Trainer- Searching a new area ~ February 22, 2016

Did you get to go to the Temple Ground breaking?

No. We got to watch it though and it was great! We watched it in a church here in Turbaco another city in between Arjona and Cartagena.

Well I love you so much mommoo! I am really sorry this past like month and a half have been so crazy with writing and every thing. This next week I am really Really hoping it will be more calm and tranquilo.
Thank you for everything! If you want to send music if you could convert it to mp3 first that would be awesome ;) Also there is a cool song by David Archuleta called When the Son of Man Comes and its awesome.

(cue Star Wars music) Da na na naaah naah na na na naaaah naah na na na naaah na.... ok yeah no mas.

Well, wow, a whole lot has happened in these past two weeks and I have no idea what to write haha! Well just now I have been trying to attach pictures but my usb isn´t working in this computer so sorry, probably no pictures until next week.

So this week has been interesting. So first, my companion has had an immense pain in his shoulder in the joint and can hardly move it so he went to Cartagena and Barranquilla to have tests and the doctors said he needed a surgery. then we talked with Sister Searle and she said that the doctors here in Colombia are a little surgery crazy and so she sent the mri scans to Salt Lake to see what the missionary department said. They said he doesn´t need surgery but will be in alot of pain for the next 4 to 6 weeks. So we have been talking about what we want to do with President and President said that Elder Moreno could go home and rest until it´s better or continue in the mission with the pain until it´s better. We´ll see what happens this week.

This last Tuesday I was with Elder Cuellar from Brasil in his area of Arjona because Elder Jorgensen and Elder Moreno went to the clinic in Cartagena. Anyways, we visited a couple from Mexico and they are awesome!! They fed us quesodillas and I also tried water of Jamaica for the first time!! And I LOVED it! It´s a type of flower that they make a juice from and it´s really good.If I remember right Matt and Bryce said it was just alright or something like that. ;) We are eating with the first counselor in the bishopric for lunch every day and him and his wife cook sooooo good! They also give us new types of juices every day which are so delicious!!

So this week we have been working hard in trying to find new people and in trying to find the less actives and recent converts because there are many. Our goal has been to help the converts and less actives to attend church because not very many are. Anyways, something cool I have seen this week has been as I have been training Elder Moreno. I am really grateful for the privilege God has given me to participate in this calling as a missionary. I have learned so much myself as I have been teaching my son. One of the things is diligence. Diligence in working even though things are tough. Even though we may be beaten down and feeling very tired (lack of English words to describe being really tired haha) we must serve. I was reading the talk from President Eyring from this conference about how God is always with us in our callings, responsibilities, and duties. It is so true. I have never needed to go to my Father in fervent prayer more than ever before to find the strength to continue on in this work. God really does qualify us for this work that he has called us to,


Today we went to Cartagena with the zone leaders Elder Orozco from Bountiful and Elder Salinas from Mexico. it was pretty fun and cool. We wanted to go to the mall but ended up not because of time. But we got to see the ocean and a couple of cool church buildings and things and also an old castle ruins thing they have there! It was pretty legit! I didn´t get pictures of the castle though... we only drove by it.

Well I love you all so much! Remember that if you ever have questions or your non member friends have questions. "Ask the missionaries! They can help you!" ;)
¡Paz fuera!



Love,
~Elder Tyler Hales~