06-29-2015

Hello all, 

So the last week was pretty uneventful, but at the same time a very busy week. 

So starting out on Tuesday we had our zone conference with President, and it was super awesome. He talked all about why we need to follow the rules exactly. He really focused in on waking up at 6:30. It is a mission wide problem, and I will not lie, I had gotten a little lazy in the mornings, BUT since the conference I have been way better, and have seen the difference in my days. 

So after the conference the three other elders in the branch were not feeling well at all, so I went with Elder Muir to his house, and studied while he slept while the other two who were feeling a little better went and work a little, and then rested. While I was studying I got the chance to read a talk by Elder Bednar, and Holy Wow!!! It was such an incredible talk, and since I have read it and marked it almost to the point that you can't read it. The talk is called "The Character of Christ."

I would highly recommend that you read it, and will include a word document with the talk. It was incredible!!! 

So The next event that was really really awesome was our trip to the Visitors Center at the Temple with three of our investigators. It was such a wonderful experience, and they learned so much. We went with Erik, Daniela, and Yasmin. They are the three young investigators that we are teaching, and it was their first time to go to the temple. They were so intrigued, and actually started to cry while we were watching the video talking about how families can be forever, and talking about how every family has problems. It was really special to see!!!

On Saturday in the morning I had an interview with President, and he shared with me a really cool section of Doctrine & Covenants. Section 84 and we were talking about the covenants of the Melchizedek Priesthood. The three things we are to do to receive our promised blessing from God are in verse 33, 43, 44.  In these three verse are the things we have to do to receive what we have been premised from God, Which is his kingdom, and eternal life!!! 

So this weekend was also our Stake Conference, so we had meetings Saturday night, and Sunday at a different time. They were really good meeting, and there was a lot of stuff talked about in how to be better members of the church and help more people.

This week we also had a real birthday, and my comp completed 1 year in the mission, so we celebrated with a member at here house, and in the end they both had cake on their faces. One was thanks to me!!! No, Not my comp, the member. I am not that mean to slam my comps face into his cake, but I will slam our mission moms face into the cake!!!

I love you all, and hope you all have a wonderful week!!! 

Con Demasiado Amor!

ELder Mason Millar

Oh, and I got a new haircut last week. To tell you the truth I don't really like it. It is a pain to take care of, but whatever. I am on the mission and no one cares how I look!!!!

06-22-2015

Hey all,

So this was a pretty eventful, and uneventful week!

So the events for this week...

I went to the offices with Elder Muir because he was to renew his visa. It was super fun to just chill in the offices because you always get to see elders that you haven't seen in a while. This trip was a bit of an adventure though. So normally to get to the offices we have to take the Metro because the offices are outside of the mission. So Thursday morning we left at about 7:30 to be able to make it to the offices. So we took a combie to the metro, and then got there, and it was closed!!! What is up with that. We had things to do. How could they just close the metro? Well, They did. So we had to take a bus for like 45 minutes to get to the offices. It was pretty boring!!! 

Then after we got home, Elder Muir and I had about 4 hours left to work, and in the four hours we were able to have five lessons, and we put a baptismal date!!! It was awesome!!! 

So the other half of my weeks was kind of a bust. So we had four super awesome investigators, and they were all progressing, and had baptismal dates. And then two of them just don't answer the door for us anymore, and the others read some anti Mormon stuff, and are now really confused, and said they will call us when they have a chance to pray and receive an answer. It was really dumb, and just was another time that Satan was able to confuse the people who were progressing incredibly into thinking that we are bad, and it is really dumb!

So this week, I also had the chance to have a Mexican BBQ, and was in charge of cooking the meat and onions, and it was awesome!!! We made beefsteak tacos, and made the fried onions that are so so so good!!! It was awesome!!! 

I would also like to send out a big shout out to all of the Dads out there!!!! YOU ALL ROCK!!!!!

