May 25, 2017---CHALLENGES, DOPE FOOTBALL PLAYS, SELF EVALUATION, PUMP YOU UP

May 25, 2017

CHALLENGES

This week was a little bit slower.  We had some desafios (challenges) but, like you know, that is how life is.  We just have to learn to enjoy the moments, all of them. 

DOPE FOOTBALL PLAYS

Elder Brown and I have been teaching our Zone football, so that has been pretty fun to see them (the Zone) also progress in that, too.  We taught them some dope plays that should be put on ESPN...but it's all good haha.

SELF EVALUATION

We are going to find more people that we can help and just go ham. Something that I have done at veces (times) is I do like a self evaluation of how I'm doing with my testimony, as a missionary, etc.  Sometimes it's not to fun cuz the Spirit will def correct us on what we need to change and we don't always like to hear it, but we need to be humble and accept it. 

PUMP YOU UP

Elder Brown is a super "pump you up" dude so we will always get it going.  He also helps you be able to believe in yourself that you can reach your goals and dreams.  I invite everyone to try and put more goals in their lives and just go for them.  There is always something to learn everyday.  Something to get better at, too, but we can only do it if we become humble and follow Jesus Christ. 

Les Amo

Elder Sweat

May 21, 2017---CHANGES & HOW THE WORK IS GOING

CHANGES

It's now the start of a new change and I'm going to stay with Elder Brown for the next 3 weeks, at least, haha.  Time is passing by so fast, haha.  So much to do in so little time.  

HOW THE WORK IS GOING

The investigators are doing great.  They all went to church except for the husband in the familia Jurican.  But he said this next week he will go.   We are super pumped with them and familia Arias cuz we have been working with them for a while so it's great to finally see them progressing.  We were able to see some people that have been inactive up to 18 years go to church this last week so that was super awesome to see them there.

Les Amo

Elder Sweat

May 16, 2017---PRAY, NUMBERS, CHANGES

May 16, 2017

PRAY
Yes we do we have a couple of super awesome families we are teaching.  If you guys could pray for them that they can open their hearts to the gospel that would be awesome.

NUMBERS
It feels great to see the zone baptizing and to know their converts by name and be buddies with them and stuff.  That's one thing we like is that we know all of the new converts fairly well that are getting baptized so they feel more like people, not numbers, right?   "Numbers don't go to the temple, people do."  

CHANGES
We have changes this next week so I will write you on Wednesday, mas probable (most likely).

Les Amo
Elder Sweat

1.  Zona Villa Nueva 

 

2.  Xuac Xic!!

3.  Conferencia de Zonas...la capital!!!

May 9, 2017---NO FEAR, FOLLOW THE SPIRIT, SEE YOU ON SUNDAY

NO FEAR
This week was super great. We are starting to find a bunch of miracles by following something that Elder Rasband talked about. He talked about following your first impression. We are also talking to a lot more people. Que dice Pres Markham... "no hay miedo en este mision!" haha. (President Markham says, "There is no fear in this mission!")

FOLLOW THE SPIRIT
We had a great experience this week.  We were walking but then both of us stopped at the same little street and I was like dude I feel like we should go in there and Elder Brown said the same thing. So we went in and contacted the 1st people in the street and we set up a cita (appointment) to pass by her house. We went yesterday in the night cuz we felt like we should and we had a great lesson. Got to open your mouth and be diligent and follow the spirit siempre!!!(always)

SEE YOU ON SUNDAY
Hope y'all are doing great.  Nos vemos en Domingo!!!!!! (See you on Sunday) 

Les Amo

Elder Sweat

May 2, 2017---100%, A LITTLE DUO, I LOVE THE MISSION

May 2, 2017

100%
It's great here.  We are looking for more people right now and are starting to find some cool people that are pretty close to the church so that's a plus, ha. Something super awesome is that 82% of the missionaries in the mission baptized so there is a lot of work going on.  The goal is to have 100% of the missionaries baptize new converts so we are trying to find the ways how we can do that.  We are learning to put our trust in God by continuing to work diligently and being smart about it, too.  We are following the impressions of the Spirit.

Les Amo

Elder Sweat

A LITTLE DUO
P.S.  Fun experience:  So here in our mission we contact people on the buses we get on. We usually will get in front and yell to everybody presenting ourselves and contact the people on the bus one by one to see when we can pass by.  But my companion, Elder Brown, had a great idea.  We decided to sing a hymn on the bus in front of everyone!  Hahaha!  Our hearts were pounding but we got in the middle after presenting ourselves and we started to sing El Alba Ya Rompe (The Day Dawn is Breaking), haha.  Pretty cool and nerve wracking but we were super pumped after we did it, haha.  A little duo.  

I LOVE THE MISSION
The mission is great and I'm glad I'm here learning so many things. Amo la mision. Amo el Salvador porque el me da la fuerza a seguir adelante y seguir trabajando a encontrar mas almas a traer a el.  (I love the mission. I love Salvador because it gives me the strength to go ahead and keep working to find more souls to bring him.)