In one of the houses we cleaned out, someone left a selfie-stick! It was a good swipe and we haven't stopped using it yet! It makes for funny videos! :) These selfies are from all our moves this week!
Hola Familia,
Well here I am again! Still on Saturday! I am feeling however at whatever moment I could have a special change :) I have trained Elder P. as much as I can I feel! This week we have been BUSY, never have I been so busy in my life I think! We had to clean 7 houses completely out and store all the things for having so many go home last change! So finishing that up really was the only thing left that Elder P. needed help with, and now I am just a dead weight in the office, waiting for him to finish his work so we can go proselyte!
Yesterday we had a good proselyting day, we were able to have one walk in lesson which it has been a LONG time since I have had one. This guy was pretty cool! His name is L. and he has a family with a good solid Christian background, as of right now he does not have a certain church he goes to but he was really interested in what we had to say about the family! Other than that our contacting efforts have been thus far fruitless.
But J.B. got the Aaronic Priesthood and J. and him are going to get their temple recommends for Baptisms on Sunday! So I am so excited! They have so many good questions and are growing so much after this short while I have known them! The trio is still bumpy but we luckily get a long really well! Teaching is just really different! The District is doing well, Sister missionaries are super awesome! I wish I had a lot more of them in my other districts! They bring a special spirit!
I liked the pictures I received this week! Kody is such a stud! Pioneer day is soon, but I guess the celebration came early? Either way it sounds super fun! I am glad that everyone is doing so well! I am healthy and enjoying the mission maybe a little too much, but please tell Nick and Presley I said hi and to write me! Scooter also comes home this week so I am freaking out haha but I am so happy for them and their families :) I love you all and pray for you all the time! Have a wonderful week!
Love Always,
Elder Milton
Dearest Family!
How is everything going?! I hope super well! I am happy to read that the Payson trip was good even if it was a little shorter, sounds like everyone enjoyed the break´i as they say in Paraguay :) How was the 4th of July for you guys up there?! Good Fireworks this year or the just decent?
Those books that Mike has been reading I have heard of! I would be interested in reading them one day when I get back :) He sounds like he was a busy guy! 42 hours is A LOT of overtime!
This week has been a really interesting one for Elder P., Elder B., and I. We have been coordinating to close 9 houses down mission wide, meaning taking the stuff out of all the houses, storing it, and then terminating contracts. We did only two this week and it was hard! Poor Elder P. has already had his fair share of Landlord fights. I showed him a few pointers so now he is almost pro! Elder P.´s training is going really well, it reminds me how overwhelming it was for me when I first got here, and it helps me appreciate the office work even more! Just Elder P. alone does so much for the mission and most of them do not even know! I feel I will be here for a few more weeks and there should be a special change for me between now and then! So we will see how everything goes!
Yesterday and today Asuncion and maybe all of Paraguay has been SHUT DOWN. The Pope is visiting and people are going crazy for this guy. I have seen some really interesting things, and I really have seen that there are some people that are so lost in this world. President McM. has given us good instruction not to talk to anybody going to go see the Pope so we can avoid unnecessary conflict. I feel it is a once in a life time chance! The Pope hasn't been here since the 80s I believe. But once is too much for me! haha Now I can see all the people I need to teach grouped up together!
This week was LONG but full of office work, So there isn't too much to write about, sorry I am SO boring! But thank you everyone for praying for me and keeping me in your thoughts, I pray about you all everyday and I love you all so much! I will write more next week! Adios!
Love Always,
Elder Milton
Elder Milton
Dearest Family,
Once again I am asking myself: Where to start? Well last Sunday I was in the office working on some things for the big changes we would have this week and sending 32 people with the Assistants, when President walked out and invited me to come in and take a look at the changes he made on his change board. I would look and I would find out that President decided that I would be training the new Fichero this change! Meaning my time in the office is limited now! He told me that he thought that I would like my last 2 changes in the real field...and he was absolutely right! So two big changes, I am training an Elder named Elder P. from LA for the new office position and an Elder named Elder B. from Germany is joining us in a trio! Man poor Elder P. has jumped into a busy time! We have to close down 9 houses and figure out where we are going to put all the stuff, and on top of that learn everything I have to teach him! But I know he is here for a reason! I am a little nervous about the trio but everything should be good, as long as we understand why we are here and what we are called to do.
Elder V. and I were sad that we wouldn't be companions anymore, but him and I are the only district leaders of the whole zone! Wow, I have a district full of Hermanas! Its so weird! But they all seem like they will work super hard so far no complaints :)
This week has been a week full of late nights, planning changes, airport runs, and other odd end jobs to have a smooth sailing week! But the most memorable was taking 22 of the 32 home on Thursday morning, I didnt realize how many friends I have in the mission! But the hardest was sending Elder J. off through that Security Gate. It was tough to see that guy go! I shed some tears haha like a baby...but he emailed me today with a picture of his family and he is doing good! Already scheduled his first date! Thats my boy! haha
So we have a lot of office work to do, its a lot even when there is two to do one job! We still are fighting to get some lessons but as of right now we do not have any investigators that are progressing. So we have to find some more people to teach also! But other than that I am doing excellent :) thank you so much for your prayers and thoughts! I love you all so much and I will write more next week!
Love Always,
Elder Milton
Elder Milton
Meu Familia!
Wow...I am so awful! I am trying to think of where to start for these last two weeks that I haven't written hardly anything...well maybe for the record everyone should know that Elder J. is alive and healthy! His ankle was nasty purple! And still is....haha but he is walking without crutches and we are still playing basketball every morning at 5 :) I am also doing excellent! I am healthy and staying positive and maintaining a good focus.
I guess the next thing would be that we had our trimestral interview a couple weeks ago and it went really well! Considering that I talk to President a lot...so it was good to talk to him alone for a few extra minutes haha. He told me I was a great addition to the office staff, which I took as a great compliment so that was awesome! The next day we would have a huge Open House here in the church and included the baptism of J.! It was super fun! Elder V. and I taught 6 different tour groups about baptism by the font, we had to dress in all white and it was a super good activity and the baptism of J. was performed by Elder V., so we are receiving so many great blessings! She is awesome! She was definitely prepared by the Lord and also her cousin M. helped out so much!
The next huge blessing was the visit of Walter F. Gonzalez the Seventy to our mission, that took SO much planning, man I had no IDEA! But he had a mission tour and we enjoyed his words! He focused on the Book of Mormon and helping people understand the importance of covenants in our eternal progress, how if investigators learn how important covenants are and that only the Church of Jesus Christ has the divine Authority to perform such blessings...then they will endure to the end :) the Celestial Kingdom!
Right now we are planning for some crazy changes next week! We have 32 people going home and it is turning to be A LOT of stress! There is so much to coordinate and to arrange so that it all goes as smooth as possible! It is so much luggage! I am in charge of that department and we are going to rent a huge truck to carry 80+ pieces of luggage to the airport! There is no other way!
I am glad that the Utah trip was so good! I loved seeing the pictures and I almost felt there! I am sorry I didn't do anything special or even write...but Mike Happy Fathers Day! I hope it was the best :) thank you everyone for your prayers and love and support! I wouldn't be where I am without you! I will end it here but I will write more next week! I love you!
Love Always,
Elder Milton
Elder Milton
PS! I got the package! It is so YUMMY! Thank you so much Mom and family! :)
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