Week 84 - Happiness Week

"Happiness must be earned day to day, but it is worth the effort" -Ezra Taft Benson
Just wanted to start out with a quote! realized how true it was this week. Well my whole mission. That is true happiness! And I am glad to have finally found it.
The mission is awesome. I wish I didn't suck so much with these updates week to week haha i just struggle writing. This week was good. just super busy! which makes it fun. had some baptismal interviews to do. Had exchanges too so work in the area was limited. Then on Wednesday came down with some sickness and still battling it so it has been a week full of adventure and just trying to keep the energy up so we didn't lose any work. Mission accomplished! The enabling power of the atonement is real.
My comp is transferring tomorrow. That was a quick 6 weeks... Time is flying by. its scary! I am loving life right now :) haha its fun. These people are awesome. I have been blessed with some great souls in my life. Work is doing good. just finding and teaching and hoping it just leads to baptism. I just love to see how much this gospel helps people. How much hope and peace it can give a person. There is nothing better for us other than this gospel.
Each day we are giving a choice. A choice to do what we please. And each day we will receive things because of those choices. So today choose to serve someone. Choose to smile. Choose to laugh. And see where it takes you. Happiness is just around the corner :) love you all! I leave you with a scripture 1 Cor 1:27. Until next time my family.

Week 83 -Professor Week

Week was up and down! but still a good week. Every week is a good week as a missionary. So its good. Work is coming. Time is flying. The ward is awesome. Got no complaints.
We went to the beach this morning! been a while. It has been raining a ton this past week. I dont wanna buy a umbrella which led to be being drenched everyday. You would think people would feel for you but they just smiled and let me know that is was raining hahaha classic.
So our 70 year old professor is progressing amazingly! It is kind of crazy how prepared he is. He teaches at a college here and this past week he invited all of his students to his baptism in March. And now he wants us to teach at his school. have a little workshop for the teachers and students. He is just super prepared. Huge blessing. Feels good to see someone just get how important this gospel is :) he said on Sunday "Even though im 70 years old, i now feel young because of this gospel." Nothing better.
Life is good! just chuggin along. The mission has been the biggest blessing of my life. I have learned that everything just works out. Even though we don't get things, everything just all works out. So just trust. Do what you can do and trust. Love you guys. thanks for everything. I leave you with a scripture D&C 136:32-33. Until next time friends.

Week 82 - Cookies Week

Since I have sucked writing letters the past couple of weeks I will try to do better this week. The week was good! Super exhausting.. I feel dead haha the lack of sleep has been getting to me. This week was just super busy. We had a meeting again in Naga. Then Exchanges with the Assistants, then Zone training and interviews were tied into that. Tie in another exchange and some baptismal interviews. Just all added up. But its good to be busy! So I'lll take it.
Interviews with President was a huge blessing. Just helped me out a ton! helped me figure things out that I needed to figure out. And talking to Sister Reeder is also a huge blessing! she is the best. haha the sweetest ever.

The work is coming along! We had our 70 year old investigator come to church. He is a professor here at a college. 70 years old and still teaching! he is super golden. Just super prepared. the only struggle has been getting him to church. And he finally came! So let the progression continue :) the mission is awesome.

Life is good! time is flying by way too quick... But that is what makes it enjoyable! makes me appreciate each day I have. I love you all! I ate balot this week... Wasn't as bad as I thought! but I won't eat it again maybe haha all is well. I leave you with a scripture! D&C 64:33. Until next time folks.

Week 81 - What Week

This week fly by. I have no time... Things are great.  I Love life! The mission is the best. so grateful to be here. I leave you with a scripture. 1 Nephi 6:4. Until next time folks.

Week 80 - Another Week

No time and don't know what to write haha things are good! I love the mission. I love life! Time is going by way too quick... cool things of the week. I ate stingray and snail. I freeze every night cuz its cold. This cat has a mustache. Love you all! I leave you with a scripture John 5:30. Until next time peeps.

Week 79 - Going Back Week

I have no time! im sorry! I am here in Labo. My new comp is E. Esteves. He is my batch! He is the guy i took the pic with last week that i sent haha foreshadow a little bit..

I am pumped to be here! This area is right next to my first area. So that is super cool! and I am just loving it here. haha Work is going by really good We spent all week finding and had some success. We have just been trying to talk to as many people as possible and it has been working. We have some really really cool potential families lined up and hopefully they will see what this gospel can do for their family! Nothing better than getting the chance to be with your family for forever.

We had a bagyo hit again yesterday. Rain and winds. nothing too bad. Messed with church tho. but luckily we were still able to make tt to church and even had an investigator show up! Boom. I'll take it.

The only bad thing that is there is still a brown out! so it just messes up the sced.. But we are making it work! This morning they had this burger challenge. Eating a burger and fries in 3 minutes and if you do it you get it for free.. Food always taste better when it is free..

I love life! love the mission! love the new area! wouldnt wanna be anywhere else. I have never been more tired haha but its worth it. I leave you all with a scripture. D&C42:61. Until next time folks.

Week 78 - Breezy Week

Each week just gets harder and harder to write here... Big news! I'm transferred. Weird. The past 4 months here have flown by! Always hard to leave an area and this one won't different.

This week was super busy! Too much happened and I am too lazy to write it all haha Meetings, exchanges, Area Broadcast and a lot of finding. I'm gonna miss this place! It has been really chilly too at night so my sleep has been prime. No electric fan! ive been cold for the first time in a long time. We rode a train too! that was different and cool.

Our Family investigator is doing awesome! Still coming to church! So ready to be baptized. Sucks that i won't see it happen but I still feel way blessed to have gotten the chance to teach them. They are legit! there really is nothing better than seeing how the gospel changes people's lives. That is what it is all about.

Love you all! Time is ticking... Let's see where life takes us! I leave you with a scripture D&C 35:24. Until next time family.