March 7, 2016

Hey mom, 

 

So everything is going great with the work right now and the Ortegas did get baptized on friday!! It was awesome. On Thursday they got married and then on Friday they were baptized! I was able to baptize Montse, She is the 16 year old daughter, and their doctor, who is the bishop over in Aztec, baptized Angel and Adriana! This family is awesome and I am so glad that we were able to be here when they got baptized. They really are awesome people!  I will put a couple of pictures up! Castro was also there. It was really good to see him there. I miss all those guys a lot so it is always good to see them! 

I am staying here for at least another 7 weeks so that is good, Elder Herrera is also staying.  I have been more bold with him these past few days. It feels good to be doing more again though and actually working.

This past week we meet a lot of new people and also found 2 new investigators, Brenda and Cornelio. They just moved to Aztec and they are married and have one little girl! They are very Catholic but they are very receptive to the gospel though which is really good! Besides that everything else is going really well!

February 29, 2016

Hey! So first with the Instagram, no I haven't been on that since I have been out so it did probably get hacked then.

The Ortegas are still going to be baptized. Tonight we are going to get the program ready and get everything set up for the baptism on Friday. They still need to be interviewed to see if they can but as of right now they are still on track so it is going to be awesome!! I did get the envelope, thank you!  Everything is going good!

Everything else is going great! We got a new investigator, her name is America. We met her at one of our investigators homes and she said that she would like to learn more about the Mormon church. After we were done she told us to come by her house this next week and teach her family as well. As we were getting ready to leave, her aunt asked if we can come by her house this week and teach her as well and of course we said yes. That was probably the highlight of the week for us!

Sorry I don't have any pics this week! 

February 22, 2016

HEY! Everything is going great here.  The people are still doing good. The Ortegas are still on date for March 3rd. They are going to get baptized and married on the same day so that is going to be really cool to see that happen! 

Yes I got the package. Honestly in regards to Lake Powell, that would probably be the best to go right after so that I can just stay busy when I get home. When I get home I want to get a job as soon as possible  to stay busy, because I don't really want to get lazy honestly! 

The weathers is awesome here. It is perfect. Still could lose the suit jackets but only one more month and they are off thank goodness!! 

Old companions back to visit.

Easton, Elder Sanchez, Elder Castro & Elder Gonzalez

Lixander & Elder Sanchez.  Lixander was baptized right after Easton left Bloomfield the first time.

February 8, 2016

HEY! So Elder Deere, he is from Dulce, we just got done playing raquetball with Carmen,  recent convert, so we are really tired.

For the Valentines thing, the V8 friut juice is the best and really anything else works for it.

Everything here is going good and The ortegas didn't come to church but they still are on date for march 5th. We might have to change it because it is the stake temple day. We are seeing some progress from other investigators but not really too much so hopefully we start seeing some in the others! This past week nothing really too exciting has happened.  Every Tuesday and Wednesday we do service at the old folks home by serving lunch. That is pretty fun! 

Yeah that is really all that has happened it was a really slow week sorry! 

Elder Adams and Timoteo

Elder Udy (companion from the Rez)

February 1, 2016

HEY! So everything is going great!! Elder Herrera is doing great and we are getting along very well! We are having a lot of fun and doing a lot of work as well! We actually put the Ortegas on date. They were the ones that we were teaching when I was with Elder Oakley. Now they are coming to church, which is the hardest part for people to do. So last night we decided to put them on date for March 5th and they said yes!! So we are super excited for them! It is kind of weird to be back in Spanish again and in Bloomfield, but I really enjoy it! It is a lot of fun and there is a lot of work to be done here now! This last week we picked up 3 new investigators and had 15 lessons. Also we met a few people who have a lot of potential this past week too! 

Elder Herrera is from El Paso, Texas and originally from Chihuahua and he has been out for almost 10 months. 

January 25, 2016

So this week was really good but also kind of sad for the fact of I am leaving and going to Bloomfield NM again haha!! I am pretty excited but then again it is pretty sad because I have to say bye to everyone and I will send some pics of that too you! This week was awesome we were able to see a lot of people and were able to teach 16 lessons so that was pretty cool. It kind of sucks to be leaving because the fact of everyone here is really starting to progress really well and we have a couple of investigators who are really close to being baptized but there is always a reason for everything though! I am pretty excited to go back Spanish speaking though so that is going to be great! Every Wednesday we have a flea market and it is one of the biggest on the Rez! This past Wednesday I was talking to one of the vendors and I have talked to him before and he is from Farmington, NM and he is Mexican. This time we were talking to him and I brought a Spanish Book of Mormon and gave it to him. He said that he will look into it and read it but now since I am leaving I guess that I can't really follow up on it any more  so hopefully Elder Udy can do that! 

Yes i got the package and thank you for that and also the talk!

Also here is my new mailing address 

416s 1st St. 

Bloomfield, NM

87413

In a text from Sister Palfreyman I found out that his companion's name is Elder Herrera.  Beyond that I don't know much else :).

January 18, 2016

Hey everything is going great. This past week was awesome yet exhausting. We were able to see a lot of people and know that they are all doing great! We were able to get 17 lessons so that was a blessing for sure. Some of our investigators are doing great. One of them accepted to be baptized on Feb 27th so we are excited for that. 

Sorry there isn't much to write about this week. Also transfers are next week so on Saturday. I will know if I am staying or not. I will let Sister P know so she can tell ya.