Quenton is in let the fun begin....
Haha well family this week was pretty awesome not gonna lie. We were able to make our companionship better and we were talking more together and we are happier these days. I really dont think anything has changed it is just accept the other person for who he is. And hopefully we can keep this rolling because this week was changes and my companion and I will continue together for at least another 6 weeks. But this week we were able to complete the baptism that we had planned. The hna. Avila got baptized in the nice cold water and then she came out and bore her awesome testimony. Also this week we were searching for really old investigators and found one. she told us that she listened to the missionaries with another lady that lives 3 houses down the road. so we went to that house and in the house we found two new teenagers that now have baptismal dates for the end of november. It was awesome!! We had 17 lessons with members and then we also found 10 new investigators. so in the past two weeks we have found 22 new investigators. Our area is rolling and changing really fast. When i got here it was nothing. we were lucky to get up to 10 lessons with members and we only had 4 or 5 new people in a normal week. I will say that we are really thinking of how we can make this area work and really grow to its potential.
So in the changes for this week unfortunately was the end of my time with Elder Mckinley, he got changed down to ica. so he is in the one place in the whole country that i know of that has diet coke.. i think he will send me some in one of these coming weeks. Haha also i can happily say that we found a little kid that could very well be one of the smartest most interesting 10 year olds that i have ever met. he is ready to be baptized and we found him this week.. he came to the baptism alone and then to church alone and well he is set for the 19th of november. but it could very easily move to a closer date. haha we are really loving this area.. And the ward is getting more and more animated to help and work. also this week i can yet again say i got to talk in sacrament meeting.. For those that are counting this is the third time in this area. i am pretty sure that means i have talked more here then in the home ward. i started my talk and then after i started i actually changed my whole topic and went and read the parable of the seeds... I dont know what that is called in english but i went and read parts of that and explained them. then i related it to the atonement and it was actually really cool because that had absolutely nothing to do with my original topic. but everyone came and said they really liked my talk so that was cool.. I love this mission and my area and i am getting to love my companion. just needed a little more time to get used to him i guess.. I love working hard now in the mission. it is just really satisfying when you can get back from a nice days work finding new people, inviting them to be baptized, and then do it again the next day.. I love this work and I am just really happy to be here and know that all is rolling on at home normal as usual.. I love you all so much and hope you have yet another good week..
Monday, October 24, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
HOWDY HOE
Well there goes another week family. This week we had our interviews with President Manning for the first time in 4 months. It was pretty fun. We got to talk about how the mission has changed my way of thinking and he says I have changed but i dont know if i have really changed all that much. But I am happy that my companion and I are having a lot of success here in this area of pueblo nuevo.. This week we found 12 new investigators that could very easily progress. I think my companion and I are finally progressing and not fighting as much anymore. This week we only had 13 lessons with members but it was strange how we only had these 13 lessons and were able to have almost equal in new people. That means that we found some families and not just one person to teach. I think this area has a ton of potential and all we have to do is open our mouths and talk to alll of the people that the Lord puts in our path. I dont know how but i feel like I am so much more open to talk to the people. I dont need a reason to start talking to someone anymore i can just tell them why i am there and if they want to listen they can and if they dont it is their loss. Now I dont know if that is the way I should look at this but for me it helps because a lot of people are scared to talk to random new people because they could get just straight up rejected.But the good news is playing bball with nate i am used to that.....hahaha funny joke..nate cant reject me.. haha other joke.. But really I care for the people and if they accept I can show that more but if they reject me I dont take it personally.. That is something I learned a long time ago to not take things personally. We have one message and if they dont like to hear the truth they dont have to listen that is the point of this life. I love the mission and I wouldnt want to be anywhere else I cant believe how fast time flies and how much I have learned... I love all of my family and the examples you have all been to me and also all of my friends that are putting there strength in the same work as me.. I love you all so much have an awesome week..
Well there goes another week family. This week we had our interviews with President Manning for the first time in 4 months. It was pretty fun. We got to talk about how the mission has changed my way of thinking and he says I have changed but i dont know if i have really changed all that much. But I am happy that my companion and I are having a lot of success here in this area of pueblo nuevo.. This week we found 12 new investigators that could very easily progress. I think my companion and I are finally progressing and not fighting as much anymore. This week we only had 13 lessons with members but it was strange how we only had these 13 lessons and were able to have almost equal in new people. That means that we found some families and not just one person to teach. I think this area has a ton of potential and all we have to do is open our mouths and talk to alll of the people that the Lord puts in our path. I dont know how but i feel like I am so much more open to talk to the people. I dont need a reason to start talking to someone anymore i can just tell them why i am there and if they want to listen they can and if they dont it is their loss. Now I dont know if that is the way I should look at this but for me it helps because a lot of people are scared to talk to random new people because they could get just straight up rejected.But the good news is playing bball with nate i am used to that.....hahaha funny joke..nate cant reject me.. haha other joke.. But really I care for the people and if they accept I can show that more but if they reject me I dont take it personally.. That is something I learned a long time ago to not take things personally. We have one message and if they dont like to hear the truth they dont have to listen that is the point of this life. I love the mission and I wouldnt want to be anywhere else I cant believe how fast time flies and how much I have learned... I love all of my family and the examples you have all been to me and also all of my friends that are putting there strength in the same work as me.. I love you all so much have an awesome week..
