San Salvador Skyline
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Mas Pics
It might also be worth mentioning the funeral we got caught in in downtown Usulután. Someone thought it was a good idea to have a large procession go right along the main road of the city and have them all walk very slowly. A ver porqué.
por todos lados
Extracurricular activities:
Last Thursday, to complete our gran vuelta of dropping off materials, we traveled Oriente. We went from San Salvador to Cojutepeque, San Vicente, San Miguel, La Unión, and Usulután. Some pictures below.
Baptism of Paola! It was the first time I had baptized in a long time (normally my companion does it or we ask a member, but I was away in divisions during the baptismal interview, when she asked that I baptize), so I was a tad bit nervous but all went well. It was a good experience.
But otherwise, not too much happened. To take advantage of being an "old" missionary, I'm reviewing all the notes I've taken from President Vasquez and the Seventies and Apostles that have come to the Mission and I plan to compile them in an infographic kind of bolado (in El Salvador, bolado means thing).
Photos from this week:
Most important is Paola's Baptism! She was successfully baptized and confirmed last week.
Second: I saw Byron Hernandez and his mother, from Usulután! I also saw a family that were investigators but were baptized a few weeks ago (hermana Rosa).
Lots of photos, although I'm afraid that my camera ran low on charge after we passed el desvío a Jucuapa (on the way to San Miguel) so I was way more careful with what I took photos of after that. Still got some cow photos out near Jiquilisco.
Elder Pace and I have decided that if we come into a larger amount of money we're going to build a utopian city in the plains outside Usulután and Jiquilisco.
So that's probably about it then. Take care!
Last Thursday, to complete our gran vuelta of dropping off materials, we traveled Oriente. We went from San Salvador to Cojutepeque, San Vicente, San Miguel, La Unión, and Usulután. Some pictures below.
Baptism of Paola! It was the first time I had baptized in a long time (normally my companion does it or we ask a member, but I was away in divisions during the baptismal interview, when she asked that I baptize), so I was a tad bit nervous but all went well. It was a good experience.
But otherwise, not too much happened. To take advantage of being an "old" missionary, I'm reviewing all the notes I've taken from President Vasquez and the Seventies and Apostles that have come to the Mission and I plan to compile them in an infographic kind of bolado (in El Salvador, bolado means thing).
Photos from this week:
Most important is Paola's Baptism! She was successfully baptized and confirmed last week.
Second: I saw Byron Hernandez and his mother, from Usulután! I also saw a family that were investigators but were baptized a few weeks ago (hermana Rosa).
Lots of photos, although I'm afraid that my camera ran low on charge after we passed el desvío a Jucuapa (on the way to San Miguel) so I was way more careful with what I took photos of after that. Still got some cow photos out near Jiquilisco.
Elder Pace and I have decided that if we come into a larger amount of money we're going to build a utopian city in the plains outside Usulután and Jiquilisco.
So that's probably about it then. Take care!
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Road trips (dando vueltas por todos lados)
So the last two weeks have been pretty hectic.
The week before the current was chilly. It supuestamente snowed on one of the mountains in Chalatenango. But still having cold showers was unpleasant.
Elder Duncan, Area President, gave a lot of instruction as well. We had a general meeting for the central zones on Wednesday (thus no PDay) and Leadership Council on Friday. More than anything I can say I came out of that with a higher hope and desire regarding hastening the work.
This week Elder P and I are dropping off materials everywhere while we get more sophisticated distribution systems organized. We covered the outskirts of San Salvador yesterday and went up to Chalatenango and enjoyed a dreadful amount of traffic on all the roads where there is normally no traffic at all. It was nice seeing some of my old areas. We took advantage of the opportunity to get photos from inside the truck of stuff that we normally wouldn't be able to record (since we don't use cameras during proselyting). The weirdest thing was the wheeled dog in Aguilares, a small pueblito between Apopa and Chalatenango. It was also the first time I'd been to Alta Vista and Chalatenango.
Tomorrow we'll be up at 5 to start getting things going to the the eastern missionaries. It'll be the first time I've been to Oriente since I left Usulután at the end of my training. It'll be cool seeing all that again. The good thing is that we've been able to make clean, linear routes to hit a key area in every zone. The country being small also helps.
P´s baptism is this Saturday. We hope that the Spirit there will help the rest of her family members to keep the commandments and make the final decision. Her grandfather, younger sister, and cousin are members but nobody has been baptized in the family for about 7 or 8 months. It'll also be the first time that I get to baptize someone myself for a long time.
We're working on some changes in the reports and I'm drafting a manual for Elder P. He's really good and was Zone Leader up until he entered the Office. The Elders who are in the Office now are quite experienced.
But yeah, that's the two weeks!
Take care!
