Family History Frontier ~ August 20, 2016

Changes, changes, and... well more changes! :D

So this week has been pretty awesome. Not much work in the area, but we´ve gotten a lot of things done. 

To start off, there was an elder this week that got an appendicitis. We sent him to the clinic Tuesday and up to today he is still there recuperating. That was interesting trying to get all things worked out with the Area and the Medical Insurance and stuff to have the elder be able to have the surgery and be able to stay in the hospital for these days. But it all worked out! So it´s all good. :)

Nextly, as my title says, something big is coming. Or, has come I should say. That is, The Family History Frontier!! Yeahyah! That´s what I´m talking about! So in two zones of the mission, Paraíso and Recreo, President has assigned companionships of missionaries to dedicate on Family History work with the recent converts, less actives, and youth during the week instead of normal proselyting. President has assigned us five secretaries to do it in our ward while the sister missionaries focus on investigators and helping the members a little as well. So now from monday to friday we dedicate all our proselyting time to teaching how to do family history. It is so legit! When President shared that idea with us I felt a very strong impression that that is exactly what we need to do since the temple here is being constructed and we all need to be ready to carry out the work there. We are still organizing how we are going to do this in the most effective way, but nonetheless I am súper excited!

Third, I heard a little bit about Sabana Larga and how things are going there with the branch. And guess what?? The parents in the Jimenez family are going to be baptized in just a couple of weeks! The three sons I taught were all baptized a few months after I left and now the parents have just recently been married so they can be baptized. They all attend church and I am so very excited! It was a little tender mercy to be able to hear about that family this week.

Lastly, so as you will all note by the fotos, Us secretaries have some interesting red shirts and socks and stuff..... quien sabe? Yes, President made us an office soccer team! He got us the uniforms and everything! And the best part is that they all have our names on the backs and our numbers! I, of course, am number 2! The best of all time!.... And yes you may notice that my shirt doesn't have the team logo..... but oh well! We will get that fixed this week hopefully haha. Today we had a soccer game at 6:00 am in a field for 11 vs 11 again and this time with our jerseys. It was súper legit! ;) I scored a golazo! It was legit as well haha ;)

Well I think that is basically all this week! I started to draw Christ in my new sketch book. I love my new sketch book! Anyways, I am loving the mission. I love being able to work here with such great missionaries and to be able to see the daily blessings of the Lord in my life and in the lives of all those around me.

¡Paz fuera!

Love,
~Élder Tyler Hales~

Well I love you all! Have to go now!
See you love you bye!!!! I'm going to teach an english class now with Elder Hansen! in the church!