Thursday, October 13, 2011
10-10-2011
Alrighty then Family!!
So this week was a really long week.... but to make my really long week short. My companion and I are finally making progress. I think i said that a couple of weeks ago so again we will find out in the very near future if things really are getting better. I feel like it is always just one big fight, then we have a few days of peace, and then it is back to the fight. Now i know this wont sound believable to some of you, but most of the time i dont even know what we are fighting about!! All i am doing is arguing that i am trying to do my best as a companion. It is really confusing sometimes, not going to lie. I do have one bit of good news that i have found that has helped our companionship get better. It is one of those games you sent me mom in the very beginning of the mission... it is the basketball game... we just play ten games of that before we go to bed. You know me, i like to talk to my fake players when playing good and bad.. so my companion gets a kick out of that. I like playing the game so all is well at that point in time. haha In other news this week, i was reading more of 1 Nephi and i have been relating the scriptures to different kinds of things. It was really weird when i was reading a scripture and it really had nothing to do with missionary work, and all of a sudden i was thinking of how that scripture could relate to anything and everything.. haha it would be a lot cooler if i had written down the scripture to write on here but hey i'm not perfect.... all i am going to say is if you read the scriptures one night to try and help you in a certain situation, don't just read the words but really try and think about what the Lord is trying to tell you in between the lines. Because i know that i have had those opportunities before the mission and i dont think i understood what he was trying to tell me. So what i am offering is that you can really read and think of how those verses could relate to your situation and all of a sudden you won't be able to stop. You will just keep on keepin on loving what you read..
On another note this week we had an awesome baptism for the hna isabel mendoza. Her brother who has been a member for some 30 years baptized her and it was just really cool because one day we found her, and then one month later she got baptized. Also this week were able to talk with another hna that was coming to church. We didn't know she lived inside the ward boundaries, anyway turns out she just has a story.. i think i told you about avila but if not... she is an hna she has a little four year old and then also a little 6 month old baby... well this baby she has was with a member return missionary that has 3 kids with his wife and they are sealed in the temple... and he confessed his sin and he didnt get excommunicated, but he has goals to fix his marriage. Then this hna came to church and she wants to be baptized. She has real desires and she tells us that he had told her that his divorce was a sure thing.. So there was all of this stuff and interviews and she told us she doesn't want to be baptized for him but for her faith in Christ. She told the stake president the intentions of the guy and so we are waiting to see what happens there.. haha But she is ready to be baptized in two weeks..
well family i hope all is well and that all of you are in super health these days. i know this church is true and i am so happy to be here in the Lords work.. i hope you have an awesome week and i will do what i can to make mine just as awesome!!
Love Elder Farr+Moore+Orth+Future Waite=Awesome.
So this week was a really long week.... but to make my really long week short. My companion and I are finally making progress. I think i said that a couple of weeks ago so again we will find out in the very near future if things really are getting better. I feel like it is always just one big fight, then we have a few days of peace, and then it is back to the fight. Now i know this wont sound believable to some of you, but most of the time i dont even know what we are fighting about!! All i am doing is arguing that i am trying to do my best as a companion. It is really confusing sometimes, not going to lie. I do have one bit of good news that i have found that has helped our companionship get better. It is one of those games you sent me mom in the very beginning of the mission... it is the basketball game... we just play ten games of that before we go to bed. You know me, i like to talk to my fake players when playing good and bad.. so my companion gets a kick out of that. I like playing the game so all is well at that point in time. haha In other news this week, i was reading more of 1 Nephi and i have been relating the scriptures to different kinds of things. It was really weird when i was reading a scripture and it really had nothing to do with missionary work, and all of a sudden i was thinking of how that scripture could relate to anything and everything.. haha it would be a lot cooler if i had written down the scripture to write on here but hey i'm not perfect.... all i am going to say is if you read the scriptures one night to try and help you in a certain situation, don't just read the words but really try and think about what the Lord is trying to tell you in between the lines. Because i know that i have had those opportunities before the mission and i dont think i understood what he was trying to tell me. So what i am offering is that you can really read and think of how those verses could relate to your situation and all of a sudden you won't be able to stop. You will just keep on keepin on loving what you read..
