March 26, 2018
hello! happy monday to everyone!
well, this was an awesome week for Elder De Guzman and I.
We have some really amazing investigators that I would like to tell you guys about.
There is this family named the familia Capuano. They are a family that the missionaries actually found before i got to the area. And pretty much, the dad, Julio, got baptized like 30 years ago, got the priesthood, and then went inactive for like 20 years. And the missionaries found him and his family. Then I got here, and we started teaching them. And I can truly testify to their conversion, because when i first got here they didn't really want anything and now they have a baptismal date for the 7th of April and they couldn't be more ready. Also the cool thing is that Julio lived in Los Angeles for like 15 years so he speaks perfect English. And their daughter Zoe, is 11 years old, and also speaks amazing English. I love this family so much! I can't wait for their baptism. Julio is going to be able to baptize his wife and daughter.
The second one is an investigator named Hebe Joanna. She is a special one. She is 18 years old, and has two kids! She had her first daughter at age 15 and her second child at 17. So she obviously hasn't made the best decisions in her life, but I can truly see her desire to change her life. And it's weird because her grandparents got baptized like 6 months ago and she NEVER ever wanted to listen to the missionaries. And then out of nowhere, she just said that she wants to change her life and start listening to us. So we gladly met with her and put a baptismal date last Sunday. She told us that she has never once felt peace in her life and that's what she would like. So we gave her a blessing, and ever since the blessing, she has been so happy to see us and to learn. I mean, shes still pretty shy but she is learning so much and changing her life.And she has the cutest kids in the world! But anyway, yeah I love Hebe. She even came to church yesterday. But she was super embarrassed because she has a ton of tattoos and she thought everybody was going to judge her. But it's whatever, shes excited to get baptized. We are also teaching her two other cousins Jade and Rubi. The three are all going to get baptized on the 14th of April.
The rest of our investigators are doing great, I'm really excited for the month of April. Honestly my investigators are the only thing that keep me going and keep me motivated right now. They are the best!
My ex-companion Elder Lomeli went home this week. It was sad, but I think the best for him. It was awesome because I asked president for permission to have Lomeli with me in my area for his last day in the mission. It was honestly the best. He started his mission with me, and ended his mission with me. Truly one of the best companions that I've had.
Anyway, my little message for today is for all of you to prepare for general conference this weekend. I'm not gonna lie, I did not really care about conference before my mission, but now it is literally what I look forward to. It's like an addiction. I don't know, maybe it's cause I'm a missionary, but I would just encourage all of you to do whatever you can to clear you schedules are prepare to receive revelation. Something that President Mecham talked about in our last zone conference was how to PREPARE to receive revelation. And it was pretty much because a ton of missionaries showed up late to the zone conference, and so he spoke on how we need to show up on time, and prepare to have the spirit with us and prepare to receive revelation. It's the same thing with general conference, we can't just expect to turn the tv on, on Saturday or Sunday morning and expect the heavens to speak to us. We need to be PREPARED. It is such a privilege we have to be able to hear the general authorities speak, and if we aren't prepared to listen and hear what they have to say, then it will be very hard to listen to the voice of the spirit. Some ways we can prepare is to first off have a specific question or various questions that we want answered. If we think and ponder and pray about those questions all week, they will be answered in general conference. Another thing you can do is read a specific story in the Book of Mormon this week and focus on that. For example, when Christ came to the Americas (3 nephi 11). Read the chapter(s) as many times as you need to. By doing this, you can gain more clarity and feel the power of the Book of Mormon. Maybe, in your free time you can watch old general conference talks to help prepare your mind. There are so many things that we, as members of the church, can do to PREPARE our minds and our hearts to recieve revelation. These are just some things that i'm going to do.
Ultimately, I just wanted to testify real quick that I know The Lord and Jesus Christ loves us all so much. They have prepared a way for each and every one of us. We need to prepare ourselves to be able to follow the plan they have for us. General conference is a perfect way that we can come closer to God. I just know that if we are struggling with something in our life, we can always go to the Lord. But if we truly prepare ourselves for this weekend, I know you'll receive an answer. I'll finish with Alma 16:16. ''And there was no inequality among them; the Lord did pour out his Spirit on all the face of the land, to prepare the minds of the children of men, or to prepare their hearts to receive the word which should be taught among them at the time of his coming''
I love you all so much and i appreciate all the support I've received from you guys in the first half of my mission! Keep going forward, you guys are the best!
Love,
Elder Te
hello! happy monday to everyone!
well, this was an awesome week for Elder De Guzman and I.
