Okay. This week needs to be flushed down the toilet of my life.
I fell ill this week. We were in the apartment planning some of the week and all of the sudden I just got the chills and was like dying and was shaking really bad. We went out and worked anyway. While we were out I just felt like I was about to pass out and throw up and then curl into a ball and die. So we called Sister Jones and she told me to go home and sleep. I checked my temperature and it was 101.9 and then I just fell asleep and died. So, for Thurs. and Fri we were just in the apartment with me on my deathbed. It was not fun at all. I just felt real icky and had a headache and fever and just dizzy nasty. BUT NOW I AM BETTER!!
Some crazy stuff has happened this week. Oh yeah. We met this less active guy who I am pretty sure thinks he is a prophet. So that was real interesting. He speaks Spanish and English and he told me my Spanish was really good... :) He said I have the accent down so that's good! But anyway, it was just hilarious to hear how he thinks he is a prophet. Looks like we know what we will be teaching home boy. George was sick this week too, so we didn't get to meet with him for very long. Or teach anything really. We've been trying to go by less-actives (like always) because there are like a billion. So that's kinda rough sometimes.
I'm trying really hard. Sometimes I speak Spanish to myself. Okay, I love you all so much! Have a great week!
<3 Always, Elder Kyle David Webb
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Bad news...7/18/2011
Bad News is: I am never coming home.
Good News is: The bad news only comes because I LOVE THIS!!
Okay so week: Busy. Long. Short. Hot. Stressful. Exhausting. Humid. Fun. Invigorating. Sunny. Spiritual. Hundreds.
It is hard to get used to a new compannion and I am still in that process. It is also hard to be in an area where you have already been for like 3 months and you feel lik you have done everything you can but haven't seen much fruit coming forth. So, I've been kinda struggling lately. Still trying to remain faithful and doing everything that I can.
Sister Jones- Mission Presidents wife- called us with a referral. Less active and stuff. She wants her baby to grow up knowing God so she wants to come back to church. Her spouse is not a member, but he is open to hearing more about our church. MIRACLE! So we are excited to work with them. :)
Another one. This guy named George. Lives back at home to help his parents out. Really cool guy. so the first time we met he was wroking on something at the house and we asked if we could help him and he said no, but kept thanking us and being like, "Wow, nobody is ever like that. Thank you so much. Wow, you guys are so nice I can't believe you really mean that! Wow, thank you" Hahahaha. Anyway. He mentioned this video on Youtube: 23 hours in heaven. And how it got him to thinking how he needs to get closer to God and to find the right church.
**Message for George: "I have sent 2 guys to your house who are my servants. Listen to them because they teach the truth. Thanks. --God. **
I told him we help people find truth and will help him learn how he can learn truth for himself. I am so happy to have been guided to George. I am so blessed! Heavenly Father looks out for each and every one of His children and I am so grateful that he does. George has been an answer to my prayers in many ways. I hope I can live up to the trust that God has shown in me to help this man on his journey.
<3 Always,
Elder Kyle David Webb
Good News is: The bad news only comes because I LOVE THIS!!
Okay so week: Busy. Long. Short. Hot. Stressful. Exhausting. Humid. Fun. Invigorating. Sunny. Spiritual. Hundreds.
It is hard to get used to a new compannion and I am still in that process. It is also hard to be in an area where you have already been for like 3 months and you feel lik you have done everything you can but haven't seen much fruit coming forth. So, I've been kinda struggling lately. Still trying to remain faithful and doing everything that I can.
Sister Jones- Mission Presidents wife- called us with a referral. Less active and stuff. She wants her baby to grow up knowing God so she wants to come back to church. Her spouse is not a member, but he is open to hearing more about our church. MIRACLE! So we are excited to work with them. :)
Another one. This guy named George. Lives back at home to help his parents out. Really cool guy. so the first time we met he was wroking on something at the house and we asked if we could help him and he said no, but kept thanking us and being like, "Wow, nobody is ever like that. Thank you so much. Wow, you guys are so nice I can't believe you really mean that! Wow, thank you" Hahahaha. Anyway. He mentioned this video on Youtube: 23 hours in heaven. And how it got him to thinking how he needs to get closer to God and to find the right church.
**Message for George: "I have sent 2 guys to your house who are my servants. Listen to them because they teach the truth. Thanks. --God. **
I told him we help people find truth and will help him learn how he can learn truth for himself. I am so happy to have been guided to George. I am so blessed! Heavenly Father looks out for each and every one of His children and I am so grateful that he does. George has been an answer to my prayers in many ways. I hope I can live up to the trust that God has shown in me to help this man on his journey.
