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<span class="s1"> So transfers happened this last weekend, and Elder Osberg is headed out to La Sierra in Riverside. We had an awesome 2 transfers and we got alot of work done! excited to see him again in the future! My new companion isnt really new to me, Elder sanchez was sent to me, so we will be doing another transfer or 2 again together! hes a really good guy and a Hard worker too, so im excited to see what we can do! Also alot of my favorite missionaries from this Zone are leaving too, so thats kinda sad, hopefully ill get moved to one of them before they end their missions here in 7 months!</span></div>
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<span class="s1"> Im still being questioned why i dont have an accent when im from TN. I really dont understand developing accents, because i never really got one from the 18 years i lived there... quien sabe porque...</span></div>
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<span class="s1"> Unfortunately, the member that brings Santiago to church slept in, so we confirm him a member last sunday. but i dont blame this member, because hes freaking awesome and helps us out alot AND works like 10-15 hours a day. so we are just going to do it next sunday, and thats gonna be an awesome experience!</span></div>
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<span class="s1"> We had a super bomb lesson and but these people on a baptismal date, but they perfer english, so we have to pass them over... lame! but they will totally be baptized, which is super exciting.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">I am pleased to let you know that Elder Bradley Homer Bailey has received the assignment to serve as a District Leader in the California Riverside Mission. This special assignment will offer your son an opportunity for leadership growth. He will have the sacred responsibility to lead and teach those missionaries who are within his district. The Lord has chosen him for his outstanding performance and commitment.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">You can take pride in his missionary accomplishments. I am indeed grateful for the training and guidance you have provided that has helped qualify him for this opportunity.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17447608728897389259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649793469737154199.post-23425534828103171932017-04-16T19:47:00.000-07:002017-04-16T19:47:19.991-07:00Subimos la Montana otra vez 4/3/17<div class="p1">
<span class="s1"> Yeah, and because we climbed that mountain again, im freaking sore and cut up. but the pics we took were pretty rad. WE MADE IT TO THE TOP THIS TIME! last time we mad it like 3/4 the way up, and since Elder Osberg is probs leaving in a week, we had to finish it! Pics in a link below.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"> Santiago was Baptized this last Saturday! too hype!! Elder Osberg baptized him, and ill be doing the confirmation this sunday, because General conference was this last weekend. We baptized him after the 2 regular sessions, and we had a really good turn out from the members in our ward. This guy is awesome, super sweet looking old man. Hes already calling a less active back to church(his next door neighbor)! CONVERT.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"> General Conference was so awesome. If you didnt already know, we believe in a modern day prophet that still talks to God directly and 12 apostles that help and guide the church just like Jesus Christ established( Ephesians 2:19 ; 4:11-14). And in General conference, we get the opportunity to hear from these great men, and other selected General Authorities of the church. IF YOU WANT TO REALLY KNOW what we believe, id watch it. its on <a href="http://lds.org/"><span class="s2">LDS.org</span></a>.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"> Anyways, i really enjoyed this General Conference, one of my fav talks was about "The Eternal Langauge", talking about the gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives. He compares it to how many children from hispanic parents speak better English than their parents Mother-tongue, and by there kids, many arent taught Spanish, and hence lose the language. he focuses on how we must continually maintain the langauge of the Gospel in our homes and in the lives of our children, and even us. Go read it!!</span></div>
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<span class="s1"> This week has been a good one, buts its been an even hotter one. The lows have been 88 and the highs in the low 90s, so its just hot all the fetching time. but ya know, thats just how it is, and im going to have to get used to worse, because in the summer time it gets 20 degrees hotter :)</span></div>
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<span class="s1"> We had some awesome lessons this week. We are still teaching Santiago! that guy is awesome. always wanting to go to church, keep commitments, what a guy! we taught him the Word of Wisdom(abstaining from coffee, tea, alcohol,tabacco, illegal drugs, anything addictive really, and eating healthy) this week, and we though he might have a few probs with it with coffee or something, but no, he doesnt do anything, so hes on track for success!</span></div>
