, and the one of them is tthe day marcelino and simona were married with their little girl leysi areli and our beloved ward misionary leader BROTHER Rosendo, they look at him like their grandfather, and at me like their dad.
Our new ward misionary leader is awesome, his name is "Brother" Rosendo, he´s about 60 ish but full of energy, he wants to save the world, he loves people and loves visiting them and wants to work alot , so we´re going to work him. He was baptised about 10 or 11 months ago and just wants to serve the Lord with all his heart might mind and strength. Im really excited to see him start to work this ward misionary plan, he´ll do great. he comes with us to visit people and does really well, he doesnt change the topic we are teaching and doesnt teach deep doctrine that investigators just dont understand. he is almost perfect. He understands really well the atonement and feels its effects.
We have two men investigators that are looking pretty good and the two of them we found by doing contacts on the street. one of them weve been teaching for about 3 weeks and is progressing well and the other we just found. I did divisions with Elder Fletcher, he´s from hyrum-logan area, he went to mtn, crest high. He´s been a zone leader here since i got into Tantoyuca and he´s actually the one that contacted this new guy that looks pretty prepared. Its just difficult sometimes when We as missionaries, who are "full-time teachers", have to spend alot of time finding new investigators because the "full-time finders", the members of the Church, dont find anyone for us. that could be a new years resolution for you all, find someone thats chosen and give the reference to the misionaries. Our Father in Heaven will be more than pleased for your service.
and thats good that there is a temple preparing class, i never went to that if it existed, they just gave me the pamphlet booklet and i read about 15 pages the same day in the car right before i took my endowment out and just to let you know, I had no idea what was going on, maybe the classes will help you out jake. and listen and study that stuff, its sacred and important and the more you understand before you go, the more spiritual and special will be the experience.
I have recieved letters from saren, maisie, jake and levi and the dearelder for the month of diciembre i imagine, i havent read it yet. Ive like reading from the four of you about your lives and the good advise you give.
the pictures are my black shoes that have been gradually decomposing, im going to send them to the soles replaced for less than 20 bucks, and the one of them is tthe day marcelino and simona were married with their little girl leysi areli and our beloved ward misionary leader BROTHER Rosendo, they look at him like their grandfather, and at me like their dad.
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