Hey family! So today has been pretty hard day because I was transfered out of my area. I was told yesterday that I would be leaving! It was such a suprise! I left a lot of people who I loved so dearly! This was probably my favorite area! Franklin was not happy but promised me that he would keep going. His mom is coming to Licey to see us and to thank us but I wont be there to see and talk to her. Marielis was pretty down about it as well! I really feel blessed that the Lord gave me that time in Licey! But Anyway I was transfered to TIERRA ALTA and it is one of the strongest areas! The members work very hard and this area has a lot of success! The wierd part about it all is that im a ZONE LEADER!!! Im soo nervous! There 14 other missionaries in my zone! My new comps name is Elder Hurtado! He is from Mexico! He is one of my friends when I first started the mission! He is soo humble and works really hard! I loved General Conferencia and all the talks that were given! They really focused on the Family! I only want to say to those people that I WILL SUSTAIN MY PROPHET! He is truly a man of god! These people have the right to voice there word, but they will not stop the work of the lord from moving forward! I love him and i Sustain him! Mom just for you Elder Nielson talked about that family member coming back to church and i know that one day mom All the family will be together in the church! I LOVE EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU! tHIS WORK IS TRUE! Mom i love you and hope that you can get better! At first I was worried that you wanted to move to St. George but now i really think it will be good! I will be glad that Jordan will be there too! And it's a good place for my work! I still want to be a firefighter! And mom, I want you to be healthy! Mom i love you! I could always go to school at Dixie with Ryan! It would be fun to hang out with my bro and friend!!! I know that everything will work out! I love and miss you mom! And I'm happy you finally went to the Dr. Let me know what you hear! I just want to thank you for everything that you have done for me! Mothers day is coming fast and i cant wait to talk to you guys! Grandma I don't know if you read a few weeks ago but i would love to learn to play the Piano! My mission is coming to a close and im starting to get really nervous to come home because i dont want to finish! I love my savior! I love my Father in Heaven! This is their work.

Love Elder Mitch

Hey Family! First i want to start off saying congrats for Mckay on his mission call! That means i wont be able to see him for a long time! Tell him i love him and hope that everything works out! I have really had a great week! Im kind of tired but thats the misión Well family think has been really spirtual for me! I had one thing happen to me and my comp that stood out to me to share! 2 weeks or so a Man named Franklin contacted us in the street he stopped on his motorcycle and invited us to his house. So we have been visting him for a little bit now and he went to church last week! He is a member of the church but in active member...but he told us that he needed to hear our message again! As we got to know him a little bit more he told us that he had gotten deported form the United States! He got into some trouble in the states but his mom is a La presidenta de la Sociedad de Socorro en Philidelphia! Franklin me permitió llamar su mama hablamos un poco ella y yo! Ella empezó a gritar "OH GRACIAS SEÑOR OH GRACIAS SEÑOR!" y lloraba un poco también! Esta es la felicidad eterna que trae El Evangelio en nuestras vidas! El quiere cambiar su vida y fortalecer su testimonio y fe en Jesucristo! Las Familias pueden ser eternas! Ahora estamos enseñando toda la familia aquí. 8 personas de esta familia ahora ellos están sintiendo el espíritu mas fuerte en sus vidas!  Nos Dijeron ellos que van a ir a la conferencia general! El tiene su esposa y una Hija aya en los estados! El me dijo que ellas están fuertes en la iglesia! Yo amo mi misión. yo amo mi salvador. yo amo mi familia. Gracias familia por todo que han hecho por mi! Yo les amo muchísimo! 

Elder Westenskow

So family another week closer to being home i guess! This week has been really good! We had to investigadores in sacrement meeting! Nothing really special but i feel like its getting hotter everyday! So i bought that tablet and its has been such a huge blessing! We now can share videos and talks from the profetas! We have had a normal week but i would like to share just one of my experiences! So we have this investigadora named Marielis and she is soo amzing! She is a young mom! We Asked her to get baptized and she said she would next month sometime! This girl has gone through soo much! Her mom doesnt support her in anything and she cant find a Job! I love her so much because she has such a strong testemony about this gosple! On Monday we shared a video about the Family and we talked with the mom and her about their responsabilidades como padres y Hijos! They really tried to listen and talk about their dificulties! But i felt the impression and i hope its ok Alyssa a share your story of how the Gosple can bless ones life even after they had made a mistake! I realized in this moment that Alyssa and her had a lot in common! I told her how Alyssa and Gentry recieved through the process of repentance a Loving Husband and Father! I told her how much happier she was while living the Gosple standards! She told me she was thankful that she hadnt been the only person to go through this! Alyssa i love you for your example and for great testimony! I love you and so does this Girl! Next week i will send a picture of this cute baby and Marielis!! Well family this is my letter GRANDMA I HOPE YOU HAVE A HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I LOVE AND MISS YOU SOO MUCH!!!