Elder Newman
Mosiah 18: 21 And he commanded them that there should be no contention one with another, but that they should look forward with one eye, having one faith and one baptism, having their hearts knit together in unity and in love one towards another. 22 And thus he commanded them to preach. And thus they became the children of God. 23 And he commanded them that they should observe the sabbath day, and keep it holy, and also every day they should give thanks to the Lord their God.
The week before the current was chilly. It supuestamente snowed on one of the mountains in Chalatenango. But still having cold showers was unpleasant.
Elder Duncan, Area President, gave a lot of instruction as well. We had a general meeting for the central zones on Wednesday (thus no PDay) and Leadership Council on Friday. More than anything I can say I came out of that with a higher hope and desire regarding hastening the work.
This week Elder P and I are dropping off materials everywhere while we get more sophisticated distribution systems organized. We covered the outskirts of San Salvador yesterday and went up to Chalatenango and enjoyed a dreadful amount of traffic on all the roads where there is normally no traffic at all. It was nice seeing some of my old areas. We took advantage of the opportunity to get photos from inside the truck of stuff that we normally wouldn't be able to record (since we don't use cameras during proselyting). The weirdest thing was the wheeled dog in Aguilares, a small pueblito between Apopa and Chalatenango. It was also the first time I'd been to Alta Vista and Chalatenango.
Tomorrow we'll be up at 5 to start getting things going to the the eastern missionaries. It'll be the first time I've been to Oriente since I left Usulután at the end of my training. It'll be cool seeing all that again. The good thing is that we've been able to make clean, linear routes to hit a key area in every zone. The country being small also helps.
P´s baptism is this Saturday. We hope that the Spirit there will help the rest of her family members to keep the commandments and make the final decision. Her grandfather, younger sister, and cousin are members but nobody has been baptized in the family for about 7 or 8 months. It'll also be the first time that I get to baptize someone myself for a long time.
We're working on some changes in the reports and I'm drafting a manual for Elder P. He's really good and was Zone Leader up until he entered the Office. The Elders who are in the Office now are quite experienced.
But yeah, that's the two weeks!
Take care!
Elder Newman
Mosiah 18: 21 And he commanded them that there should be no contention one with another, but that they should look forward with one eye, having one faith and one baptism, having their hearts knit together in unity and in love one towards another. 22 And thus he commanded them to preach. And thus they became the children of God. 23 And he commanded them that they should observe the sabbath day, and keep it holy, and also every day they should give thanks to the Lord their God.
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Strange Things are happening
This week was a good helping of hectic. Transfers have been successfully completed without a change meeting. That involved a lot of phone calls and running around (I got to see the Terminal de Oriente for the first time and may have annoyed a certain bus driver significantly while driving because he was being way aggressive).
Yesterday we got to meet the new missionaries, which is always a pleasure. Elder B, who started the Mission with me, now lives with us (but he's not our companion). Elder N, roommate of almost 5 months, is off in sunny Santa Rosa de Lima.
I wasn't going to train a new secretary but due to processes unknown to me I was called at 9:40 last night and the Elder that was going to be trained as Secretario de Registros will now be the General Secretary! *wow* He's cool, named Elder P (another one from Utahtenango). He's been Zone Leader a long time and has only 6 months left in the mission. So, I will leave the Office 6 weeks before going home and Elder P is about 98% likely to end in the Office (short story, he took my record of being the first secretary to finish in the Office in the Mission).
K's baptism came along super well! Did some Family History and tried to teach her it as well! Will probably need follow up lessons.
We have maybe four investigators whom we hope can accept baptism this month. They're super close on the commandments but they just need to take the leap of faith and say they'll be baptized (one even said she wants to be baptized but doesn't want to take the date). If all goes well, I'll get to see them baptized!
But that's the deal over here!
¡Cuídense!
Elder Newman
1 Peter 2
21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
25 For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
Yesterday we got to meet the new missionaries, which is always a pleasure. Elder B, who started the Mission with me, now lives with us (but he's not our companion). Elder N, roommate of almost 5 months, is off in sunny Santa Rosa de Lima.
I wasn't going to train a new secretary but due to processes unknown to me I was called at 9:40 last night and the Elder that was going to be trained as Secretario de Registros will now be the General Secretary! *wow* He's cool, named Elder P (another one from Utahtenango). He's been Zone Leader a long time and has only 6 months left in the mission. So, I will leave the Office 6 weeks before going home and Elder P is about 98% likely to end in the Office (short story, he took my record of being the first secretary to finish in the Office in the Mission).
K's baptism came along super well! Did some Family History and tried to teach her it as well! Will probably need follow up lessons.
We have maybe four investigators whom we hope can accept baptism this month. They're super close on the commandments but they just need to take the leap of faith and say they'll be baptized (one even said she wants to be baptized but doesn't want to take the date). If all goes well, I'll get to see them baptized!
But that's the deal over here!
¡Cuídense!
Elder Newman
1 Peter 2
21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
25 For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
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