tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61163118296105817512024-03-12T17:11:34.500-07:00EJ Goes to TJShoebox Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130504662561785845noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116311829610581751.post-36491753469181262342014-02-04T21:16:00.000-08:002014-02-04T21:16:46.749-08:00Welcome home!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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in church i gave my testamony but nothing more. </div>
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[Mother's note: I will post pictures of his return home here and then I will be done updating this blog. Thank you for joining us! And yes, the above is all we got in the way of email this week. I think he'd rather talk than write and he's saving up his talking for when he sees us] </div>
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Shoebox Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130504662561785845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116311829610581751.post-78258140664723826012014-01-27T16:02:00.000-08:002014-01-27T16:02:56.541-08:00Jan 27 2014[This is the second to last email--Next Monday will the the last email from Elder Jimmy. On Feb 4th, he comes home]<br />
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yeah i do believe they give us time to write <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1632653697" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">next monday</span></span> haha.<br />
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i will have to take hayley out driving then. wait is she alowed to
drive with me in the car because i am an adult? haha i have spun out a
few time too. acually there was one time that i did 360s. so did you
guys get scared when you started spining?</div>
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It will be cool seeing the difference between missions. I learn in
the scriptures about why mexico is a lot easier to baptise and teach. it
is in like 3nefi20 i think when the Lord talks about house the house of
israel (lemanites) would be blessed then loss those blessing and be
taken over by the gentiles then be freed and blessed again and recieve
the fulness of the gospel. so they were promised sense the beginning
that they were going to be a Christ believing people. Everyone here
believes in Christ. </div>
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The pics are really cool. Cant wait to see you all!</div>
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Love Elder Evans</div>
Shoebox Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130504662561785845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116311829610581751.post-25109672889925024142014-01-20T18:43:00.000-08:002014-01-20T18:43:13.660-08:00Jan 19 2014Wow i cant wait to feel what ethan must be going through right now. I
really cant wait to see you all and ethan, nick, and tyler (the other
friend in the pic) [mother's note: I sent EJ a picture I took of Ethan, who just got returned home from his mission in Malaysia this past Thursday, surrounded by brothers and friends that EJ knows]<br />
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The im starting to get more used to being with
my comps. there pretty cool. It took a little bit you get used to them.
They are very hard working and good at teaching so our lessons are
pretty dang powerful and you can feel the spirit realy well. E. Meza
know a ton about the scriputers. And E. clingo is a califonrian and
likes to surf. </div>
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So this week we had our first baptism! Becasue of the time and the
lack of gadgets i wont be able to send fotos but in 2 weeks i will be
able to show you all the fotos ive taken. </div>
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more to write because its hard to think super fast. becasue we are
really short on time and have an appointment like right now. </div>
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I cant wait to see you all!!!!!!</div>
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Love you all </div>
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Bye!</div>
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Ps
are my black plad shorts still there? i feel like i will get home with
very little clothing (thats not missionary clothes).... ahaha</div>
Shoebox Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130504662561785845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116311829610581751.post-23346662976107017342014-01-14T08:19:00.001-08:002014-01-14T08:19:16.359-08:00Jan 13 2014<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Right now i am with elder meza and clingo, and i am here in ward riveras del bosque in the stake florido.</span><br />
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We had changes because the pres was reorganizing a lot of the mission and because i had a ton of time in buenas aires he took me out but because i am going home soon he put me two other elders that have a lot of work so that i could go home with a lot of work and baptising, because were i was there wasnt a whole lot of work and we were really battling for baptisms.</div>
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all though there is so much work here i always feel pressed for time even on pday.</div>
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im really excited to see you all in 3 weeks. </div>
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sorry for writing so little but in 3 weeks i will be able to tell you all about my time here in person :D</div>
Shoebox Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130504662561785845noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116311829610581751.post-47477887371843949702014-01-06T17:18:00.000-08:002014-01-06T17:44:22.328-08:00Jan 6 2014Hey mom i sent a little letter to dad and i dont realy have much time to
write because there were changes today, and i moved to another area. i
will tell ya all about it next week<br />
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[Mother's note: Dad won't be in his office until Wednesday, dangit! Note to missionary sons: ALWAYS send the main email to your mother!] </div>
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Shoebox Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130504662561785845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116311829610581751.post-17877404064163972002013-12-30T15:35:00.000-08:002013-12-30T15:35:07.158-08:00Dec 30 2013<div>
Christmas here was also pretty relaxing! <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_498816442" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Monday</span></span>
was a half day because the Pres gave us until 2 to write, wash clothes,
and other stuff and then at 2 we had to work again like a normal day.