<3 Always,
Elder Kyle David Webb
Scariest Week in Review 7/11/2011
I got a new companion as you all very well know. What you may not know is that I was about to throw up every organ in my body before, cause I was so nervous. Transfer meeting is at 10 AM..away from our area. So, we go there at 10 and find out I have to wait till 5:30 PM. It was lame cause I had to spend ALL DAY not working. But the other Elders from my district had to wait too, so we all just hung out and ate and stuff together all day.
His name is Elder Fielding. He is from Bountiful, Utah. It's his birthday today, actually, and he is very different from Elder Andersen. He is pretty quiet and stuff which is totally fine. It has been going great with Elder Fielding so far. He is so humble and kind, I will hopefully learn from that example. I think we get along pretty well. I just feel bad cause this area is like one of a kind, not like any of the areas in the mission, so he has no idea what to expect. Weird thing is: I never knew I would miss E. Andersen so much. We worked together really well and he is pretty much like my best friend now, so I miss him A LOT!
OKAY!! guess what I ate on the 4th of July... MENUDO!!!
Yes. The intestines of cow mixed into a broth. Yummm. NOT! It was actually not that terrible tasting, it was just the texture that kept making me gag. So it was hard to swallow. It was definitely an EXPERIENCE!
So our investigators are not doing so hot. Jut really pray that we will find somebody that is prepared to ACCEPT the gospel. Someone who is really PREPARED!! Please :)
Other than that, biggest miracle ever. My Spanish. I don't know why but these past few day we have been running into a lot of mexicans. And guess what? I could communicate with them. For some odd reason, I can speak Spanish! I am with someone who is pretty much on my same level and so I feel more confident? Anyway. I am just so grateful! I was able to give a blessing to this very old woman in Spanish. My first one. I know not everything that I said was correct, but I could just feel the spirit so strong and she was so grateful and said it was beautiful. I am just so blessed!
<3 Always,
Elder Kyle David Webb
His name is Elder Fielding. He is from Bountiful, Utah. It's his birthday today, actually, and he is very different from Elder Andersen. He is pretty quiet and stuff which is totally fine. It has been going great with Elder Fielding so far. He is so humble and kind, I will hopefully learn from that example. I think we get along pretty well. I just feel bad cause this area is like one of a kind, not like any of the areas in the mission, so he has no idea what to expect. Weird thing is: I never knew I would miss E. Andersen so much. We worked together really well and he is pretty much like my best friend now, so I miss him A LOT!
OKAY!! guess what I ate on the 4th of July... MENUDO!!!
Yes. The intestines of cow mixed into a broth. Yummm. NOT! It was actually not that terrible tasting, it was just the texture that kept making me gag. So it was hard to swallow. It was definitely an EXPERIENCE!
So our investigators are not doing so hot. Jut really pray that we will find somebody that is prepared to ACCEPT the gospel. Someone who is really PREPARED!! Please :)
Other than that, biggest miracle ever. My Spanish. I don't know why but these past few day we have been running into a lot of mexicans. And guess what? I could communicate with them. For some odd reason, I can speak Spanish! I am with someone who is pretty much on my same level and so I feel more confident? Anyway. I am just so grateful! I was able to give a blessing to this very old woman in Spanish. My first one. I know not everything that I said was correct, but I could just feel the spirit so strong and she was so grateful and said it was beautiful. I am just so blessed!
<3 Always,
Elder Kyle David Webb
Red, White, and Blue. 7/4/2011
Tonight, really the only plans are going to these people's house for a little celebration...Nothing too exciting. We were supposed to go to the tower of the americas today for FREE, but the guy who was supposed to take us cancelled...AGAIN, that happened last week, too. But anyway. Nothing too exciting for today. I LOVE MEXICANS. There i this family called the Guzmans. They speak English and have these kids who lie live us and always come up and talk to me. Their son Antonio, who is like 11, always like comes and sits by me at church and stuff. They are so cool. The whole family sings mariachi and they performed for us the other night when we went over there for dinner. It made my life.
Transpers are this week. They already called and said ANdersen is leaving. He is NOT going to the boarder though. So, Thursday I will be getting a new companion and staying in Downtown SA fo another 6 weeks. I am excited cause I really do like this area. Elder Andersen and I were like, I hope my new companion can't speak any Spanish, so I have to do it all and I can learn and becaome fluent! My Spanish really is picking up. I had some guy tell me this week he remembers at the beginning I didn't speak so well and now I speak very well! That was comforting. I'm still not where I want to be, but it's coming along.
ANY WAY> I gotta go.
Transpers are this week. They already called and said ANdersen is leaving. He is NOT going to the boarder though. So, Thursday I will be getting a new companion and staying in Downtown SA fo another 6 weeks. I am excited cause I really do like this area. Elder Andersen and I were like, I hope my new companion can't speak any Spanish, so I have to do it all and I can learn and becaome fluent! My Spanish really is picking up. I had some guy tell me this week he remembers at the beginning I didn't speak so well and now I speak very well! That was comforting. I'm still not where I want to be, but it's coming along.
