Monday, August 17, 2015
Week 24 pics
Week 24 Area 1
what a crazy week we had 3 baptisms and we got to go to the beautiful Mexico temple and we got changes and Elder Best is leaving ughhghghghg.... first off we baptized the parents of villasenor geraldo and margorita on Friday they are such a great family and awesome people and then we baptized evalin on Sunday and on Saturday we went to the temple with a group of like 70 people we had a huge group and they were all investigators or less actives so that was super awesome the temple was super pretty the pictures were super cool they weren't like any other ones i have seen in the temple it was a super good and crazy week oh and elder best is leaving in the morning to a different area and 2 other guys are leaving in my district I'm praying that i get a Mexican hah because i need help with my Spanish I'm super happy and this week was awesome i know that this church is true and i have a testimony of prayer i know that if we pray with all of our hearts and we are really trying to do the right things and follow the commandments then our father in heaven will bless us and he will put people in our path that our ready to hear the gospel i know that we need to try with all of our heart to not be prideful to truly try and humble ourselves that's the only way that we can have true happiness is if we serve others and truly want to do it
before the mission i know that there was times when my dad would ask me to come with him and do service or help someone in the ward and i would tell him that i didn't have time or that i was going to hang out with my girlfriend but now that I'm on the mission i pray in every prayer that i can find someone in need that i can help and to do it with a good attitude and when i do these things i truly have so much happiness
sorry I'm all over the place haha it was just a good week anyways all of you that our back in good ol Utah i love you so much and i want you all to know that i know this church is true and this is where true happiness is found i know that Thomas S Monson speaks face to face with god i love my Savior Jesus Christ and this opportunity that i have to serve him and to help other people i really do love these people here there great people i miss you all and i want the best for you all
hazlo justo \uD83D\uDE01
Monday, August 10, 2015
Week 23 area 1
its been a pretty good week we baptized guirmo on Sunday after church he was super happy and super awesome hes such a funny kid haha the water was super hot and he couldn't get in the water he was getting in and he started swearing English swear words because the water was so hot and everyone here knows English swear wards haha so that's one way to go in to the waters of baptism swearing but it was still a really beautiful service and there was lots of people from the ward that came and i know they felt the spirit alot so that was awesome besides that nothing to crazy happened evelin had her baptismal interview and she passed were gonna baptize her next week the weather here is hot everyday so that's not to cool people here have been telling me that its supposed to be rainy season since i got here but it maybe rains once a week so who knows we have had some really good lessons and we have felt gods love for these Mexicans here in Mexico there great people nothing to crazy happened this week oh next Saturday we get to go to the open house at the Mexico temple so that will be super exciting were meeting at our church at 3 and eating lunch then getting on a bus and going to the temple all day we have invited like 50 people less actives and investigators and members so I'm super excited for that it should be an awesome experience for are investigators and for me as well me and Elder Best only have one more week together next Tuesday i should be getting a new companion life is all good here in Mexico I'm doing good I'm healthy I'm losing a bunch of weight i think but i still feel super fat cause we eat so many greasy tacos haha so this week me and elder best are gonna try and go running every day
have fun with the wedding this week ill be here praying that it all goes good;)
i love you all and i miss you an unbelievable amount
#lear#orar#irlaIglesia
con amor Elder Tams
Monday, August 3, 2015
Week 22 area 1
it has been a pretty eventful week this week we had a baptism and it was super awesome we confirmed him the next day in sacrament and it was a super spiritual experience for me we are suppose to baptize his parents in 2 weeks but there having some problems right now its been pretty hard on me and Elder Best because we were planning on baptizing them this week too with there son but some stuff happened and they didn't pass there interview so were gonna wait 2 weeks family repentance is real Jesus suffered for everything we have been through and i love him with all my heart this week has been really fun me and elder best have just been working hard and its been really fun this week we had too of the kids we have baptized come with us to lessons and they shared there testimony and it was so awesome i have felt like we have had alot of miracles happening these last couple weeks and i know it is because God loves his children i have seen lots of prayers answered since i have been serving not only mine but more importantly the people we have been teaching for all of the future missionaries just serve with all your heart learn to be respectful nice and caring and you will lbe a good missionary missions are absolutely magnifico and i love serving so much haha I'm one happy kid right now my challenge this week is for everyone to invite 1 person to come to church or to listen to the missionaries you guys don't realize how powerful of missionaries you guys can be the members of our ward are the real missionaries just be loving and friendly to everyone and share this great joy that i know you have all felt honestly im doing good i love serving i love my Savior and i love Mexicans there so awesome ahha i have met some super awesome people and i surely love them so much i know that you guys can be the family that the missionaries love that are by you you just have to reach out