On the 24th we tried working as normal but everyone was celebrating xmas
so basically we just eat a whole bunch with the families that we
visited that day. That was pretty fun because out last appointment that
day we ate tamales a lot of desert (truffels, brownies, and cupcakes)
and we played uno and jenga with the family. On xmas we got to have our
Pday so it was another very relaxed day. Early in the morning we went to
eat breakfast with one of the families by our house. We ate tamales and
ham, it was very good. We ended up staying at their house until like 3
en the after <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_498816443" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">noon</span></span>
playing Texas Holdem. That was the first time playing for me and my
comp. so we obviously lost. But it was fun to play a game that envolved
their whole family. It will be really fun to play settlers of catan
again. I think i have eaten more food than i should have this week and
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Its crazy to think that i will be entering my last month of the
mision in just a few weeks. Im a bit bummed that christmas has passed. I
really enjoyed sharing messages about the birth if Jesus Christ. I
practically carried with me the whole month the DVD of Joy to the World.
I watched that in the houses of other people like 20 times in total.
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I cant wait to see you all again, im even more excited now that i just talked with you all.</div>
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Shoebox Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130504662561785845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116311829610581751.post-48302740913715462412013-12-17T05:34:00.001-08:002013-12-17T05:34:51.625-08:00Dec 16 2013<div>
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Hey everyone hows it going!<br /></div>
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today i start my last transfer. Time has gone by really fast and i feel
that it will keep on going by fast with the holidays coming up.
Speaking of which i will be skpying home on the 25th, i still dont know
what time though. Surprisingly my companion and i are not getting
changed so im most likely going to stay here until i go home. Im alright
with that because i know and like this ward. The areas a little bit
hard but we are working had and doing everything possible to have succes
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We have found a few new people and set baptismal dates with them
but they werent able to go to church for some reason. We are going to
have to work something out so that they can get to church <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_86618255" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">this sunday</span></span>. That has really been the biggest problem so far, getting everyone to go to church.<br />
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Im really excited for christmas, i still dont know what my plans
are but im really excited to skype home and talk to you all. And then
like a month and a week later i will be getting home! </div>
Btw i
got your package, thanks so much!. The pants fit great and today i will
be making the andys mints cookies! Have you guys started making
christmas cookies yet or no?<br />
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Well this weeks letter will be a little short but i love you all and talk to you in like a week.</div>
Elder Evans Shoebox Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130504662561785845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116311829610581751.post-84071152216927288002013-12-11T15:02:00.001-08:002013-12-11T18:11:34.286-08:00Dec 9 2013<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Helo everyone,</span><br />
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So its starting to get a little colder here in Tijuana. During the day and at night i am totally fine with the cold but in the morning it is getting a little harder to get out of the bed and into the cold. </div>
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I also got some bad new, i was planning on making the cookies <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_768873371" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">this monday</span></span> but we wont be doing that anymore because our house was broken into saterday night and took a few things from us including the mints and chocolate. I was told that there are more cases of roberies and broken en houses around this time of year. One of the things they took was my camera and with it the memory of my pictures from mexicali until now. They also took my tijuana and mexico jersey, mexico hat, medicines and cologne, a suitcase, pants, and some other things i cant think of right now.</div>
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<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_768873372" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday</span></span> night we had a conference for all the missionaries and ward counsel members of tijuana and ensenada. It was a good conference i enjoyed it, it was all about who the ward counsel and missionaries need to work together with the new program Work of Salvacion. On of the brothers from the ward gave us a ride back home and when we got back we saw that the doors were all open in our house and the neighbors house. They had broken the locks and kicked the doors in. The brother stayed with us as we called and talked with the cops and at the end of all that we just stayed the night in our house with broken locks. I didnt sleep because i didnt like the idea of leaving our house and our neighbers house un watched over. The neighbors (two ladies 26-40yrs old, both teachers) were out of town for the weeked visiting family didnt get back home until <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_768873373" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">sunday</span></span> evening so they surprised as well when they got home. We tried calling them both<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_768873374" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">saturday</span></span> and <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_768873375" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">sunday</span></span> but the only number we had of theirs wasnt working at the time so we couldnt inform them. After talking with them we found out that one of them got their laptop stolen but nothing more.</div>
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Today the owner came with people to fix the doors and put new locks on. Everythings good now, just a little bummed out for losing the camera and photos.</div>
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Shoebox Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130504662561785845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116311829610581751.post-55188708582701437202013-12-03T05:53:00.001-08:002013-12-03T05:53:18.272-08:00Dec 2 2013Hola a todos,<br />
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Hows everyone doing? I hope you all had
a great thanksgiving. How many people were at the country club? I
enjoyed seeing the pictures of everyone. Was there enough food for
everyone?</div>
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My thanksgiving was pretty a good one, we worked like normal until dinner and then around <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_151904144" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">6pm</span></span>
we went to the house of our ward mision leader to have eat a bit of ham
and mashed potatos. The house wasnt that big and they had family over
so it was a little crowded. The family was watching the polar express
and i saw a little glimps of it and i remember when granddad was over
for the christmas season one year and if i remember right he bought the
movie and we all watched it. The movie really put me in the christmas
mood, and all i want now is a little bit of snow here to go with the
season. My companion is kind of a grinch and i dont think likes
christmas...who knows haha. But transfers are on the 16th this month so i
have no idea where i will be for christmas. I believe that i will be
getting back home on the 3rd or <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_151904145" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">4th of feb.</span></span> (it will be a <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_151904146" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">tuesday</span></span>).