Elder Westenskow  

Well family this week has been really good! So something interesting about my area is that in the last year it has had only 5 baptisms in the last year and a half! It isnt hard to have investigadores but its really hard to them progressing! I love this work! I feel really tired but i couldnt feel any better! I have felt the spirit really strongly! This place is really special and i know that president and the savior are very proud of me! I love these people! They are always telling me that they want me to finish my mission here! They really are just soo loving! So we have been going to the gym like everyday and we have been doing a lot more service! So this last week we shared with the guy named Julio and he has been a member for the church for 20 and some years but he has a lot of health problems and forgets a lot of stuff! The doctor told him that he only had three months to live so its pretty hard! I have gotton to close to him! And so its been really difficult for me! It makes me think of grandma and im not sure why! We share with him every friday because he siad he doesnt want to lose his testimony! I love these people with all my heart! I love this work! I know that it is true! We have been so blessed in this life! The Gosple of Jesus Cristo is true and blesses those who are faithful to his commandments! I challenge each of you to make the changes that you may need to change! Through out my mission i have felt soo close to my savior and the spirit! I want you guys to feel that same peace! Mom this is for you now! I love you sooo much and hope that you can feel better! I want you  to know that you have been a wonderful example for us kids! You are the best mom in the world and miss you more than you can imagine! The lord loves you soooo much!! 

Alyssa I hope that you had a great birthday and that you can have another great year! I love you soo much! Please stay strong in everything that you do! I want to be able to have the entire family there in the celestial kingdom!

Elder Westenskow!

So family this week has been a lot better! Me and my comp are getting better as well! I really have to be calm and loving in order for him to wrok! He has the desire to work but his problem is that he doesnt like change! No one likes change! He is from Guatemala and his name is Elder Gutierrez! He has had a tough life and just needs a lot of love! Mom to answer some of your questions...every morning i get up at 5 with another Elder That lives with us and go to the Gym and we work out and stuff and then i go home and shower and study! My new area is really pretty and the people are so amable. They love the Lord and this Gosple! We are not really close to the beach but we are really close to Santiago! I really do love this work and the blessings and teachings that i recive every day! Im not a perfect missionary and maybe i still have a lot to learn but i feel that the Lord is happy with me and the work that i ahev done! I still cant believe how fast the time flies by! It seems like yesterday we talked por skype! I Love you guys soo much! I love your prayers that i feel everyday! I pray for your guys all the time and hope that you guys can feel Gods love and goodness! Keep moving and pushing forward Mom in everything that you do! You wont have to work the rest of your life! The Gosple gives us the strength we need to go forward! Please keep reading and praying and going to church because thats when the blessings come!! OH ya Grandma I would like to learn how to play the Piano when i get home if thats ok^!  Well family thats my letter!

Love Elder Westenskow

 

 

Hey family!! This week has been great i really love it here! The members have a huge desire to work and to give us references! My comp is very intersting and im sure if i will want o be his comp for very much longer! I will just have be patient! So this week i have just been gettign know our investigadores and they are really good! We have a parcial family and the Dad is a member of the church and the rest of the family are not members! We have a goal to get them married and to get them baptized on the 28th! So pray that they will! I really feel like i have grown a lot in my mission! I know im still not perfect in all things but i feel like i have made my Heavenly Father Proud! I know that he loves us and wants us to be happy! I know that this is the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ! This work is true and i know that he expects soo much but because of his love he will lift our load and he will do it forever! Sorry but i dont have any more time so i will talkto you guys next week!!

Love ya guys! 

Elder Westenskow

 

 

dont have a lot of time to write this week because of transfers but i have a lot of photos to send so i think that will make up for it! This saturday went really great! She was soo nervous but really happy! Her name was Carla! So anyway family i got trasfered out of my area and now im in LICEY and its really cool here! The ward is really strong but the only problem is that they dont work with us!! President told me that he needed me here because its like my other area! They just need a lot of love and a little push to move just a little more forward! My companion is from Guatemala and he is really funny! He finishes the mission in two transfers and so i think i will be his last comp! I feel really good! My health is getting better as well! I feel like i can concentrate a little more! Well family this my letter this week sorry but i will be sure to write more next week!!!

Well family this week has been really good! We have some trails but we have been so blessed! I had no idea what i was going to talk about but when i read grandpas letter i felt impressed to talk about the spirit! No solo por los misioneros pero como seres humanos rogamos nosotros tener El Espíritu! El Espíritu Santo es nuestro consolador y nos guía en nuestras decisiones! Yo se que sin El no podemos mantener firmes en el evangelio! El Espíritu Santo es un mensajero de Dios con la misión o comisión a llevar a cabo la inmortalidad de los hombres! No podemos permitirnos a perder El Espíritu! Nosotros necesitamos invitarle con nosotros por guardando los mandamientos! El Libro De Mormón nos dice que El nos mostrara la verdad de todas las cosas! Les exhorto que escuchen y actúen con los susurro del Espíritu. Lunes tuvimos una charla con Juanito un investigador y fuimos con El presidente de la rama y hablábamos de Jesucristo! Esta fue la mejor charla que yo he tenido en mi misión! El Espíritu nos testificaba de la veracidad de nuestro mensaje y Juanito se sentía El Espíritu guiando nuestras y las palabras de el! Well family i love you guys and hope that you guys are trying to each and every day to feel the spirit and to act on the promptings! The lord loves us and expects us to be atent to his teachings!!

Elder Westenskow!