Hard week but pretty rewarding!
I went to Mexico city once, and Puebla twice this week for a ton of meetings, plus we are opening the new area and I was in the temple all day on Tuesday, so we really only had like 2 days in our area.
Last night though, we had a meeting for the people being taught in the zone and the recent converts so I got to see A and K that we baptised in Tlaxcallan! Such good news there!!!!! THEY BOTH TOLD ME THEY ARE FOR SURE GOING ON MISSIONS!!!! That was a goal of mine since I got to the mission! Also A's brother got baptised last week, and her mom is going to be baptised this Saturday! K's parents who were both VERY against the church have now both gone to church at least as well! AND another member of the S family that we had been teaching got baptised on Saturday! SO happy!
Also I had some very small world moments this week! One of Ana´s companions from the mission got home on the same day as we opened the area and she is a member of our ward and shared her testimony on Sunday! Also I was showing my companion some pics of the boiz and he saw a pic of Jake Maller and it turns out they were in the same room in the MTC! I'm freaking out!
The ward mission leader here is amazing and so is the bishop! Such a strong ward honestly. They are both just working super hard. Living the law of consecration. Hermano S (ward mission leader) still hasn't cut any of my ties this week!
Man just loving life right now even though it takes us like an hour to find our own house cuz we are super lost opening a new area.
Have a good week everyone!
Love ya!
Elder Lethaby
July 2nd
MOM! How are ya!?
Awesome week over here in Apiznice! Got some fresh meat in the people we teach pool. Member ref from Morelos ward named J coming in hot with the triple threat (that's what I call it when we find them, put a baptismal date with them, and bring them to church all in the same week). Big hope there and Hermana P (Ana's comp) is going to help us out there.
Today I went to go visit Totolac and say goodbye, wanted to see more people, but got to see the old Bishop and his fam. One of the men I have learned most from in mymish. BUT HE NEEDS PRAYERS! His wife G, has cancer as of like a year ago and it's super bad now. She has lost a TON of weight and couldn't even get out of bed to come say hi :( We fasted for her as a mission on Saturday but some extra prayers could help. Love this family to death and the spirit and energy in their home was very different when I went today that in was a year and a half ago.
On a brighter note, I got to see the baptism of A's mom! She talked about how it was hard for her to accept because like 2 years ago she got baptised in the Christian church, but when she heard her 11 year old son say "Mom, this is the true church." She felt the spirit super strong and realized that it is all true. That's what it's all about :)
They are going to move to another state at the end of this year to be with dad and big sis and baptise them too! SO HYPED!
Overall doing really well, good comp, we laugh a lot together and he's kinda good at English. Also were planning a ward activity where were going to get all the RMs from the ward to make a traditional dish from where they served and bring it and share it. We have like 20 people on board with full support from a great bishop!
Also we got a new president of the mission and the country but I don't know much about either one of them so stay tuned.
Love
Elder Lethaby
Questions Answered:
How is the new Mission president?
Haven't met him yet, not until Thursday but I guess he's super nice and makes a lot of jokes :)
Who are you teaching right now?
We don't have a lot, the other elders closed the area for a reason I think :( but we found a young lady named J this week who came to church and has a baptismal date! Also the ward mission leader has been helping a ton and we have an appointment with a referral of his who also seems promising!
Walking everywhere still?
Most places, our area is huge!
You mentioned that having someone go serve a mission that you baptised was a goal. What other goals did/do you have?
Baptise an eternal family! Super cool actually because this week I went to the baptism of A's mom! So in that family 3/5 are baptised, the other 2 live in another state but she said when she shared her testimony in the baptism that they are planning on moving there to convert them too!
Did your Home Teaching experience before your mission teach you anything you could use on your mission?
Yes! I think I learned a lot about ministering as the Velazquez´s home teacher. I remember taking David and Jacob out to movies with us, or driving Enoc to the airport at 3am. Things like that teach a lot about service and I always felt really good doing it.
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