Elder Caleb d'Evegnée

This week has been one of the best of my mission so far. Not because of a miracle of faith, moving of mountains, baptisms, or some other form of physical blessings. This week was a blessing by way of the Spirit and the love of God for me and His children.  One of the ways that I've learned to have a better spirit with me as I get to hustle on down the streets of México is through my attitude, desire, and thoughts. Even though at times I feel like a piñata getting pummeled and curb stomped by a language barrier, inadequacies, and social interactions with strangers, I learned that I had a better, happier spirit as I thought more about our different investigators and how I could help them come unto Christ. As I practiced this with the help of my companion, we felt like we were truly doing the Lord's work and we loved doing it. I feel a strong spirit of this.  One of the coolest things about the Gospel is the Holy Ghost, a real, tangible 3rd member of the Godhead. We often have pe...

I don't have a lot of time to write yet again this week, but I had another interesting experience with one of our newest investigators. We met her this week as a referral and she wanted to simply learn how to pray. We had a small lesson with her over Whatsapp where we sent various messages, voice recordings, and a video about Christ. I personally rather enjoyed the lesson because I had a bit more time to think and translate what I was going to say.  We taught her another lesson, this time for a video call, but it didn't quite feel right. We decided to change things up a little bit more and talk about how families can be together forever. However, my companion told me that I should be the one to direct the lesson this time. I became rather disappointed with my lack of the gift of tongues as I babbled out random words and phrases about the Plan of Salvation. All was going rather poorly until we had a chance to stop because she needed to help her child with something. That gave m...

I’ve finally finished my first transfer in Hermosillo and now am heading to Obregon, a city south of Hermosillo with just as much sun and Los Dogos, but with more humidity. I’m going with Elder Santamand and we'll be opening a new area there. It still feels like I’ve just gotten here and like my first area was somewhat of a dream.  After some other complications and hopes for the family I’ve been writing about these past few weeks, they came to Church without us reminding or telling them too. We took photos with them, talked with them about future plans and our transfers, and I got to give the little 2-year-old one last fist bump- something that was contagious enough for him to want to spread it to everyone he meets. There are some great hopes for them in the future and they have come a long way. If they happen to stumble upon my email this week, I hope they know how much they mean to me and how they have influenced my mission and life for the best.   This past week I’v...