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<span class="s1"> We also had a great lesson with a guy named Santana. hes a younger guy thats recovering his faith in Christ and just sincerely looking for the truth. He has alot of doubts, about everything really. he is also meeting with the jehova witnesses -_- . but if he really prays he will find out that our message is true. Really guys, as missionaries we teach what we KNOW is TRUE, then we just ask our investigators to pray with real intent if its true. super simple. And people become happy. also our Ward mission leader was there, and he is a convert to the church, and he bore a powerful testimony, its was dope.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"> We also had a cool lesson with a Manuel and his wife. Manuel is a super cool guy, but his kids play soccer on Sunday... lame. But he said that when the dont have a game early in the morning he will come. so thats good. a little problem is that he says he will only want to continue going to the church and be baptized if he feels comfortable and good at church. i mean, thats super important and all, but its important to be converted to the gospel, not just how things go at church. we shall see.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"> to start off, we had 3 people come to church, which was super cool! Santiago, One of the people that came to church is an investigator that we met this last week really liked the message of the Restoration and came to church. when we met with him he mentioned he didnt have transportation, so we told him we would find someone to get him and bring him at 8:30. He calls us thinking that we said 7:30, wandering where we were at. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">so yeah, it was pretty exciting, at church he commented a bunch that he wanted to be baptized and that he feels more youthful sitting by elder Osberg and I. Youthz</span></div>
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<span class="s1"> We also met a really cool man named Manuel. he was really interested in what we had to say. we are going to share with him the whole message of the Restoration this saturday, and if he doesnt have any soccer games for his kids, he said he would come to church, really awesome guy. we put him and his 2 kids on date for April 8th, so it will be exciting what happens.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17447608728897389259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649793469737154199.post-69088645917159532152017-04-16T19:39:00.000-07:002017-04-16T19:39:12.903-07:00baptism! 2/27/17<div class="p1">
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<span class="s1"> This week was a pretty awesome week! AS you can tell from the title of this week, Florencia was baptized and confirmed this last weekend! it was some awesome spiritual experiences, Florencia has changed a lot. when i came into this area, she seemed very quiet and shy towards us, she always let us come by but the last couple of weeks she has really opened up to us so that we have been able to help her to this step in her life. she also has like a super bad short term memory, she usually forgets its sunday or church was on sunday, but this last sunday, we didnt even have to remind her... thats a miracle let me tell you that!</span></div>
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<span class="s1"> We also had a really good lesson about the Plan of Salvation with a family we are teaching. This family is a young family, that have had some recent hardships come into their paths the last couple weeks. that lesson seemed to have help them feel a little better. the Plan of salvation for those who dont know is the plan that God has prepared for us so that we can be happy in this life and prepare to live with Him for eternity with our families! its all centered on the Atonement(the sacrifice of Jesus Christ) and the decisions that we make in this life. its a pretty awesome message, and im glad i get to share it with others!</span></div>
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<span class="s1"> So Elder Osberg and i are doing another 6 weeks together! i feel sorry for him tho, because when he finishes this transfer, he will have been in this area for 7 1/2 months... he hasnt been outside of the perris/menifee area. At least he gets to be with another cool missionary(me) instead of someone super difficult or new.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"> We also had a lesson that lasted 2 hours because this guy just wouldnt stop talking. we didnt really mind that much because it seemed her just needed someone to talk to. he is a really cool guy too, he accepts invitations to do things, so we hope he keeps his commitments with the Lord.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17447608728897389259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649793469737154199.post-51369699607153132362017-04-16T19:37:00.000-07:002017-04-16T19:37:03.956-07:00oh Harold 2/21/17<div class="p1">
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<span class="s1">So almost every time we go emailing, there is a man named Harold, who is an older man from the Hawaiian islands, who always comes to talk to us. He thinks that Elder Osberg and i are super tight with him, and he always calls us "his boys"😂. The funny part is that whenever he comes over to us, he tells us super inappropriate jokes lol. he also does artwork and projects of that sort, and you can probably guess that they arent very morally clean. Needless to say, he probs needs a girlfriend.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">There was also a ward valentines day party, it was pretty lit! one of the members is a DJ, and he started playing some seriously dope electronic music, and it was hard to stand still! Elder osberg was going crazy, he loves that stuff, i thought he was gonna have like a panic attack or something haha! (for those who dont know, we dont listen to that kind of stuff on the mission, only approved music). Then he turned on some hispanic music and all the hispanics went and danced, so it was a fun time!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17447608728897389259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649793469737154199.post-20272477721237474252017-04-16T19:36:00.003-07:002017-04-16T19:36:25.897-07:002/14/17<div class="p1">
