September 29th, 2014

Hola!!!

So this week was full of some awesome experiences. We were running all over the place trying to get things done for the Zone all week long going to the centro and then back to our area. I feel like here as a ZL its busier. I like it so I can stay more focused and not worry about how much time I have left. The days have been flying by like crazy. Anyways back to how my week went. We have been visiting a lot of investigators and we have been teaching with a lot of claridad, so a lot of the people who we have been teaching have been understanding very well and are progressing a lot. This week we also had a baptism which was cool. She's a little girl that's 10 years old.

I love all of you so much sorry I didn't have a lot of time to write this week.

Love Elder Thorpe

September 22nd, 2014

Hey!

So this week flew by so fast it was nuts. I have been having such a great time in my new area. I have been learning it super fast so I can do inter changes with youth and other Elders. It's been super crazy though as a ZL. I'm talking on the phone even more with all the District leaders and I'm constantly planing and taking data. But it has been a blast.

This week was full of spiritual experiences. We have this awesome investigator her name is Melissa, she's not 100% if she wants to get baptized or not so we went and taught her about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We taught about how faith leads us to act and we taught how the miracles happened with Jesus and the sick and afflicted. We explained that through their faith they were healed by the power that Jesus had and how we sometimes need to take that leap of faith and trust Jesus. Then we showed the video ¨Because of Him¨ and we talked about repentance and baptism. By the end she was crying and she was feeling the spirit so strong and she told us she would accept to be baptized this Saturday.

We also had Stake Conference this week. I really liked both the talks that Pres. Kelly Jones gave. He talked about sybolism and how we should look for things in our days symbolically and how we can apply them to the scriptures and teach from those things we find. He also talked about the importance of the temple and how we should go and do the work of our family so that we can be eternal families.

Well I love you all and miss you all!

Love,

Elder Thorpe

Bags packed and leaving LeBaron

My Halloween Costume haha JK

The Culto Verde (Family History Center)

September 15th, 2014

Hey!

So I have some crazy news! So turns out I did have cambios, I'm staying in Casas Grandes though. I'm going to a ward called Alemedas and President is making me a Zone Leader. I'm super nervous but I'm super excited for my companion. I have known him practically my whole mission. I know I'll probably be there for about 3 transfers at least because my companion this will be his last transfer.

I'm really sad to be leaving my area though. I have really grown to love LeBaron. It has been such an amazing area. I'm really sad to leave behind our convert Ana. She was super sad when we knew that Elder Fabian was getting changed but when she heard that we both were getting changed she lost it. I know that we will be missed.

I can't believe the time is flying by so fast. I was talking to some of the elders that have a year now in their mission and I remember meeting them when they first got to the mission. But I love it here! I was thinking about it actually last night about how much I love the latin culture. I'm so happy I came to Mexico.

Well Love you!

Elder Thorpe

September 8th, 2014

Hey!

So this week was super awesome we found our investigator and her family. She is super awesome and loves the church. She went about two weeks ago but then had to go to the US to do some work. But she came back and is excited to learn. We have also been working a lot with less actives and they are super awesome. Many have come back to church and are super excited to keep learning.

This week I have been studying a lot about faith and what it is and why we need it. I Iearned more about how there is a difference in knowledge and faith. Like with the demons that entered into people and when Christ approached they fell down and worshipped and said Jesus thou son of God. Well after Jesus left they continued doing what they do. And then we have the example of Peter. When Christ asked who am I that people call me, and Peter responded ¨Thou art the Christ the Son of the living God.¨ Peter left all behind and followed the Savior.

I keep learning something new each week, and I love it. I love learning and reading about the Gospel. It has been amazing these past months in the mission. I am so happy and proud of my family who have served or are serving missions.

Oh and HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love you all so much!

Love Elder Thorpe

Sept. 1, 2014

Hey Fam & Everyone!

So this was such an awesome week we had our baptism!!! It was such an awesome baptism our investigator Ana cried when we sang her favorite hymns.  The spirit was so strong! We also baptized two little kids as well and one of them asked me to baptize him. It was such an awesome day!!!

I absolutely love my area. I'm kind of hoping this is where I end my mission. The members are so awesome and I love that it's not super busy like Jaurez. 

Well this week I have been studying a lot about agency and how we were made to be our own agents and to act for ourselves. I really liked that I was studying that because we taught the youth Sunday school class because their teacher didn't go. We talked about how we need to follow the example of the 2000 stripling wariors and be valiant and have courage to stand strong. We also talked about how we can share the gospel through technology. It was such an awesome experience.

Well Love you all,

Love Elder Thorpe

Elder Thorpe and Ana

Kitchen in my apartment

My view each day

August 25th, 2014

Hey!!!

So I have some news. I'm going to be training for the last little part of my mission. I am super excited because I really wanted to train again. They told us who were going to be the trainers this last week. I am super excited and can't wait to start. There are going to be 30 new missionaries and in total we are going to be 60 it's a third of the mission. So President wants us to be super prepared and turn these Elders into leaders. We have been receiving some private training for the assistants and President and we will continue to receive it until the new Elders get here.

Our investigator Ana is so awesome. She is so excited for her baptism this Saturday, and we are too!!! She used to be a Jehovas wittness so she still had some questions for us about authority and missionary work, and other things. So we sat down with her and just cleared up all of her doubts and questions and it was such an amazing lesson. She now feels super comfortable with us and we all talk like we are best friends.

So I really love the area where I am at. It truely is a Paradise! The members are so nice and love to feed the missionaries! We just need them to start sharing the gospel. We are working with a few less actives and they are super excited in fact a less active family that had been less active for about 8 years came back to church this Sunday! It was awesome!

Well love you all!!

Elder Thorpe

August 18th, 2014

Hey Everyone,

So this week was full of milagros!!! It was such a crazy week and it all started in our Zone meeting this past Monday. They were telling us all that as a mission we were struggling a lot with getting people to go to church and baptizing. They said the mission has plenty of baptismal dates but not very many baptisms happening. (I am really struggling writing in english) Anyways at the end of the meeting they told us that if the missionaries in Casas Grandes dont baptize in the next six weeks, President is going to take all of them out and put in new missionaries. Well that got everyone super nervous and I felt calm and the words that came to my mind in that instant was ¨You will baptize someone in your area this transfer.¨ After I heard that I felt like I should stand up and commit myself and my companion to baptize someone. But I didn't... But I did receive that impression. Well the next day we had to go fix our light bill because while we were in Casas Grandes they cut our light off. Well while we were waiting for the bus a large family yelled over to us Elderes! We waved to them and they started walking towards us. When they got to us they explained they were a new family  to the branch and had just arrived the day before. Well we kept talking to them and they had brought their babysitter to watch the kids while they worked during the day. Well her name is Ana and she hasn't been baptized and she was listening to the missionaries in Tamolipas, Baja California and she wants to get baptized. She believes all of it is true and we are teaching her everything again just to be sure she knows everything. She will be baptized the 30 of August!!!

I know the Lord works in mysterious ways and that this is his true church!

Love you all

Elder Thorpe