Church attendence hits 140!!!!

Bendito mi familia,

Well the big question is, Is everyone ready for Thanksgiving Thursday??? Where is it at this year??? My companion is so bumped out that they don´t celebrate it here, he keeps asking what we will do and what not, I just tell him,..... Work(; I hope you all enjoy it though and eat a ton of food!!! I want you to know that when I get home, I bet you will be surprised but I will eat just about anything anymore!!! Elder Leatherow??? Not picky??? You can´t believe it right?? I know its crazy but that is one thing the mission will do to ya!! 

This week was great!! Yesterday at church, we got that same family to come and two new people so we had a total of six investigators, and then we got 16 menos activos and we got the attendence up to 140!!!! It was also the primary program week, so that was so cool to watch all the little kids say their parts and sing!! When is our Primary program in the Rock Cliff four ward??? We also had two lecciones este semana que fue incredible!!  (two lessons that were incredible) The spirit was strong and we just worked with the spirit, the two families had questions and it flowed just right, and then to close it out they asked when we could come back, because they wanted to know more and hear more!! It was great,  one of the families committed to read the Book of Mormon!!  It was so freaking sweet!! I am very excited about that!! We will see where this next week takes us with them!! 

Thank you so much for your testimonies, it means a lot to me, and I know it will help this family out!! We are already planning a noche de hogar  (home evening) with them next Monday with members!! Because it is the Dad´s birthday!! So I am pretty excited! He had his grandmother pass away this past week, and then his mother got sent into the hospital for her health, so he is kinda of struggling! So hopefully we can help him and get him feeling a little bit more relaxed. 

The pictures below are of a jungle pathway we found this last week, so I thought it was cool, so I snapped a couple pictures for ya! 

Well folks, thanks for writing and reading!! 

Stay tuned in until next week!! 

I love you all, Mother love ya to the moon and back and then some!! 

Have a great week! Keep going strong!! 

Con mucho amor,

Elder Leatherow

Éter 12:27 

Tom had asked Wes to send home a photo just in case we decided to mail out Christmas cards ~ the following is his contribution

Wes: this maybe christmas card worthy  ~ you can decide mother  (;

Mom:Thanks!

Wes: you are so welcome mother!! Hope they look okay if not tell me I will try again, maybe you can foto shop it a little bit though so I don´t look so fat  (;

Mom:  Too funny!  They are all fantastic.

Wes:  thanks...(: How is work???

Mom:It is great.  We are staying pretty busy so that makes for great days.  And I of course have some of the best co-workers.

Someone that you know came into my work ~ she graduated from Bonneville and her name is Paige.  She says she was Gabby Ds friend~ she saw your foto on my desk.

Wes:  really what did she look like?? Was she cute?? Be honest it won´t go outside of this email...I did talk to some girls from there, but I don´t always remember their names just their faces….

Mom: She was a super cute red head with a FABULOUS personality.  She said she is waiting for a young man who is serving the Philippines

Wes:  hmmmmm......no it doesn´t strike a point or rememberance...but don´t tell her that, just tell her I said hello and hope she is doing good. We might of talked once at a get together or something one time I don´t really remember though...crazy she rememberes me though?!?!?!

Mom: Yeah she says she talked with you and Ster on occasion.

Wes: Well next time tell her I said hello!! 

Well mother I have to go, love ya to the moon and back and then some!! have a great week!!!!!! (: (:

Favors, Blessings and Families

Bendito familia Leatherow,

So this week was a way crazy week, it started off great!! We had two family home evenings with investigadores and they loved them!!! We have a family that wants to be members and they have said they love the church and everything but they are having a problem dropping the no coffee part...so I have a quick favor to ask of ya if you would, I would love it if you guys could share your testimonies or how the church has blessed your lives, specifically from mom and dad or even aunts or uncles and that I could pass to them. I think that could help them see as well, that it works and blesses families all over the world! I know they don`t speak english but thanks to technolgy these days we have Google translator and then you could copy and past it to an email, and then send it to me and I can print it off and pass it to them! If you guys have time that would be great and I would truly appreciate it!! This family is great and I love them so much and I truly see them as members and future leaderes here for this ward so if you get a chance if you could do that, it would be great!

So this past saturday, we were invited just our district I am not sure why just us but we went to the Stake center and they had like a little fair thing and we got to do our own little table and stand and what not, and give out materials to members so they could share the gospel with their friends, family, neighbors, anyone and then we also got some referencias right there on the spot from people and there was food, drinks, music, it truly was a great time and was what we needed after the week we had of not finding people, and just getting rejected day in and day out this week!! It was good! I will send ya pictures don`t worry.

In filipenses 4:13 we read that ¨All we do in Christ will strength us¨ and I know that to be true with all my heart because like it says in 2 Corintios 5:7 ¨for it is by faith that we walk not by site¨ because by our faith we keep going and pushing on ward in this never ending battle that we call life! I to like it says in Romanos 1:16 I am ¨not ashamed to follow the Doctrine of Christ¨ to be called a Mormon, I am rather proud of it! And nothing can or will change that! I love you all so much, Mother I love you to the moon and back and then some!!! Have a great week!! 

One last question, I would love to hear or read a scripture that stood out to you this next week during your daily scripture studies!! Have a great week, 

con mucho amor.