So after we finished left the house of my ward mision leader we went to
visit a woman in our ward who live alone, she is from Vista Cali and
had two of her kids over visiting for the holiday. We werent too hungry
when we got to her house so we ate just a little bit of ham and then had
a few slices of pie and cheese cake.</div>
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Work wise things have gone good this week, we found a
few people and were able to place a few baptismal dates. The only
problem is that none of them went to the church....so we are going to
talk to them about that and see what happened. But there was one person
that went to church, one of the members invited his friend over and we
talked to him and he accepted an appointment and we are going to go
teach him <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_151904147" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">on wednesday</span></span>. He seems pretty cool, i bet he is like 40 years old and he seems like a great guy... a little quiet but thats alright.</div>
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So between us missionary in the same zone we are
having a present exchange, i have to buy for an elder named E.
Matarrita, he is from Costa Rica and i think i will get him a dragon
ball z toy haha, he is a super dragon ball z fan.</div>
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Love elder evans</div>
Shoebox Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130504662561785845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116311829610581751.post-65814235653587475552013-11-26T21:25:00.002-08:002013-11-26T21:25:55.130-08:00Nov 24 2013Dear everyone,<br />
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So this week got a little bit colder
here in tijuana. During the day its not really cold at all but in the
morning at 630 it feels pretty cold. Especially in the house because the
house is made of solid concrete or brick and there is no instalation.
We also dont have any gas, that ran out about a few weeks ago and we
have been showering with really cold water. The water actaully feels
like it was refregerated somewhere, thats how cold it feels. This past
week i actually bought myself a sweater. The one i am wearing in the
photo. The year before i went pretty much the whole winter in short
sleeves, so i know i can do it again but i really liked the sweater
haha.</div>
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So this week we had our first real big rain fall and
in all the time i have been here on the mision it was my first time
being in a lightning storm, i really enjoyed it. <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_871233664" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Thursday</span></span>
was when it rained, it started to rain and hail at 330 when we were
finishing up a lesson with a less active. From that point on we had like
2 appts and a whole bunch of plans but no one was home so we ended up
be out in the rain for the whole storm. Alot of things got soaked, but
thankfully out of all that got wet my camara and scriptures stayed dry.
It was very interesting becasue here there i no drainage system so half
of the streets were made into rivers, and we walked through water that
got up halfway to our knees. I still have a few things hanging out to
dry like my jacket and shoes. </div>
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So i am really excited for this xmas season, i have
seen a few decorations put up, but not too much. A few xmas light here
and there. My bishop has probably the must decor that i have seen here.
Nothing outside but inside the house he has a whole bunch of lights,
holly, other stuff, and their tree. His house is pretty close to what i
am used to seeing in the states. Probably more cali style then anything.
Oh and this week me and my comp will be eating at my ward mision
leaders house for thanksgiving. </div>
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Well here in terms of work, our investagator that
was progressing the most just moved to Montaray so thats a bummer but i
am almost certain that she will look up the elders there. She told us
that she even knows where the church is there. We had a few people
assist church with us, it was a good surprise because the 3 that came
were 3 that wernt really progressing but now i think they will be able
to progress better and be more accepting to baptism. We will be going to
visit them <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_871233665" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">tomorrow</span></span>. </div>
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Well love you all,</div>
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Elder Evasn</div>
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could u send me andies mints i really wanna make the cookies here for
xmis but they dont sell them here. Andies mints and maybe chocolate
chips are all i really need at the moment and probably wont be needing
anythiing else until i get home :)</div>
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Shoebox Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130504662561785845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116311829610581751.post-25265241102789543412013-11-21T09:46:00.002-08:002013-11-21T09:46:22.010-08:00Nov 18 2013Dear Everyone,<br />
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Im glad you guys had a mostly amazing
time in the Florida keys. It sounds like a really cool place, very
different from minnasota. So do you guys know why dad got sick or passed
out? </div>
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So another week has past here in the Buenas Aires
Ward. I think i only have like 11 or 10 weeks left. Im not really sure.
Elder Rendon and i are working together again and we are working pretty
hard. One of the goals that we are setting is to talk with everyone we
meet and try and put an appointment with them to share the gosple. Now
the majority of the contacts my not progress but we are deffinitely
seeing some of the blessings of talking to everyone, we have more
appointments each day and we have more people to teach. Its also very
interesting meeting new people. Let me tell you, here in tijuana there
are people of all different types. For example, i have taught people who
grew up here in tj but really dont know anything about tj, good humble
families that come from another state in mex looking for work, druggies
or alcoholics, people deported from all different places in USA, people
that have just spend time in the Salt Lake City jail, and people that
were part of some pretty crazy gangs in LA Cali. Obviously we dont teach
people that pose a threat to us so there is no need to worry. All the
poeple that we teach are cool people just with very different stories.</div>
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I really enjoy teaching the gosple, expecially when i
see hope that it brings the people that i am teaching. We are teaching a
woman named M_____ and she has really takin an interest to the gosple.
