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HEEYYY YOOOUUU GUUYSS

      well, im emailing on a Wednesday, thats super weird, but it wont be like this next week, we just had 0 time yesterday because we had our temple trip and all that. Anyways, this week has been a pretty bomb week here in the Perris/Menifee Area.

      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.

     We went to the Redlands temple yesterday, and it was soooo awesome. Its true when they say ever time time you go you learn something new. The Redlands temple is also super pretty, and prolly my fav one ive been to!

    Also, on that same P-day, Elder Osberg and i decided to to be a little adventurous, so we climbed a mountain, and took some pretty dope Pictures too. It did take us about 50 minutes to climb it, but that was because it was straight mountain, with no trails or anything. But the View, and the Photographs taken, were unreal...

 So yeah, i know your jaws are dropped already if you went down to see the pics. Looks like Cali is a cool place after all, you just have to go get it 😜

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.

Cesar was a cool guy, he felt the spirit hard in our lesson when i asked him to be baptized, and there was a silence, and he almost cried like 3 times. I dont give justice the help we recieve from the guidance of the holy spirit, and the help our Heavenly Father gives us, because its not us who does good, but Him who does!

i also didnt go in depth with them, because i hate typing, lol

bye guys!

E.B.

Polar Pop Addiction

   Hey guys! another good week in the CRM!

this week was a pretty good week for elder Osberg and I. the work is progressing rather well, and the people we are finding really seem to have interest in the message that we bring. We had an awesome lesson with this guy Ceasar and his GF. it was crazy, because she was raised Jehova witness, but she didnt bash with us! What a miracle! she also accepted what we proved to her about the BOM from the bible just like that... it was weird. they agreed to do the basic commitments so we have high hopes for them :)

We also had a good lesson with a woman named Florencia, we have high hopes she will be baptized, she has a date now for the 12th of February so we are just working on getting her to church more often! #nocar

 trying to spell some words in English have become difficult, i half contemplate doing some spanglish action. i dont have any problem with speaking english, nor will i, but idk why, typing is just another story.

Yeah so this next week should be good we are going to visit a young family that has big potential, and a couple others that seem solid.

Also, today, elder osberg and i straight killed it in ultimate frisbee. pics bellllloooowww.

New area! 1/17/17

So hiya!

      Well by the title you can tell i have a new area now. I now serve in a place called Menifee! My new companion is elder osberg, and hes a pretty rad dude. He is from Calgary Canada, and we have been out the same time in the mission. I think we will get along pretty great!

      Im instantly liking Menifee alot better than Riverside, because its not as ugly. Riverside was an area of really sweet good people, but it was dirty and not too attractive. Menifee is not as congested and it has alot more open space, so im enjoying that. and since winter kicked in, its been alot colder and it has been raining a ton, so thats pretty cool, excpet for the part where i didnt think it rained and i dont have anything that can really keep me super dry, oh well!!!

    So i have a pic of Elder Osberg and i, but i look super wierd and not pleasing to the eye in my opinion, but ill throw it in anyway

So Where are my old comps now?! Well Elder Paxton became AP, so he left to la Sierra, and he will die (end his mission) AP. Elder Sanchez is now being trained by Elder Beal, back in Riverside.

One thing that i am happy about being in this companionship with elder Osberg is that i dont hav to stick around for 12 Week (missionary Training program that trainers have to do with their trainees). Thats a pain, an extra hour of study, but it helps in the Long run i do suppose haha.

Well, ill give you an update on how things go! See ya!

Love E.B.

infinite peace signs and a holy bowl of pasta 1/9/17

Well Today we Hiked up Mt. Rubidoux (i pronounce it Ruby-ducks) and it was actually alot more fun then i thought it would be. The view was pretty amazing tho, we could see our area and the zone next to us, which was pretty cool. We took some pretty cool pics there, and this week in general.

         So We had some Freaking awesome experiences this week!

    First off, we went to go have a lesson with one of our most elect investigators. Its always awesome to go over there with them, because they just want the gospel in their lives, and they just love the heck out of us. Benjamin, likes to talk, and i mean a lot a lot. Its so funny, because his wife julia looks at us when he goes off and rolls her eyes and when we start laughing benjamin things we are laughing with him, God bless him! anyway, as we are verifying that they have been praying about if joseph smith was a prophet, Julia stops us and asks if she could share something and of course we agree. Well, she told us the last time we were over, that night she dreamed a dream, in which she saw God and asked him if joseph smith was a prophet and he told her yes! 

MY INVESTIGATORS ARE HAVING VISIONS! Haha it was a fun experience nontheless. Benjamin then started saying that if people have beef with joseph smith its because they havent read the book of mormon and/or researched him through correct sources, so yeah, pretty prepared by the Lord those 2 are.

   The second thing was really cool too! So yesterday, Elder Paxton and I were walking to see another investigator, but we didnt have an appointment with them tho. As we approach the house, Elder Paxton and i hear the door to a house open. I turn around and there is just this man staring out at us. I felt an immediate prompting to go talk to the guy, and as i was contacting him, he allowed us to come in and share the message we bring. As we talk, we soon find out that this man has gone through a little bit of heartache in his life. His wife left him and took his 3 kids with her, and since he has just been really hurt. This was a great opportunity to share the gospel with him, because this gospel heals the broken hearts, the hardships, anything, and i know it for a fact. He is a pretty prepared human for the gospel as well. i love being a missionary, its pretty awesome.

Well thats all today!

Jan. 3rd, 2017

Hey Everyone! Happy New Year! 