Elder Leatherow

P.S. sorry for so much writing and request…

P.S.S.I tried to send pictures but every time everything would crash, so I will try to next week but on a different computer, sorry

5 Greengos and a Mircle

Dear Family,

Well this week was good ~ that family that went to church last week went to the activities and they had us over for dinner and tonight they are going to come with us to a members house to have a family home evening!! It is great and man are they great!!! I truly do love teaching them now I just hope we can get them baptized this change so just in case I leave or my companion takes off! 

So I have a story for ya so get ready.....

It was crazy sweet this week I had an experience, where a miracle fell from the sky!!! I was walking and this lady came from the side of the street and almost bumped into me so I say "Hello have a great day", and then she says "thanks you to Elder", and soon as that happens I turn around and went and talked to her and asked how she knew my name and what not, turned out she is a member from L.A. and then her husband came around and she went back to the car and we talked to him, he is not a member but goes to the activities and general conference and what not so we just shared our testimonies and the need to read the Book of Mormon, right before we left the wife came back and handed us a bag of SNACKS!!!! oh man it was sweet and they were visiting a friend and they gave us the reference to go visit her friend some time! It was so cool! And man was that food good, it was like American snacks and drink I will send ya pic of it, it was sweet, completely changed the mood of the whole day and we sure needed that little pick us up moment!! 

Okay so maybe it wasn't a miracle but it sure was a blessing to us and the Lord truly does know us and he looks out for us ever day.

Also, I would like to send ya some pics so get ready for those, 1 with all us five greengos here and the other is us with the bishop and his family  ~ So enjoy!!! 

I love you mother to the moon and back and then some! 

I love you all as well don`t worry! (; 

Have a great week, and don`t forget "never let your praying knees get lazy!!!"

Con mucho amor,

Elder Leatherow

Mom: I sure love your smile

Wes: Thank Mother, I try ~ I brush both day and night for it :)

Wes: Hey mom so I have a quick thing to let ya know, my debit card expires in January so I don`t know if there is a way you can send me my new one?? try putting it in a baggy and then in a jar of peanut butter ?? But if you could do that for me that would be so great!!! Also, I really don`t need anything, the only thing I need is some new insoles for my shoes and maybe foot powder but that is about it. It would be better if you save your money cause I might be needing help when I get back until I find a job and what not…..

Mom: I have worked with AFCU and I have your new card.  They told me that if you continued to use it even after the expiration it would work because their computers show it is not expired ~ does that make sense?  I will try to send you the new card ~ in a jar of peanut butter….

Wes:  I am not sure We just use ATM machines so I am not sure, if the machine will let me get by if there was an emergency or something that works that is my only reason, but you work at the bank so I trust you so that would work out great if i didn`t have to get a new one until I got home!!  It would be safer if you didn't have to send it.  I trust you.

Wes: Alright mother I am out of here mother for the week, thanks so much for writing and chatting and I love ya so much if you are lucky you can get a selfie(; Next week!! Love ya to the moon and back and then some! Have a great week, tell G-ray good luck for me!!

Delgado!

Dear Family,

So to start things off as you all know I am training.. since I am training we weren´t planning on changes or anything. Because usually you are with that elder for three monthes until he has finished his training, but then again I guess you can´t put anything past the Lord and what he has in mind for us here in this life!  But lucky for me, I am still with Elder Marriott and the same area. But he threw a quick one at us though and he did send us another Greengo to area.  So now there are 5 greengos working together here in this one city, called Delgado! So that is pretty crazy, I never thought that would of been possible but hey it is the Lord´s will and we just have to do it! 

This week I am trying so hard to get my companion working and doing things without me telling him so he could be a trainer if it came down to it this coming Diciembre! So it has been a very long but learning paciencias that is for sure! He is great though and I am so glad to be his companion. 

I had the greatest blessing of having a family of four in church this week with us!! It was so great!! They loved it they said! They also will be going to the activities during the week with the ward, so that is super positive. Also, it really helped the ward gain more confidence in us as missionaries and the work, so that helped a lot, and the ward came and were so great to them and the first time in my three monthes of being here feeling like the ward truly cares about the work and helping us!! So that truly was such a relief, cause sometimes the work as is, is a bit stressful at times and then with having to worry and work and teach the ward it gets more stressful! But hey that is missionary work for ya and I wouldn´t want it any other way!! So I am praying hard and working hard this week to get that family to accept a baptisam date for the middle of Diciembre! 

How is everyone doing??? Everyone ready for Thanksgiving now?? How was the Heil Halloween party??? Thanks for everyones support and help. I love you all so much and especially you mother to the moon and back and then some!! 

Have a great week!! 

Con Mucho Amor,

Elder Leatherow

P.S. its been chilly down here since it's changing seasons, nice breeze at night great sleeping weather!

P.S.S Real Quick:

In my studies this past week I ran across some scriptures I would like you to read. 

Alma 26:27 y DyC 64:33-34.

I want you guys to know that the Lord is truly happy and thankful for even the littlest things we do. Sometimes to us as humans it might seem to go unnoticed but for Him it never does! You guys are doing so much and I know that Lord is very well pleased for that! Thank you for your examples and all that you do, it truly does help me and makes me want to be better and work harder and never give up! I couldn´t of asked for better role models in my life!! 

Love you guys!

Delgado ~ a bit junglely (is that a word?)