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<span class="s1"> So do you know what i hate most? When people go to the internet instead of the bible and prayer for spiritual knowledge. People like to bring up anti and when we ask them where they did research its always the internet. What a world we are in when man relies on man instead of their Great Creator. One of our investigators told us to stop coming by because of things he found on the internet, and was pretty rude about it too. the Weird thing was that he was super chill and nice when we first met with him. but im also pretty sure he worships the internet because thats all he did was bring up how the internet he found this and that and how its the best thing in the world...😶</span></div>
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<span class="s1"> i mean other than that the week was Fracking good. we met Alot of cool people and im excited to see how their testimony of Christ develops as we meet with them. we are working with one family in particular where the father lost his faith because of hardships and is slowly building it back up. i decided that we needed to share the Plan of Salvation, or the plan of happiness that our Heavenly Father has provided for us. it was a good lesson but got cut short when he got a call from his brother, so we are going to see how it goes :)</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17447608728897389259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649793469737154199.post-70588152637297837192017-04-16T19:35:00.000-07:002017-04-16T19:35:48.831-07:00This is such a trip! 2/6/17<div class="p1">
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<span class="s1"> SO, this has been my first week in this area, and i really, really like it. Can i just start out by saying Riverside is not my fav city, however its home to some of my fav people :). But im glad to be out of there hahaha, Perris and Menifee are like flatter with a few mountains and hills scattered around, and not as populated, so thats something i like. the people i have meet here are pretty promising, and we are working with a few peeps right now that we picked up in the last week. Im super excited to help these people through.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We also found some really cool people this week, Jesus and Cesar. Jesus is super intelligent in the bible, and i like him alot because he throws down on the Catholic church hahaha! We met him this last week and told us to return to the house he was fixing up, but this last lesson we had with him yesterday, was so filled with the spirit, and i guess because of the things we testified of, he gave us his home address, so trust = made.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17447608728897389259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649793469737154199.post-15743220200812987142017-04-16T19:23:00.001-07:002017-04-16T19:23:22.758-07:00New area! 1/17/17<div class="p1">
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<span class="s1"> This last week was a pretty slow week as far as missionary work goes. Many people told us we couldn't come and talk because of family being over and junk like that. Holidays are hard for some reason, when it should really be the time where we can visit with these families, because our message is so centered in Christ and in his teachings, it would be especially appropriate in that Christmas time. However its their loss i guess...</span></div>
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<span class="s1"> So we go up to this house for an appointment with a woman whos name i shall call stacy. She is a thug looking woman but her outward appearance doesnt match with whats on the inside. As we were teaching her about the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ, she opened up to us, and shared her trials of her drug addiction and wanting to get her children back. the spirit filled the room as we testified of the love and mercy of our Heavenly Father, and his son Jesus Christ. She really enjoyed our message, and invited us back again this week.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"> This year was super weird not being home for Christmas, first time ever not being with my mom and dad. However, i had an awesome Christmas! Christmas for missionaries is one of 2 special days that missionaries can skype their familes. It was really good to see all my family, even my sisters and their husbands joined the call, we shared some laughs, exchanged news and that sorta stuff. Im super thankful for the opportunity i have to serve the lord here in his vineyard in Riverside, California. defintamente creo que vale la pena!</span></div>
