Wow dad you scared me with the golf story and Tyler and
all. Man I
still can't believe that Tyler got hit by a golf ball on the head...poor
guy. I'm really glad that he's okay though...man the way you explained
it and all freaked me out. That's pretty nuts that he got stapled in the
head. So he is doing alright? Let him know that he's in my prayers and
that I hope he gets well soon. Sounds like other than that, things went
pretty well this week for everybody. Mom good luck with clear creek and
all. I remember that I did go around making mischief, but that's kinda
just how I was as a kid haha. That's cool to hear about more mission
calls in the ward. He will leave just as I get back...wow he won't be
done until 2016!! Crazy. Year I'm pretty sure Tyler Cox will also get
back around the same time as me too because he was in the MTC with me.
Anyway this week was kinda rough. Like I mentioned
before, we dropped some investigators that weren't progressing and have
been looking for new ones. It's tough because we'll find some good ones
and they'll accept us and everything, but when we go back for another
visit they aren't there. There is obstacles in little towns, but it's
okay we'll keep working hard to find the chosen. Yeah mom we have been
working with the wards we have to do those activities about every two
weeks. They should work out pretty good. We did another on Friday, but
because of lack of communication with the ward and how fast it came up,
there wasn't much success this time. It's okay we learned from our
mistakes and we hope to do better next time. We did exchanges
(splits)...divisions whatever you what to call them with a companionship
that is in their training. I went there with the trainer Elder. We had a
great day. We were able to find two new families with a total of 7 new
investigators!! It was cool. Well the transfer has come to an end here.
SUPER FAST HUH? It seems like yesterday that I arrived here in Nealtican
with my new companion Elder Sanchez. Guess what? Elder Sanchez is transferring, so I will be receiving my 5th new companion in 5 transfers. I'm on
a streak right now. Maybe I smell bad or something...haha jus messin'.
This is a lot of changes in our zone here, so this week should be kinda
busy for us. We also have the mission council on Friday. It will be my
6th one now. It should be great as always.
Well it's good to hear from you guys each week. Keep up the good work guys. Dad
you reminded me to tell that story. It is a story that Elder Montoya
talked about in his talk at stake conference, and not from Bishop
Mendez. Just as he was finishing up his talk he said that he'd finish by
telling an experience and how this experience helps him understand the
Atonement of Christ. His youngest son is 25 or something and he said
that he was a trouble maker when he was a little kid. When he was 3
years old they were adding on to their house on the second floor. The
workers always left their equipment there tucked away each day, ready to
be used the next day. One day when on of the workers forgot to put away
a ladder, his son went exploring upstairs. He got up on the latter and
climbed to the top where he was trying to lift himself up onto a ledge
(behind him was an open space that went dropped down to the ground
outside). Suddenly the ladder fell and he was hanging for dear life. He
began to scream for help "Papi!" "Papi!" Help me!! Elder Montoya was
downstairs and was able to hear the cries of his son. He rushed to his aid
and just in time as the strength of his son was to give out, he arrived
to save him. He explained how glad he was to arrive and to be able to
save his son. He continued, another Father, and another Son were found
in a similar situation that dark night in Gethsemane. The Son suffered,
but so did the Father. As He hung in agony on the cross he cried out:
Eloi, Eloi, "Papi!" "Papi!" Why hast thou forsaken me? The Father
allowed His Son to suffer for each of us. As much as he may have wanted
to save him...he let it happen for the salvation of each one of us. I
felt really touched as we testified so boldly of the Atonement. I hope
you all can catch the Spirit of his testimony that day. I also know that
Jesus Christ is our Savior and friend. Anyway I hope you have a great
week!! Love you guys.
Con amor
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