We have some really amazing investigators that I would like to tell you guys about.
There is this family named the familia Capuano. They are a family that the missionaries actually found before i got to the area. And pretty much, the dad, Julio, got baptized like 30 years ago, got the priesthood, and then went inactive for like 20 years. And the missionaries found him and his family. Then I got here, and we started teaching them. And I can truly testify to their conversion, because when i first got here they didn't really want anything and now they have a baptismal date for the 7th of April and they couldn't be more ready. Also the cool thing is that Julio lived in Los Angeles for like 15 years so he speaks perfect English. And their daughter Zoe, is 11 years old, and also speaks amazing English. I love this family so much! I can't wait for their baptism. Julio is going to be able to baptize his wife and daughter.
The second one is an investigator named Hebe Joanna. She is a special one. She is 18 years old, and has two kids! She had her first daughter at age 15 and her second child at 17. So she obviously hasn't made the best decisions in her life, but I can truly see her desire to change her life. And it's weird because her grandparents got baptized like 6 months ago and she NEVER ever wanted to listen to the missionaries. And then out of nowhere, she just said that she wants to change her life and start listening to us. So we gladly met with her and put a baptismal date last Sunday. She told us that she has never once felt peace in her life and that's what she would like. So we gave her a blessing, and ever since the blessing, she has been so happy to see us and to learn. I mean, shes still pretty shy but she is learning so much and changing her life.And she has the cutest kids in the world! But anyway, yeah I love Hebe. She even came to church yesterday. But she was super embarrassed because she has a ton of tattoos and she thought everybody was going to judge her. But it's whatever, shes excited to get baptized. We are also teaching her two other cousins Jade and Rubi. The three are all going to get baptized on the 14th of April.
The rest of our investigators are doing great, I'm really excited for the month of April. Honestly my investigators are the only thing that keep me going and keep me motivated right now. They are the best!
My ex-companion Elder Lomeli went home this week. It was sad, but I think the best for him. It was awesome because I asked president for permission to have Lomeli with me in my area for his last day in the mission. It was honestly the best. He started his mission with me, and ended his mission with me. Truly one of the best companions that I've had.
Anyway, my little message for today is for all of you to prepare for general conference this weekend. I'm not gonna lie, I did not really care about conference before my mission, but now it is literally what I look forward to. It's like an addiction. I don't know, maybe it's cause I'm a missionary, but I would just encourage all of you to do whatever you can to clear you schedules are prepare to receive revelation. Something that President Mecham talked about in our last zone conference was how to PREPARE to receive revelation. And it was pretty much because a ton of missionaries showed up late to the zone conference, and so he spoke on how we need to show up on time, and prepare to have the spirit with us and prepare to receive revelation. It's the same thing with general conference, we can't just expect to turn the tv on, on Saturday or Sunday morning and expect the heavens to speak to us. We need to be PREPARED. It is such a privilege we have to be able to hear the general authorities speak, and if we aren't prepared to listen and hear what they have to say, then it will be very hard to listen to the voice of the spirit. Some ways we can prepare is to first off have a specific question or various questions that we want answered. If we think and ponder and pray about those questions all week, they will be answered in general conference. Another thing you can do is read a specific story in the Book of Mormon this week and focus on that. For example, when Christ came to the Americas (3 nephi 11). Read the chapter(s) as many times as you need to. By doing this, you can gain more clarity and feel the power of the Book of Mormon. Maybe, in your free time you can watch old general conference talks to help prepare your mind. There are so many things that we, as members of the church, can do to PREPARE our minds and our hearts to recieve revelation. These are just some things that i'm going to do.
Ultimately, I just wanted to testify real quick that I know The Lord and Jesus Christ loves us all so much. They have prepared a way for each and every one of us. We need to prepare ourselves to be able to follow the plan they have for us. General conference is a perfect way that we can come closer to God. I just know that if we are struggling with something in our life, we can always go to the Lord. But if we truly prepare ourselves for this weekend, I know you'll receive an answer. I'll finish with Alma 16:16. ''And there was no inequality among them; the Lord did pour out his Spirit on all the face of the land, to prepare the minds of the children of men, or to prepare their hearts to receive the word which should be taught among them at the time of his coming''
I love you all so much and i appreciate all the support I've received from you guys in the first half of my mission! Keep going forward, you guys are the best!
Love,
Elder Te
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| Another baptism this week |
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| I'll miss you, Elder Lomeli! |
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| Yeah, got some Costco pizza. My favorite! |
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| Me and Elder Pizzi again |
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| CDMX! I love this place!!! |
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