November 24, 2014
Dear
Family,
The
Elders of Palmeras didn't come! Which means that my trainee and I will continue
to work between two wards. We are doing pretty well, Elder Ruiz is very excited
to be fully capacitated to be autosuficient as a missionary. The President
talked on this theme about a week and a half ago, how it is up to oneself, the responsibility
to depend on no one or to blame others when something unexpected comes along
the way. We embarked on one of our great many journeys to find the 'lost members',
with a few results. Many are in poor conditions, and in two of the smallest
wards in the mission there are A TON of less active church members. We
are working with a few of the families, one in particular that has several
living in the house that are not members of the church. We also worked a lot
with the members of Palmeras this week, but we are still having an unusually
high difficulty with our appointments falling through. The sisters in my district
are doing well, they have bettered their teaching skills, and now the senior
companion is a Sister Training leader for the first time. She has a lot of new
questions, and I can answer a few of them.
This
week we found an awesome corner restaurant that sells Tortas, but as for food
that's it.
We
have four investigators who are progressing very well towards their baptism.
One is learning how to live on his own and never really agreed to the religious
beliefs of his mother. Another is a little crazy, has been here for one year
and talks to us in Spanglish. Third, is the best friend of the L'ider misional
de Palmeras. And the final one is one of many who are doing everything he can
to be reunited with his family in California. All of them have baptismal dates
in December and I hope that the find the spiritual experiences that comes in this
special time of year.
The Americans
and gringos here are having difficulties understanding me... I must need to
teach more English to my companion. We had interviews with the mission
president, and he told me that I can utilize various options that are available
in the zone and gave me many specific tips on how to continue training my
companion. The number of incoming missionaries is dropping back to normal,
which means there are many parts of the mission that are crossing their
fingers, hoping that they can retain the missionaries in their wards. I am
actually excited to see what the new Plan de Area por México 2015 will be.
I am
so grateful for this privilege and honor I have to serve the Lord here in the
City of Tijuana. I know that he is working right beside me, and that at the end
of the harvest I will be proud to look at my labors. I know that this is the
true church, restored through Jose Smith. I know that we are guided by a living
prophet in these latter days, and above all I trust in the Lord Jesus Christ,
and I know that I will be resurrected to an incorruptible form in the kingdom
of our Father in Heaven. I love this work, and I am grateful to have this
chance to raise my voice in testimony for these two years.
Thank
you everyone,
Elder Tobler
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