9-6-2010 "35 Days"

Well I have to say this was just a great week. We got to work, Elder Solis, and I. Hes got almost 5 months in the mission and is just a great missionary. He helps me in all the aspects that I need. I think the Lord saw that we were serious about giving it all this week, so he sent us even more help. Elder Lopez Trujillo, who has about 16 months in the mission, decided at the end of last transfer that he didnt want to be Zone Leader anymore. Its a long story, but last saturday, he became our companion. So we have the Old man, the Zone Leader, and the Excited Greenie. It makes for a great companionship. We ended up getting the Norms of Excellency this week, which just felt great. We had one of the coolest baptisms in my mission also.

Esahu, agreed to be baptized last sunday. The only problem is that he worked all week and we couldnt go visit him. He left at 9 in the morning and got home at 10 at night every day except sunday. So we prayed and his girlfriend taught him everything he needed to know. He did great in the interview and was really excited for the baptism. I got to get wet again, which is always nice. After church, we went and celebrated and ate lunch with them. We had the opportunity to talk with Esahu´s mom and commit her to baptism this sunday. Tomorrow we should find out her decision, but we are gonna work hard to baptized every single week this transfer. I really want to accomplish that so pray for our success.

Testimony meeting was just great! Our trio decided to go up first and start off the meeting with our testimonies, and then all the members, including an investigator decided to go up there and share theirs. 3 converts of mine bore their testimony, and just just made me feel so great. I love them all so much! They are really progressing here in this ward, and ive been priveliged to see that progress.

Im having fun, working hard, and really enjoying myself right now. I hope you all are too. Have a great week!

Con amor, Elder Turley

Im gonna send a few pictures...

The first ones our Baptism on Sunday

Second was us when we played Soccer today

Third is me and my companions Elder Solis is the little guy sitting on our legs (HES TINY!!!) and Elder Lopez Trujillo is the bigger one.

8-30-2010 "Sick Week"

So this was my sick week. I wrote a little bit about how I felt...but man things just got worse and worse and worse. On monday, we went on the ride, Elder Larson, Marcos and I. I rode a Montaña bike, while Elder Larson got the nice Giant from the Bishop. My bike had no shocks, but with a little help from marcos, we got some clips on it. I have to say that even though i was really sick, I enjoyed the ride a lot. It will be fun to go home and get good again.

So from tuesday on was the sick week. I woke up with horrible stomache pain, through up in the morning and we started our day. I tried to fake that I was alright and just hoped that it would pass but it didnt. Eventually I told my companion that I could walk anymore. So we called Sister Clark and she recommended some medicine for a Stomache infection. Unfortunately the day before Mexico had made a law stating that you cant bye antibiotics without a prescription. So i had to go to a doctor and he didnt give me the prescription for what sister clark told me. He gave me a prescription to go and get 5 shots in my butt of a more powerful medicine because my infection was really bad. So we went and bought it. I started feeling a little better each day. We couldnt go out and work but at least I was getting better...until yesterday, when I woke up with hives all over my legs. I thought that maybe a spider had bit me or something, and took a shower and went to church. The lord really did bless us with success yesterday, even though we couldnt hardly work. 2 new investigators came to church! And 1 is gonna get baptized on sunday! I looked over at companion when we saw how many people had gone to church and I just said, "I really must have suffered a lot this week, that God with bless us so much at church". We both just grinned and Church turned out to be a little peaceful moment. Anyways, in the afternoon Ivan, the convert doctor, came to the house to give me my 4th shot when we both realized that the hives hadnt gone away and had actually continued to grow. He told me to not inject the last injection and he took me down to his ambulance and they prepared something to stop the alergic reaction. So his partner started trying to put an IV needle in my arm. He first said that Gringos have Crocodile skin...i guess thats a compliment...and then tried twice and failed to get the IV in the vein. So Ivan tried and also missed... and then tried again in the same spot and got it. It wasnt very fun. They gave me the medicine that just knocked me out completely and the hives went down a little. Unfortunately I woke up today and they are even worse... so I had to go and buy some more medicine and now Im here. Thats my week. My very sick week.

So now we are starting my final transfer in the mission. Today at like 3 Ill know if I stay or I go. Ill see if i cant let you know with a little email. I was just meditating the other night and Im gonna hit this transfer full force. My goal is 5 baptisms, it will be tough but definately possible If I work as hard as I can. Im ready. I had a week of mandatory rest so Im ready to get back out and work. Keep praying for my success and my health please!

