We have 9 new investigators and 5 or 6 dates for baptisms ...

Hey mom

How are things and that suck about the ten day stretch? Why did you have to work that many days in a row? Well this week was really good we have 9 new investigators and 5 or 6 dates for baptisms the coming weeks the first is the 8 of November. It’s a lady she has 38 years old and she just left an abusive relationship. It’s super sad and hard to relate to that with her but she has a strong relationship with our heavenly father. Her brother is the elder’s quorum president in our barrio. He served and mission in Mexico. He has only been back 7 months and he was immediately put into the pres. his sister is super sad because she wants to have a family and kids but she can’t find the right person. But she believes the church can help her have peace and closer to her family. So ya I’m excited for the baptism with her I probably won’t baptism probably the brother but I might confirm the Holy Ghost sooooo ya that’s exciting.

The other people are a family that I haven’t had the opportunity to talk with yet. This past week since things are so busy we do splits with members. Its super crazy I only have two months in the field and i lead lessons and teach the people with the help of awesome members I love it and it forces me to progress really fast. the language is coming along really good. The members love talking with me and I love the ward they are all so kind and loving.

Other than that all is super awesome this transfer is half way over which is crazy because it felt like it just started. So maybe in three weeks I will get transferred to a different area or new city. other than that all is well love you mommy hope all is well always remember the answers to all our problems are in our hands we just need to read or pray for help and how is tanner and the rest of the gang.

Love

Elder Ashworth. 

We have our first baptism ...

Hi mommy

 

Well yesterday here was mother’s day but I guess we don’t get to call for both mother’s day so I guess I have to wait till mother’s day in the US.

 

All is well we have our first baptism on the 23 de Novembre. I’m super excited. I may not be in the same area but I hope I am. One is named Blanca she is a single mom with tons of kids not sure how many.  The other is a mom also. She is married and has one little boy. We taught here one night outside here house cuz she didn’t have the key a little funny. But we invited her and she said yes. So ya, super excited with everything.

 

The weather is nice short sleeves and sunscreen. Still healthy not losing or gaining weight but I need to start running cuz I am super out of shape. So how are things in your ward? How are things in work? How are things with Tanner and Chinese? I hope all is well all is super here.

 

Love Elder Ashworth

 

God be with you till we meet again.

Well, my new companion

Well, my new companion is named Elder Nobman. His full name is Ethan Nobman from Seattle Washington. He was a running back for his football team and must have been pretty good because he went to the all-state game like we have in Idaho. He wants to play football for BYU after the mission. He is a little short and chubby to play for a division one school but he’s awesome I love him. He is a little nuts about the rules I guess it’s a good thing but he need to chill a little bit. I think he might be a missionary that focuses a little too much in baptism and not in helping the ward, less active or other people. We talked and every day we are going to pass by one or two members and menos activo.  It’s fine nothing to weird with having a companion. I guess I’m used to it....

Well this week we have 9 new investigadors. So ya, things are going well no baptisms yet. I think we are going to have to drop two investigators because they won’t read or pray about the gospel. So ya that’s a little hard but we can spend every day with them if they won’t build that faith in the gospel for themselves. We have a new couple called Victor and Daniela they are judo masters and super amazing!! I love them so much they are super with to read and pray I have high hopes for them.

The only time we use a taxi is when we go to a different barrio for a zone conference. That’s once a month. So ya, we don’t use the buses. In my area its big but it’s not too big I have to use a bus. If I was in the centro area I would maybe use the buses more. It’s a ward we have 277 baptized members maybe more but every Sunday around 30 to 60 attend the church. So we have a lot of menos activo. The name of my bishop is Morales. He is super, super young like in his early 30´s. Very similar situation that President Monson was in when he was a bishop. But he has been a bishop for the total time he has been a member which is 5 years. He had one year when he wasn’t a bishop but other than that a bishop. He is super awesome he knows a lot and is super amazing with the missionaries.

 

Ya the weather is starting to warm up a lot but this week was weird some days it was super-hot I don’t know in degrees since it’s all in Celsius. but other days it was raining and cool. so some mornings I start in a long sleeve and sweater and by lunch I’m in a short sleeve and super-hot. But it’s not too bad I think after this month I’m getting transferred hopefully to the south like Batiloce. It’s crazy in this transfer one of the sisters that was in my district in the MTC is a trainer. She is probably training a Latin from a different country. So really she is just helping the Latin adjust to the area and the mission. But is crazy she only has a month and half and she is trainer. I don’t think I will be training for a awhile and when i do train it will be a Latin that already knows the language. If I train that will be cool but also very hard because you don’t want to screw up a missionary.

Oh so what’s going on with Obama and stuff I hear all the parks and stuff are closed. well tell Emma congratulations with the win and tell the others hi and that I love them.

Elder Ashworth

15 million members in the church. Thats crazy!

Wow haha that present and than some haha :)

 

Hey I get a new companion tonight. He is from Seattle and he will help finish my first 12 weeks of training. I feel like I am a little behind. My first training didn't really want to train me he just wanted the numbers. The numbers of baptisms and confirmation. So I'm a little behind I think but that just means I have to work harder this next month.

 

Conference was awesome I loved it. Loved the messages, I wish President Monson spoke more but next conference I bet he will. 15 million members in the church.  that's crazy and so many I wonder how many are active or menos activo. 

 

What can I do with credit union? How are things in Idaho. Is it cold yet? How is grandma doing? Oh ya how is the crazy dog Artie? Still alive right. How is the new ward treating you?

 

I feel bad I'm still too new in the mission I'm still in the face of looking for the light at the end of the tunnel.  That will pass once I can speak fluently I will enjoy the language so much more and be able to talk to everyone. Disfrutar my days. Time is going by so quick which is good I guess its tons of fun and I love the work. Soon I will be training and that's scary but other than that all is good. Other than that all is well. not sick and enjoying my time.

 

Till next week love you mom.

ElderAshworth

 

days fly by we are always talking and walking...

Happy late birthday mama!!!

Hope you had a good birthday. What did you do for your birthday even though it was on Sunday this year? Ya that is sort of early for a language class specially Japanese the only kids that do that are the missionaries in the MTC.  They don’t enjoy it that much I imagine.

So what is new in Nampa? That awesome about chase what a beast and Emma’s team is a beast to from the letters? So what is the team’s record right now and a typical day for me wake up at 630 and shower and eat cereal next week I’m going to buy better stuff like eats and bread and yogurt. than start studying at 8 to 9 that is personal study than from 9 to 11 is companion study we get ready for lessons and study preach my gospel more and do practices in Spanish and other stuff than from 11 to 12 is idiom study where I study the language (the different rules Future pass tense Etc.) than we clean or start walking to lunch cuz we always have lunch at 1 with a member. Along the way we contact people. it all depends cuz it’s a long walk for lunch. We eat and lunch is normally 2 to 3 hours it’s crazy!! It’s a hard adjustment for me cuz normally I would be working after a hour lunch. But it’s crazy to try and contact during lunch cuz people are sleeping or eating and you don’t want to wake people up it’s not good. Then its work after lunch till 9 when return and eat and plan for the next day. Ha-ha sounds boring but the days fly by we are always talking and walking and meeting new people.

Well I’m still trying to figure out the computers here they are super old and crappy and it would load my photos. It’s all good well I love you mom.  I hope all is well with you. 

Love

Elder Ashworth