We started teaching here about a week ago and she is already reading in
Alma. She has gone to church once and two RS activities and she loves
it. The only sad part is that she is planing on moving back to Veracruz
before december so we wont be able to be with her for the whole
conversion process but she has already told us that if she leaves she
knows exactly were the church is in veracruz and will keep going to
church and we have her address so we can send the missionaries to find
her. </div>
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We are also teaching a guy named I____ who is
actually from TX and he has gone to church 3 time, he goes every
other week because that is what his work allows. He works 24hr then
rests 24hr. Basically all he does is "gaurd" stay in a house that has
been confenscated by the gov. He can basically do what he wants there as
long as he is at the house and awake. He is really cool and has a date
set for <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_755434204" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">12 of Dec.</span></span> He still has a ways to go to being prepared for baptism, he needs to stop drinking. </div>
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So this week we were walking around and found a
house that has a whole bunch of house sized cages filled with different
types a birds and we also saw monkeys. It looked like a mini zoo. It was
pretty cool, we decided on knockin on the door and tried to set a
teaching appointment with the owner but she turned us down very nicely
haha. Oh well, it was worth a shot. </div>
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Well i only have one transfer left after this, i
doubt i will be here when i leave. They will probably move me out this
next transfer. Love Elder Evans</div>
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Shoebox Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130504662561785845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116311829610581751.post-13764405769302594052013-11-17T19:43:00.001-08:002013-11-17T19:43:32.624-08:00Nov 10 2013<div>
Hey mom and dad in florida!</div>
Wow i cant believe it is november already. October went by super fast. <div>
I
heard that Enders Game was out in theaters, here they have ads for all
the movies that are coming out all over tijuana. So was it good? You
think they did a good job of making the populer book into a popular
movie? In a few months maybe i will be able to see it haha, i also heard
that Thor 2 is out and that it is real good.</div>
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I have heard very little of the Philippines here,
Just that there was a storm. I didnt know it was that bad! I really hope
there werent any missionaries affected by it. How very sad. So
basically what is left of the place? So what are the missionarys going
to do that were assigned to there? Is Ellen going to stay were she is
and continue working like normal?</div>
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So as you all know i had transfers today, but
surprisingly i stayed here in Buenas Aires and my new companion is Elder
Rendon (ex companion from Mexicali). I am assuming that in the the next
transfer i will be leaving. Elder Haro and i finish the transfer pretty
well, we found new people to teach and the work here is starting to
left up again. We are still trying to set some baptismal dates but have
yet to put any. Hopefulling this week we will be able to. As always on
those transfer days im really tired so this letters not going to be that
long but i was able to send photos. In to picture of us eating tacos,
we were with the bishop and his wife. the other family is of a family
that i baptised when i was in industrail, got to see them again because
industrail is in the same stake.</div>
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Well i hope you two have an amazing time in Florida</div>
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Love you all!</div>
Elder Evans<br />
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Shoebox Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130504662561785845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116311829610581751.post-75671409321707164742013-11-04T14:24:00.002-08:002013-11-04T14:24:27.855-08:00Nov 4 2013<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hey!</span><br />
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Btw dropbox isnt really working to well on this comp so i cant see the pitures or send them so no photos until next week. </div>
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So this is the last week of trasfers. Im actually looking forward to these transfers. I think i will be leaving this sector and the next sector will possibly be my last. But that also means that if you send me mail through my bishop i might not get it if i leave. </div>
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So this week we had a special zone conference where we got to hear from a Area Seventy named Allen Walker. When we first heard his name i thought he was going to be american, then i saw him and his wife and i thought "yup definitely american", then i heard them both speak....definitely not american. They are actually from Argentina and they have a really strong/different accent then to what i am used to. It was really really cool listening to them speak, for the message they shared and for their accent. I have decided it would be fun to learn an Argentine accent. </div>
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The message that Sister Walker shared was about being in tune with the spirit, companion, and the investagator. And the message that Elder Walker shared was about talking with everyone possible.</div>
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What i learned is that i need to do everything possible to have the spirit with me so that the spirit can testify to whom ever i am teaching, also that i need to be on the same page as my comp and we both have to be on the same page as our investagator (listening to them and then we the spirit will tell us what it is we need to teach to help them out in the best way possible). I also have to work harder on inviting everyone to come unto Christ, from the people we see in the streets to the people we sit next to in the busses.</div>
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We have been having a lot of trouble right now in this area in finding people that progress. We are working really hard with the members doing what we can for referals. We havnt recieved to many. But we have decided that if we do our best and talk with everyone we can the Lord will bless us with more work. </div>
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Well i love you all!</div>
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ELder Evans</div>
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How it all going? Im glad to hear you recieved my
package. And yes i have been getting your letters. So guess what our
house flooded <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_851304303" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">sunday</span></span>
morning. Pipe broke underneath the toilet and well we were able to stop
it but it took a little time, besides i also spent time to save all of
our stuff that was on the floor and then talk a little video.<br />
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So my next transfer will be in 2 weeks.</div>
Well i need to fill out a form to send to the offices so they can schedule my plane ride home.<br /></div>
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Love you Bye<br />
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Elder Evans<br />
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Shoebox Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130504662561785845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116311829610581751.post-58601460793513717772013-10-21T16:19:00.000-07:002013-10-21T16:19:43.485-07:00Oct 21 2013Hey everyboday!<br />
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Well this week has been pretty busy. Mostly for all the meetings that we have been having, and then the baptism that we had <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1760159102" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">this thursday</span></span>.</div>
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Lunes - PDay</div>
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Martes - District meeting in the morning</div>
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MiƩrcoles - Baptismal interview for Y____</div>
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Jueves - Zone conference then Baptism</div>
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Viernes - Interviews with the Pres. </div>
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So it was kind of an uneventful week other then the
baptism. I would send pics but im pretty sure the computer that i am
using has a virus and i dont want to risk damaging my memory. Anyways,
the day of the baptism me and my companion were hardly even in our
sector. We had to leave really early to go to the zone conference which
was about an hr away in bus and started at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1760159103" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">9am</span></span> and lasted until <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1760159104" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">2:30</span></span>.
