May 12, 2014

I got transferred this week to Coucure.

Monday … So it was p-day and we went to the office.  Then we went to McDonald’s and that was super delicious!  After that we went around and said “goodbye” to people, and that was pretty sad.  Finally we talked to the Lopez Family and that was pretty cool.  

Tuesday... We packed up all our things, and then we said “goodbye” to the rest of the people.  Adriana said that she liked me more then Elder Gummersall so that was pretty cool, haha!   Then we ordered pizza and then went to sleep.

Wednesday… We had changes and now I am in Coucure and am companions with Elder Reynoso, and he is super cool.  I had to go to migrations on Wednesday and that was pretty cool.  I realized that I know my passport number just based on the fact that I had to use it every time that I buy pizza.  Haha

Then we had to go to teach.  I taught some lessons with the Perez Family and we taught about prayer.  Then we talked to Jenny, and she is super cool!  It was our first lesson with her and it was cool because when I got done sharing my testimony, she said “you aren't the only one with a testimony and told us how she has a Book of Mormon and reads it every day.  She told us how it has brought peace into her home, and she accepted a date to be baptized!  That was super cool!  Then we talked to the Mendez Family and that was pretty cool!

Thursday...  We went running, then we talked to Ceaser, then we left and got two more nuevos with a guy named Jorge and a girl named Alejandra.  Then we talked to a girl in english and she is super Catholic, but she spoke in English and that was super weird!  She is super dope and told us her brother is super depressed, and asked us to help him.  It was super cool! 

Friday... Friday was hard because we only had two lessons in seven hours.  But it was what God wanted and that was what we got, so I am positive! ;)

Saturday…  We had an activity with the youth of our Stake, and we went to three menos activos outside of our area and that was pretty cool.  Then we went to San Lo to the cyber and talked to you guys via skype for Mother’s Day, and that was pretty cool. Then we hit the lessons and had a noche de hogar and a noche de missional, with is kind of like a farewell.

Sunday… We went to church and that was pretty cool.  We talked about our testimonies of the El Libro de Mormon and that we need to always be willing to testiy of this book!  Then we taught a menos activo who was super tough.  I kind of choked on my Spanish, but it is all good.  Then we taught Jenny and that was super cool.  Then we taught the Relief Society President about Preach my Gospel, and how important it is for everyone to have a copy in their home.  We also talked about how important it is for everyone to do their home teaching and be ward missionaries.  One cool thing that it says in Preach my Gospel is that we can only gain salvation if we do missionary work, pretty crazy right.

Monday… We played American football and i was quaterback and threw like 5 touchdowns and won of course!  Haha.  Then we went to McDonalds and Elder Gummersall was there and that was super dope and super good, and now I am writing y’all! 

1.  What is your favorite thing about your new area and why? We have a lot of like random shops on the side of the road with dope cheap stuff. Haha

2.  How many investigators do you have, what are their names, write a sentence about each of them.

Jenny.... She teaches Guarani and is going to get baptized the 7th of June, she is golden.  We also have Edgar and he is going to get baptized on the 24th. 

2b. What are the advantages and disadvantages about your new area and why? My new area has real roads.  Haha 

2c. How big is your new area and size wise what would you compare it to? It is double the size of my last zone 

2d. Is it a safe area? Yes mother, it is super safe.

3.  What is a day like in the life of Elder Jon Turley? Imma boss so I do boss things like fly to the moon, and have giant fish friends,  And I sell synergy.  Haha 

4.  How is church in your new area? Do you have many people in your branch? We had 65 people come.

5.  What is your favorite thing about your new companion? He is going to teach me good Spanish because he only speaks Spanish. 

6.  What has been your biggest challenge this week and why? We didn’t have many lessons on Saturday and that was tough. 

7.  Is there anything we can pray for you for?  Please pray for our people to show up to church 

8.  If you could live anywhere in the world when you are older, where would it be and why?  Pallet Town (ask Tom).

9.  If you could be anything in the world when you grow up, what would it be and why?  Batman