This is crazy! I'll be home in a little bit. haha
Honestly I don't even know what to say! I will just tell you everything when I get home! We had BBQs meals like crazy!
I'M COMING HOME!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE YOU!
Elder Ruelas
Soon to be just Andy Ruelas!
Elder Andres Rafael Ruelas
Monday, July 7, 2014
Sunday, July 6, 2014
Happy Last Day In June:)
MOM I'M COMING HOME!!!!!
Man it is my last week! I can't wait to be home. I just wanna take 1 big long nap! haha.
Well this week was my departing missionary temple trip. It came up last minute because of the fact that this Friday
is 4th of July. It was super cool because I got to see President Hall
and some other missionaries I was friends with. It was great!!!
This week we also found a ton of new investigators. We ended up
doing a Family Home Evening with the family we found last week. We
picked up the kids as new investigators and they really like FHE. The
dad even said that it is something he wants to do with his family every
week. We didn't even start the game yet. We read the Proclamation to the
Family and they really liked it. We also found this girl that just had a
ton of questions about our beliefs. The best part of the week though is
the lesson that we had with 2 of our investigators. The father and the
son who we found on the street. We taught them the Plan of Salvation and
the dad just looked at us and said "Ya'll are the first church that
says good things about Adam." At the end of the lesson we invite him to
be baptized. He looks at his son and asks- do you want to do this. They
both said yes. The best part of that is when we asked why. He said that
he wants to feel happy again. He hasn't felt happy for so long and he is
just sick of it. His date is for July 19th.
So dad is getting the Melchezidek Priesthood? That is awesome!!!!!
Well I gotta get going Mom. My time is about to run out.
LOVE YOU!!!!!
Elder Ruelas
You can still send me mail up to Monday, just saying.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Happy 2 weeks left this coming Wednesday:)
MOM!!!!!!
Dang this week was a crazy week! Lets just say that I am glad I get home in 2 weeks. Can you believe it though? 2 and a half weeks. Next Monday I have 10 days left! I remember when I was barely out and thought "Can I do this for 2 years?" Wow! Lets just say that I am super greatful for my Savior Jesus Christ because I would have not been able to complete my mission without his help.
Hey so today I bought 2 new shirts and a watch online from JC Pennys. I am planning on taking all of my old shirts, my old pants, my sheets, towel, and pillow to Goodwill. I am just taking home the new shirts, my suit, shoes, and clean ties.
So this week was a really good week. We found a ton of new investigators. We found a father and a son and they are both really interested. They even came to church. That was super nice since we haven't had a single investigator show up since I got here. Then we found a husband and a wife that are going through family problems. The wife is really interested but is going to another church and the husband is semi interested since he works a ton. What is really nice is that they are friends with and live right across the street from a really super cool and strong family from church. Their kids always go over to the members house because they say that it feels different there. The best part of the lesson was how at the end, the wife asked us what chapter in the Book of Mormon gives good advice on how to be a better parent. We had already given her Mosiah 2 and we told her we would let her read that chapter and come back with another chapter that would give her more answers to her prayers. The next 2 was a Mother and Daughter and it was mainly the mom asking a ton of questions. She was asking questions like why does God allow so much suffering to occur and how does a divorced family get sealed. What happens to the kids that belong to a different dad. She was a bit more challenging but what was nice is that she is related to another strong member family. We had the son with us and he answered some questions. The 2 teens that came out with us really impress me. I know that I wasn't anything like them. I wasn't that willing to go out with the missionaires and didn't know as much as them. They are gonna be really good missionaries.
So did dad sell the car? How is dad doing? How is everyone doing? What is my niece up to? Tell that booger I will be home soon.
Well mom I believe that is it that happened this week. 2 weeks!!!!!!
Love you
Elder Ruelas
Dang this week was a crazy week! Lets just say that I am glad I get home in 2 weeks. Can you believe it though? 2 and a half weeks. Next Monday I have 10 days left! I remember when I was barely out and thought "Can I do this for 2 years?" Wow! Lets just say that I am super greatful for my Savior Jesus Christ because I would have not been able to complete my mission without his help.
Hey so today I bought 2 new shirts and a watch online from JC Pennys. I am planning on taking all of my old shirts, my old pants, my sheets, towel, and pillow to Goodwill. I am just taking home the new shirts, my suit, shoes, and clean ties.
So this week was a really good week. We found a ton of new investigators. We found a father and a son and they are both really interested. They even came to church. That was super nice since we haven't had a single investigator show up since I got here. Then we found a husband and a wife that are going through family problems. The wife is really interested but is going to another church and the husband is semi interested since he works a ton. What is really nice is that they are friends with and live right across the street from a really super cool and strong family from church. Their kids always go over to the members house because they say that it feels different there. The best part of the lesson was how at the end, the wife asked us what chapter in the Book of Mormon gives good advice on how to be a better parent. We had already given her Mosiah 2 and we told her we would let her read that chapter and come back with another chapter that would give her more answers to her prayers. The next 2 was a Mother and Daughter and it was mainly the mom asking a ton of questions. She was asking questions like why does God allow so much suffering to occur and how does a divorced family get sealed. What happens to the kids that belong to a different dad. She was a bit more challenging but what was nice is that she is related to another strong member family. We had the son with us and he answered some questions. The 2 teens that came out with us really impress me. I know that I wasn't anything like them. I wasn't that willing to go out with the missionaires and didn't know as much as them. They are gonna be really good missionaries.
So did dad sell the car? How is dad doing? How is everyone doing? What is my niece up to? Tell that booger I will be home soon.
