Los Fieles-The Faithful

It is hard to believe that the last fifteen months have gone so fast!  Elder and Sister Asbell have served here while their son has served a mission in the Philippines and their daughter has served her mission in Uruguay.  They have served in the branch of Trevelin in the Zone of Esquel.  I will share more of their adventures in Trevelin in a later blog post.

The Asbells needed to leave a week earlier than the other Fieles to be home to greet their son as he returns home from his mission in the Philippines.

 

 

 

Elder Asbell was especially happy to turn over his phone to President Lovell!

 

While we were at the airport we met the President of the Buenos Aries Temple.  They had been here to set apart temple workers in the area and to speak to all of those who had been to the temple.  There was a family in Trevelin that had some special circumstances and he was willing to work with us to help this wonderful family.

 

We are so glad that the Asbells live close to us in Utah so we will see them again!

 

 

The next week we said goodbye to three more Fieles!  One of the hardest things we do is to say good bye to these wonderful missionaries!  They have served so well and we love them so much! I think that is why I like to take so many photos.  It is a way to remember the feelings and experiences we have had together.    We know that we will be together again and we are grateful for that!

These first three photos are the photos we took when they first arrived in the mission.  It is so fun to think back to that time and to see how much they have grown in these last two years!  It is also wonderful to think of the lives they have been able to bless with the knowledge of the gospel.

 

This is a day of celebrating these wonderful missionaries!

  

 

I especially loved our evening together because we did it all in English!  We all enjoyed our time together as we shared experiences and our testimonies of the truthfulness of the gospel.

 

Our financial secretary is totally prepared with all they need to make the trip home.

 

The night is always short and soon it is time to really say goodbye!

 

We loved hearing one more fun story!

 

Then Goodbye....

 

...Until we see you again.

May Fieles Video

Please enjoy these photos and celebrate the service of these five wonderful missionaries!
 

Elder Ballard's Invitation

We have an wonderful idea on how you can be even a greater support to your missionary and help them to be even more excited about the work of salvation. This is something that we feel very impressed to share with you.   Here is how our idea came to be. 

When we were at the Mission President's Seminar with Elder Ballard he repeated to us what he said at the October General Conference of 2013.  "I encouraged members to pray to be led to at least one person to whom they could extend an invitation to learn about the restored gospel..."

In this last general conference he suggested that members could be more consistently involved in missionary work if they would invite someone once a quarter to be taught by the full-time missionaries.

We believe that if you take this invitation and do just what it says and then share your experiences with your missionary that it would be the best thing you can do to support and motivate your missionary!  It will also create a greater bond between you as you share experiences and ideas. 

We know of a wonderful book that has many ideas to help us be member missionaries.  It is called  "The Power of Everyday Missionaries" by Clayton M. Christensen.  It is available through Deseret Book.  There is also a website at everydaymissionaries.org that has a free version of this book in Spanish!  You can find this free spanish edition  at the bottom of the home webpage under "other languages".  There are also ideas on this website on how to be an "everyday missionary".  Brother Christensen promises that if we want to feel the spirit in our own lives and in our families that the best thing we can do it to share the gospel.  It is a wonderful book and will be a great help to you in your missionary efforts!

There is also a website on lds.org to help us.
http://www.lds.org/training/wwlt/2013/hastening

Our son-in-law Jake is the Ward Mission Leader and our daughter Liz is a Ward Missionary in their ward in Michigan. This is the Family Mission Plan that they created to use in their ward.  This is a great way to set some specific goals as a family.  It will be so wonderful for you to be able to  share your success and failures with your missionary.  What a blessing this will be to your entire family!

 

 If you would like to get a clearer copy of this Family Mission in English  you can get it by using the link below.

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/so57tye0krchtg9/Family%20Mission%20Plan.jpg

  

 

 

 

To help members achieve this goal, Elder Ballard extended an invitation to all members, regardless of current calling, to obtain a copy of Preach My Gospel.

"Read it, study it and then apply what you learn to help you understand how to bring souls to Christ through invitation and follow up," said Elder Ballard.

He asked, ""Can you even begin to fathom the extraordinary outpouring of atoning grace that will be ours, individually and collectively, according to the Savior's promise to all who bear testimony in the process of inviting souls to come unto Him—and then following up on those invitations."

