English... July 11, 2016

Hello family. Its really different being an English missionary. But im loving it. Me and Elder Major are having a blast here in the Fallbrook 5th ward. We are super busy but it makes things fun. So the breakdown of the week : found $11 on the street, had a ward BBQ, visited the hospital, read scriptures with a 97 yr old man, talked to people at gas stations and parking lots, and rode around in a truck.

Pretty good week here in the mission field. Lots of cool experiences. I dont have any pictures but hope you all have a great week!

Me and Elder Major

Bye VC July 5 2016

Well the time has come for me to leave Valley Center. Its sad. Ive met so many great people and families here and have learned tons. Ill be leaving to Fallbrook today and my new companion will be Elder Major. I already know him and its gonna be a blast. But im gonna be an English missionary now so no more Spanish work.. Not sure how I feel about that but im excited to see how English work is here.

This past week has been a blast. Our new mission President came in on Friday. We all got to meet him and I had an interview with him on Saturday. He has tons of energy and is super positive and a goofball. I love him already haha. For the 4th of July yesterday (my favorite holiday) my ward had a breakfast and a Patriotic speaker. It was awesome! I said by to a lot of people though.

"Live your testimony". That is now one of my favorite quotes. WE all need to be doing this every single day!!! I love you all have a great week!

 

 

The Rush family

The Reilly family

Cifuente family

Tacos on Tacos (June 27)

I have developed a love for real authentic Mexican food. Ive been eating a little too much of it (look at recent pictures for examples). This week has been a harder week. One of those weeks where you kinda feel useless. But those are the times where you learn the most about yourself. This past week the plan of salvation is something that was made personal for me. I know where i came from. I know why i am here. I know what happens after this life. It is awesome to watch someone who has never heard of this plan and just see everything click in their head when the Spirit testifies to them that it is true. Those are the testimony builders. This is gonna be another short one but i just want to share a quote a member told me "Has this gospel changed you for a lifetime or forever?" Ive been trying to internalize that question this past week. Hopefully it is forever for everyone. I love you all have a great week!

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****During our reunion My Mom had the kids share their testimony  this is what Baylor sent her...

{Okay so ill give my short testimony on the influence of the Holy Ghost. So as a missionary the Holy Ghost is everything. Everything i do is so that others can feel the power of the Holy Ghost and know that the message I am sharing is true. The only way that they will know it is true is by the power of the Holy Ghost like Moroni 10:5 says. During the day when i am out working i am always trying to figure out what the Spirit is telling me to do. Sometimes it tells me to talk to this person or knock on that door or visit someone we didnt plan on visiting. The promptings of the Spirit can be so small but make such a difference in someones life. So many times i have visited people that i wasnt planning on visiting and i show up and they needed help with something or needed to hear something that i said. In however many months i have been on my mission, if i have learned one thing it is to ACT IMMEDIATELY on the promptings we get from the Holy Ghost. No matter how big or small it is. I know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the true church on the earth today and it was restored through the Prophet Joseph Smith. I know that i can be with my family forever because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ and the Priesthood that has been put on the earth again. I love my mission. I love seeing others change. I love all of you.}

happy fathers day

Happy late Fathers Day to all of the dads out there. I know that there have been tons that have helped me in my life. This week has been a slower week. Not a lot of teaching. We are working with a lot of Less Actives and there have been some cool miracles. We found a family that hasn't been contacted or visited in 12 years and they were so happy to see us. Super cool family. There are people out there waiting and ready for the gospel. The trick is just finding them. Im doing good just not much to talk about this week. I hope you all have a fun week at the beach! Love you all

hopscotch

Helloooo outside world. This week has been a week. It goes by so fast. Well ill give a little run down on what happened. So we were out contacting and knocking doors and i saw i hopscotch game. And you gotta enjoy the little things so i played some hopscotch with E. Dowda and it was a blast. (Im trying to send a video). You may have hear there was an earthquake. Everything is alright but it was super fun. The entire house was shaking at like 1 in the morning and i had no idea what was going on and i was still half asleep. My first earthquake! I went on two exchanges this week. My first i went down to Esco with a brand new missionary E. Castillo. A fellow spanish missionary. Man we had a blast. He is a sharp kid. We talked to people in the park and man that is one of the most awkward things ever haha but if its not awkward you arent doing it right. Then the next day i was in Valley Center again but with my Zone Leader Elder Nokes. We "cartacted" so many people. We see people on the side of the street and slam on the brakes roll our window down and proceed to share the gospel with them. I dont think it will ever not be awkward but its so much fun haha the looks people give are hilarious. President and Sister Kendrick are going home in a couple of weeks and they gave us their dying testimonies. Its so sad seeing them go home. My new mission President comes in in a couple weeks. So there is all that information.

Again the power of the Priesthood is real. I have given so many blessings on my misson. It works and its real. I love being a missionary. Its hard but so worth it.

I love you all!

June 6

Hey fam so i dont have much time this week. The mission life is a busy one. Especially when you try fishing and playing disc golf on P days. But my favorite part of this past week was being with my bud Juarez Juarez (yes that is his first and last name) and the chicken Mili el milagro. Im doing great in Valley Center thanks for all the support and love!

America (May 31)

I love small towns!!! There was a parade, rodeo (that we didnt go to but it was still cool) and American flags  all over in Valley Center this weekend and i loved it. My new companion is Elder Dowda. He is from Colorado. Things are a lot different. We dont have much in common but we are going to make it work. 

This past week we had meetings on meeting on meetings on meetings. I think i had a meeting everyday except Saturday. The church runs on meetings right? haha There was a Spanish conference for all of the Spanish missionaries in the mission this past Thursday. I love being a Spanish missionary. All of my close Spanish mission buddies go home in a couple of weeks and thats the last time ill see them before they go home so it was sad. But at the Spanish conference I gave a training with another Elder and it was the funnest training ever. We trained on teaching skills adapted to the spanish culture so we had Banda music blasting and we were walking around offering pan dulce while the missionaries had to teach a lesson. 

I also met another person from El Paso! That never happens so it was pretty cool. I made a goal this week to wake up at 5:30 every morning and not go to bed till 10:30 (sounds early but im exhausted by the end of the day) everyday so i can make the most out of every minute. 

The work is a little slow right now but have alot of potential to work with. Im excited to help these spanish speaking people take the steps they need to to come closer to their Savior. 

Love you all have a great week!

Elder Romney with new comp Elder Dowda

The Spanish missionaries of the mission!