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<span class="s1">So today marks the first day of the new transfer. This will be my 4th in the mission, 3rd in the field! also i hit my 4 month mark, which is pretty cray and all, because its gone by decently fast. dont get me wrong there was definitely slow times, but overall, i dont know where the time went haha! Also, i finished my training this last transfer, and that is pretty sweet.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">So my new companion is Elder Paxton, hes been out for about 14-15 months, and he is a phenomenal missionary. i served along side him in our zone because he was one of our zone leaders last transfer. He's crazy good, and his spanish is impeccable. im am going to get so much better at spanish, because he told me we will be speaking spanish most of the time, with few exceptions, so thats something ahaha. he is super intense, maybe as i have mentioned before. The trainee comes in tomorrow, but we dont know which one we will be getting. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">So yesterday was the Christmas devotional from the First Presidency of the church. it was pretty lit not going to lie. Christmas time is a special time, and i love it mean talks are prepared solely on the coming of Christ, the holy ghost, and other nativity and Christmas themes. My testimony of Christ as my Savior grows each time i hear these men called of God talk.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Hey everyone! i hope yall had a great Thanksgiving! Elder Patterson and i had a pretty good one! Holidays in the mission are the best! Depending on the holiday, we sometimes get the whole day off, Thanksgiving was like that! in the morning, 4 zones of missionaries gathered to play football, how american right? i didnt play tho, my knee/leg has been bothering the heck out of me, and i dont really enjoy it. We ate some good food later on in the day (no tomales tho😣) and a 6 we gathered to watch a movie and play basketball, it was pretty fun. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17447608728897389259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649793469737154199.post-72615658062842947302016-11-24T10:44:00.002-08:002016-11-24T10:44:37.297-08:00Another week down<div class="p1">
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<span class="s1"> Thats why the week was sucky, but other than that its been great. We had a couple of great lessons this week, all for a different reason. </span></div>
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<span class="s1"> Unfortunately, we had to drop, or "pause" a family this week. this means we will not be teaching them anymore. However, if they call us saying they are ready, or if in 6 months pass by, we can go back. But, Elder Patterson and I will probably not be in this area. The lesson was pretty interesting. They dont really like to do anything until we come over, then the Father, who is less active, gathers everyone up and we read with them. well the same thing happened, however we stopped them after 20 verses. Then elder Patterson got real with them. He said " how long did it take to read 20 verses" (of course in spanish) and we went around with that same question, and they all answered that it was super easy and that it took like 5 minutes. We continued to say " then why havent you been doing it?" Things got real silent. Then the dad was going on about it like " Yeah guys, its pretty easy why havent yall been doing it". Ironic, because hes the biggest problem, they could be baptized by now if it wasnt for him. Elder Patterson quickly chastised him for being a member and not doing what he knows he should be doing. He got quiet right quick. I felt sad as we left, but they needed to figure out their priorities, and the Dad needed a change of heart. IT is necessary sometimes to do this, it gives them time and space. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17447608728897389259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649793469737154199.post-60658493052066503352016-11-06T17:01:00.001-08:002016-11-06T17:01:23.780-08:00Christmas gifts/packages etc.From the mission president:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">The year is passing quickly and the Christmas season will soon be here. This is a wonderful time to do missionary work. People’s hearts are turned to the Savior. They are thinking of others and their hearts are softened. A new video will soon be released by the Church, giving members and missionaries alike an opportunity to share with others thoughts about the Savior. Many people are looking for guidance in their lives and your missionary has light to bring to them.</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Thank you for supporting Elder Bailey through emails, letters and your prayers. Your love and support mean so much to him. We will write about Christmas phone calls in a future email, but it is time to share some guidelines about sending Christmas gifts to your missionary. Will you please share these with family members and friends who may also be mailing gifts?</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Please remember that a mission is a time of consecration for missionaries. Gifts that do not distract them from the work are best: clothing, restaurant gift cards, pens, scripture marking items, personal grooming items, appropriate music or art (that which draws their thoughts to the Savior), family pictures. Two items available through </span><a href="http://store.lds.org/" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">store.lds.org</a><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">would also make good gifts: “The Life of Jesus Christ Bible Videos, 50 scenes from the Gospels,” and “Gospel Art Book” ($5 and $3.50 respectively. These are also available at Distribution Centers). Please do not send: books not in the approved missionary library, dart boards, bow and arrow sets, etc. (think apartment damage), knives (not allowed for missionaries), games that take more than a half hour to play (they can only use them on preparation day), things that will disturb other apartment dwellers (think noise).