June 26, 2017

Well I´ve been out in the field for 6 months... The time is literally flying by, but man the mission is awesome. Also shoutout to my brother jacob for getting married, sucks i missed that, but its all good. My area is the biggest in the mission, one side of my area doesnt even have a limit because its just straight jungle and wild animals haha. But man there are a to of people in the area that want to hear about the gospel. We found 27 new investigators this week and so we are working with them to be prepared for baptism! They created a new stake here yesterday so 2 members of the 70 came and we got to listen to them which was awesome. I feel could such a power in their words. Elder Hugo Montoya and Elder Fabio Moscoso were the 70´s. So that was definitely the highlight this week, to hear the testimonios of special witnesses of Jesus Christ is always a great opportunity. 

we watched Moana the last Pday on this, so that was lit

redbull gum for 10 cents

June 19, 2017

Well honestly family I dont have much to say. We found 24 new investigators this week so we are working on putting baptism dates for them. This week was suppper hot, sweatin bullets all day, but today is freezing, the weather is pretty crazy here haha. I was reading in the ensign this week of the talks from general conference and one theme i sensed was that we have to be preparing our selves right now, today to be ready for the 2nd coming, we dont have time to wait. We have to prepare ourselves right now through the scriptures, prayer, the church, and trying to develop more christlike attributes. I think everyone has quoted what President Monson said about reading the Book of Mormon everyday, but it is so true. The Book of Mormon changes lives. It has the power to guide our lives in harmony with what our heavenly father wants for us. I have the seen the change the Book of Mormon does for us in my mission, in myself and also in the people we teach. Reading the Book of Mormon is something we have to do everyday, there are not excepetions. Well thats about it fam and friends. Love and miss you all!

June 12, 2017

Well friends and family another good week out here in the dirt roads of Bolivia. First shout out to my brother Cole, he finishes his mission this week and hes been a great example to me. So we had changes this week but im staying in my area for one more change! So that will be about 6 months in my first area, but im not complaining because that is the Lords will and the people her are so awesome and ready for the gospel. So right now we are just working with a bunch of teenagers and about 2 families. We taught the Restoration so much this week and when ever we get to the Book of Mormon and talk about when Christ came to the Americas, that always gets their attention and then the spirit is super strong and testifies to them and wow The Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is so real. The weather this week was pretty chill. Hot in the afternoon and then freezing cold in the night.

June 5, 2017

Hola familia y amigos! Well this week was pretty good! We had a baptism planned for this coming Saturday but we pushed it back 2 weeks cause we felt like he wasnt prepared but he is progressing really well right now so im pretty confident we will have a baptism in 2 weeks! So after our conference with our mission president we were just stoked to get back into the field, and this week we found 25 new investigators! Which we had a lesson with them and we set another appointment so thats pretty awesome, and wow some of them are really prepared. But besides that the work is going really good here, we are preparing a lot of people to be baptized soon! Thats about it for this week, but its pretty cool right now, i can basically say whatever i want in a different language haha, still got a lot more learn about the language tho. Love and miss you all, the church is true! 

 My zone leader that finished his mission

May 29, 2017

Well a pretty good week in Santa Cruz. Highlight, of course, we baptized the teenager Manfred who we´ve been working with for about 6 weeks! He was really prepared and also I got to baptized him too so that made it a lot more special. Well besides that its been raining a ton and it is realllly cold, the people here hate the cold and so when we knock doors no one wants to talk to us so i was a tough week to find new people. But right now we are working with another teenager to be baptized in 2 weeks so ill keep you all updated on that. Thats about it for now, the mission is pretty dang sweet! Also ive gained a few pounds, they feed us so much here lol

May 22, 2017

Well a pretty average week here in Bolivia. We have a baptism date this Saturday for a youth that has 16 years so pray for him please! haha besides that not much going on. We are working with another youth to get baptized in 2 weeks and another family in a month! Pretty awesome to see the hand of the Lord in this mission! So this week in Santa Cruz, Bolivia was crazy with the weather. it rained almost everyday and it poured. Every street was literally like a river and so much mud so we had to use these huge rain boots because it was literally 2 feet of mud and water everywhere. and it was freezing. So yeah that was a change of weather but yeah a good week! Well the weeks are flying by its crazy... but everything is going good down here!

May 15, 2017

Well first I got to call home for Mothers Day so that was pretty sweet to see the fam. Also we had a wedding and baptism this week so that was pretty awesome. We baptized family Escobar who we had been working with with over 3 months now. The dad of the family was inactive for a few years and his wife wasnt a member but they were married, she was baptized, and they are both active so yeah that was awesome to see the fruits of our labor. We have a baptism date for next week too with a teenager called manfred that weve been working so stoked for that too. Well thats about it, The missionary life is definitely hard sometimes but yeah its pretty awesome haha. Miss and love you all!

 my district leader

 the wedding decorations that me and my companion did all by ourselves haha

a picture of our fire extinguisher

 me and my companion; after they were married

 the baptism! Elder Matheson ( my old companion, performed the baptism)