The conference was all about missionary safety. It was pretty
interesting, the first time we have really taken so much time to talk
about safety. Then after then conference we returned to our sector, eat
lunch, and went to the church (which is outside of our sector) to start
filling the baptismal font and make preparations. The ward planned the
baptism to start at like 730 but i know it was going to end up starting a
bit later then that because the dad works late some of the daughters in
the family of the girl who was going to get baptised get out of school
at 750pm and they dont have a car to get the to church and have to take a
bus which takes a little while. Well a fin de cuenta, we went with a
member to pick them up at 8. At the church the dad and the daughter got
changed and really for the baptism, then we took fotos, and by the time
we actually start the service it was 900pm. We got permision to stay out
late from the assistents to the pres. It was a great service and a big
day for the girl and her dad.</div>
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We found this family about a month and a half ago, they had
reciently moved from Sanora and didnt know where the church was and
little by little returned to church. Its a family is passing through a
lot of difficulties but they are keeping at it.</div>
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Well i love you all, </div>
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Elder Evans</div>
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btw i sent the package with my bishop yesterday </div>
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and yes i got katies package.</div>
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Hey mom i really dont have much time to write this week but i just wanted to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Matt and thank you guys for the packages. I believe i got everthing. The letters from you and hayley and the packages. </div>
I will be sending you a package this week probably <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1068637998" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">wednesday</span></span> morning. </div>
Love you all</div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Elder Evans</span>Shoebox Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130504662561785845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116311829610581751.post-18104021693376032752013-10-07T12:38:00.000-07:002013-10-07T12:38:39.049-07:00Oct 7 2013<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hey Everyone,</span><br />
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This week was pertty great. I really enjoyed General Conference! <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1583688390" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday</span></span> and <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1583688391" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">sunday</span></span> us missionaries basically spent the whole day in the stake center watching all the conference sessiones. The rest of the week was pretty normal. My new companion Elder Haro and i are getting allong really well. We had actually meet eachother a little while back. </div>
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This week we got to meet a few new people to teach. One of which was a referal for one of the members in the ward. His name is Jaziel, and he seemed really interested in what we shared with him. He has accepted to read the Book of Mormon and pray about it. He also accepted to get baptized if he feels that what we are teaching is true. He didnt go the church or see any of the conference sessiones and i dont know why because we havent been able to get a hold of him. We will keep trying thougth because he really seemed interested.</div>
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We also met a friend of a lady that we are teaching. His name is Nahum. He is passing through a lot of hardships in his life right now. Hes a really great guy and has two kids but after lossing his job his wife has kind of left them. She comes to visit every once and a while and apperently is very bi-polar, happy one day and super mad the next. I really dont know the whole situation between them but we started to teach him and he is very accepting to what we have taugh. We are basically trying to help him find comfort and streingth in the gospel. He was able to come with us to the first session of saterday conference. He said he enjoyed it and is interested in going to church the next week too.</div>
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I really enjoyed the conferences but i think i would have enjoyed them more in english haha. I think one of my favorite talkes was from Edward Dube, about how we cant look back yet because there is more work to do ahead of us.</div>
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I definitley have to rewatch the talks.</div>
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Well i really dont have too much to write about this week.</div>
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hope you all enjoyed conference</div>
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love elder Evans</div>
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ps in the pic, matt and hayley are the ones who seemed to have changed the most sense i have left.</div>
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and i have recieved a package and a letter. i hope by the end of the week i will be able to send a package home.</div>
Shoebox Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130504662561785845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116311829610581751.post-55864675864303643262013-10-01T17:09:00.001-07:002013-10-01T17:09:34.474-07:00Sept 30 2013<div>
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hey Everyone!<br /></div>
First off! Thanks for the package! i got it <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1905781863" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">thursday</span></span>! The bishop told me that he called you mom, and he passed the hug you sent for me haha.</div>
So
as you may or may not know, today was transfer day and well i am still
in the same spot (buenas aires norte) and i got a new companion today.
