Monday, May 11, 2015
May 11th
Hello everyone, and HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for everything that all of you do!! "For God so loved the world that He gave us Mothers!"
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It might be a little bit harder to write some things...it's almost like I just talked with the family yesterday! Btw, it was absolutely amazing!! It was a little bit of a struggle with everyone looking so much older, just the sisters I mean!
The biggest parts of the week have been saying goodbyes to Elder Budica and getting ready for Elder Womack.
Highlights up to transfer day:
-Had a wicked awesome Hispanic-style shredded Elk tacos
-Ate my first fried oreo...then made some bomb Shmoreos!
-Found out some pretty awesome and fascinating family relatives from Family Search! (pretty awesome and hilarious!! You need to check it out!! It's on something like "Relative search" or something)
-Had an awesome lesson with an awesome sister we've been teaching...then lost contact for a while until now
-Worked out in the orchards laying down irrigation hosing
-Eating at some of the hotspots of Chelan, all the way from Hispanic, to fine dining. (the good side of saying goodbye to a comp-anion is that the ward wants to do the same, in the form of taking him out to eat...and as his companion...TAGALONGS!!!)
-Got one of the coolest missionaries here in the mission!!
The transfer so far has been really amazing! Elder Womack is such a good missionary! It's been a lot of fun to serve with him. Lot's of amazing things are going to happen in this area really soon! So far, we've had some really cool things. Looking forward with faith and working my heart out!!
I love you all so much! Miss you...but having the time of my life out here!! :D
Take care, have fun, and keep moving forward with Faith in Christ!
Elder Glen Wright Washing Kennewick Mission
May 4th
Hey everyone!!
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Everything is going fantastic here in the WKM. Just got done fishing a little more...getting a lot hotter around here. Near the lake, that just means more bugs!
We've pretty busy with the work around here. We've been finding new and "out of the box" ways to go out and give service to the community, so that's been a lot of fun. We got to sit and talk with the ward leaders on some of the service ideas we've been thinking of, they had a really good laugh on some...most of them! ...not like we thought all of them up while we were walking in the sun ALL day.... I love this ward so much!! So many amazing people! Ya, so we'll be working a lot more in serving around the community, and it looks that the ward will be super excited to go all into it as well!
We've been working really hard in finding by the Spirit. There ARE people who the Lord has prepared, and our focus has been to know who they are, and where they are. We've had some really cool miracles in the past week from that. I've always said it, but there are really amazing things happening here, and as we do all that we can, the Lord has promised us that we will be prepared to find and share the Gospel with those who have been prepared. ...man, the more I think of it, the Lord is preparing tons of people!! Not just those that we're able to come in contact with every day, but us as well!
We're teaching some of the coolest people in the world!! I love these brethren to death! Keep Billy in your prayers. He's one of the coolest guys I know!! He's gone through so much in his life, but the Lord's had has led him so far, and he's been acting with amazing faith, committing and wanting to be baptized on the 30th of this month. Every lesson has been such a strong Spiritual experience for everything there!
I cant really hold in Transfer news any longer, so on the fun side of things.......... I'll be staying here for this upcoming transfer! Elder Budica got the really cool call though, he'll be heading to Othello to work in the Mizteco area...which is a new language. So he'll be with a native companion who dosent speak a lick of Englsih, only Spanish and Mizteco. Pretty excited for him!
I'll be getting one of the best missionaries on Earth! I served as DL in the district in Yakima with Elder Womack. We had a blast there, and he was full of greenie fire while being greenie busted. Love the Elder to death, so I'll be excited to see what will happen on Wednesday!
Everything else is going really great!! Got the opportunity to translate for the ward this last Sunday. I found that it was A LOT easier than the last time I did it in Mattawa some......long time ago. So Spanish seems to still be there! We're running into a lot more Hispanics around here, so I'm getting my fill! :D
I love all of you so much! Keep working hard and love it!!
ABRASOS!
Elder Glen Wright Washing Kennewick Mission
Thursday, April 30, 2015
End of April
BUENISIOMO LO MAXIMO!!!!!!!
Holy Cow! Yet another week comes rolling to a close! ...Elder Budica and I have been talking, and both agree that this has been one of the fastest transfers so far! Things are moving so fast around here.
It's been such a great week. Feeling kinda like an AP with all the exchanges we had though. :P That's all they did "back in the day" (funny I can start using that). We had a couple exchanges back to back. With the first one, I traveled all the way up north to Bruster. The the second day I was in our area with the zone leaders.
Bruster was a BLAST!! Learned a lot and had a lot of fun. There's a pretty well known hispanic there, Pedro, who basically owns the town, so we got to meet up with him and do some service. Then he took us out the best Mexican-food joint, also getting me to do the initiation for new missionaries of eating a type of pepper. Just super fun stuff like that!!
Getting thrown back into the area after a day added a really fun twist to the exchanges back with the zone leaders. We had so many amazing conversations throughout the day. Which really helped me get on tract to my "next step" as a missionary. SO GOOD!!
