December 10, 2012

Hola Familia! Com Estan? Hows everything out back in the states? I? Is it gettin cold out there? How are you guys doing? work? school? health?

So this week i have a little bit more time to write so im pretty stoked :) wev been crazy busy lately and pdays have been insane, with little to no time to do emails. Today is a little more laxed though

This week was a good one though, super long and tiring but a really good week. It started off the first half crazy hot, like unreal so we were just doing our thing and trying to focuss on the work and not the weather. Thursday came around though and it started to rain a little in the morning, we were in the pinch for studies and plaaning so it seemed like no big deal, as the hours passed the rained continued and it was gettiong worse and worse, as we get ready to leave its straight up pouring rain, its humid hot crazy rain, streets like rivers and flooding everywhere. It was awesome thoguh , like idk its something that idk if you understand, like on the misison the hardest and craziest experienses are always the best. Were walkin , clapping doors for a long while the and all  appointments we had fell through as well as all the back up plans. No one was letting us in and with the rain it was hard to even get anyone to open the door. To make things even craizier , were walkin to contact a house and 2 kids try to rob us for our backbacks, ha ha thats another story for next time, but like i said they tried, they didnt get them.. K so heres how it is and were almost about to go back home, like were soaking and not getting anything accomplished. We pased a guy running inside that was supoer friendly as we are going to try and see another contact , the contact fell throug so we decide to go talk to the guy. We clap it and he lets us in, first house all day, we get talking a bit more his wife comes out, so were about to share a lesson and we ask if ther is anyone else who would want to listen to us as well, He gores to the next room and and brings out 5 kids ha ha all like 10 and above. we had a way good lesson and they were supper interested, they toleçd us how their never all home together and how it was chanse that we could talk to them all, we nçknew it wasnt chanse at all and testifed on it heçard and had a way legit with the whole family. Were going back tomorow so ill let you know how their progressing but like thats the crazy part, like ill be honest we were about to go home, but we feltthe need to go talk to this guy that said hey to us in the street and through it we found a way legit family! LIke i said the hardest experienses are always thebest and always the most rewarding, we were truly blessed to find them. Hard work does pay off and just when youir right about to give up, if you give it that little extra the blessings will be big, I know that to be true.

This past saturday was amazing , like to be real ome of the best days iv ever had. Estevan Ventura entered the waters of baptism and it was a truely amazing experiense. This guy has been meeting with missionaries for years, his whole family is members but he never wanted anything to do with the church. This was about a month ago, The changes wev seen in this man over the past month are seriously incredible, like night and day. Hes a true witness that people can change, no matter how hard it is , no matter what the circumstanses are you can change for the better and do what is right for yourself. It has been such an honor to work with him and to see him finally reach his goal this past Saturday was an experiense that I casnt even begin to describe. It was a really good servise though, we had alot of ward support and his family, wow, was crazy. ha ha there from peru ad have a realy big family and they all came, all the aunts cousons, gramas , parents, kids, grandkids, nefiews, dogs like literally  everyone ha ha it was awesome. To se him enter the font though, like the before and after effect, the matter of liter secons is something that i cant describe , he progressed so much to to baptised but the actual ordinanse is what literally changed his whole being, he was literally born again. The happiness and smile he had as he left the font was incredible and lifechanging for me. To make things better his son baptised him too, like the whole experiense was seriously unreal and such a testimony builder for me. The spirt was so strong throuhg it all that like everyone was crying throug the whole thing. It was the incredible..... Like I said, one of the best days ever, makes all the hard times worth it, all the walking, rejections, heat, pains, all worth it to have an experiense like that.

Next MOnday ill be able to email so we can get it all set up for the next week! :) Idk idçf were gonna be making the calls on christmas day or that sunday before but ill definetly let you know next week so we can be all ready to talk. IM stoked!

I got another christmas pacage today too, ha ha you guys are seriously crazy, i have 4 huge boxes full of presents , im so greatful for you guys and all you do, seriously you guys are the best family that a guy coiuld ever ask for. I love you guys and hope you know that you guys are always in my thoughts and prayers. Remember to pray and read your scriptures, the littlest things will really make the biggest differnses and really help you that much more.I want you guys to know that I know The gospel is true, Jesus lives and guides this one and only true church through the living profet today.we are so blessed to have this gospel in our lives, never forget it and never be afraid to live it and to share it. Miracles are real and the Book of MOrmon is the word of God, to help us all prepare for the second coming of his son...... KNow that I love you guys! never forget it!

Stay stong and party on ( without me ) ha ha Love you guys!

Aloha,

Elder HAwkey