</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Please mail packages to the mission office: 5900 Grand Ave., Riverside, CA 92504 </span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">* This prevents packages being stolen from beneath apartment mailboxes.</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">* It also prevents packages from getting lost when missionaries must move.</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Important: All packages will be delivered to missionaries as they arrive. (This is a change from last year!)</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Please mark Christmas packages DO NOT OPEN UNTIL CHRSITMAS so that your missionary will know which ones to save for Christmas day.</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Packages that arrive after December 20th CANNOT be delivered until after Christmas.</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">We understand that missions are expensive and that a family’s circumstances can change quickly. It would be our joy to help your missionary receive Christmas gifts if you are unable to send them. Let Sister Just know by calling 951-788-9690. </span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">With love,</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">President John Mullen and Sister Jana Mullen</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17447608728897389259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649793469737154199.post-44982889469037544292016-11-06T16:59:00.005-08:002016-11-06T16:59:58.738-08:00halloween!<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
Well this week has been pretty great! Speaking and learning Spanish still one step at a time! id like to think that my Spanish is getting a lot better. i can definitely speak it a lot better, and i have amble opportunities to, because like, i do my work in Northern mexico. No, i dont actually serve there, but like everywhere Elder Patterson and i go, there is not one White, Black, or Asian in sight. Its kinda cool when you think about it, i was kinda worried that i wouldn't speak a lot of Spanish out here, i was so wrong haha!</div>
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We kinda had a cool experience this week. while i was in the bathroom, my companion got a call from an old contact that he and Another elder had run into 2 months ago. He asked for us to come visit his mother in the hospital, because shes very sick with cancer, and she had asked him to call us so that we could come and pray and share a pensamiento espiritual (spiritual thought) with her. </div>
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Well, we also had the Ward Trunk o Treat this last Friday! it was pretty fun! We had 3 of our investigators come, and i think they enjoyed it, or at least i hope! Sometimes things can get boring haha... But there were a a lot of awesome Costumes! But i think i borrowed the best one!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17447608728897389259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649793469737154199.post-62935571795685133542016-11-06T16:59:00.001-08:002016-11-06T16:59:24.679-08:00shaking arms and legs<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Well another week down in the mission! Also, Today marks the start of my second transfer in the Field, wow, time has flown by real quick!</span><br />
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SOOO, we got the new car, or if thisis the first time i am mentioning it, we got a new car. Its a sexy babe. We got a brand new 2017 Malibu. Like HOLY CRAP. its soooo nice. Its so nice, it has a screen in it! and it has WIFI! IPADS ARE TOTALLY CONFIRMED. maybe. probably not... in the next week or 2, when we give her another wash, i plan on taking a bunch of pictures with her. ya Boi is about to be styling on all the other Elders.</div>
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Well, yes its true, i have gained a tone of weight. I Blame Hilary Clinton, not because she has anything to do with it, i just dont like her. LOL! ya know, we dont hear anything about the election or whats going on in politics. We dont watch tv or read the news in any way, so im in the dark here.</div>
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ANYWAYS, i have probably gained 20 pounds since i left. in all seriousness, the MTC ruined me... All you can eat ice cream come on! how did they know my one weakness... . Also, i haven't been eating to healthily out here. sometimes we have to eat out a lot because we want to conserve our miles, because we only get a certain amount a month. My goal for this transfer is to eat more healthily, and to work out everyday, because i dont now. Its hard ok... i have a pair of pants i havent worn in a while because i cant fit in them :( . but im not obese, i swear! </div>
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Well this week i confirmed Ernestina as a member in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints! Its all in front of the congregation, and it was all in spanish! I was SO nervous, During the ordinance, my legs shook so violently, good thing people couldnt really see them, i was standing behind her. The Lord defintietly helped me so much, doing stuff in spanish is super hard when youre still learning it! but everything went really well :) . Always put your faith in the Lord, He helps ALOT!</div>
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