I love you all! Have an amazing week!

8-23-2010 "Hola"

Hey everyone! I hope you had a great week! Our week was alright. Some families in the ward threw me a couple parties for my birthday, so they took care of me on that side. The problem is that Im not used to eating that much food and cake, and it made me sick. Im still a little sick today, but I cant say that I didnt enjoy it. It made me feel good and loved here.

Yesterday, at church, Rosana, our most progressing investigator, came up to me and asked me if she could get baptized. Thats a first in the mission. I felt so bad that I had to say no because shes not married. Shes in a really tough situation with not very many solutions. The good thing is that shes determined to get baptized, so thats gonna help her out a lot.

Today should be one of the best P-days of my life because in the afternoon, I will be going on a bike ride. The bishops gonna lend me his specialized who knows what. its a really old model. Then, the son of Jesus, the man we baptized two weeks ago, is going to lend me his clip pedals and some clipless shoes and we are going to go on a real bike ride. The truth is, even though I am sick, Im so excited. Its one of the things Ive missed the most.

We are seeing some opposition with our investigators, but I think we havent tried hard enough with them. We have kinda been slacking off a little bit in these past weeks, so we need to pick it up. After all, I need to finish strong. Pray for me so that I can be more obedient, be more excited, be more diligent. Im sure your prayers will help me out a bunch in this week.

I love you all!

Have a great week.

Elder Turley

8-16-2010 "Hey"

Hey everyone! Isnt it crazy that its almost over? Josh is going home this week! You all need to go out and congragulate him on a great mission. I know he tried so hard out there. I am really excited to see him.

We had a lot of rain this week, which slowed us down a bit. It was one of the rougher weeks, that always happen in between the good ones. We did set two baptismal dates. Lets see what happens with them. One is for this sunday, but Im not sure. It seems really hard to accomplish. And the other one we had to set for september. We met a really prepared woman from Puebla. She is a Pentacostal or however you write that. We talked about the restoration and she accepted everything. Then we challenged her to be baptized and she also told us she wants to. The bummer is that she is in Puebla until the 15th of september. But she wants to get baptized when she comes back, so we will just sit tight and hope for the best.

Im doing good. Im sure all the return missionaries know how the last few months go, so im trying hard to get up and smile everyday. I still love a good lesson with an investigator, but I find myself thinking more and more about home. Im sure its normal. This week we are gonna see if we cant find a few more people to baptize in this and my final transfer in the mission. Thats whats keeping me motivated. These last few weeks of the transfer will be vital to me finding the last few and to complete my goal.

I hope your all doing well and have a great week!

Love you!

con amor, Elder Turley

8-9-2010 "22 months"

So, Im just realizing that my time is quickley coming to an end. How sad! I mean I really did miss going to Powell with everyone, but Im gonna miss the mission. 9 weeks left. Isnt that crazy?

We had a great week this week. It was really special for me. First of all, we went and had our capatication in Torreon, right across the street from my old area. It was 3 days of learning the new material and the new way of teaching, that we will be teaching all the missionaries in these months. It was a great chance to learn, review, and better my teaching skills. I wont lie though, it was overload. 9 to 4 for 3 days straight. I got tired, but also excited to try some new tactics in these last 2 months.

Ending the capatication on wednesday and thursday, Elder Larson and I went out to an area in Torreon to help out a companionship over there. We got to try and set a few baptismal dates with varied results. It was an opportunity to just try everything we were learning on the people. We had fun. The best part was on thursday night when the Assistants let me go to my old area and visit a few people there. It was just awesome. I hardly had anytime, but I got to visit a few families and talk to them a bit. The Pedrozas were home and that was just great to see all of them and laugh with them for a few moments. Then, I got to spend some short moments with Gerardo, who got baptized just a week after I left that area. We got to talk about how they felt and how they were still strong in the church. It was just great.

It looks like we will have another capatication my last week here in the mission. Im excited because I get to say goodbye too all my friends. Its just gonna be awesome.

So, we ended up getting back here on friday night. Kind of missed out on the whole week. But Elder Perez came through and followed up just great with the baptismal date that we had. The brother was really prepared and it was just a matter of supporting him and watching out for satans attacks. On saturday we did the interview and everything turned out fine. The Baptismal service was really special. I sang a hymn...alone....thats a first in my life. I was nervous but in the last 2 versus the spirit came and I relaxed and just tried my hardest. I sang Abide with me, tis eventide. Everything went smoothe and the spirit was present. Just another great experience.