Well mom I believe that is it that happened this week. 2 weeks!!!!!!
Love you
Elder Ruelas
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Happy 3 weeks Elder!!!!!
Whats up Mom
It is awesome to hear about dad! What did he think of my letter? Thanks
for the letters on my Birthday! It was actually a pretty fun day. Worked
hard and came home and my roomates surprised me with a cake and it
turned into a cake fight! Haha
The week was a decent week. We set a baptismal date
with one of our investigators and she is super interested. We also found
a super cool new investigator that seems really interested. I was on
exchanges and not in my area when they found her but I guess they were
going to set a baptismal date with her and then the kids got super super
rowdy. She dropped everything she was doing just to listen to us. You
dont see that happen that much so that says a lot. The worst part of the
week though was hearing our super cool investigator just deny
everything he has felt since we have been teaching him. He flat out said
"I think my life would be better without Christ in my life." It was
terrible. His brother says he still wants to come close to Christ which
made us really happy but.
Gotta get going but I love you Mom
I WANNA GO HOME!!!! Haha
Elder Ruelas
Happy 1 month left on your mission and Happy 21st Birthday week!!!!!
What's up Mom!
So the visit from the 70 went well?
What was dads reaction? How come you didn't send a picture to Elder
Nelson, Elder Garns, Elder Martinez or Elder Nash? I wanted them to
interrupt the meeting just for me haha! What did President Hansen saying
about me?
So this week was Pretty good. We had 2 really good
lessons with our investigators who ended up accepting a baptismal date
for July 5th! (MY 2 YEAR MARK!!!!!!!) We were super pumped after Elder
Nelson came and he spoke to us. What I really liked about what Elder
Nelson said is that they don't judge how successful a mission President
is by how many baptisms they had when they were President, they judge by
how many of their missionaries go to the temple to get sealed with
their families. That brought peace to my heart. It truly is about
conversion. Then he taught us about our lineage. How we are truly
decedents from the 12 tribes of Israel. That helped me understand a part
of my Patriartical Blessing. I started studying that topic and I have
learned so much about the blessings God has given all of us. It's all
there in the scriptures we just need to look. Then Elder Nelson talked
about how we truly were chosen to stay in Heaven for this time. To come
here at this time and fulfill proficy about the gospel being spread
through out the world. His whole talk basically got me to think "Have I
been doing that in my mission?" Everybody else was saying that they were
going to do the things he was saying but not me. I kept asking myself
that question. I am still asking that question. The best part of his
visit was the promise he left us. I couldn't write it all down but the 1
thing that did catch my attention more than anything was that he said
that we will learn the things we need to know to bring the gospel to our
Family and Friends back home. That was truly an answer to my prayers.
My entire mission I have felt that that was all I was doing. I wasn't
helping anybody but I was still learning a lot. I felt like the things
that I was learning wasn't helping anybody here. Then I started to ask
for help to take what I learn and be able to help others back home. Then
when he said that I was like "YES!" That isn't a bad thing to ask for.
Overall it was a super great lesson.
I got your package. Thank you! I appreciate it. I am
giving all of the candy to my roommates though haha. I need to lose
weight! I also got a letter from My Aunt Debbie today.
Anyways I gotta get going.
LOVE YOU!!!!!!!
Elder Ruelas
1 MONTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Happy 6th Week Elder Ruelas
Whats up Mom!
I just got my flight plans!!!!!!! I am gonna get home around 10 p.m.!!!!!!! I'M COMING HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dont worry Mom I am not trunky!
Well this week was pretty good. Usually the last week of the transfer is
the longest but this past week went by fast. We have been getting a ton
of referals from the members so they are keeping us busy. I am not
gonna lie though nothing much really happened. We got back in contact
with 2 of our solid investigators only to hear that one of them was
going to start working a 14 hour job. I did realize that one of the
families in our area reminds me of us. The mom is super busy and has had
to work a ton lately so she hasn't gone to church and if she doesn't go
the rest of the family doesn't go. We are gonna start having Family
Home evenings with them starting tonight to keep them going but I really
like this family. There are 2 families here that I really like a ton.
So my comp and I are staying the same. I'm cool with
that. We are gonna work our butts off this transfer. My last 2
companions have told me that the last 3 weeks are the hardest though. So
he might have to drag me along those last 3 weeks, just joking, haha.
Well that's about it. Love you Mom!!!!
Elder Ruelas
52 days and Counting:)
What's up mom!
So this week was kinda slow. We got our hopes up with this lady
that stopped us. She was telling us how she was just going through a
really rough time. She recently lost her husband and she said things
went down from there. She was drinking a bit but she wanted us to say a
prayer for her. We did and she grabbed our hands which was pretty funny.
What was even funnier though was when we were saying the prayer she
started to fall over and wouldn't let go of our hands. We kept her up
though. We kept talking afterwards and we ended up walking her home so
that she wouldn't go to the party. We get to her house and meet all of
her kids. She has 13! They range from 20 to 3 months. Then she starts
telling us how she wants her family to become more unified. She wants to
be a better mother. Then she looked at us and said "Thats where you
guys come in right?" Um YA! So we set up a return appointment cause we
had to get home. We come back for the appointment and they were home but
refused to open the door. That was probably the most exciting thing
that happened this week.
How is everything going at home? It has been SUPER hot here.
I
have one and a half Months till I get home!!!!!! Less than a month till
my birthday!!!!! Can I buy a pair of sneakers for my birthday? haha
I gotta get going mom but I love you! Take care and I will find out Saturday if I am leaving or staying.
Elder Ruelas
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