November 25, 2013

Whoo I was on cloud nine when I heard of all the missionary work everyone is doing! I Know that all the nonmembers, all the less actives, and our own Father in Heaven will forever be greatful! Through all your actions and efforts, It is a reminder for me of how lucky I am to have a family that hearkens to the council of the savior! I am so grateful as well that because of your faithfulness,  your prayers are felt with great power and is sustains me! I thank you all for the prayers and examples! as far as investigators go IA is not progressing but Eliza has received permission from her mom so continue to pray for Eliza this week! Also Francisco still has potential! Continue to pray for his family!

So this week I found out that the Lord is Calling to repentence again... Haha I will Train again!!!! haha I am a little nervous but I know that the qualifies whom he calls! Elder Olmos will go to some area somewhere. Haha we don't know. I am very grateful I was able to serve with him! We have served well together and I hope he can continue to "thrash the Nations with the spirit!" I love the Savior! He really is everything to me! Never forget him and always remember that we are children of God! He really is our Father! This last Sunday the primary had their program! With their simple testimonies this was reconfirmed to me! I know he loves us! He is doing everything and giving everything he can to help us return! I humbly await the day when I can embrace in his arms and be with him and my Savior once more! then will my joy be even more great when I will see those I Helped enter into his kindom and do the same! I love you all! Be grateful this week that you have such a wonderful father.

Love Elder Bell

November 18, 2013

Well family it was great to hear from Mom and Dad this week! I am happy to Mom that there are some many youth going to the temple! WHOO! Also I am happy that the photos I send of those who have been Baptized bring you Joy! I know that I it brings my Joy that I have helped the Savior bring one more soul unto him! as far as cooking.. haha we never cook! We always make like a banana shake in the morning, and always have lunch with members. haha and on special occassions, like after a baptism, we buy pizza at night. Laundry we have a washing machine but as of right now it is a little broken so we are washing our white shirts by hand. haha But Life is Great here!! I would ask pray for francisco and his family! (the one more door man) Bless that they receive answers as they pray. Pray as well that IA (eeeaaa) and Eliza can be baptized this sunday! 

So I will not lie this week was extremly difficult. It has definitly been a week of the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. But We were able to see leticia baptized!!!! She has been the most Elect Person I have ever taught. When we invited her to be baptized she responded, "vou!" Or I will! "She then said "I prayed alot and I Just know this is right!" She is 21 and has a 5 year old daughter! That was the Highlight of my week! I know that through all the oppostion we faced this last week, it was all worth it! this morning I was reading in the Book of Mormon in Jacob and Jacob said,   7 Nevertheless, the Lord God showeth us our ^aweakness that we may know that it is by his ^bgrace, and his great condescensions unto the children of men, that we have power to do these things.

I know our trails show our weaknesses and that only through the Atonement of our Savior can we really do his work! I am thankful for this Opportunity to be his servant. I WOULD NOT trade this time that I have for anything. Our time is valuable. use your time to serve him! Forget yourself and put him First. I know that our Savior Lives! He Loves us. I know now more than ever that our Heavenly Father does "hear and answer every childs prayer." He is our father and LOVES us! Hope to hear from vocês na próxima semana! Elder Bell 

     

November 11, 2013

it was great to hear from Dad this week and to hear that the 19 ward is doing missionary work! Give Bishop Baczuk a Horrah For Isreal for me! ha Oh And  Dad  tell the Elder that was writing to his "sweetheart" that he needs to start reading the missionary handbook. only on P day should do that!! as far packages I have not received the spencer and kellie package yet but i think this thursday I will! No they have no idea what thankgiving is. haha the christmas package... hum red wing shoe shine, some new white shirts, new ties maybe and petrige farm piroettes. whatever else you would like to send be my guest. ha :) the best way, Dad, is to send it the same way as before! It made a record when you sent your package.

Wow this week was full Full Full of miracles! For example, about one month ago, we were walking home, it was 830 and raining! I felt like we just needed to knock one more Door. I saw a house with a light on, we knocked and a man came to the door. I said we have a message from God that we would like to share with him and that since it was late we would pass by another time. little did I know that at that moment he was praying for "a message from God." this week we knocked on his door again taught the restoration and he told us about the last time we knocked on his door, and He wept! He has a wife and 3 daughters. they all went to church this last Sunday! Also Val was Baptized!! Whoo! that is another miracle. She gave her testimony after and it was so powerful! I wept. ha I know elder Bell weeping. never happens right! haha But I know that there is no greater Joy than this! I am so greatful that the Lord has sent me to serve, lift others burdens, and engrave the covenants I have made upon my mind and my heart. I hope and pray that we can remain faithful to our covenants and to the Savior! I love you all and would love to hear from all of you.

November 4, 2013

Hey everybody! It was great to here from mom, dad, and Jon this week! I am excited for you all to go down and have thanksgiving with mindy and Scott! Hey yo mindy my sister I would love to hear from you! ha And congrats Izzy for your missionary experiences! remember that you don't need to have all the answers! You just need to have a "sound understanding" like ammon and the book of Mormon missionaries. when you have that and live it, you have the spirit! when you have the spirit, you can bear a powerful, simple testimony and teach exactly what you need to. AND THEN INVITE them to do something! so As far as the investigators go! Junior was not baptized but continue to pray for him! Val has a date for this saturday so Really focus on praying for her! kelly we dropped. Marco has a long road ahead of him. continue to pray for him! as well Pray for Olinda and her children that they can go to church! Olinda is part of a huge Family that we found! It would be a miracle if they were baptized! Oh and Pray for Marina and her children as well! She went to church and Loved it! Now we are Working towards Baptism!!! The apartment is alright here! haha I HATE the Bathroom! Next week I will Send pictures!   

This week was hard! It was full of opposition! I also know the reason. It means that this Month is going to be great!!!!!! There is always greater opposition right before the greatest blessings! Joseph Smith and the first vision is a perfect example! Right before he saw a pillar of light exactly over his head, He had opposition! I know in these moments we learn to cleave unto the eternally outstretched arms of the savior and not in the arm of flesh! And, as long as we keep the positive, humble attitude that shows our hope and faith we can see the blessings that the Lord Has for us!! I know my Savior lives. May we all continue on the path that He has already tread and Receive the Blessings he has for us! Use the Gospel! Yes the Gospel is True and so how much more of a necessity it is to apply it! Use the Gospel! I love you all! Thank for all your prayers! Keep it up!

Love 

Elder Bell