Apart from all of that, we've been fighting to find the vision the Lord has for the area of Chelan. Lots of stuff is happening, and we need to make sure that we're keeping up and prepared to reach out and find and teach those who have been prepared and are elect. Elder Busica and I have spent some good time talking about what it is, and the things that can help us change. I love transfers like this, where everything about you can change! The one of the best parts of the Gospel! We have such a great potential, and our Father is just waiting for us to take the first steps. I love this Gospel with all my heart and know it to be true!
That's pretty well been our week in a nutshell...or sombrero hat for us Hispanic Elders. We got to fish this morning! Fishing is pretty hot around here right about now. I got myself a good looking............fish!!! Gave it to one of the members we were with, we'll see if he can cook that thing up for us!! WOOO!!
I love you all so much!! I miss you, but know without a doubt that this is where the Lord wants me. I love this work and have a strong testimony of it! Keep moving forward with a steadfastness in Christ! "NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER SURRENDER! FULL SPEED AHEAD! "
Abrasos!
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Elder Glen Wright Washing Kennewick Mission
April 20th
Hello everyone!!
...man I wish I could just do this all in Spanish!! I've been on that thought process for the past week! Jaja...working here in English has been a blast, but I really miss speaking nothing but Spanish every day. It's kinda funny that I'd be thinking like this, but it really is something that grows on you! I feel more Spanish than anything else...still have a lot to learn, but what I know sticks like glue!!
This week has been pretty amazing! ...man I wish I could just do this all in Spanish!! I've been on that thought process for the past week! Jaja...working here in English has been a blast, but I really miss speaking nothing but Spanish every day. It's kinda funny that I'd be thinking like this, but it really is something that grows on you! I feel more Spanish than anything else...still have a lot to learn, but what I know sticks like glue!!
I share my testimony with President Uchtdorf and my desire as well to sing praises to the Most High God, our loving Father in Heaven.
I'm going to blame the fact of the lack of information on me wanting to do this all in Spanish!! Thank you all for putting up in my messages, no matter how repetitive it gets sometimes. I love you all! I really hope for the best as you stay close to the Lord as He builds and blesses you!
Abrasos!
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Elder Glen Wright Washing Kennewick Mission
April 13th
Hey everyone!
Hoping that everything is going super bien wherever each of you are at!!
These past few weeks have been filled to the brim with many finding opportunities. We've had so many amazing miracles as we've acted in faith to find those who have been prepared to hear the gospel. We've run into many awesome people, now the thing to do is to be able to run into them a second time!! Who knew that making scheduled work on both sides was a super skill...missionaries do!! jaja, but it's been a blast to meet all these amazing people!
This past Sunday defiantly was a highlight! Juan got confirmed!! He was baptized three weeks ago, so we've been trying to help him get the confirmation part of it for a while.
My testimony of the blessings of Baptism and confirmation have grown a ton just through that experience. One cannot have the full blessings of the covenant of baptism without both parts, the baptism by water and the baptism by fire (as we see described in the scriptures many times). He was kinda in limbo trying to make it back to church. The adversary was working really hard, but he kept super strong and made it!! The ordinance was really amazing! And I know that he felt that change and difference so strongly!
The Gift of the Holy Ghost is one of the greatest blessings and gifts that our Father in Heaven has given us, as we've acted in faith and been baptized by that proper authority. We need that comfort and guidance from the Lord, daily. And I know that I've been blessed so much as I've striven to stay close to my Father's counsel and direction.
Love you all and hope for the best! Looking forward to all the amazing miracles that can happen this upcoming week! Lovin' the work!! ABRASOS!!
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Elder Glen Wright Washing Kennewick Mission
April 6th
This week has been no less than fantastic!! We've been keeping really busy and have been trying to get the work moving forward. AND not to forget how amazing General Conference was!!!
This week was a lot of trying to find more people to teach. Which means lots of walking around and tracting!!! It's been really good for me to get out there and work with Elder Budica. He's super good at talking to people, so I'm hoping a lot of that rubs off onto me.
I LOVED general conference!! The only problem I had with it was it passed way too quickly! There were so many amazing talks, and I know that, just like one of the speakers stated, that they in deed are assigned, from God. I know that as we follow its councils, we will not go astray.
I know that the ability to communicate with God through Prophets has been restored today. I know that Thomas S Monson is His prophet on the Earth, and that the 12 are Apostles. There are living Prophets and Apostles on the Earth, and they are found in His restored Gospel.
If you want to know for yourself, ask God. They are His servants, so He knows who they are, and He will tell you who they are if you but ask with real intent, meaning that you are willing to follow the answer you were given. And I know for myself, having asked, that they are His servants. The world's voice may change, but the truths of God will NEVER change, and we will never be wrong if we follow their counsel.
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Elder Glen Wright Washing Kennewick Mission
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