On another note this week we had an awesome baptism for the hna isabel mendoza. Her brother who has been a member for some 30 years baptized her and it was just really cool because one day we found her, and then one month later she got baptized. Also this week were able to talk with another hna that was coming to church. We didn't know she lived inside the ward boundaries, anyway turns out she just has a story.. i think i told you about avila but if not... she is an hna she has a little four year old and then also a little 6 month old baby... well this baby she has was with a member return missionary that has 3 kids with his wife and they are sealed in the temple... and he confessed his sin and he didnt get excommunicated, but he has goals to fix his marriage. Then this hna came to church and she wants to be baptized. She has real desires and she tells us that he had told her that his divorce was a sure thing.. So there was all of this stuff and interviews and she told us she doesn't want to be baptized for him but for her faith in Christ. She told the stake president the intentions of the guy and so we are waiting to see what happens there.. haha But she is ready to be baptized in two weeks..
well family i hope all is well and that all of you are in super health these days. i know this church is true and i am so happy to be here in the Lords work.. i hope you have an awesome week and i will do what i can to make mine just as awesome!!
Love Elder Farr+Moore+Orth+Future Waite=Awesome.
Conference!
Alrighty then!!!! Well i Loved Conference thank you for asking....
Haha i loved it for real their is nothing i can say more. I did get to watch all of it in spanish and I was taking all the notes that i could. it turns out that i ended up taking ten pages of awesome notes, and guess what it was the exact same amount as the conference in english so i dont feel like i missed things with the whole language thing!!! how cool is that?? i know.. Anyway this week me and my companion continued with our ups and our downs, but i think finally we might be progressing a little bit.. i came really close to writing progressing forward.. haha weird.. but this week was awesome we were walking and we saw this lady and both of us thought we should talk to her.. so we talked to her and told her to come to conference with us and she did.. Then Sunday, after she came to conference alone, we had a lesson with her and asked if she wanted to be baptized and guess what... ya she is set to be baptized for the 22nd.. of this month.. haha that is in 3 weeks.. She is super awesome her name is avila and she is right around 30 with 2 kids.. She is probably one of the coolest investigators or easiest investigators i have had yet in the mission. Also yesterday i was with a youth and i had the same feeling about a little couple that was just chillin outside. so we went and talked to them and they could be super cool...i will let you know next week about them. This week i have been talking to even more people in the streets.. now i know it isnt the most efficient but i feel like a much better missionary when i am doing it.. So in the conference i loved how Elder Holland told us satan is real and he has power.. All of us not only missionaries or soon to be missionaries need to know that. We need to build our testimonies so that we can fight the power that he has. i was thinking about how he was saying the things and what i thought about was that we will always have trials but if we can strengthen ourselves and overcome those trials we will only be building our patience. i am relating that to elder hales` talk. so all the talks in conference go hand in hand. I Love this gospel and i love listening to the prophets of our days because they just tell us how to be more awesome.. and now i am being more direct with people telling them all the truth and if they want it it is there own choice. i am just the messenger and i am proud to be so. but in this case not prideful proud but like ammon in the book of mormon.. awesome i know this is a work i am starting to get my grasp on how to be the best i can be.. love you all so much. Paz fuera!!
Elder Farr+Moore+Orth+future Waite=Awesome!!!!
Haha i loved it for real their is nothing i can say more. I did get to watch all of it in spanish and I was taking all the notes that i could. it turns out that i ended up taking ten pages of awesome notes, and guess what it was the exact same amount as the conference in english so i dont feel like i missed things with the whole language thing!!! how cool is that?? i know.. Anyway this week me and my companion continued with our ups and our downs, but i think finally we might be progressing a little bit.. i came really close to writing progressing forward.. haha weird.. but this week was awesome we were walking and we saw this lady and both of us thought we should talk to her.. so we talked to her and told her to come to conference with us and she did.. Then Sunday, after she came to conference alone, we had a lesson with her and asked if she wanted to be baptized and guess what... ya she is set to be baptized for the 22nd.. of this month.. haha that is in 3 weeks.. She is super awesome her name is avila and she is right around 30 with 2 kids.. She is probably one of the coolest investigators or easiest investigators i have had yet in the mission. Also yesterday i was with a youth and i had the same feeling about a little couple that was just chillin outside. so we went and talked to them and they could be super cool...i will let you know next week about them. This week i have been talking to even more people in the streets.. now i know it isnt the most efficient but i feel like a much better missionary when i am doing it.. So in the conference i loved how Elder Holland told us satan is real and he has power.. All of us not only missionaries or soon to be missionaries need to know that. We need to build our testimonies so that we can fight the power that he has. i was thinking about how he was saying the things and what i thought about was that we will always have trials but if we can strengthen ourselves and overcome those trials we will only be building our patience. i am relating that to elder hales` talk. so all the talks in conference go hand in hand. I Love this gospel and i love listening to the prophets of our days because they just tell us how to be more awesome.. and now i am being more direct with people telling them all the truth and if they want it it is there own choice. i am just the messenger and i am proud to be so. but in this case not prideful proud but like ammon in the book of mormon.. awesome i know this is a work i am starting to get my grasp on how to be the best i can be.. love you all so much. Paz fuera!!
Elder Farr+Moore+Orth+future Waite=Awesome!!!!
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