Elder Mitchel Hawley : Stake Conf. With Elder Pino 4/30/18

Hey everyone! This week has been super great! Highlights of this week were....

1. This Sunday was the Stake Conference of the Stake Reynosa Este (East) and one of the Area Seventy’s came, his name is Elder Pino. He gave a really good talk on ministering and how important it is that we can really search for the people that need us and really love them and minister to them!

2. I got to see my convert, Maria, that got baptized almost exactly one year ago! The first time she came to church with us was the last year’s stake conference! She is doing super great and even though her son is very sick, she has stayed active for all this time. The reason she is in the church still though is because of the members that have helped her! This week as we were working in the area I had a chance to go visit her! She doesn’t have a telefono so I was really excited to be able to see and talk to her! When we got there she was so excited to see us and so happy! I remember when I first met her she was sad, and really stressed, and always kind of burdened down! She still has some of the same burdens, but she is so happy and faithful and knows that things are and will continue getting better! Something really cool was her telling us that she knows that God loves her because every time she was down or needed something, one of the members or a friend would go and visit her and take them dinner, or just visit! Also really soon she is going to the temple!

3.Today we got to go to Texas which was super fun! We got to go to a really good Chinese buffet and I got to eat Calamardo o Pulpo or (Squid or Octopus) haha or whatever its called. Super fun!

4. One week back on Monday night was the birthday of the Sister Regalado, aka mision presidents wife! We threw her a secret surprise party and got her flowers and a cake and went to her house in the night! We all went in with the lights off and then started singing and turned the lights on!

This week I learned and am understanding even more the joy and protection of being obedient! We can really feel a peace and happiness! It’s hard sometimes but it will always turn out for the best in the end!