07/14/13 " That Was Fast!"

It was sure good to read your great emails and sounds like you are all doing really well! I couldnt believe how fast this week went by! we were pretty busy this week, we had zone interviews so we accompanied president as he went around to the other zones and interviewed all the missionaries. We did that tue-fri so we will be starting again tomorrow until friday to finish up the last 4 zones. We had the opportunity to give training at every zone and it was a really great experience! it was interesting to see how the spirit worked at every zone and how different it turned out. ive learned it giving any type of training of lesson, whoever you are teaching they really play a big role in what the end result will be. some training we gave this week was really good because the zone was participating! others were ok but not as good. it was a great experience and Elder and i had a good time! i really enjoy being able to do that. Im also excited to see how this week will end up because we have four more to do. I sure have learned a lot working closely with president and it gets better everyday! Despite how busy we were, we still found time to go out and get some good work in. We have really been focusing on working with members and doing the best we can to incorporate them in every lesson. i testify that having a member present and a member that is a good friend for that person makes all the difference. yesterday we had a family show up that hasnt really been progressing at all and because this great family fellowshipped them they ended up coming to church and having a good experience! The same happened with this one family we are teaching that is getting close to their baptism. They still need to do more on their part but they are doing great considering the circumstances. The Lord continues to bless us out here, it has been the best experience to go from giving training in zone interviews to getting back to urdaneta and headed out to work and still see the hand of the Lord everywhere we go! I really am enjoying everyday out here and trying my best to fulfill these responsibility. I hope you are trying to look for missionary opportunities despite how busy you are. You'll be surprised how the Lord will prepare the way and nothing will be better then helping someone come to the knowledge of their Redeemer. I love you and thank you for everything! times flying! nagmamahal, Elder Machen