His name is Elder Haro, and hes from el D.F., Mexico. Hes a cool guy,
very quiet though. I actually met him before. Well today coming home
from transfers, something happened that really made us laugh. A sister
from one of my past wards gave us a ride and just so happen she had a
short in the horn, and we were in some pretty bad traffic. It made me
think of the Byran Regan joke. The horn keeped honking for long periods
of time and all of us in the car, except the sister driving, just died
laughing all the way home. </div>
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So these last 5 weeks have finally paid off! Alberto y
Maria finally got baptised! It was a very relaxing day that day, we
practically did nothing because we were stuck in the church the whole
day. We got their at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1905781864" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">3pm</span></span>
to clean and started filling the baptismal font. At 530 Maria y Alberto
got to the church because we were going to start at 600 but at 535 the
ward mision leader called us saying that no one was going to be able to
get there in time and so he moved it back until 730. So basically we
just hung out in the church for 2 hrs talking and watching church
movies. There was really no point in returning to the sector because
Alberto and Maria were already there and the church is a little ways
away from our area. It was a great relaxing day. The actually baptismal
service, once it start, went just great. Elder Cruz and I were able the
baptize. I baptized Maria and ECruz baptized Alberto.<br />
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This week we will be working with a member that has a few
people he wants us to meet. Some people apparently really interested in
listening. So pray for us that we will be able to start teaching these
people and they will accept the gospel in their lives. We have a few
people we are teaching, but we do need more.<br />
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Love </div>
Elder Evans<br />
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Shoebox Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130504662561785845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116311829610581751.post-9061231168567611112013-09-24T13:11:00.000-07:002013-09-24T13:11:08.574-07:00Sept 23 2013<div dir="ltr">
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Well crazy enough this
transfer is almost over. Truth be told, feels like it just started. 5
weeks have already passed and there is only 1 more left.</div>
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Its
been a pretty great transfer, my companion is pretty cool and we get
along really well so if we dont get changes im fine with that and if we
do will i hope my next companion is pretty cool too haha.</div>
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So this week we have mainly been working with M_____ y
A______, the little girl J_______ (here dad and sisters are members, and
they just moved here from Sanora), and a few other people we have meet
this week.</div>
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I sent a pic of M_____, A_____, Elder Peck (Elder
Peck isnt my companion, we were on splits), and me. M______ y A______ are
doing really great. They both went to church this week and are now all
ready for baptism. They are planning on getting baptised this week <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_532068280" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">on thursday</span></span>.
They have gone through quiet a bit to finally being ready. But they
really worked through it using the gospel to help them. We explained to
them the vision then Lehi had about the iron rod and the different
people that tried to walk the streight and narrow path. There are people
that try and walk the path without grabing onto the rod and easily fall
away, then there are those that held onto it (a few made it to the end
and a few didnt), and then there are those that grasped tightly to the
rod and they all made it too the end. They have diffinetely been trying
to grasp tightly to the rod, and now they are whitnessing the blessings
of the Lord in their life.</div>
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The other people that we have meet this week arent
progressing quiet so well sadly. We are going to keep visiting them but
if they dont go to church or keep the other commitments there isnt
really much we can do.</div>
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The ward here is slowly changing. They are making
more plans on how they can speed up the work of salvation in the ward.