Hope you had a wonderful father's day, and got the rest and respect that you all deserve!!!

Love you all!!!!

Elder Mason Millar

This dog also reminded me of Tuk, and he was so sweet and soft!!!!

06-15-2015

Hello all,

Wow, where did the last week go? It honestly just flew by!!! 

So this was actually a pretty awesome week! We had 32 lessons, eight of which were with a member present in the lesson, and we put 6 baptismal dates. The only bad part is that we are in Mexico, and people don't like to come to church. So yesterday 5 of the 6 dates fell. But whatever, we will work on putting new ones. 

So about the one investigator that came to church. She is freaking awesome and her name is Maira. So she is the granddaughter of a recent convert, and we contacted her one day when we were trying to find her grandma because she didn't want to talk to us. 

So we knocked on the door one day, and she said that she was just a believer in god, and was good with that, and told us to come back later to find her grandma. Well we went back about 45 minutes later, and taught a lesson to Maira. After this lesson we put another date to come back to teach, and when we came back she was like completely changed. She told us that she had actually found out that her dad was baptized about 3 years ago, and that she was interested because her dad was a drunk, and completely changed his life. She is super excited, and is progressing really really fast!!!

So this week we also had changes, and we got a new american in the branch!!! I am so happy! He is super dope, and his name is Elder Muir. 

I am sorry to cut it short, but I have to go for today. 

I love you all, 

Elder Mason Millar

06-08-2015

Hello All,

So I apologize for not being able to write last week, but I was running a little crazy, and only had about 30 minutes on the computer. 

So this will be a good letter. 

So starting with last week. It was an awesome week. We found 7 new people to teach, and to put it into perspective, we found like 9 the last cycle. (a 6 week period) So that was pretty awesome!!! 

So one of the families that we found is called the Family Perez Delgado. And they are pretty cool. We met them the week before contacting their door, and then put a cita for the next week. When we went to teach then, they had their daughter sit in with her kid. We taught the restoration, and they seemed really interested. The dad reminded me of all of my old man friends back at home, because he just really liked to talk, and after everything that we had to say he had to talk for about 5 minutes! 

Later in the week we were with a recent convert family, and we were teaching out of "For the Strength for Youth" and they wanted to learn about music. To put into perspective the two sisters we are teaching are really into rock music, and it was kind of a shock for them. So we made a pact with them. If they only listened to music that we gave them for a week, and if they didn't keep it, they had to take out their nose rings and stop swearing! So it was pretty awesome. We wrote up a whole contract, and signed it and everything! 

We then went to central on Monday to pick up my comps camera, and then we went to Carls Jr. for an Elder's birthday. After this I bought two dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts, and we came home to our meeting. In the night we went over to a members house, and ate cake for the same Elder's Birthday party, and I smashed his face so so good into the cake. (That is what you do down here on birthdays.) It was awesome!!!

So for this week, It was awesome!!! 

We found 7 new investigators again, and got into teach some less actives. 

One of the new ones is super awesome!!! Her name is Elena, and when we first contacted her she was like, "I am a christian, and don't want anything to do with you" she then asked us some questions, and we answered them with the bible, and she took us a little more serious. We then went back twice, and on the second time she had time, and we were able to teach her. She has 4 children. (two that live with her) One of them is a little 6 year old boy named Alexander who is disabled, and super sweet! She seemed really interested in what we have to say, and we actually ran into her in the street today, and she asked if we were still coming on Wednesday! 

That was probably the coolest story that I have for the week, and I hope this letter suffices your wants! 

Love you all, and be safe!!

Con Mucho Amor,

Elder Mason Millar 

05-25-2015

Hello All,

So this weeks letter will be short, but it will be very good! (I hope!)

So this week was not super eventful, but it was good. We had divisions/splits on Thursday, because my comp is the District Leader. So I was with Elder Hernandez from the D.R. They were really good splits, and we got to meet with some less active members.