ANY WAY> I gotta go.
Sorry for the delay!!
Hi Everyone who reads Kyle's Blog,
I am sorry for the delay--I have had trouble getting his letters to cut and paste, and I haven't had time to recopy them myself until now. I hope you don't give up on me. It's surprising how quickly I fell behind.
I am planning to update the blog today with highlights from the past 2 months.
Elder Webb is doing GREAT and it is hard to believe he is already 6 months into his mission! I appreciate your interest in him and hope you will continue to check for updates.
Thanks, Kay
I am sorry for the delay--I have had trouble getting his letters to cut and paste, and I haven't had time to recopy them myself until now. I hope you don't give up on me. It's surprising how quickly I fell behind.
I am planning to update the blog today with highlights from the past 2 months.
Elder Webb is doing GREAT and it is hard to believe he is already 6 months into his mission! I appreciate your interest in him and hope you will continue to check for updates.
Thanks, Kay
Monday, July 18, 2011
Las Mananitas 6/27/2011
This week was alright. So this less active family randomly came to church last Sunday...So we went and visited them and they moved into the ward in like October, I think. Anyway, so we went and visited them and got to know them and had a little momento espiritual wth them. At the end we asked if there was anything that we could do for them and they were like, "Yes actually. Can you guys teach us all the missionary lessons? We haven't heard them in a while and would really like to do that." ... Uhhh...DUH!!! We were so excited. They have 3 little kids ages 5, 3, and 20 months. Cutest little family ever. And we are so excited to work with them and help them become active!
We had interviews with the President this week and that went well. He told me he hopes I'm excited to get a new companion and to lead the area for a little while. He said, "you shouldn't have any problems taking the lead I suppose." I was like, "YAY!! No, I love leadership!" Anyway, I just hope President sees me as an asset to this mission and stuff. I really love our President! He is such a great man and someone that I look up to so much! I'm glad I get to be here while he serves as the mission prez.
FUN STORY: We were knocking yesterday and there was a house that had a gate around it. There was a sign on the gate that said "Beware of Dog". So we shook the gate to see if there really was a dog...waited and then there was nothing. So we proceeded to open the gate and knock the door. SO. We were waiting at the door and Elder Andersen slowly turned around and was like, "OH MY GOSH!" And this big dog was right behind us like cornering us, READY to attack. So luckily I had my little dog repeller on hand. I whipped it out of my pocket just at the right time and he got kinda scared and stepped back. We went for the gate and then he started kinda chasing us but stayed back cause I kept pushing the button. ANYWAY. We were so scared and SO THANKFUL for that little repeller. It saved our lives. So thank you for that.
One more thing. We found this guy named Gary. The night before I was picking streets to go on and there was one called Panama that stuck out to me...So I wanted to knock it. On our way to an apt. we passed Panama and I was like, "hey, last night I wanted to knock that!" So after our apt we went back nd knocked it and ran into Gary and had a sweet first lesson with him. We are going back tomorrow and we are very excited. He was deff a miracle!
Anyway, I gotta go. I love you all so much and hope you have a great week!
<3 Always,
Elder Kyle David Webb
We had interviews with the President this week and that went well. He told me he hopes I'm excited to get a new companion and to lead the area for a little while. He said, "you shouldn't have any problems taking the lead I suppose." I was like, "YAY!! No, I love leadership!" Anyway, I just hope President sees me as an asset to this mission and stuff. I really love our President! He is such a great man and someone that I look up to so much! I'm glad I get to be here while he serves as the mission prez.
FUN STORY: We were knocking yesterday and there was a house that had a gate around it. There was a sign on the gate that said "Beware of Dog". So we shook the gate to see if there really was a dog...waited and then there was nothing. So we proceeded to open the gate and knock the door. SO. We were waiting at the door and Elder Andersen slowly turned around and was like, "OH MY GOSH!" And this big dog was right behind us like cornering us, READY to attack. So luckily I had my little dog repeller on hand. I whipped it out of my pocket just at the right time and he got kinda scared and stepped back. We went for the gate and then he started kinda chasing us but stayed back cause I kept pushing the button. ANYWAY. We were so scared and SO THANKFUL for that little repeller. It saved our lives. So thank you for that.
One more thing. We found this guy named Gary. The night before I was picking streets to go on and there was one called Panama that stuck out to me...So I wanted to knock it. On our way to an apt. we passed Panama and I was like, "hey, last night I wanted to knock that!" So after our apt we went back nd knocked it and ran into Gary and had a sweet first lesson with him. We are going back tomorrow and we are very excited. He was deff a miracle!
Anyway, I gotta go. I love you all so much and hope you have a great week!
<3 Always,
Elder Kyle David Webb
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