7/22/14

Querido Familia! This week was pretty good! We have been doing a lot of finding and contacting! We have an investigator that is progressing really well! She is reading The Book of Mormon and the pamphlets we give! We are actually painting her house for her, which is quite a big project and is taking longer than we thought. But we also ha another investigator that came to church for the 7th time this past Sunday! He is not really progressing though, he just likes our church services, it is really hard to have a lesson with him, because he talks a lot and it is hard to cut him off! This last week we also had a member bring us In N' Out Burger! He and his family went on vacation and drove through Tucson on his way back and got In N' Out Burger! Its not surprising since he told us that sometimes he will drive all the way over there just to go to In N' Out then drive back! That's about a 4 hour drive! Well I know you all are really concerned about what we do on our P Days so I am pleased to inform you that later today we will be going to El Centro (Down Town)! There are a lot of shops there where thing are really cheap! So we will see how that goes! Well, its good to hear that you all are doing well and had fun on your vacation! I hope that all continues to go well! I love you all! Elder Lee

7/15/14

Querido Familia, This week was pretty good! We were able to teach quite a few lessons this week! We also got an awesome referral from a member of our ward, whose mother wants to be baptized, and the best part is that her mother lives with them and is pretty much free all the time! Everything mainly depends upon the rest of the family being there! This transfer has been flying by, I just hope that I will be able to be here for this baptism! But that's ok if I'm not, as long as she gets there is all that matters! Well we went on exchanges this past week. I was in my area with another Elder (Elder Rodriguez) We had a few good lessons when I was with him! Other than that, not a whole lot happened! We have been doing a lot of finding recently! A lot of our investigators don't seem to be progressing or just can't meet as often as we would like or even often at all. But we have been getting a lot of referrals lately. The English Elders that cover our area do a lot of finding as well so we both work well with each other and get lots of referrals for each other. So we had 2 big rain storms here and they were 2 days in a row! It flooded quite a bit, mainly because the drainage here in El Paso is not good at all! But they were pretty short storms! We got caught right in the middle of them both! We just got completely soaked and it was crazy because we had to navigate around all the giant puddles/rivers. But they only lasted like 15-30 minutes, so afterward we just kept pressing forward! Well that's pretty much it for me, sorry there's not a whole lot to report on, but next week I'll have a good letter for you all! I love you all! Elder Lee

7/8/14

Querido Familia! This last week was pretty good! It wasn't quite as good as we had hoped, but it was way better than the previous week! This last week on the 4th we had Zone Training which was really good! President Miller sat in on it and gave really inspired input! After Zone training President Miller had interviews with a lot of us, including me. Those were really good! That took up a lot of our day, because we were the last ones he interviewed, so we sat around the church and studied until 5ish! then after that we went to have dinner at a less actives house! They are really rich and have a big house and they had a lot of family there too! So that was pretty fun! We didn't see any fireworks or anything, because it turns out that fireworks are illegal in El Paso, because of the huge fire hazard! The weather here has been pretty low the last week or so. It has been in the 90's quite a bit and even one day there was a storm where it drizzled rain a little bit. That day it was really cool, it was in the 80's so that was nice. Tengo confianza en mi espanol, pero no orgullo! Todavia y siempre estoy aprendiendo espanol! Yo se que no voy a tener perfecto espanol, entonces siempre hay espacio para aprender mas, yo no voy a olvidarlo nunca! Its good to hear that everyone is doing well! I hope everyone has a good week this week! I love you all! Elder Lee

7/1/14

Querido Familia, This last week was not a very good one! My companion got sick the first few days, and his bike was in the shop! So we did not get a whole lot done at the beginning! Later I got a little sick, but not enough to keep us from going out, so we went out to teach, but we were so behind in the week that we got super discouraged. But we kept trudging along, because there was no other option, but we just were not at the top of our game! It was a pretty rough week but, this week it is going to be better! In fact, we have already started out the week really well! We had a member come out with us yesterday, and we had an awesome dinner last night where a member brought a friend and we had a really good discussion about the Book of Mormon! Also yesterday since we had weekly planning we made a ton of phone calls for our dinners this week, and for members to come out with us this week! So this week is looking very promising! On another note, our bishop cancelled the last 2 hours of church this past Sunday because, "They just redid the gym floor and the fumes are strong, so we don't want anyone to get sick or pass out!" But we suspect that he just wanted to go home and watch the Mexico v. Netherlands game! Haha! Just kidding. Apparently they redid the floor in another building too and some old lady actually passed out! Crazy huh?! Anyway, I am glad too hear that everyone is doing well! I got the package slip, so I will be going to get the package today, and I will also drop off the package that I have to send! We don't have any big plans for the 4th of July, I actually forgot about that until yesterday! We will probably just go out and meet some crazy people though! Maybe see a few fireworks go off! Who knows! It barely gets dark by the time we go in though, so probably won't see a whole lot! Recently I have been reading in Jesus the Christ and I was reading about the ministry of the twelve apostles. This is when Jesus is still alive and he sends the out on "Missions." Before he sends them out he tells them kind of what he expects of them! He tells them how to go about preaching his gospel. There were a lot of things he told them, but everything he told them applies to us as missionaries and specifically me. But in a brief overview he told them they they are called to preach his gospel and that they are to be bold and to know that they are protected by the power of God! And that is something that really stuck out to me! I am here on a mission to proclaim that the Gospel of Jesus Christ has been Restored to the earth! That alone is a bold statement, and therefore should be stated boldly! It does not matter what the circumstance may be, or who I may be talking to! It must be said boldly, with faith that God is there with us and that he is protecting us! And I know that The true Gospel of Jesus Christ has been Restored to the earth and that we again have all of the sacred saving ordinances! I testify of that in the name of Jesus Christ! Love Elder Lee