tenga un buen semana
lear su llibro
orar a su padre celestial
amor tu familiia
le amo mucho :)
ps: i sent a ton of letters today like 5 so i excpect letters back haha
Monday, July 27, 2015
Week 21 Area 1
wow every week is just getting better and better so this next Saturday we have 4 baptisms 1 is a family of 3 the 2 parents and there son that's 12 we have been spending a lot of time with them lately trying to get them ready for there baptism we still have to teach a lot this week yesterday we went to teach them and haha there so awesome they told us they were like so we have been thinking we have set a family goal and we were like okay haha what and there like we want to wash and iron your shirts for you every week haha we were like are you sure we were a little wierded out we were like no one wants to do that haha so we still go to the other hermana house and wash the rest of our clothes but we take our shirts to them now ha ha so that's super cool there a great family i love them so much they have 2 daughters that are members and they have been awesome examples for them then the other girl were going to baptize her name is evalin shes super awesome she loves the book of Mormon we have been teaching her for like 3 months now because her husband is a member but he never comes to church he hasn't been once its pretty sad i don't know how he doesn't want to come to church we have been trying to help him for a long time because we want him to baptize her but he still hasn't come but shes awesome she is pretty set on getting baptized so hopefully it will be just what her husband needs to feel the spirit and come back to church
so are recent convert had an awesome experience this week he went to a young singles adult camp thing for 3 days in our ward in veracruz and when we came back we had a meeting with him and asked if anything cool happened he said that he was at the camp and he went to the bathroom and there was a guy sitting down and he said he had the feeling to ask him if he was alright and he said no its been super hot this week like yesterday and the day before was the hottest its been since i have been here I'm pretty sure so i guess this guy was super hot and the altitude is different where they were and he couldn't breath so he was sitting there and our investigator said he ran to get a paramedic and he came and the paramedic was like i gotta run and get water and medicine haha stay here with him and keep him calm so axel said that he was sitting there with him and he noticed that he like couldn't breathe good or something and then he started breathing super fast and axel thought he was having a seizure or something and he said he felt the spirit telling him to say a pray so he put his hands on the guys stomach and said a pray he said as soon as he got done saying the prayer the guy started breathing normal and he was like what did you do to me haha i feel alot better
axel told us he said i know i don't have the Melchizedek priesthood yet but i know that pray is very powerful and that god answered my prayer and helped that man
sorry if my story telling sucked he told me in Spanish so that's the gist of what i understood hahah but I'm so grateful for this work if I'm being honest god has blessed me so much in these last 4 months we have worked hard and i can see the love that god has for his children and for these people that we are baptizing this work the work of our Lord Jesus Christ is the most joyful thing i have ever been apart of and i know that this gospel is true that our church is the only church with apostles and a prophet i think the thing that has made my testimony grow the most is the spirit of our Savior i have literately seen it work in these people all that we do as missionaries is invite people to read the great Book Of Mormon and pray with humble hearts and the people that do that every time they feel the spirit and they get baptized its really all above my knowledge all that i know is that god loves his children and he has a plan for them he wants us to receive all of the blessings that he has for us and to live a joyful life and the only way is through this gospel i never realized why people always said when they came home that it was the hardest thing for them i was like ya right you have been gone from your family for 2 years you finally get to be home and be with them i defiantly miss my family and i know its going to be a joyous reunion but there is nothing on the earth like serving your Lord your Savior your Redeemer Jesus Christ with all your heart its gotten to the point now were almost 24 hours of the day all I'm thinking about is how i can become better my love for the Book Of Mormon in the 4 months that i have been out here is so much stronger i love reading it
my challenge for all of you this week is to just follow Christ love him and show your love for him by keeping the commandments reading and praying and going to church and partaking of the sacrament every week and going with the intent of learning all you can i don't even understand all of church cause its espanol ahah but i learn more now at church then i have any other time in my life
i know that I'm a little sappy this week and i know you guys don't have the opportunity to spend all of your time serving the Lord like i do but these things are important this work is more important than any other work in the whole world and all of you can participate in it the people that we baptize is because they have a friend in the church because people care for them
be a friend to everyone invite everyone to come to church with you be bold
i love you all and i know your all the best people ever your great examples to me of strong Latter Day Saints
le amo con todo mi corazon
esta iglesia la iglesia de Jesucristo DeLos Santos De Los Últimos Días es verdadero \uD83C\uDD92\uD83D\uDCAF\uD83D\uDE00
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