I love America you guys! June 23, 2014

I love America you guys!

 My companion and I are already planning to go American on July 4th. We are going to buy Root Beer and probably eat hamburgers and stuff. It´ll be great. 

All American Burger! Yum! 

& lots of Root Beer!!! 

Anyway, things have been going good up here in Acayucan. Although blazing hot. This last week was crazy busy. I spent three days outside of my area with different companions due to a chain of reunions and sorts that just came up out of nowhere,but I am glad to finally be back in my area. 

 We have really been focusing on contacting here in the mission. We have had some fun experiences with that. There have been a few people that have accepted us, but there are other people who tell us that their name is Hernan Cortes (who was one of the conquistadors that came to mexico shortly after Christopher Columbus) and then yesterday somebody told us that he personally knew Joseph Smith loved the teaching of David Smith (whoever that is) When we told him that there is not David Smith he yelled at my companion that we needed to go ask our pastor about David Smith because he is a real person. It was really kind of funny/sketchy. 

 Things have been awesome here, The time is just flying by and I am hoping that we can get the area jump started here because not too much is happening. I feel that we are doing something right though because the Lord has blessed us and has really started introducing us to new people. 

Anyway, I love you guys. Talk to you next week! 

Elder Rios

Transfered! Acayucan is a cool place =]

Kyles last two emails to the family. I find it funny that he left out the fact that he is now a District Leader. Man I love his modesty!

June 9, 2014
So, uh, I got transferred guys. I am in a new place called Acayucan, which is in the state of Veracruz. It seems like a good area so far. I have only been here about five hours but I am really excited. I will get you guys some photos next week!  

Anyway, this last week in Chichicapa went really pretty well. We had some hard times with some investigators, but we also had some success. There are two investigators that are finally going to be baptized after all the time that I was there to work with them. I am sad that I wont be able to see the baptism, I was really close to the family, but I know that I am needed elsewhere. I remember that I was once told that not  everyone I meet here would immediately accept the gospel, but that they would later be led to the truth through the seed I had planted during my time teaching them. I have said it before, but truly the Lord puts us where we need to be when we need to be there. Sometimes, we miss the opportunities if we aren´t ready, but whether things turn out well or not, there's a lesson to be taught. 

The last Saturday in Chichicapa was great because we had an excellent activity. We got all of the  members involved and made a video of the progress in chichicapa since we started the little  branch there. It was hard for me to say good bye, but I hope and pray that I may have the opportunity to see  many of these people again. I really just need a teleporter or something from star trek. Someone should really get on making me one of those. Maybe my brother mike can do it. I think he's a pretty smart guy. 

Anyway, I love you guys. I wish I had my camera to send you pictures!

Love, Elder Rios

 

 

June 16, 2014

 

So, I thought I would have more time to talk to you guys this week but that's not the case. So sorry about that, but I love you guys and I hope all is well. There's a lot of hills in my area. So that's weird, but life is good. Love you guys

Elder Rios

Well, I mean, whats up? May 26, 2014

Anyway, we have had a pretty good week here in Chichicapa. I can not lie to you guys, I did enjoy it. I mean, it started off with my paying a missionary to eat hot sauce and it ended with one of our new investigators going to church. I mean, what more can you ask for?

So first with the hot sauce thing. So us missionaries frecuent a place that is called the ´Carboncito´. They make some real good tacos there, actually I am pretty sure I sent a picture of the tacos once. Anyway, so they always serve three different kinds of hot sauce, one thats like a guacamole, one thats like a mild type hot sauce and another one thats really just kind of too hot for me. Anyway, all of the elders in our district were there eating when I said, "I would pay somebody 200 pesos to eat a spoonful of this stuff" I was just kind of thinking out loud, but then Elder Flake gladly accepted. It was really funny. We took video of the whole thing. At the beginning of the video he was explaining what it was he was going to do but then he saw that the waitress was coming and he kind of freaked out and said "I think she knows what we´re up to!" and quickly eats the spoonful of salsa. Within seconds he was all red and sweating, but he said it was worth it haha. It was a memorable moment for sure.

Anyway, later in the week we did divisions and I went to work with Elder Smiley. That was pretty great because I got to speak English ALL DAY.  I love english. But yeah, thats about all there is to that part of the week. On Thursday we did some service and after nearly cutting my companions finger off with a shovel (okay, it really wasnt that bad, it was more of a scratch) we had the opportunity to teach a family of five people and it was Awesome. I mean, first they told us a pretty funny story they had heard about Joseph Smith being a Catholic, but after we explained the first vision and everything the spirit was really strong and all of the family committed to praying about what we had taught. 

On saturday, we took an investigator, Sandra, to a baptism. Her little nephew David also went with us. I gotta be honest, the whole time I was worried because there was a kid who kept screaming, but at the end when we talked with Sandra about it she had really liked the baptism, so did David. David told us he wanted to be baptized haha but he only is five so we told him that he would have to wait. But yeah, the next day Sandra went to church and everything and it was just great! I mean, we have had a bit of a dry spell here in Chichicapa, but it looks like we were able to get things going again. The Lord has been truly helping us out here, I can not lie to you guys. This whole mission experience has just been great, and I am experiencing new things every day and the Lord is truly helping me to learn and grow. I love you guys and I hope that you are doing well!

Talk to you next week! I will try to send some photos next week! 

Love Élder Kyle Andrew Ríos

In Mexico, Monday is Lunes May 19, 2014

I mean, so here I am on the computer once again.  I´ve got a sticky keyboard and I´m low on time, but I mean, the letter will be great.. or something like that. Anyway, this week was pretty good, thats what I always say right? But it really was.

 

 I mean, tuesday, we had interviews with the president. That went good, I really do like President Morales, he really does all that he can to help us out even though I feel like he doesnt have a lot of time because of all the missionaries in the mission. 

 

On wednesday my companion and I were in the house ALL day and I had not idea what to do with that much time. We were told not to leave the house because of some fair in Comalcalco where everyone gets intoxicated... so we were at home and I slept a good majority of the day. It was just weird. I got incredibly bored. It was kind of good to relax though. 

 

Alright, in later new, our area, chichicapa got flooded the day that we were in the house. Which was a good day because I mean, we were in the house, and it probable discouraged all the drinking that normally happens with the fair that was going on. But thursday we went out in the rain and helped one of the members whose house was surrounded by water. 

 

 

This week, we have really had some great experiences with the Book of Mormon. As we have read it with our investigators who havent been keeping their reading assignments, the spirit has been incredibly strong during the lessons we have had. We have had a rough couple of weeks in chichicapa, but I know that we are going to be able to find the people that the Lord has prepared to receive the gospel. 

 

Anyway, I love you guys. I will talk to you next week!

Isaiah 54:4-5

Mosiah 5:15