BrandNewMoments
Hello everyone!
Wow, what a week! Many things have happened to further along this mission and our own specific growth.
We received the new mission president, Presidente Torres Caballero. He is very young, at 38, called of God to direct the sacred work of bringing souls unto Christ. But they are a really young family that have come from Honduras, this being their first time living in the States and he plays soccer like a boss! It was awesome to be there yesterday at the park for pday with 60 other missionaries from McAllen and Mission zones.
4th of July was awesome! the whole stake threw a big breakfast with all the traditional foods plus some breakfast tacos, naturally, in a very decked out stake center.
Later went to the park to play different sports wiht all thie missionaries and then went back to the stake center to play more basketball and just relaxing with everyone until time to go home. Went to get some snacks and things before turning in and watching the fireworks and singing the Pday song, then watching church videos and enjoying ourselves in the apartment with Juarez, Moser and Spencer. We couldnt work yesterday because of certain holidays here where we missionaries need to be in the house at 6 instead of 9 to keep us safe. Many people here love to party and enjoy the world's ways and, well, you can figure out the rest but its for our safety.
We had interviews with the new president last wednesday with both zones, 60 missionaries. many trainings that day and they took all day. real throwoff but very worth it to hear the revalation meant for us from God speaking through His representative. A very powerful connection between him and the spirit, it bing necessary to do anything in our lives to feel close to God. I cant wait to receive more light and instruction from him. Actually served his mission in Guatemala not even 20 years ago.
Dont have much more time because pictures are coming your way butI love you all and still urge you to continue to stay close to God. Be safe, be smart, be knowledgable in what you know you should and need to do vs what you want. Pray every day, with all the energy of your heart, read the scriptures every day, to be armed with defense and protection, as well as the Sword of the Spirit, and keep the commandments of God, the consequence of not doing so, not being able to move forward in your life and rather, you will go in circles, as a ship without a rudder.
I love you all and keep moving forward. The Atonement of Christ is real and powerful, done out of pure love for you. The church is true and no other is!
Elder Newman
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