The one I would like to share was with Jesus Escoto. He is the brother of Paula, and he has not wanted anything to do with our messages, but this day he agreed to listen to us. Under one condition. We could teach for 15 minutes and then we had to watch 15 minutes of Dragon Ball Z. I hate that show, but we agreed. 

We started to teach the lesson on the plan of salvation, and he had a whole bunch of questions. (Remember that his dad died about a year and a half ago.) It was such a good lesson, and in the end we taught for about 35 minutes. It was the first step to make it back to the church for Jesus. I am really excited! We have a Family Home Evening tonight with the family, and it should be really good! 

Other than that not a whole lot happened this week. I made more cookies, and am starting to get the hang of them now!!! And this morning I made muffins!!! (I will include pictures!!!) 

I love you all so much, and you are in my prayers!!!

Les Quiero,

Elder Mason Millar

The beetle was in the street by the church, and had a super strong bite!!!!

05-18-2015

Hey all!!!

So this week can be wrapped up with that first sentence. 

"A week of not a whole lot, Wrapped up with an AWESOME day!!!"

So this week was pretty uneventful. Starting on Tuesday I started to get a little sick, and couldn't figure out why. I didn't have a fever, or any signs of sickness, other than the fact that my stomach hurt. It was a kind of churning pain just below my stomach. I thought about it a little more, and thought. "I am in Mexico. I probably have parasites!" So... I took some pills for it, and have felt for the most part better ever since! I love Mexico!

So other than that, this week I finished another book called The Peace giver. Wow, was that an incredible book!!! 

So the other events for the week. 

Saturday... We had an investigator get married, so that she can get baptized, and then after the we went to a full blown Mexican fiesta! We were the waiters, and it was very fun!!! At this party they cooked over 200lbs of chicken. Who does that? And the cake that they had, was probably the most amazing wedding cake that I have ever eaten. It was a chocolate cake with a caramel flan in the top layer. It was delicious!!!!

So today... The day that made this entire week!!!! So we went to central with four other elders just to party the day away. It was super super fun!!! 500 Pesos, a box of Krispy Kreme dougnuts, Carls Jr. and two pairs of Ray Bans sun glasses. It was a pretty good day. 

Oh yeah, And last night I made M&M cookies that were delicious!!!! I will send pictures! 

So that is about all that happened this week. I love you all so very much, and hope that you have a wonderful week!!!

Besos,

Elder Mason Millar

05-11-2015

Hello all,

So this week was a pretty good week. We had lots of lessons, and were able to take a lot of members out with us to teach. It is really cool to teach with members, because the connection that they are able to have with the investigators, and new members is completely different than with the missionaries. I can honestly say that working with the members this week has greatly strengthened my testimony on the importance of Member Missionary Work. 

Do you all know what that means? (For those of you who are members)

You need to find ways to help the missionaries. That means giving them references, going on visits with them, and finding little ways to be an example, of teach someone you meet, or know!!!!

I can promise all of you that by doing this, you will be able to see a difference in your life, and the lives of the people around you!!! If you don't believe me, TRY IT!

So for a funny story this week!!!

So me and my comp were out on Wednesday, and we were in front of this less active families house throwing rocks at the window to see if they were home so that we could have a lesson with them. Well, while we were out front of their house this super super drunk guy came walking down the street singing. This was just funny in itself. But then he stopped and started talking to us. And he asked if I knew this song. So he started singing some random song that I have never heard in my life, and after about 30 seconds he stopped and asked me if I know who sings it. I told him no, and then he started to sing it again. Then at about the same place he stopped and asked me again if I knew who sang it. I told him no, and then he said that he didn't believe me, and started singing it again. 

This went of for a little longer than 5 minutes, and it was really really funny!!!!

So I am sorry all for the short letter this week, but I don't feel like I have much to say because I just talked to my family yesterday. 

I love you all, and Hope you are all safe!!!

Love,

Mason Millar