Photo taken May 19th 2014
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Monday, May 12, 2014
Same area, same comp, same ward and a happy mother's day!
Happy mothers day to all the mothers, aunts, daughters, sisters, and in general, all the daughters of our heavenly father out there!
what a great week! We had a lot of fun helping bring others to come unto Christ, that we found 5 new investigators this week: Hector, Silvia, Ilse, Elsa and Noah. we are excited to teach them and are anticipating another baptism soon. Also, i am just soo excited to stay here in the ward. I love the members here and they all have been my family away from home.
So, we love our house and are very cozy, but we had a fun experience yesterday morning. Elder womack woke up to a trickling sound, so he took the covers off, to go check it out, to only find his feet in about a half inch of cold water--our house flooded!! haha its cause they shut the water off here in Riberas (the city were in) between a certain hour, and so when its off, we dont know if the faucet is open or closed. apparently it was open, so we woke up at 5:30, and went to work:sweeping, squeegee-ing, laughing, and listening to music. it was a funny experience, and by 7:00 we got it all out. definitely making memories over here in Chihuahua with the worlds best companion, Elder Womack.
Also, did I mention I love our area? haha its just fun to ride the bus everyday, and to live in our area. the only thing is that the Chapel is far away, but we are working on getting a branch or ward started here so that will be very exciting. Im glad that we are blessed with so many comfortable necessities that we are able to keep working hard. I know this letter may be short, but i will be sure to note what fun experiences we have this week, and ill write them next week. Im healthy, im having fun, im safe, and im Proud to have such a power and authority as that of all missionaries.
I love you all and have a great week!
Elder Newman
Jason
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**Elder Newman**
Monday, May 5, 2014
Weekly letter! Cant believe it's May already!
Hey everyone! lots to report this week!
First and foremost, we got a new house! So there are 4 missionaries in this northern part of chihuahua, where we are, and and the other 2, elder gallup and elder tonconio, had to change houses because the owner of the house they lived in was terrible, charging them ton and such. but whats cool is that they found a new house for us. so the plan was they move in our house and we move into the new house. it took an entire afternoon, to move everything, but we did it and E. womack and I are so excited to live here. the house is a lot bigger than our old one and its nicer too. and it has a fence! our owner is really nice too, she is this lady who was just sweet about everything. i think her name is elma...but yep, we changed houses and are living like kings now ;) haha, oh and the best part: its in our area! for the first time in our companionship, we are living in our aewa so that will be really nicce.
in terms of investigators, we only found one new one this last week, but alot of good things are happening in our area!
Carlos:
A 16 year old who is progressing greatly! we have only been able to teach him once, due to him not being there, but with that said, he has come to church twice and participated in a youth activity all by his own effort and interest. we put a baptismal date for the 24th of may! and I know he loves church because a few of the priests in the ward have already befriended him.
Claudia:
She has recieved the missionaries for a while, but hasnt been baptized. actually, they have come over since her whole family got baptized back in 2012, but she never got baptized. but we have been passing by visiting and teaching her for about 2-3 weeks, teaching her the importance of baptism and helping her recognize the spirit, and thanks to the lord she was able to get BAPTIZED LAST SATURDAY!! we are so happy for her and now her whole family can go get sealed when they go to the temple in a month. Such a beautiful thing...I love the Lord.
Leslie:
She also is one who youd think was a member already, due to how much she attends, but she hasnt been baptized. she is 10 and in a tough situation what with her parents not living together, and so that makes it hard to find her in her dads house (in our area). But we have been trying and trying to help her get to baptism for a few weeks, but she is just too nervous. Weve given it everything, but we wont give up on her. she knows its true and has felt the spirit, so we know that soon she will be able to enter the waters of baptism.
ilse:
We ate at a members house last week andd there were 3 ladies who made the food for us-flautas (delicious!!)...anyway, two were sisters, and members, and the other was not a member. Her name is Ilse and she is 17 and she accepted to hearing our message. saturday, we passed by, started to talk to her about who she is as a daughter of god, and by the end, she accepted a baptismal date for the 7th of june!! so we will definitely be working hard with her.
the members are great, and I can honestly say i dont think i will love another ward in my mission as much as i love this one. 960 members in total, 280 active--lots of work to do! haha its great.
all is well here in Chihuahua, and i really hope i dont have exchanges this next week cause i just wanna stay here the whole time! but know that i love you all, and that Heavenly father loves you al ltoo. more than we can ever understand in this life.
Happy mothers day to all you moms out there, and if you are a misionary mom, know that we love our mommas!
have a great week everyone!
Sincerely,
Elder Newman
Jason
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**Elder Newman**
Monday, April 28, 2014
Life is good here in Chihuahua!
Hey everyone!
This past week was really busy. we had a great week, full of experiences, and we will continue to work our hardest. The lord is really shaping me into the missionary...into the man, that i need to become. I am always learning here in the mission, things that are beneficial here, as well as things that will benefit me for the rest of my life! (handling money, filling out a renters contract, lighting a boiler, etc. )
we almost had 2 baptisms, but they both got too nervous. im trying not to worry at all, because i know that the Lord is working with them too, Claudia and leslie. Anyway, we hope to get them in the waters of baptism this saturday. fingers crossed! They both have difficult situations, yet strong testimonies. I thnk we can all learn from their examples in how evern though our situations can be tough, we still have the gospel, and living the gospel everyday is how we can overcome all trials, and achieve greater happiness.
In regards to my health, my allergies have gotten a lot better, but my breathing has been a bit hard at night, before bed. im thinking that my asthma is coming back, and i might be developing asthma again. im totally fine, so dont worry, but just a heads up-ill keep you all posted.
With our one investigator, josue, we kind of just moved on to lesson 2, to see what would happen and if he would continue to accept what we are teaching, and we stumped him again, this time with the fact and doctrine that yes, there is a spirit world that we go to after we die. We hope that we can get him to church soon. And in general, we love the people here and are doing our best to help them.
And holy cow, the lord is definitely hastening his work here in Chihuahua, and here in this area with our 12 missionaries in the ward. yesterday was crazy at church, but its so cool to see so many Latter day saints here in where i am serving and im happy to consider myselfone of them, doing the lords will, getting burnt to a crisp by the sun, and speaking their language. Its very humbling here, and i encourage anyone who is considering serving to not even question and just do it-its amazing iand i know i will never get another experience like this for the rest of eternity. I love the Savior and i am grateful for this blessing i have to be here and to be serving him, and for how he is rewarding me with knowledge and opportunities. I love you all and hope everyone has a great week.
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**Elder Newman**
Photo taken April 21, 2014
Our stellar district! (Me, Elder Womack, Hermana Brown, Hermana Yauhtenzi, Elder Tonconio, Elder Gallup)
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