Another great week in So Cal

Buenas Dias a todos!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOM! Woootwoot. 

  This week was great! The work was hard, but I felt good about it. Our area is one of the busiest areas in the Spanish zone, and also one of the largest. We always have a lot to do, but this week was tough because everyone's been on vacation or somewhere doing something other then listening to us. Haha well, at least it seems that way. But the good thing is, is that we're keeping busy anyway. We figured that The Lord will recognize effort and our desires. So, we put in the time contacting, and although we don't find anyone, we're trusting that the Lord will continue to bless us with people to teach. We also decided that we need to be a little more bold with people. In fact, last night, we were having a lesson with an older couple that we've been teaching since I've been in this area, and they are very religious but they don't believe they can get answers to their own prayers.. They haven't been progressing much, and they have had a hard time believing what we're telling them. So, last night, Elder Sorensen and I bore powerful testimony that there is one true church on the earth that has the authority to baptize and perform sacred ordinances, and that we know that that church is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day saints. And we told them that they can know too, but they just have to pray with a sincere heart. They accepted the invitation, and I'm excited to see if they've received an answer. We both felt good leaving the lesson that we followed the spirit and testified the best we could. It was sweet.
  Also! Its been raining the past couple days! It's been really nice. It doesn't rain that much here and its been super refreshing!
  Well, that's all I can really think of to write! I feel like I forget most of the stuff that happens throughout the week, but I just remember that it was good.
  I hope you all have a great week! Love you!

Con muchisimo amor,

Elder Dallin Fuell 

Mission's Rule!!

Hola!
 

Well, This week was probably one of the hardest weeks of my mission, but I've never loved and enjoyed my mission more then this. Funny how that happens.

 I stayed in the Mission Viejo North Area with Elder Sorensen. We are working super hard, and its great! I realized the other day how much I really do enjoy being on a mission. Yesterday, we ran into a very delicate situation with some members that had been offended by something that someone did. As we sat there and listened to them, I couldn't help but think about how the Savior paid the price for all hurt feelings. My companion and I bore very strong testimony that The Son of God himself came to the Earth and suffered every pain and affliction that we could ever possibly feel, and that He did that so he would know how to help us, or like the scripture says "how to succor us". He knew what they were feeling and he laid a down a pathway for us to follow to be able to overcome these hurt feelings. The spirit flooded the room. My companion and I had entered that house kind of scared about what we were supposed to say and do for these members that we loved so much. But we did what the spirit directed us to do, and it was one of the most spiritual experiences I've had in my entire life. The member continued to talk to us, and I had an impression that we should leave her with some scriptures to read. I immediately thought about the Sermon on the Mount. But the one written in 3rd Nephi. I wrote the scriptures down, we said a prayer with her, and left the house. On our way out, we saw some people moving things out of a truck and into a house, and we offered to help.. somehow we got enrolled into a construction project and were soon carrying walls and tiles, here and there, and it was so tiring. But great. After We finished that, we got into the car and had to drive to a meeting, and we were talking about how physically and spiritually drained we were after the lesson and the service that we helped with, but we both felt great, it was exactly what the Lord had planned for us to do. Then, last night, we were planning, and we got a call from that Member who we had taught just like 3 or 4 hours earlier. And she said that as soon as she read the scriptures that we left her, the bad feelings left, and they were replaced by humility and love. Then, not much longer after she had read those, The person who had offended her showed up at her house, and apologized. She told us how grateful she was that The Lord was aware of the things that she was going through. I am so grateful for my calling. I cant begin to describe all the things that I've learned on my mission, but I love being a missionary. Nothing in my life has been as rewarding as this. I don't think I could have said that 2 or 3 months ago. I love this work. And I've been thinking a lot about the quote from Joseph Smith that says, "a religion that does not require the sacrifice of all things never has the power sufficient to produce the faith necessary unto life and salvation."The Lord asks everything from us because that's what it takes. Anything less then that really isn't worth it. Well! I love you guys! And I hope that everyone has a great week!

Con amor,

Elder Dallin Fuell 

Another good week!

Hola!


This week was good! It went by super super fast. Which is weird. We have transfers again tomorrow. I don't feel like I've been in this area for 6 weeks already. Its super crazy. Days have been flying by. Elder Wilson is getting transferred and he'll probably move down with Elder Budd in the mission viejo south area, while Elder Sorensen and I stay up in the Mission viejo north area. That is all I can really see changing. The work is going well.
  Funny experience: We woke up this morning and started getting ready to go to the gym, and Elder Sorensen went to get a bowl of cereal and our kitchen was completely infested with ants. Haha It was nuts. So, we sat around a little while trying to decide what to do, and so we ran to the store and bought some stuff to kill ants and spent most of this morning cleaning our apartment and killing the ants. We keep our apartment pretty clean, but we live kind of on a mountain and we get all sorts of bugs and animals walking through our apartment complex. And sometimes we get crazy big beetles. But it keeps us pretty alert during studies and stuff, so we don't fall asleep. Haha :)
  Oh, and we had a really cool experience on Saturday and Sunday. Rodrigo hasn't been able to come to church because of work, and we've been praying that he would be able to come, but nothing really changed. So we decided to fast for him, and so they invited us over on the fourth of July at about 4 o'clock to eat a big dinner, and then we all started a fast together. Even Rodrigo. Then, there we were, sitting in Sacrament meeting, and in walks Rodrigo! All of us were so happy, and after the meeting, we asked him what happened so that he was able to come, and he told us that he called in sick! hahaha It was great! He is super awesome, and I hope that he will be able to get work off for Sundays permanently. But we will see what the Lord has planned for him. All in all, I'm super excited to see what happens.
  Well, that was the week. Fun, hard, and over all good. I hope you all had a great 4th of July and that you have a good week this week! Love you!

Con amor,

Elder Fuell