Tuesday, March 22, 2011

E-mail from March 19th

hey everyone, good stuff in mexico, maybe even an investigator to go with us to church tomorrow! oh ya by the way, to family, sorry for blindsiding you with a saturday email day, we had p day today cuz the mission president invited all of us to eat at his house today, so we all took our pday today instead.anyways.  not as many investigators as id like but yanno what, the Lord gives us trials to work with always, and i know as long as i keep faith ill find some people to listen.  I have one person in mind though since i got here, well like my first day i met her.  Her name is Cristina. shes a sister of two members, one inactive and one active.  cristina is pregnant, and were trying to teach her but shes skeptical.  shes had it pretty rough and what not, but last night we ended up talking to her again after about a month, it was funny cuz she thought i didnt understand anything she was saying and she looked at me after i said something and asked, you dont understand any of this do you? whats going on tell me.. and then all of a sudden Elder Day who hadnt said much and had been thinking what to say tapped in and told her what was going on, and i saw a change in her eyes, that maybe we do care, and that she might want to listen. after she went inside and helped her mom who is sick, and then she sat on the couch right inside the door and quietly listned as me and Elder Lopez talked to her sister.  i think shes starting to get worked on in her heart though, cuz right then i saw a change in her eyes, that she might want to know more, i dunno really honestly i feel an attachment to her, not like girl and guy attachment, but that im supposed to help her into this gospel yanno, and i have felt that since my first day, so i think that is one potential that i will keep working on, cuz i really just want to bring people into this gospel.  it was funny, cuz i had to contact a Jehovas witness this week, and she went on to tell us that we were confused about everything that we were talking about, man those guys are hard to crack really. lol.  but what im getting at everyone is that if i didnt believe in what im preaching, i wouldnt be here on my mission, its a lot of work, but its fantastic. so as i go on i want to let you all know that my testimony is growing of all this. the Lord has blessed me with miracles already, in spanish and everything, and i know that this is the Lords work and His restored gospel, and that he loves every one of us, even so much that he sends out missionaries around the whole world to preach this gospel, i believe it with every part of me, and i have felt the Lords love work through me to testify to people that He has a restored church on this earth for all of His children. i love you all! and i hope that you know im doing great!  sorry everyone once again for blindsiding with a saturday email cuz you all werent able to email me this week, but i miss you all and hope its all good.  and also... Tre Barnes where the frick is your letter you promised me on my mission!!!! quote "no dude dont worry im better at writing than answering the phone" .... fool imma kill you!  write me fool! and RJ, and Jackson, Email me, cuz first off, RJ i think you sent me a letter via dear elder, but you didnt put your name or your address you clown, and i could only guess by your language in your letter that it might have been you.  fool.  jackson. sorry i didnt write you back bro. but do you have an email that i can email you on or something? cuz i think by now if i send you a letter it will take forever to get to the US and you will be on your mission by then.  so ya.  ok i miss all you guys and hanging out with you.  ok everyone i want you to know you are in my prayers as much as i remember! and i love you all and all of your prayers for me too they really really REALLY help.  talk to you all next week!
 
Love Elder Day

E-mail from March 14th

Hey everyone.  not too much really this week.  just straight work.  dont really have investigators.  its really hard to get people to go to church here. theyll say one thing and do another straight up.  we even have inactive members here that are in the zetas gang.  how nuts is that. its hard not to find someone who straight up lies to you to get you to just leave them alone.  but thats that.  and also this area is dangerous so its hard to get people to even leave their house to come to church cuz its so crazy.  but its cool down here. spanish is fantastic at this point. speaking and understanding well.  need a ton more improvement though and am working for it. but its only through the Lord that i can even think of speaking spanish.  im amazed at how fast ive learned it though and i take absolutely no credit for that.  its all the lord.  anyways not too much else.  i have pictures for you all next week. and im sorry if im not responding to you very fast its hard to write and send letters with as little time as i have.  also Katie Brown and Nicole Polashek if you are somehow reading my blog id like your addresses.  Katie you send me a dear elder without your address on it so i cant really respond lol. and Nicole i have a ton to tell you!  Sis if you can contact these people on my facebook and tell them that thatd be sweet. ok everyone i hope its going good at home and know that im safe and happy and enjoying life.  missing america but enjoying life.  love you all!
 
love Elder Day

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

E-mail from March 7th!










