Wow what an amazing week!! One of those weeks
where I am exhausted but a good exhausted...not a super stressed out
exhausted!!
I love working in my area and being able to
focus on just the investigators of my area. We actually haven't had a phone all
week so we have been calling our zone leaders from a pay phone every night to
tell them we are in our house and then we don't have to worry about phone calls
the rest of the night!! I have never been so happy to not have a phone
hahaha!!
Well we now have over 20 investigators and we
are working our tails off! I have never had so many people so interested. They
all have trials and difficulties but I mean who doesn't?! Out of the 20+
investigators we have, 15 of them consist of families. We are working really hard
on baptizing both complete and part member families. Last week we had 27
lessons and I can't remember the last time I have loved the people like I do
now. Transfers are on Monday, so keep your fingers crossed that I get to
stay here! I would feel really sad leaving all these great people when
I'm not finished teaching them! I know the Elder who would replace me
would do an awesome job.
We were able to bring many of our investigators
to general conference to watch a couple sessions. It was super awesome!! They
are all super interested and willing to change...just some of the cases are a
little hard. Three of the families we are teaching all need to get divorced
from their past husbands/wives and then remarried haha so its gunna take some
time but they are willing and ready!
General conference was incredible!! I can't
believe I only have one left and then I will be home!!! I think my favorite
talk was from President Uchtdorf on Saturday morning. His theme was ¨Come, Join
with us!¨ He talked about how many hours we put into church and our callings.
He then began to list off all the blessings that we are able to receive by
putting in selfless hours of service. He extended the invitation to all of
those who have fallen away and all those who are investigating the church to
come and join with us so that they can see why we are so happy and why we put
so many hours into this church. So for all of you who read this and aren't
members and who question ¨why?¨ I challenge you all as well to come and join
with us. See what we do on Sundays and if you don't like it then you don't have
to come back again. I promise you will feel different and that you will feel
the pwoer of God more in your lives!
Thank you for everything and have an amazing
week!!!
Love,
Elder Mike Payne
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| Martin's baptism |
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| Martin's baptism |
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| After my first good nights rest in 5 months. Elder Rueda was laughing because I was so happy and took this picture at 6:40 haha I have never been so well rested in my life! |
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| The Rojas family. They are great! |
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| This kid is hilarious! He loves to be very vocal in sacrament meeting haha |
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| I thought the air conditioner in this car was hilarious |
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| Elder Rueda being spiderman |
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| Playing patty cake with the bishop's kids |
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| One of the primary girls wrote me a letter and this is how she wrote "Elder Payne" haha so funny! |
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| Drive through beer stores... only in Mexico haha |
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