Keep going, Keep trying, Keep giving!!

Hola!

  Man, this week was intense. And it was super cool! First things first! Happy Birthday Grandma Frei! Hope it was a good one! Also, Congratulations Aubrey! I can't believe you got married! I''m super happy for you guys! Bien Hecho! :)

    We had a mission leadership council that I got to go to and Elder Cardon of the First Quorum of the Seventy came, and we just talked for like 4 hours with him. It was awesome! He just taught us from the scriptures and taught us how to lead by the spirit and it was awesome. That was on Wednesday! On Thursday, I hit one year in the mission field. That was really weird. It kind of freaked me out to be honest, So, I set some new goals of things that I want to get done before I go home next year! I don't feel like I have much time left at all! Anyways, on Friday we had our Zone Conference with Elder Cardon! And Elder Cardon's training was great! But I really liked President Orgill's training! It was on Diligence, Patience, and Obedience! Those are 3 topics I love! He talked about Moroni 9:6, which I really liked! And he told several stories from his life about how he's learned to acquire those attributes, And he shared a quote by President Boyd K. Packer, and I loved it, So I'm gonna share it with you guys! It says,"That which God will never take by force - He will accept freely given. And He will then return to you freedom that you can hardly dream of - The freedom to feel and to know, the freedom to do, and the freedom to be at least a thousandfold more than we offer Him. Strangely enough the key to freedom is obedience." I love that quote! I've learned it better in the Mission Field then I could have ever learned it anywhere else! I also really like the quote by Joseph Smith that says," When the Lord Commands, do it". Just remembering where the commandments come from testify of the importance of keeping them and expressing our love for the Savior. It was a great conference. On Saturday, I got to go on an Exchange with the AP's, and instead of going with Elder Corcus, My trainer, I got sent to Irvine for a day with his companion, Elder Cedano. He's awesome! It was my first time ever trying out English work! And it was SUPER different! I'm so used to talking to people rather easily, and just trying to get them to understand that you should only pray to Heavenly Father and no one else.   But English work takes on a whole other level of crazy. No one even cares! No one believes in anything anymore! It caught me way off guard. We did end up finding a cool guy named Adam who is from Southern China, and we sent the Chinese speaking Elders over to teach him. But, all in all, I was glad to return to my little Mexico. :) Spanish work is great!
   Also! Marco is getting baptized this Sunday!! Its going to be an awesome service! And his Mom is going to come and take a Church tour with us! We're hoping that she will understand the importance of eternal families, and we'll be able to set a baptismal date with her!
  Love you all! Hope you have a great week!

Con mucho amor!

Elder Dallin Fuell

Miracles Pending

  Hola!!


 Well, this week was great! And by great I mean that it was spent contacting, knocking doors, preaching repentance, and much more! Those are the things I love the most about missionary work! Haha Its the best!
  To get into a little more detail, This Saturday, we didn't have any meetings, we didn't have to prepare any trainings, or take care of any drama. So we got to spend like 4 or 5 hours just tracting, and contacting. It was so much fun!! We did it from 12 to 5, and it was a blast. We ended up teaching 3 new people and finding a lot of potential investigators! I really feel that when you are committed to The Lord like that, He is just waiting to "open the windows of heaven". We haven't seen any direct miracles from that work yet, but I know its coming! My companions and I have set a goal for 3 baptisms this month, and I know we can accomplish it! We are putting in the work, and it feels great! Doing missionary work is so much fun. Especially in Spanish work!
  We have Marco's baptism set for the 27th, and we had a baptismal date set with a man named Alfonso, but he has been really hard to get a hold of and we think he has been dodging us.. but asi es la vida! We'll just keep inviting! So, that set us a little bit behind on what our goal was.. but then we got a call from a man named Jorge. His name was in our phone, and we have no idea how it got there. He told us that someone contacted him 4 months ago, and he is ready to be baptized. He has been attending church with his ex-wife in Arcadia, but he lives in San Juan, and he wants to get baptized and start being a Mormon! Haha so, we told him that we'd meet with him, but he cant until this next week, so we're waiting to see how that goes! Awesome stuff though.
  Missionary work is the best!!!

Love you all, and I hope you all have a great week!

Con amor,

Elder Dallin Fuell

Hola!!

Hola!

   This week was great! Its been hard to adjust to being a zone leader now. There is so much more time now planning trainings and going to meetings and all sorts of stuff. In fact, we have a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy coming to visit our mission this next week, and all the zone leaders have to do a little return and report of our zones, and what's working and what we could be doing better, and all sorts of stuff. So, Elder Wilkerson and I have been doing that. Also, another thing that has been tough on me is trying to help all the missionaries with their own problems that they've been facing. I don't know, but being a zone leader has definitely put me way outside my comfort zone.
    This week was also a little hard because, despite our best effort, no one came to church this week. We have about 3 or 4 investigators that we're working really closely with, and none of them seem to want to act. And its super frustrating.  My comps and I were talking this week about why missions are so hard, and what we thought would be hard before getting into the field. I thought that maybe it would be hard to wake up at 6:30 everyday and get right to work. One of my companions thought that it would be hard teaching, and the other one was scared to learn Spanish, but we decided that we get adjusted to those things, and the hardest thing about missionary work is watching other people, people you love, make the wrong choices. Whether it is investigators, members, or missionaries. It is the hardest thing. But, the joy that comes from watching and being an active part of someones progression is the best thing I've experienced in my whole life. And I think, to some degree, that's why Heavenly Father asks us to serve missions. He also teaches us, little by little, to become more like him.
   I'm so grateful for all the blessings that we enjoy because of this gospel. I know it is the Only true and living church on the face of the earth. We have a Prophet in this day that guides us, and receives revelation. Jesus Christ is the head of the church and he is our savior. He gave his life for us so that we can keep trying. So we can Repent. So that we can overcome troubles, trails, and fears. He has felt what we feel, and what we're going to feel, and everything in between. We live the way we do, as Members of this church, because we love the Lord. We love Heavenly Father. We love this Gospel. We love the Church. We love the commandments. We walk by faith, and not by sight. I know that these things are true. I know that Heavenly Father will continue to pour out blessings upon us as we continue to live up to our covenants. As we qualify for those blessings. I love this plan. I love Missionary work. My advice to anyone who does not feel this way about these things, is to go and live the gospel. That's what it takes. I love you all, and I hope you all have a great week this week!

Con muchisimo amor,

Elder Fuell