they have made the plans, now we will see how everything works out. I
hope its a success. Also our ward mision leader, who was just called, is
really working hard and is helping us with assigning members to help us
out with lession and work with our investagatores. Hes probably the
hardest working ward mision leader so far that i have had. The WML in
ensenada helped us out quiet a bit too. </div>
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Well nothing really special happened this week but the next will have info on the changes and pics from the biptism.</div>
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Love you all</div>
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Elder Evans</div>
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<br />Shoebox Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130504662561785845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116311829610581751.post-34283287182232114472013-09-17T16:16:00.003-07:002013-09-17T16:16:48.548-07:00Sept 17 2013Hey hows everyone doing?<br />
<div>
So today i forgot my cable to send fotos so
i will send more next week. Also i have a package that i am going to
send home this week. My bishop in the ward works in the post-office in
san diego so i can just send stuff with him. And also you guys can send
things to his PObox and it will get to me the day it arrives. His PObox
is:<b> [</b>name and address redacted, but if you want to send him a package, email me--EJ's mother]<u><b><br /></b></u></div>
<div>
So
im pretty much good in here, i guess the only thing i need would be
more razer cartrages, im going to be out in about a month and a half.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Now this week went by pretty fast and really nothing
different happen. We are still working with the same people and they
are progressing pretty well. Now that we have to wait 5 weeks to
baptise, the whole mission took a little dip in baptisms but should be
back up to normal in a month. Maria y Alberto have a baptism date for
the 26 of this month and then another girl that we are teaching named
J____ has one for the <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_725371865" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">10th of Oct.</span></span> </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Right now the biggest problem that we are facing is finding people
to teach through the members. The people that we talk to on the street
here dont mind listening but its a lot harder to get them to come to
church. Its so much easier working with members friends or family
becasue they are genereally more willing to fallow through with their
commitments because they also have the encouragement of the members that
know them.</div>
<div>
Im really glad to be here and i am really happy to be apart of the
Lords work. My favority part of being a misionero is when i feel like i
am really making i difference in the life of another person, I know
thats its the gospel thats changing their lives but it feels good to be a
part of the process. Thats how i feel with A______ y M____.</div>
<div>
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<div>
Well i will be sure to notify you when i send the package.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Love Elder Evans </div>
Shoebox Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130504662561785845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116311829610581751.post-76550716647965786652013-09-09T18:42:00.001-07:002013-09-09T18:42:40.779-07:00Sept 9 2013Hey everyone sorry i didnt write last week... last week was kind of really busy.<br />
<div>
<br /><div>
Last
monday me and my companion agreed to help a sister in the ward bath her
dogs. She has 4 dogs and she doesnt know how to bath them more it
grosses her out. I sent a pic of one of the dogs. It was 2 pittbulls and
2 chihuahuas. The chihuahuas were easy to clean because they are soo
small but the other two took a little bit more time. The other two were
all covered with ticks, super nasty. The dogs kept running around had
wouldnt hold still. We grabed a chain and chained one of the dogs up and
a minute later brock the chian. So we planned on only taking an hr to
wash the dogs and ended up taking 4 and a half hrs. So we started
writing later then planned and a few minutes into writing (i had only
been able to write to the Pres) we got a call from our investagater and
had to go visit them because the wife was going to be flying out to
mexico city the next day and wanted us to visit before she left. It
wasnt really much of at Preperation Day for use but oh well.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
So this week we have been equally as busy as <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_810421805" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">monday</span></span>. Running from one place to the other.</div>
</div>
<div>
First
off, the couple that we have been teaching A____ y M____... im sure
ive mentioned them before. If not they are the two people that came up
to talk to us in the street. The day before they were assulted and beat
up pretty bad, the guy had problems drinking, and the relation between
the 2 wasnt all that great at the moment. Well in these two weeks with
the help of the Book of Mormon and a lot of praying they have been able
the change their lives around completely! The husband has gone this
whole time sence we first meet him with out drinking any alcohol, little
by little m___ is starting to trust a_____ and they actually seem
happy! they have gone to church twice and have loved it each time. They
are reading the book of mormon. This week m_____ flew out to Mexico City
to see her Grandma because he was sick and we have beening going over to
visit alberto every night at 8 (when he gets off work) to help stay
strong becuase his wife has been a really strong support for him and
this week wasnt there. We brought _____ over to meet a few members
that live around him, hes made some friends in the ward now that will
also help him out. We have also been reading a chapter with him ever
night from the BoM, we stopped at 1 Nefi 4 or 5. I really amazed to see
the change he has made in his life, two weeks ago he was even able to
share his testamony in Testamony meeting about the BoM and the change it
has made in his life.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
We have also meet another family that has reciently
moved into the ward but didnt really know were the building was. They
have been have a lot of problems lately. The family is made up of the
dad and his 4 children (3 girls ages 13, 13, 9 and one 11yr old boy) his
wife left them a while back. now they are here and he works all day
almost every day and his a few of his kids are going to school. Where
they life isnt really all that great either, lots of drinking neighbors.
