Howdy yall it's been a great week and I'm excited to take all the new information from conference and apply it into the teaching. so here's a letter to president
Dear President Jergensen
I'm so grateful for the weekend we just had and for the words that were spoken and the spirit that was felt. Elder Steele and I are going to apply all that we learned into our proselyting and teaching efforts. Something that has stuck out to me inparticular is when Elder Bednar spoke on the power of the priesthood and the responsibility that comes with it. It never really occured to me how much the Lord has entrusted us with. Elder Bowen helped teach me more of who I am and what the priesthood means, but Elder Bednar just stuck me to the heart to know that this cause which we are all engaged in so much greater then what we see with our natural eyes. For just a moment in the priesthood session I felt some remorse for not being as productive as the Lord has need of and so I recommitted to being as obedient as possible and to be a more Preach My Gospel centered missionary as possible.
The visits this week went very well. We have a new investigator named Gio and he is very open about religion and to our message. We are meeting with him tonight and are going to try and teach his whole family the Plan of Salvation. His older sister, Violeta, actually helps out with a babysitting job that the Mulhern's have. She has seen missionaries before over at the Mulhern's and was very willing to pray and learn more when we were at the end of the lesson with Gio. He accepted a baptismal invitation and I'll have Elder Steele extend and date tonight so we can have him working towards a goal.
I was able to go on an exchange with Elder Mnkeon this week and that was a good experience. We did some service and then went and hit the streets trying to find some people to teach. We can across and lady who is a less-active member and is moving soon and so the 3rd ward elders are going to help out with that. Elder Hanna and Elder Mckeon are doing alright as a companionship, but I do notice some disobedience that I'm going to address and also bring up with the Zone Leaders.
I do feel sorry for Sister Neville who is having some back problems. She was able to get a blessing from the 3rd ward elders and she said that it helped out. They do have some new investigators and I'm going to keep checking up with them to see how they are doing.
We had Brandon at priesthood meeting and Chris and Sherri at the Sunday morning session of conference with a member. They are all progressing nicely especially Brandon who has a date for the 14th. Chris and Sherri are going to have a Justice of the Peace perform and civil marriage on May 1st for them. So anytime after that she is good for baptism.
Elder Gonzalez Des Moines 2nd
The visits this week went very well. We have a new investigator named Gio and he is very open about religion and to our message. We are meeting with him tonight and are going to try and teach his whole family the Plan of Salvation. His older sister, Violeta, actually helps out with a babysitting job that the Mulhern's have. She has seen missionaries before over at the Mulhern's and was very willing to pray and learn more when we were at the end of the lesson with Gio. He accepted a baptismal invitation and I'll have Elder Steele extend and date tonight so we can have him working towards a goal.
I was able to go on an exchange with Elder Mnkeon this week and that was a good experience. We did some service and then went and hit the streets trying to find some people to teach. We can across and lady who is a less-active member and is moving soon and so the 3rd ward elders are going to help out with that. Elder Hanna and Elder Mckeon are doing alright as a companionship, but I do notice some disobedience that I'm going to address and also bring up with the Zone Leaders.
I do feel sorry for Sister Neville who is having some back problems. She was able to get a blessing from the 3rd ward elders and she said that it helped out. They do have some new investigators and I'm going to keep checking up with them to see how they are doing.
We had Brandon at priesthood meeting and Chris and Sherri at the Sunday morning session of conference with a member. They are all progressing nicely especially Brandon who has a date for the 14th. Chris and Sherri are going to have a Justice of the Peace perform and civil marriage on May 1st for them. So anytime after that she is good for baptism.
Elder Gonzalez Des Moines 2nd
Conference was the bomb I took so many notes and I"m trying to put together a talk for this upcoming Sunday in church.. My subject is "Feed my Sheep" So it won't be very hard because that's just about all we do all day everyday. The only hard part is trying to get started haha and if your a true Gonzalez you know the old Tony motto " I'll procrastinate later' haha what a classic, but for reals now it might be true.
So I'm glad to hear that your doing alright mom and that Dad is taking care of you. I have but one question... how are we going to pay for all of this?? Does this mean that I don't have to go to college and can just work and climb a latter just like Bishop Smith did? Ah I love the guy he's a great bishop. you should tell him that.
This past week was a good one and I even got to do some golfing in the morning before studies while I was on an exchange with Elder Mckeon. They live on a par 3 course and so I just took the 9 iron and SW out and some beat top flight and made that course look like childs play. I did stick one to about 6 feet and it looked like it only missed the cup by about 3-4 inches...Imagine that a hole in one to start the day off.... I can still dream right?!
So this Gio kid is actually a Gonzalez and his parents don't speak the best english so I'll have to enlist the spanish sisters help with this one if I'm to get the whole family in the pool. Gio is the middle child and is a sophmore at Valley High which is the school to be at out here in Iowa. I really like how he is interested to learn more and we have an appointment tonight which I'm soooo excited for because we may be able to teach the whole family and how sweet would it be to have Elder Gonzalez baptize a Gonzalez family out in dirtville Iowa??/
So the time is getting short and my emails are a complete embarrassment when compared to Tony's because he might be more time... I don't know but these elders I'm with just want to go waste miles running around town and playing basketball which I don't mind because I get to break some ankles and make them mad by hitting some 3's from places that Jimmer couldn't even touch.. ( that's a stab at you dad!!) but seriously it's a joy to make them look like the Lady wolves from back home.
I want you all to know how much I love you and how much I love mail!! thanks for the pictures from John's farewell and Drew's baptism they were awesome and I can see how without my presence there some of the guys are starting to look like a bunch of bums.... Pierce especially.. haha so ya send some more pictures from my childhood back home and please send some pictures from my high school dances because Hillary who I went to Prom with goes to Iowa State and she wants a picture and the rest are for braging rights....
Dad I need you to send a Letter or something fast before sunday to me about the conversion of Grandma Gonzalez and how she became a member... I don't want your simple answers of " she met the missionaries" but I want you to call Abuelo and talk about how she became an member and then to tell me the story.
2108 Grand Ave #5 West Des Moines IA 50265
I love you so much that it hurts... The church is true and this family is eternal and that's all that matters
Elder Gonzalez 2nd ward
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