If we follow up, the lord will not let us down.

"I have seen the unspeakable joy that accompanies testimony-driven inviting and faithful follow up among members of the Church the world over."

http://ldsliving.com/story/75472-184th-annual-general-conference-talk-summaries-photos

Elder Ballard quoted Doctrine and Covenants 88:73

Behold, I will hasten my work in its time.

 

He said that now is that time.   

 

Invitación del Élder Ballard

Tenemos una idea maravillosa de cómo pueden tener aun mayor apoyo a su misionero y ayudarles a que sean más animados acerca de la obra de salvación. Esto es algo que nos sentimos muy impresionados compartir con ustedes. Aquí es como llegó a ser nuestra idea.

Cuando estábamos en el Seminario para los Presidentes de Misión con el Elder Ballard, él nos repitió lo que había dicho en la Conferencia General de octubre de 2013. “Yo animé a los miembros a orar para ser guiados a una persona por lo menos la cual podrían entender una invitación a aprender acerca del evangelio restaurado…”

En esta última conferencia general él sugirió que los miembros pudieran ser más involucrados en la obra misional si podrían invitar a alguien una vez al trimestre para ser enseñado por los misioneros de tiempo completo.

¡Creemos que si ustedes toman esta invitación y hacer justo lo que dice y después, las comparten sus experiencias con su misionero, que sería la mejor cosa que podrían hacer para apoyar y animar a su misionero! También, puede crear un mejor lazo entre ustedes mientras comparten experiencias e ideas.

Conocemos un libro maravilloso que tiene muchas ideas para ayudarnos a ser miembros misioneros. Se llama, “El Poder de Misioneros Diarios” (The Power of Everyday Missionaries) por Clayton M. Christensen. Es disponible por Deseret Book. También hay un sitio web a everydaymissionaries.org que tiene una versión gratis de este libro en español! Se puede encontrar esta edición gratis en Español En la parte del fondo de la página inicial bajo "otros idiomas". Hay ideas en este sitio web de cómo ser un “misionero diario”. El Hermano Christensen nos promete que si queremos sentir el espíritu en nuestras propias vidas y en las de nuestras familias, que la mejor cosa que podemos hacer es de compartir el evangelio. Es un libro maravilloso y será una gran ayuda para ustedes en sus esfuerzos misionales!

También, hay un sitio web en lds.org para ayudarnos.

http://www.lds.org/training/wwlt/2013/hastening (Sólo tiene que cambiar el idioma a español)

Nuestro yerno Jake es el líder de la obra misional en su barrio y nuestra hija Liz es misionera del barrio en su barrio en Michigan. Esto es el Plan de la Misión para la Familia que ellos crearon para usar en su barrio. Esto es una buena manera para fijar metas específicas como familia. Será tan maravilloso para ustedes poder compartir los éxitos y desafíos con sus misioneros. ¡Qué bendición será para su familia entera!

Si le gustaría tener una copia más clara de esta Plan de la Misión de la Familia en Ingles se puede ver lo al ir al siguiente sitio.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fjls53aqme5xgfe/Hoja%20de%20trabajo%20del%20plan%20de%20la%20misi%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20familia.jpg

 

Para ayudar a los miembros lograr esta meta, el Elder Ballard extendió una invitación a todos los miembros, independiente de llamamientos que tienen, de obtener una copia de Predicad Mi Evangelio.

“Léanla, estúdienla y luego apliquen lo que aprendan a fin de comprender cómo llevar almas a Cristo mediante la invitación y el seguimiento,” dijo el Elder Ballard

Él preguntó, “¿Tienen siquiera una idea de las extraordinarias bendiciones de la gracia expiatoria que recibiremos, tanto individual como colectivamente, de acuerdo con la promesa del Señor a todos los que testifiquen al participar en invitar almas a venir a Él, y después dar seguimiento a esas invitaciones?”

“Si hacemos seguimiento, el Señor no nos fallará.”

“He visto el gozo indescriptible que acompaña a la invitación motivada por el testimonio y el seguimiento fiel que ocurre entre los miembros de la Iglesia por todo el mundo.”

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/following-up?lang=spa

El Elder Ballard citó Doctrina y Convenios 88:73

He aquí, apresuraré mi obra en su tiempo.

Él dijo que la hora es ahora.

It is Autumn in the Patagonia