         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...

        So referring to the title of this letter, my middle finger is quite swollen. I jammed it about 5-6 weeks ago playing basketball, and the swelling just hasn't gone down. My companions like to compare it to my thumb, because its thicker than it LOL. it doesnt hurt to bad, or maybe i got used to the pain, i couldnt tell you. it could be broken i dont know, and i dont really care either, i just find it funny.

We had some cool little spiritual experiences yesterday though. 

         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.

       Then right after that, we head out to another appointment, and as soon as we knock on the door the woman opens up the door and says "you Guys arrived just in time, were praying." i didnt exactly understand what she meant by that until i walked in and her whole family was there, and she wanted us to pray for them because her father is dying. The whole of them was pretty distraught looking. Elder Paxton offered a pretty beautiful Prayer that brought tears to the eyes of almost every single one of them. Many said it was exactly what they needed.

      The best Part of being a missionary is the service that we have the privilege of doing. its the most wonderful feeling to know that you have helped some one in their time of need, through a message of Christ. There is no  other more important work on this earth amiright?!

Love E.B

December 27, 2016

Hey Everyone! I Hope Yall had a wonderful Christmas!

     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!

Well, i have a pretty funny story to tell you all. 

So, We received a referral earlier this transfer from a man that wanted to take discussions from the missionaries, but we thought it wasnt in our area, but it was sent back to us so we hustled to contact him and set an appointment up. However he didnt answer our calls, so since we had his address, we thought we could go give him a visit because he has been waiting for us for a week or 2. 

So we put his address in the GPS, and he lives on the very border of our area, but we dont care, and we are driving along just exuberant to met this guy! When we get to the road he lives on, we soon find out that it is a dirt road, out in the boonies of Perris, California. Still determined, we drive in our nice 2017 Malibu as it pours down rain from the heavens, in about 55 degree weather. 

So we find a house but we have no clue if it is him or not, so we give him one last call for the night, and no answer. So, we decided to pray. Literally 10 seconds after we got a call from him and we set an appointment up for the following day.

For all you non believers, God exists, and he answers prayers, just saying. And if thats not enough, listen to this:

So, we are trying to make our way out of the Boonies, and as we try to get around, our car gets stuck in the mud. Elder Sanchez and I try to push us out while Elder Paxton Drove, but no luck, so we called our Zone leaders. When our Zone leaders got there, they had no clue what the got into lol! Our car was covered in mud to the axle. So Elders Haglar, luthy and i started digging the car out. Let me just say that those guys not how to dig a car out haha! We put in that work. However it was still difficult to get the car out, and the rain and cold wasnt helping us either. Elder Haglar and Luthy decided to pray that we could get this car out while Elder Paxton and i went walking to find someone that was coming to help us. Well, we never found them haha, but when we returned we put our shoulders to the Wheel, and with the strength of God, we pushed the sucker out and up a hill. Yeah, power of prayer WUT.

Heres some pics:

yoyo!

December 19, 2016

SO, how crazy is it that Christmas is this Sunday, super crazy i think. Its weird to think that ive been out for about 4 1/2 months already. Gotta say, i freakin love it. its super hard yes, at tad stressful, and aggravating at times, but i wouldn't trade this time for anything. Its pretty rewarding i might add, not by money, because i dont get payed to be out here, but to see others come closer to their Heavenly Father and see their faith in Christ grow is the best feeling ever. And i get to help, it makes me feel pretty special.

       This week was pretty good! But my Diet wasn't. i hate to admit this, but my companions and i Ate restaurant/ Fast Food 5 days out of this last week...  like yeah i was pretty happy as i ate, but after when i thought about what i ate, and the quantity thereof, i got pretty depressed haha. Its ridiculously hard to lose weight and eat healthy here, not because its not available, but because its not convenient, and we have to be time savvy. So when you see the 3 boxes of Pizza down below, yes, we all ate a box a piece. Help....

        So pretty funny story: A member of our congregation, Hermano Barraza, and i went to go teach a woman named Anna last Tuesday. When we arrived on the street, and started walking to her house, we saw 3 little German Shepard puppies wandering the street together, and we were wondering who let their dogs out or if they were just stray. Anyways, we get in with Anna and we are sitting outside her house teaching a lesson, when this puppies come up and plop down near us. As we finish, we find out that these pups are hers( and obviously doesnt take could care of them :( ). As we talk she mentions how shes trying to get rid of them, and she says that she will give them away for free. Now, i know what you could be thinking, No i didnt get a puppy, unfortunately. However, Hermano Barraza did... His dad has wanted a dog ever since they had to return one that his dad got really attached to, so we stayed and waited as he texted and called his mom and wife, and when he got the ok, we took one and brought her back to his house. When we get back to where my other companions were, One inquired why we took so long, and coincidentally asked "What do you have in their a dog?" Its was pretty hilarious when i did pull out a puppy out of the car haha. Hermano barraza brought the puppy to his dad, and his dads face just lit up, and immediately took it from him. its was pretty heart warming Tbh.

Well this week was good, but it was really rough for me in the beginning. But i attempted to get out of the pit i was in towards the end of the week. prolly annoyed my comps a tad but it happens sometimes, when you just get sad and nothing really works as you want it. But it did get better, and i feel pretty pumped for this week!

Also, our Apartment got broken into.... But the theif sucked at his job, because he stole only Elder Paxton's a guitar and cheap dvd player, when there was much more valuable stuff. what a loser!

Much love

Elder Bailey

Included are some pretty rad pics of my comps and I