This change we gotta push hard if we want to baptize more, but the baptisms are out there. Pray for our success and just prepare yourselves for the sensation when I get home. Things are gonna go off the wall. It looks like Ill be landing at around noon on the 11th of October, so we will have plenty of time to go to In&Out and then on a nice bike ride. Im excited. 5 more baptisms is my goal so everyone pray for our success!

I did get the cookies and they were intact. They were great mom thanks!

Love you all

Con amor, Elder Turley

8-2-2010 "Hi"

Hey everyone! Sounds like Lake Powell is going great. The truth is...I really do miss it. I hope youy are all having a blast out there.

This week for me, is gonna be a really busy one. Tomorrow I have to go down to Torreon for a few days. I write it like that just so it sounds like im a business man. I have a couple of meetings down in Torreon. Actually, they are going to change the whole mission. We will be teaching missionaries 8 new lessons to help them improve their teaching. The new lessons are strictly for missionaries. It should be really interesting to get some new material and see what happens with this whole new strategy.

Yesterday, we had some great attendance in Church. 3 for the first time and 3 for the second time. One of them was Jorge´s dad, Jesus. He told us on saturday that he was really starting to believe this stuff and getting excited to get baptized. He said that he didnt want to put a date, but that any day now he would just tell us that he was ready to get baptized. Usually I have the instinct to push and push and push, but this time I decided to just relax and show this Brother that I was confident in him. And thats how we left it until sunday, when, in Gospel Principles class, he just started commenting about everything. That was a pretty good sign that he had felt the spirit so I turned over to the Bishop and asked him to have an ¨Interview¨ with Jesus, but he was really just going to be challenging the brother to get baptized. Well, they were in the interview for a good amount of time. Like 40 minutes and we had to go to the sacrament meeting of the other ward. After the Bishop finished, he came in and got me to talk to me and told me that the brother decided to get baptized this coming sunday. Pretty awesome! What makes it even more awesome is that this guy has been an investigator for years. His son has been a member for 5 years now. It feels good that we were able to win his trust and then help him feel the spirit in order to get baptized.

So 10 weeks left. I hope to spend them all here, in Fresnillo. But lets see what happens with that. Have a great week everyone and some one needs to do the death run on a tube and jump off a huge cliff. Just to remember me!

Con amor, Elder Turley

7-26-2010 "me"

So, we had another week fly by. It just keeps going by faster and faster. The wedding sounds like it went just great. Thats awesome. I hope you all have a great time in Lake Powell. I think everyone but kimmy has gone soft , so I can only trust in kimmy to jump off a 60+ foot cliff this year. When I get back ill be able to fill that role again.

So we had an interesting time trying to adjust ourselves to 2 areas. Its pretty tough. Ill try to calculate it a bit for you guys. We walk by the way. Our area is like from where the Chesebro house is all the way to Best Buy in T.O. And thats all on foot. We are trying our best to manage. We have a few investigators in both areas, but Id always like to have more. Realistically, we are looking at 2 or 3 baptisms this transfer, but im hoping for 4. They are also deciding to change all the missions in the whole world. That means I only have 1 zone conference and 1 interview left. It should be interesting. Also, instead of 5 lessons, there are going to be 8 lessons. Its all focuse on makin missionaries better teachers.

Yesterday, we had a tragedy here in the ward. A sister was driving home from the city of Jerez, when she got in a car crash and her little girl died. She was holding the girl in her arms when the ambulance came. It seems like things like that are just increasing, with Sister Pace and this little Girl here. We are kinda on comfort control now. Just going around and talking with members. I think in a little while we are gonna go and visit the sister, who is a really good friend. They have the body in the chapel right now, and i think they are going to bury the girl tomorrow in the morning. At least the girls in a better place.

So thats my week. Just chugging along. Trying to work hard and enjoy my last moments as a missionary.

I love you all! Have a great week!