The family is really cool and really like the church and hadnt been
able to go for 2 months so when we brought them this week they were very
happy. The youngest girl had been baptised yet so we are helping
prepare her. The girls was born at 6 months and because of that they
say she is a really slow learning and is still learning how to talk
properly. The dad wants to baptise here and thats alright because she
understands things just fine and we have asked her and she wants to be
baptised too.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
It has been a busy but great week. there is still a
lot more that i havent mentioned but dont really have much time to write
about it. </div>
<div>
So that will be it. Oh and i have sent pic of my
house here and the dog i washed. You see
lots of dogs on the street here....alive and dead.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Well have a great day</div>
<div>
Love Elder Evans</div>
<div>
</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">His very clean apartment</td></tr>
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Shoebox Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130504662561785845noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116311829610581751.post-72149577027135066672013-08-27T15:53:00.001-07:002013-08-27T15:53:08.065-07:00Aug 26 2013<div dir="ltr">
Buenas Tardes a todos,<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
So my first
week here in this area has been pretty good. Its weird being back in TJ
but thats all right. My ear infection has gone down a lot and i feel a
lot better. Me and my companion are getting along really well, hes from
Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca. Maybe Riley knows him haha. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Its been a pretty great week. We have meet a lot of
new people to teach. We are still working really hard to get referals,
and we have recieved a few, but the majority of the people that we are
teaching are people that we meet outside and start talking to them. We
actaully had a couple come talk to use and tell us they want to listen
to what we teach because the want to change their ways. Its kind of a
sad situation becuase we first meet them, the day before they had been
assulted and were beat up pretty badly. Its a couple both around the age
of 25 and they have a little daughter that spends most of the time with
the grandma because their living conditions arnt that great. The
boyfriend (because theyre not yet married, but have been together for
6yrs) has a problem with drinking and becuase of some minor things he
did under the influence of the alcohol he just about ruined his
relationship and trust with his girlfriends side of the family. They
both really want to change. We share with them how they can be forgiven
and how they can change because of the atonement of Christ. They really
felt the spirit and are really working hard on changing. They have put
the goal of being baptised <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_184283061" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Sept 26</span></span>,
that means inbetween now and then they have to stop drinking and get
married and the new rule here in mexico is that they all investigadores
have to go to church 5 times before getting baptized. I really hope
everything works out for this 26th. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
More news, we just had stake conference and i got to
see and whole bunch of the people from Industrial ward and they all
recongnized me. It was great being able to see them again.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Well i really dont have much to write but i will send
pics of where i live the next week. What i am sending now is just a few
from Ensenada.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Love you all</div>
<div>
Elder Evans</div>
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Shoebox Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130504662561785845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116311829610581751.post-60647028013589725942013-08-20T12:33:00.000-07:002013-08-20T12:33:37.951-07:00Aug 19 2013Helo everybody,<br />
<div>
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<div>
So today is transfer day and i got
transfered. I am no longer in ensenada but back in tijuana. My ward is
called Buenas Aires, and my companion is Elder Cruz from Oaxaca. I dont
really now him well, i met him for the first time today. I really dont
know my nex secter either, i have been in this stake (otay) but first
time in this secter. So far things are going well. I did really enjoy my
time in Ensenada though. The secter was full of hills but it was cool
being in ensenada. Its been about 6 months sense i have been in
tijuana. </div>
<div>
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<div>
So this week has been really busy and im actually
super tired right now. We have had a lot of lessons this week and were
greatly blessed with a baptism. I would send pics but my memory has a
virus and i cant open it on this comp. i am going to get it removed
soon. </div>
<div>
But the baptism was great. The kid who got baptised is named
Maurisio and hes only 9 years old but his family was inactive for 9
years so he never got baptised. The family is really cool, this took us
out to eat in celabration of the baptism, we eat tacos. Its great seeing
the family return to church and being able to get through all the
problems the were facing. </div>
<div>
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<div>
Then <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2098507006" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">this sunday</span></span>
i woke up with an ear infection, and still got it. Im using drops, i
really hope it clears up soon. And then in church they announced that
one of the 14yr old boys died in the morning. He had gotten sick a few
weeks ago and also had diabities. We went to his open casket thing
yesterday and it was sad, but i didnt really know the boy very well.
They asked us to come to support the family and to be posts by the
coffin because the kid had desires to go on the mision when he grew up.
Because we went their we delayed all of our appointments that day and
ended up getting home a bit late. They spent the night packing. </div>
<div>
Well thats all im going to write because im tired.</div>
<div>
Love, elder evans</div>
Shoebox Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130504662561785845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116311829610581751.post-67101566365838115032013-08-13T17:20:00.000-07:002013-08-13T17:20:22.172-07:00Aug 13 2013hey everyone, im writing today because yesterday was actually pretty busy.<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
So this week has been pretty crazy. What happened is that
early in the week the presidente of the mision took away a misionaro
from our ward and he is now working in the offices. So now instead of 4
misioneros there are only 3 and instead of being a 2 sector ward its one
big one, so we lots of poeple to teach and they are all spreed out and
there is just not enough time to visit them all. It has been pretty
hard. </div>
<div>
We started the week pretty great and relaxed, we had a family home
evening / bday party for the mom of the Padilla family. Lots of people
went, we have been working really hard on helping them make friends in
the ward.</div>
<div>
Throughout the middle of the week we have just been going
appointment to appointment and get home super tired and feeling good for
the work that we had been able to accomplish but also overwhelmed with
all the people we want to visit but cant because there wasnt enough
time.</div>
<div>
Oh and yesterday the whole zone got together for a zona activity
and we all played soccer and at the end they surprised me with a cake
for my birthday. It was pretty great!</div>
<div>
This week we are
expecting to be just as busy as the last one because we are still only 3
misioneros covering the same big sector. But we are also excited
because at the end of the week we are going to have another baptism. And
with that we will be ending this transfer. New one starts <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2070699899" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">monday</span></span>.</div>
<div>
Well love you all</div>
<div>
Elder Evans</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">EJ looking pensive, while the companion makes sure there is a thumbs up in the picture</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As much as I think mice are cute (yes, I do), baby mice are kind of ugly. I'm glad EJ is wearing gloves.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">EJ's 21st birthday cake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">21</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These two must be good friends as well as former companions. Elder A has been in several of EJ's recent pics.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">EJ and GIRLS (well, missionary hermanas)</td></tr>
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