April 21, 2013

HEY!! Well there were lots of changes that have occured in this last week!  First off my companion Elder Palma has now left me and is over in Granada,  I am with a new companion named Elder Garcia he is from Guatemala which is cool because it is the first companion that I have had from there.... I think by the end of the mission I will have a companion from every place in Latin America!! I have had from Panama, El Salvador, and Guatemala I only need a few more! lol But he's super awesome and we have been doing some great work here!  It was funny this Sunday we were having some difficulties and the one thing we ended up doing that day was more then we did all week!  It was kind of baffling to see how hard we worked to find the people who are choosen for us and out of no where falls a family that is 100 percent ready to hear the gospel.  Sometimes I don't understand why God works the way He does but what I do know is somehow it always works out in the end no matter how strange the situation may be.  As far as now we are getting along pretty good just a little bit on confidence and after that we learn more about each other.  That's something that I've really been trying to work on is gaining the confidence of every single person so then they are more open.  I have found that the faster the confidence comes the faster and more easier it is to talk and to converse with the people.

  As far as the Easter package I really haven't received anything I'm still waiting but for sure I will let you know if I get it.  If they gave it to the mail I'm sure that it will take a little time to get to me but we will see.  For baptisms we haven't had any but there is one that is planned for this week that we will have and the others we are preparing will be for the month of May.  We should be able to baptize about 3 or 4 families next month so it should be great!! 

  For me everything is going great something that did change is my very first companion in the mission is now in my district!! We got to talk and we were able to remember old times it was super awesome and we were laughing about all the experiences.  It's weird how much the little things can bring people together and bring some of the greatest joy.  The work is going well we were able to get to know some people.  I am trying to put in practice all the things that I was able to learn in the other change so then we will find success.  One thing that I was able to see and to start to understand is everything starts between me and my companion our relationship really defines the work that we do.  Really its impossible to do it alone and the strength of two change everything.  That's probably the struggle right now because with me and Palma we were super close and we had a great relationship but right now I'm trying to adjust to my new companion and to learn how he works and so we can become closer.  Sometimes it's hard but hes' a good guy and really is here with a big heart.  I know this change I am going to learn so much and it's only for my good.  It's interesting to see the experiences that I have had in the mission and knowing that God gave me each challenge because He knows that I will go through that time again in my life.  One thing essential that I have learned is don't complicate things and just be happy.  I've learned that many missionaries take things and complicate them more then necessary.  Which is a phrase from my new comp.  Don't complicate things and be happy,  That with the phrase of Palma everything happens teaches me that It's really up to us to be happy its a choice somethingthat we can be as a person.  It's brought me a lot of peace and happiness and I know that it's all going to be ok... in every situation.  

  I Love you mom! I Love our family who I know each of them were given to me to grow to who I am now!  I know Christ lives.  I LOVE EACH OF YOU!!  

Love Elder Trujillo