Con amor, Elder Turley

7-19-2010 "Heey"

Hey everyone! So heres the news. Im staying another transfer here in Fresnillo! Im happy with it. They ended up doing some really crazy stuff this transfer, but i think it will turn out to be fun and more interesting for Elder Perez and I. They decided to close the area Americas, so Elder Lamb and Felix got the boot. That means that Olivo will also have the responsibility of covering both areas. It will be a little tougher, but im looking forward to it. I still get to be with some great people, and be around my converts, but now i also get to explore a new area, kinda like getting transfered without the cons. Anyways, Elder Perez and I are looking forward to the new challenge weve been given. Lets see how it goes.

So, Elder Perez this week, decided to confront the mother of these two little nieces of Gina, but to no avail. I didnt want anything to do with it, because im kinda over the whole battle thing. I decided to help Gina out with her english. In order to enter College, she has to read a whole book and pass a test for english. It was a good excuse to get out of an uncomfortable situation. It was actually pretty funny because when Elder Perez asked if he could talk to her, everyone said they had to go do something. Even though I couldnt get super far away, we quietly talked about english on the other side of the room, while these two just went at it. To the credit of my companion, he did a great job, and maintained a calm, spiritual mood. He never contended. But that lady was there to fight for her life. Theres so many people like her in this world. People, that, even though they know they are wrong, just stick with what they believe because its what they learned when they were young. I think it was a good experience for Elder Perez, though. He is at the point in the mission where he wants to take on everyone and convince them. I figure by letting him get in conversations like this, he will not only become more persuasive, but also he will learn to discern who will and who will not accept. I still remember when I was at that point in where I wanted to take on every Jehova´s Witness, but i soon realized that it never works.

So we are getting ready to work really hard this transfer. We have a goal of 3 baptisms this change, which will fullfil our goal as a ward, and as a district. I know if we work hard the Lord will provide us with that success. I wont lie, these are some really old areas, and everyone has heard. But the Lord has given me a lot of blessings and success here, so whos to say he wont keep doin that. Im excited to search for the 1 like taught me a year ago. Who knows the 1 might just have a family of other "1´s"

Dad, I have decided to train when I get home, just so that I can smoke you up rock store. Id love to race a little before I lose my chance.

I hope you all have a good week. It sounds like things are gonna get really fun out there. Just remember me when youre out in Powell, up at the Wedding. Ill definately be thinking about you guys. I love you all, especially Josh Jordan, yeah that guy in chile. I hope you have a great week. Pray for us so that we can find the elect out here!

Con amor, Elder Turley

7-12-2010 "My miracle"

Hey everyone!

I was looking and thinking about it, and it appears that this week that we just had was the best ive had in the week, referring to completing goals and everything. We managed 60 lessons, 6 at church for the first time, and a miracle baptism. It was awesome. Oh, and Our Zone also won the Golden Shoe competition that the Mission has. Pretty cool huh!

So this week was a lot of ups and downs. We thought the two girls were gonna get baptized, but then the mom said no, and that baptism fell through, on thursday, which really bummed us down. We were kinda getting frustrated at that point, and even more when the appointment with this kid, Robert, who also could have been baptized on sunday, fell through. So friday, I had to go over to Valparaiso and take care of two baptismal interviews. My companion and I were kinda bummed out that day. Saturday came, and we went and played soccer with the young men of the stake, our plan was to get Robert to say yes. He showed up and after the game, The Bishop, My companion and I all talked to Robert about getting baptized on sunday at 8 in the morning. He said yes! So that got us really excited again. We finished out saturday strong and got up early yesterday to fill up the font. 8 O´Clock came around....and no Robert, bummer. I didnt get frustrated, just bummed out that he didnt show up. I was sitting in the Sacrament Meeting Room, and I remember just looking up and saying to myself, ¨I need a miracle right now¨. I kinda just said that because I was tired, we had worked hard that week and had done everything possible to baptize and nothing. But, the Lord heard my prayers. Carlos, who was going to baptize his friend, Robert, showed up with his parents, who arent members. We were outside, and I jokingly said to the mom, hey well the waters warm we could take advantage and baptize you (its difficult to translate the phrase from Spanish but for those who understand I looked at her and said, ¨Pues, Hermana, la pila está llena. De una vez, no?¨). Her oldest son, Jorge, whos also a member, told me that she was actually thinking about it. So my companion and I went inside and a few minutes later, Jorge told us that his mom wanted to get baptized at the end of the Church Services. So we called the Zone Leaders, and they came running over. In the 3rd hour we got the interview done and she got baptized! I and my companion just started laughing because we had no idea why this woman just decided to do it. We had challenged her so many times and she always said no, but God touched her heart I guess, and the week ended great!

