Faithful Action = Positive Results

Dear Family,

Elder Gygi & Elder Gonzalez

My first week with Elder Gonzalez has been great here! Our area is doing awesome and we are constantly seeing miracles. I love the work that we are doing. 

The other day we were looking for a guy that missionaries had talked to a while back. We couldn't find him so we stopped and asked a random guy if he knew him. He said no. We then asked if we could share a message about Jesus Christ with him. He said sure and let us in. His name is V. and he is from Paraguay. We taught him the first lesson and he committed to being to be baptized in July. He wants us to come back and teach his whole family. It is great to find the prepared people.

The best part about being a missionary is feeling the guiding direction of the spirit every day. I have gained a strong testimony that Heavenly Father wants to guide us but we need to move our feet. Only when we act can he show us the way.

Sincerely,

Elder Gygi

Rise Each Time You Fall

Hey, Family! 
Wow, I can't believe Taylor is getting married!! Hopefully, I'll be home for the wedding! We had a great week, our investigator E. was baptized and confirmed over the weekend and we have been finding lots of new people. 
Tomorrow is transfers (there were only 3 weeks between because of the mission president change) and I am staying here in Hurlingham to finish my mission. Elder Lopez is leaving to a very very very far away little pueblo called Nueve de Julio. His new companion is the Branch President out there, he'll have fun out there. I am staying here with my new comp Elder Gonzalez, from.... MESA AZ! He went to Westwood High School! It is going to be a lot fun to finish the mission up with a fellow Mmesanite. We have a lot planned for this transfer.
We had a great last zone conference with Sister and President Robertson. He gave us his "last advice" to have a successful life. It was a very emotional reunion. President shared with us a poem called "The Race" about how we should never give up. One thing he said that really stuck with me was this: "Winning is only this: to get up each time you fall." I am very grateful for the time I have had to learn from my mission President.

Sincerely,
Elder Gygi

The Happiest Time of My Life

Hey, Family!

This is the last week of President Robertson's mission! We will be getting President Resek in the coming week. It has been great to have almost 2 years with Pres. Robertson, I have learned so much from him. 
We had a great week! We continue to see miracles every day while finding new people. We had a long list of people to go visit that the missionaries had previously contacted. As we were trying to find all of these people we felt impressed to knock on a door. We knocked (or more accurately 'clapped') at the door and a woman about 40 came out. We explained that we are missionaries and asked if she would like to hear a message about Jesus Christ. She said "yes" so we taught her the message of the restoration right there on her doorstep. She told us that was currently attending a Christian (in Spanish 'Evangelista') church because she liked what was taught but was not convinced that it is the true church. She also said she has been praying and looking to join the true church. We promised her that if she read the Book of Mormon and prayed to know if it was true God would tell her where she needs to go. It felt like such a perfect lesson. The woman's name is 'Miracles' in English! 
We had the confirmation of our investigator S. yesterday and I was privileged to confirm her. She is 23 and her husband G. is 27, he was confirmed last week. The have one little boy. On Saturday E. will be baptized. He is 28 and his wife C. is a member. She had always been praying for E. to accept the gospel but for 2 years he met with the missionaries and didn't want to join the church. We taught him and for some reason he was more prepared. He has quit smoking and is very excited to be baptized. Elder Lopez will baptize him and I will do the confirmation.

I have 10 weeks left to work as hard as I can! This has been the happiest time of my life!

Sincerely,
Elder Gygi

The Field Is White

Hey Family!

I arrived in my new area last week. Hurlingham is very different from my last area out in the country. I am now in a big city with a much bigger ward. But the work is the same anywhere you go. My companion, Elder Lopez is from Spokane, Washington. His parents are from Mexico so already speaks Spanish. He has been on the mission now 16 months. So we are both experienced missionaries working together. 
Before I got here the missionaries had a baptism. So on Sunday we got to confirm Brother H a member. And next Sunday we will confirm his wife as well. We have a baptism on the 10th of June for our investigator E. He has been investigating the church for about two years but finally felt ready to make the step to baptism. Just shows that everyone has their time. This area is very prepared and we are finding many people to teach.

Sincerely,

Elder Gygi