Week #91

Dearest Family,

Well somehow I got the short stick and I don't have much time to write due to lack of computers and time...but yes changes came again! I am now in an area called Benjamin Aceval with a guy named Elder H. from South Carolina! And they called me to be a Zone Leader out here in the Mariano Roque Alonso Zone! I LOVE my new area and the branch. Everything is going extremely well, and I wish I had more time to share the cool experiences, but that will have to wait until next time! I feel bad that I don't have time, but I promise that I will write much more next week! :) Thank you for the patience and for your love. I love you all so much and I pray for you all the time! 

Love,

Elder Milton 

Letter from the President

August 16, 2015

Dear Brother and Sister Milton,

   We are very pleased to inform you that your son, Elder Marco Le Roy Milton, has recently been called to serve as a Zone Leader in our mission.  The call comes as the result of his faithfulness.  He has been an example to his fellow missionaries of obedience, diligence, and charity.  He is, therefore, both respected and loved and we have the utmost confidence in him. 

   The call to a position of leadership in this mission is an honor; however, with that honor comes great responsibility. Your son will be expected to ‘lead from the front’ by establishing and maintaining a successful proselyting program of his own, as well as training and assisting other missionaries in their efforts.  He will be working very hard and will be blessed in his efforts by your special prayers and by your support through encouraging and uplifting correspondence. 

   Thank you so much for preparing such a wonderful young man to serve the Lord in our mission.  We love him dearly, and wish to send you our warmest regards and gratitude.

   Kindest regards,

GHMc

Paraguay Asuncion North Mission President

Week #90

Dear Family,

Well officially I am out of the office and into the field! Last Thursday during District Meeting, President McM. pulled me aside and told me to pack by bags, I would be heading up to Emboscada! Those that remember, I went there a year ago for a division for a day and I have now returned. BUT President also did inform me that it could possibly not be my final destination....so we will see tomorrow on Tuesday for where the Lord finds me most useful! The special change took out Elder C. and sent him with the Office Elders for a few days and sent me here with Elder G. from El Salvador! It has been an interesting change...and extremely different! I really got used to the company of my office homies so Its been interesting but not in a bad way! 

In Emboscada it is 100 times more humble than the neighborhoods of Mburucuya so the lessons have all been really well and easy to walk into peoples houses! It is a Branch but it has its own meeting house so that is really cool! The members all seem nice and I get along with them so far! I also get along fairly well with Elder G. so there is nothing really stopping me from giving it 110%. 

I guess this is all I have to inform this week! I know it is not much, but next week for sure I will have loads to write and I feel that the weirdness of the special change isnt over yet! So I love you al so much and I cant wait to write you more next week! Have a wonderful week!

Love Always,

Elder Milton 

Week #89

Hola Familia!

Surprise, Surprise...I am still in the office haha. But I have a personal testimony that changes in missions are truly directed by God through his called mission Presidents. Anyways, I dont have much time this week! But we have been really finding some really good people in our area to teach! We are contacting almost anything that walks! And the Lord has blessed us with some good people we think we are going to pass by and teach :) There was one couple named F. and R. that listened to us and really had good desires that we are going for our second visit tonight! Also yesterday we helped out with another open house in the San Jorge ward in my district. So I was out on the street trying to help people come participate and get to know the church and its beliefs and values, it was good and we had a good attendance! Other than that just a normal week! I am sorry to cut it short but I love you all and I pray for you all ALL the time! I hope you enjoy  your school shopping and visits! I will write more next week! 

Love Always,
Elder Milton

Week #88 - Pictures

In the morning after we egged Elder J!

The New Office Crew  (Thanks SelfieStick)

Week #88

Dearest Familia!

Well this week once again special changes came out of nowhere! But for whatever reason I am still staying around the office haha...I saw 3 special changes for their special reasons but in the end President has still decided to keep me here in the office. The change that affected us the most is that Elder B. is now with Elder V. and Elder T. in Campo Grande and an Elder named Elder J. has joined Elder P. and I in another trio. Which was surprising because he left his companion who is now in a trio and made another trio with us! So I thought that I was definitely going to be shipped out to kill both the trios, but I guess not yet!

This week was good week, nothing too special happened besides the special changes! Last Sunday I did have the great honor to Bless the Sacrament with J.B. for the first time! It was way good! Also with a last minute surprise talk by me about Keeping The Sabbath Day Holy. Proselyting wise we have been getting out and working, but there are hardly any visible fruits. We are looking for Prepared Investigators and it is a faith developing search for sure!

Two funny stories! Today is my new companions birthday(Elder J.) so we all woke up early without him to fill our whole hall way with balloons! It was super cool and Afterwards we told him that we had his Birthday present outside(Sour Patch Kids) so he went outside and meanwhile we armed ourselves with flour and eggs and just egged him and dumped flour on him! HAHA he had no idea! And it was so cold that the eggs just bounced off of him and didn't crack, so we might have welted him a few times! But he absolutely loved it!

This morning we had staff meeting with President and I really did not want him to see my long hair so I ran to the barber to get it cut and the barber cut it way tooo short his first stroke so I made him just buzz the rest off and it looks so awful! Anyone knowing the mission rules will know that we cannot buzz our hair either! So I was even more scared to see president! Luckily he mus have thought it looked ok on me or something because he did not say anything! WHEW!

Well I will end this note for now! I am so grateful for all the prayers and thoughts. Whatever moment, once again, I will be back to the field and finishing as hard as I can in wherever I go :) (1 Nephi 3:7) I love you all so much and hope you have a wonderful week.

Love Always

Elder Milton