Today we had another Soccer Game against the members of the stake. We won again. This time it got a little harder, but we are a hard-playing team and we got the job done. We took a picture of the team that Ill send along with this Letter. Ill also send a picture of the Baptism. A little kid also got baptized yesterday, so it was pretty cool. Tomorrow we have interviews, and i should have more of an idea if they are going to transfer me or if ill stay another week. I hope you all have a great week.

Con amor, Elder Turley

7-5-2010

Hey everyone! Happy Fourth of July! We had our independance day soccer game today and we won! Our team wore short shorts, long green socks and a green shirt and everyone laughed when we showed up like that, but we sure showed them. I think we won like 9 games. Needless to say it was a blast and we also played in the rain.

So our week was a lot of the same old grind, but we did get a great little blessing from God yesterday. Gina`s two nieces came into town yesterday and Gina wants us to baptize them. So it appears that, after all, we will be seeing at least a few baptisms, Elder Perez and I.

Im so glad to hear that Grandma is doing good. I couldnt participate in the Fast like i was planning, because President Clark called for a mission wide fast. But the rest of the family has plenty of faith to recieve the blessings.

This week should be a little more exciting than the last couple of weeks, because we will actually be focusing on a few investigators that will be baptized. Its always so much more fun when you have to protect someone from Satan and so you visit them everyday and help them. Thats when the best experiences happen.

This week, if we work hard as a District, we could have up to 6 baptisms. That will be amazing for us, so pray for our success. Its the second to last week in that transfer, so its an important week for us.

So when is Bud getting married again?

So my story of the week is about a woman named Veronica. I had to go do the baptismal interview (one of my first real interviews) and it turned out to be an all out war. When we got to a question about homosexual relations, she said she had some friends and she couldnt believe that God didnt love them. That turned into a long, difficult conversation of me trying to explain to her the doctrine of Christ, without offending. I managed, and then we went on to when she should have gotten baptized. I tried a few scriptures with my testimony, but it didnt work out. She told me she wanted to get baptized, but she wanted God to tell her. So, instantly came to my mind the open the scriptures activity. She used the bible first, but before she opened it, she said a long, silent prayer. I used the opportunity to also offer a silent prayer to God, pleading that he would give her the right scripture and send the spirit to testify. Its funny how in those moments of pleading, I always seem to pray in English. So, after the prayer, instantly, the spirit rushed into the room and we both felt it very strongly, although neither of the two said anything. She opened a scripture in Jeremiah talking about how the officer of the soldiers (me) took the people to the king (Jesus). She didnt say anything. So I asked her to do it again, but this time with the Book of Mormon. Other silent prayers were offered, and the spirit filled the room, even stronger this time. This time, she opened up to 3 Nephi 12:2. It does it better justice to read it for yourselves. She looked at me, then read the scriptures again, and then looked at me for a long time. The spirit, in this moment was so powerful. All she said was..."Alright"...and she just stared at me. I grinned and then started to laugh. She looked at me puzzled and I just told her, "You wanted God to tell you and he just did, so obviously, with that scripture." Its even more of an answer, because Jesus himself is talking in that scripture.

So that was my favorite experience of the week. Definately one to remember.

I hope you all have a good week. I love you all!

6-28-10 "Burn 360"

Lots of good letters this week! Thanks to everyone who wrote me!

So this week got really interesting starting on monday night. My Zone Leaders called me, and after explaining what i would teach for District Meeting, they told me that Elder Lopez had transfers...but they wouldnt tell me why. Again I would be changing the fate of Elder Miliar, for I would be getting his companion and he would get mine. So on Tuesday Morning, Elder Lopez left, and Elder Perez came. I later found out that the Stake President called up the Zone Leaders and complained a little about my companion. President Clark called later that night and talked to my companion a bit, but I dont know what about. So Im here now with Elder Perez. I cant complain. Hes a great missionary. Hes from the same Generation as Elder Lopez but a completely different person. Sometimes in Lessons I just sit there and smile because I dont have to guide or teach this Elder anything. Hes an amazing teacher and he knows the doctrine. Hes also really funny and really outgoing. All the members and investigators that we have have all commented on the difference that Elder Perez has made. Even though I always try to be happy and smile to everyone, it was a lot of times, faked. Now, all the Members tell me, WOW Elder Ive never seen you so happy before. Im not saying that Lopez made me unhappy....but It just feels like a weight has been lifted. Now I can focus on being District Leader and not have to worry about my time away from my area. We also got a lot of work done this week.

