Health Secretary~ May 9, 2016

Hola everyone! And Happy Dia de las Madres!

So this week has been great. Working hard in the rain and heat and teaching lots of people. And then to end off, an awesome Skype to my amazing family! Really it has been an awesome week! Oh! We (the 4 of us missionaries) also got to speak yesterday in Sacrament meeting as Elder Jorgensen is finishing his mission. It was a spiritual explosion! We were all crying. I got to talk about Mothers and well I won`t say that there were waterfalls in the peoples` eyes... and in mine. 

 
So as you know, transfers like to sneak up on ya when you are working hard and just beginning to get used to the work. So today Elder Baque and I were doing the normal Pday stuff like getting our hair cut, cleaning the house (super clean style) and eating food, when suddenly we got a call from President Searle! So I answered and we began talking and President told me that my days here in Arjona are done for now.... and that he had a calling for me and well honestly it took me by a BIG surprise.... Wait for it.... Drum roll.... Health Secretary!!! :D Haha pretty crazy no? I was really not expecting that haha. So now tonight I have to go to Cartagena and then to Barranquilla tomorrow morning early in the morning to the offices to be trained to be Health Secretary. Elder Baque`s new companion will be an Elder, Elder Frost, from Arizona that was the Health Secretary when I arrived here in Barranquilla. So yeah there it is! I was honestly taken by huge surprise. But I am willing and ready to serve the Lord in what ever way he needs me to.

I know that this work is the Lord`s work. I know this church is true! I know that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God and that he, through the power of God translated the Book of Mormon. I know President Monson in God`s instrument now to guide us in righteous ways. Always remember to read the Book of Mormon as it contains the answers to any question we have, temporal or spiritual.
¡Paz fuera!



Love,
~Elder Tyler Hales~

P.S. It was super great to see you guys yesterday! But as always the time flies by so fast and it seems like we weren`t able to talk about anything... haha but oh well. So yeah in the weekly I said about my transfers. I really wasn`t expecting to be transferred but it`s the will of the Lord so I will go where He wants me to go! :D
That`s funny about Matt and Bryce. (They wanted to make a flat Stanley or flat Tyler and take him everywhere in California.) I think that would be a little difficult to carry me around everywhere though haha.
Well I love you so much mom! Sorry today has been a crazy day ( like every other pday) so I couldn`t write a whole ton to you and the fam. Tell them I love them so much! Have fun in Disneyland and California! :D