Ok everyone. hows it goin in the US. i miss it a ton. so what i have goin on is a mix of just a ton of pictures from my mission so far. i have a lot more.  but its really hard to upload that much on the computer.  so i just have bits and pieces.  so one of the pictures is a house made completely of pallets which a ton of houses are like that around here.  and then the one with spiderman was actually just two guys running around climbing buildings trying to act like spiderman lol.  the one where i have my oakleys on and were underneath a ton of blankets we broke a rule or two and made a giant blanket fort in our room the last day we were together and had a giant sleepover with my district.  it was sweet. and then theres stuff like new years and what not.  its pretty cool.  anyways.  life is good down here. spanish is taking off.  i had a full out conversation with someone in spanish last night it was way cool.  and its just really good.  not many investigators.  apparently my area is known for being really hard to get people to commit to appointments cuz theyll just lie about it.  but ya. its ok anywyas.  this week has been pretty spiritual and despite the failure in investigators i have faith well find some.  its going great and i cant believe how fast time is flying down here.  i hope all of you are doing good too!  Mexico is always crazy too.  usually by about 9 o clock all the streets are dead cuz no one wants to be out that late cuz its  so dangerous because of the gang activity.  oh ya by the way theres one picture that i took that i attached. and its of the police here.  were not supposed to take pictures of them cuz well just get arrested so i sneaked one from our house window.but if you look closely, the guy in the back of the truck which is a police truck has an AK-47 a common sight around here in good ol Torreon mexico.  lol.  its crazy.  but dont worry.  i feel totally protected as a missionary and i know that the lord is looking out for me as i do this work otherwise he wouldnt call me down here yanno.  so anyways. i miss you all and hope all is well not too much else really.  oh it was pretty funny the other day i saw a mexican gangster obliviously wearing a shirt that said in english, best mother in the world.  pretty great lol gotta love it!  lol well talk to ya next week!  everyone write me i love gettting letters especially dear elders. www.dearelder.com ok.  love you all!







E-mail from February 28th!!

whatsup everybody.  mexico is pretty nuts this week lol.  if you havent somehow heard on the news by now, about 20 people got killed in my area. its way crazy but i totally feel peace about being here and i know that the Lord protects his servants.  if you want to read a scripture that conferts me about it Doctrine and Covenants 35 verses 13 and 14.  way  way cool.  i was walking with my companion at about 8:30 at night on saturday and all of a sudden we heard gunshots from the other street it was pretty surreal.  but kinda felt like we were in a movie yanno?  but its good here. no investigators yet.  but i know that well find someone soon.  there are some really cool families here for sure i really like the people here a lot they are really supportive and feed us really well and what not.  its amazing how much respect you get down here as a missionary, even from the  non members.  every one on the streets refers to us as brothers, its really cool.  not too much news really though.  no investigators or anything so far.  its hard to commit people to appointments and going to church  down here cuz a lot of people in mexico will just tell you they want to hear your message and then blow you off when you come back for a return appointment.  so ya. 
 
Spanish is going great.  its hard but im understanding more and more.  people talk friggin fast down here its a joke.  but every day i can understand more and more, day by day yanno?  i hope all is going well at home though.  at times i miss it.  but im having a really great time here.  i love it.  not too much more than that though.  really this week has been pretty slow refering to investigators and what not.  so i hope that this week can be  a lot more productive.  if any of you dont have my address still its:
 
Elder McKeon Jacob Day
Mexico Torreón Mission
Calle. Ernesto Breede #301
Col. Ampliacion Los Angeles
27140 Torreón Coahuila Mexico
 
so if any of you guys want to write me thatd be sick..  i miss you all and hope its all going good. this week flew by.  i cant believe how fast it went.  i know that in a few days itll be 2 years if you know what i mean.  thats how fast time is flying.  time really flies when youre working.  but ya anyways i hope everyones doing good on the other end and i look forward to getting letters from people!  miss you all a ton and dont worry about me mexico is treating me good as crazy as it sounds.  i have peace about everything!  love you all!
 
Love Elder Day