The norms of the mission have gone up. Now to be Missionaries of Excellency, we need to do 210 contacts, 40 lessons, 4 baptismal dates, and 4 investigators for the first time in church, every week. Its definately more of a challenge, but its something thats helping me work more. For over a year, ive been able to reach the old norms, relatively easilly and kind of relax at the end of the week. But now, its tougher. I have to contact 70 more and teach 10 more lessons, so i have to work harder. Elder Perez was up to the challenge, and his excitement has really got me excited again. We had a very fun week, laughing and joking and finding new people. I cant lie, the area is still super tough, but Im having fun again. Thats something that I needed.

We are working hard with 1 family and a woman who just had a misconception. Gina, our recent convert, also had a misconception. So we think to use her and help teach this lady. The problem is, we havent found her since tuesday. On Saturday, we had a family home evening with 2 new investigators and with Gina, her mom, and her kids. We taught the restoration and then played a few games. The two investigators flat out said that they wouldnt go to church, but yesterday, waiting for other investigators outside, the woman who went to the family home evening walked by, and somehow I convinced her to go inside and stay for the Sacrament. But she was the only investigator we had at church. Kinda a bummer, but we are going to keep working hard. My district has baptized every sunday this transfer, which has helped the zone a bunch because we are all in hard times here in fresnillo. This week, we could see up to 4 baptisms, unfortunately none from me or my companion. But we hope to see a few for the 11th and the 18th. We are gonna work hard for that, to finish the transfer strong.

So thats life in the mission. Stress, knocking, and stress. Elder Harris, Linsday Campbell`s ex-boyfriend´s best friend, is still my zone leader and we get along well. He wants to know whats up with Lindsay, so he can let Corey know. Im sure you all remember Corey. The one that went to Lake Powell with us. Well Im here with HIS best friend.

Mom if you could send just a few pairs of socks, I think I can last until the end of the mission. Thanks!

Hope you all have a good week. Kimmy, I want you to bring Josh and Taylor to the airport. Thats my request. Thanks

Con amor, Elder Turley

6-21-10

Hey everyone! I hope you all are doing well.

We had a tough week, to be honest. Back to the grind of finding and filtering investigators. To make things worse, my companion and I are having trouble getting along. I feel like I try so hard but he just doenst want to be my friend or change. Maybe it will come in time for him later in the week. The good news is that I got wet again yesterday. Happy Fathers day dad, I cant see you but i can baptize for you at least. Her name is Marcela and shes not even an investigator from my area, but with Elder Knowles, my second companion, and Elder Morales, my district leader, I had been helping out to teach her and to get her to accept her baptism. Shes been an investigator for years, so Im sure a bunch of missionaries who have served here will be happy to hear that FINALLY Marcela got baptized. I being the last one of the missionaries here in Fresnillo to have taught her, she asked that I baptize her. It was a nice, simple service at 7 at night yesterday. The water was warm, and everything, once Marcela got to the building, went just fine. Ill see if i cant send a picture over. So thats the good news.

Ive been super stressed out with my responsabilities and more with the fact that we have NO investigators. As many doors as we knock, we just cant seem to find even 1. To be honest its been really frustrating with the pressure I feel right now, and I think back to my MTC days where, as a district leader, I had the same type of breakdown sessions. I guess I havent changed as much as I thought. I still have to cry every once and again. Its just been taking a toll on me, but Ill stick with it. I just try to think that in a very short time, Ill be home, so that comforts me a bit.

Yesterday, we might have found the next person who could get baptized. Elder Sanchez, who might be my next companion, ill have to explain that next week, and I went to lunch together and the dad of these 2 members isnt a member, infact there are 4 members of the family who arent members. The father recieved us really well and told us that hed love to learn from us everything that he could. Seems golden, but we will find out more this week. Im hoping so.

Today we went and played soccer against the Zacatecas Zone. We lost, but I won MVP so that at least makes me feel a bit better. Ive become the most wanted defense in the mission. Who knew that Id end up loving to play soccer. I think Ill join a league after the mission...and Ill play like a mexican!

So thats my week. Knocking, contacting, and being tired and frustrated...but at least im honest!

Pray for our success. I could really use the help! I love you all! Have an amazing week!

Con amor, Elder Turley