Mexico Week 46: Many Turn Downs

Hey everyone!!

Well this will be a short one because I gotta go. I know its late but I don't have much time anyways to write. I hope you are all doing well. You are all in my prayers. I hope you are all receiving alot of blessings. I am doing alright here. Really I just want to get out of this area and be in an area that is productive. This past week was hard for me. We contacted alot and I have never had so many turn downs. Never in the mission have I taught so little in the week. I feel like the Lord is really trying me, but I know that soon I will see the blessings for the work that we are doing here. I love you all and hope you have a great week!!

Elder Brady Lester

Mexico Week 45: Transferred to Centro - Center of Puebla

Hey there everyone!!

Well as some of you know, my companion and I had emergency transfers on Friday. The assistants called us in the morning at 9:30 and told us that we had to be in the mission home at 6:00 at night. So we packed up our things, said goodbye to some families, and we left. That night the President just moved us for no reason which was weird because we have been having a ton of success in Castillotla. The members were very sad and my comp and I cried because we love that ward and area so much. The President kept us together and we are here in Centro, the Center of Puebla. Here we have two wards to work in, in two different buildings :( Here in Centro are all of the historic sights and all the old Catholic churches and stuff. The Missionaries have not had success since August here in these two wards so the President sent the two powerhouses here together :) Hahaha the President told me that I will only be here for three weeks and then he will send me somewhere else, but here I am. I will be honest, it's hard to work. We don't know our area and its hard to get around. We are both really sad and we feel like we left our hearts and desires to work in Castillotla, but we are getting over it and in this week we have alot to do!!!

Well in the past week nothing really happened except for that. We talked to our investigators and we were just helping them get ready for baptism, but not anymore. They have the Elders in the area right next to Castillotla working there for 3 weeks until there are changes. This will probably be a short email because I am crying here in the internet because I am not in Castillotla, hahaha. I just need to keep working and moving forward.

Well I am in the last year of my mission. I have less than one year to complete hahaha, and I feel like the time is going to pass by really fast. Things sound like they are going good back at home. I miss you all and can't wait to talk to you on Christmas. I still need to find a internet place that will be open on Christmas but it looks like we will be talking in the afternoon night time again like on Mother's day. We just need to figure things out like who will call me first and stuff like that. I just have my two ward services in the morning.

Well I am really happy to be here in Puebla. I would like to live here hahaha because the food is great and the people are awesome!! I really hope you all can come down here with me sometime in the future or when I finish. You guys will love this place! Well I gotta go!! I hope you all have a wonderful day and week!!

Love,

Elder Brady Lester

Mexico Week 14: Sick - Parasito! and a Visit to Centro

Hey there everyone,

Well this past week was a good and bad week hahahaha. We didn't have any more Baptisms and some of our investigators are not progressing, but we really feel that they are almost ready, they just need to come to Church! I have been very happy even though the little success we have had this past week. The reason it ended bad was because since Friday I have been extremely sick throwing up and a bad case of diarreha. I haven't eaten since then and have only been drinking water. Today I talked with the Mission Doctor and he gave me some advice for the next two to three days and if I am not better I have to call him again. My guess is that I have lost about 10 pounds hahaha because I am so skinny and feel so sick hahaha. I hope I feel better this week!!

So today I am in Puebla. We went to Centro which is where all the cool historic stuff is!! I saw Elder Walker finally!!!! I love that Elder so much. He really changed my life. He has gotten big from walking and working out. Remember how he was always so skinny hahaha? He is looking great and his Spanish is really good!! He has improved so much from the MTC. I hope I see him again soon. After we saw him we went to a HUGE Catholic Church haha!!! I took some pictures and will upload them next week. It was huge and beautiful but they believe in crazy things. I could not feel the Spirit there and I felt really sad for them. They had a really bloody Jesus Christ laying down and it made me sick and cry a little. I did not take a picture of that though. Something weird is there are tons of little boxes to put money in. It really is the Church of the devil and they need the Restoration!!!

Things are crazy here because apparently the Pope performed a miracle hahaha so it's really hard to teach now about Prophets. Also soon the Pope is coming here to Puebla hahaha so us Missionaries are doomed!!! Hahahaha jk jk jk, because we have the Truth and the Spirit when Obedient. It just gives me more desires to preach repentance!!! I just need to feel better!!! Stupid parasito!

So this week we hope to have more success!! I pray everyday that the Lord can teach us this lesson we need so that we can have more success. I have learned that the Lord Answers the Prayers of his Children and the Scriptures are the medicina that we need. Read the Book of Mormon every day! The Bible is the Word of God but the Book of Mormon has it all!! I don't really have a funny stories for this week, sorry. I miss you all and love you tons!!! Cant wait for Sunday!! :) Love you all!!

Love,

Elder Brady Lester