Rhett - Asadooooo

Holaaaa,

Espero que todo esta bien ahi. Esta semana fue super copado!

It’s been a good week! We had a lot of good stuff happening over here. We have been just trying to be really bold and direct with our investigators to help them understand that we are here to change their lives and help them to follow Christ and help them receive all the blessings He has in store for them! Why not make the changes now, so you can be happy now and receive the blessings now. We had confidence that the Lord would soften their hearts and they would understand and I can say that we’ve seen some great things happen.

On Thursday we visited Mirla and Clemente and talked about eternal families and how they can be sealed and be together for time and eternity. They seemed to like that a lot and we explained that the way they can prepare is by taking the first step towards baptism. We put a date to get married and be baptized the next day and they accepted! We then shared our testimonies and told them about how they can prepare for baptism by going to church and that we knew the Lord would bless them if they could make the sacrifice and effort to go church. This past Sunday was also Mother’s Day here in Argentina so it would even be a greater sacrifice. They said ok and invited us to come to their house after church to have lunch and celebrate Mother’s Day with them. On Sunday Mirla, Clemente and their son Mattias all came to church! Haha it was so great to see them there, and I just pray that they can keep feeling the Spirit and have the help needed to follow!!

Man there are so many things that happen out here, I just don't have time to write it all, but I am very grateful to be here and a part of this great work. Thinking about what I wrote above, it is amazing how our God has prepared such a perfect plan and way to prepare us to return one day to live with Him. Through the small steps we take in our lives: Faith, repentence, baptism, partaking of the sacrament, going to the temple, all these steps bring us closer to Him. Through the small things, God can make big things happen. I hope you all have a great week! Love you

Elder Reilly

Trent

Love ya and miss ya! Thanks for the sports update. Dang that’s so sweet that the Lakers have Rajon Rondo and Lebron James. Do they still have the Ball kid from California? I’m excited to see them when I get back. But for now I'm focused on the mish!

Everything is going great. Maria Elena came to church again and is progressing really well. She fulfills every committment so she will surely be baptized the 10th of November. Luis came to church again too. We explained really clearly to him the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the importance of true repentance and coming unto God with a broken heart and a contrite spirit. He could finally understand and now he's preparing himself to be baptized next month.

I love this work. Im just trying to be the best can every day! I’ll sprint through the finish and dive! Till next week!

Elder Reilly

Trent

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There’s always moments we can take advantage of to share the gospel and there’s always people prepared to hear it.  This week was awesome! IRMA GOT BAPTIZED! I had the priviledge of baptizing her. I’ll send a pic. She is so converted to the Gospel and she will never fall away! She was just so full of joy when she got baptized and confirmed the next day. She was a former member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church and she received a testimony that our church was true though the Book of Mormon! She says she now knows what was missing! It was such a cool experience! I love being a missionary and getting to have experiences like that.Leo and Sole and Luis are doing good but they aren't ready to be baptized yet. We had to move their baptismal dates forward.

I love this work and I'm excited to SPRINT it out to the finish! Love ya! Till next week!

Elder Reilly

Rhett

Hey mom and dad!

Sorry I don't have much time to write today so this will be the only email sorry!!! But mom that is awesome that your scan came out clean, I like it!! You have been strong and I know the Lord has been watching over our family. Unfortunately we didn't have anyone come to church this week. There have been a lot of storms and rain here so it’s been a little difficult for them to make it out. But we really are trying and doing our part and it’s up to them and their agency to really choose and be commit to follow. But I like what you said dad about really testifying and telling them how important it really is to commit now. Salvation is at hand here, we can’t afford to waste time and let it pass away! We have really been trying and inviting every lesson, and I have been able to see how the Lord is opening many hearts and allowing them to accept a date. This week we were able to put a lot of baptismal dates down and we’re gonna work to putting more this week! Thanks for praying for them, I know the Lord is listening and He will help them to understand. I just really pray that we can have the spirit with us and be BOLD enough to help them really feel the truth!!! AHHH, my testimony has seriously grown so much from being here, I can’t deny that it’s true! Really I'm going to do everything I can, and if they don't decide to accept at least I know I did my part. I really like this scripture in 

Alma 26:11-12. But Ammon said unto him: I do not boast in my own strength, nor in my own wisdom; but behold, my joy is full, yea, my heart is brim with joy, and I will rejoice in my God.

12 Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God, for in his strength I can do all things; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will praise his name forever.

God can do all things, there are miracles ahead!! MUCH love

Elder Reilly

Rhett

Hola familia!

Man it was a good week!! Conference was awesome no!! President Nelson is really doing an awesome job helping guide the church. How great is it to know that there is a prophet today on the Earth to lead and guide the Lord’s work. I really liked how a lot of the talks were about taking upon us the name of Christ. It is true that there are so many distraction today in our world and things that take us away from the things that God wants us to have. In everything we do, it reflects on Him. If we really stand up for Him in the world we will be able to overcome all the bad things and distractions and really be able to see things as He sees them and experience more blessings and happiness than we can imagine. How great would the world be if everyone really could see as Christ saw? And do as He did? That motivated me a lot and made me want to continue to strive to be better!

But this week was great as well! We have continued to work with Mirla, Clemente, and Mattias. They are a really special family and I feel like they are like our best friends. It’s crazy how here we meet people and in about 2 weeks you come to love them and become best friends. I really have come to love them and we are trying to do everythiong we can to help them make the gospel a part of their lives. This past week we have taught a lot about the commandents and why they are important. We had a lesson with them yesterday and they are really understanding well and understand how it will bless their lives and their family. Please pray for them that they will keep understanding and can receive an answer to know these things are true! It has made me think about how the commandents really are for our good and can bless our lives if we are constantly trying to obey them. But there are good things happening here, I'm just really grateful for this opportunity I have to serve and be a member of this church! The church is ture! I hope you all have a great week, love you guys! 

Elder Reilly

Trent

We got a washing machine finally haha. No more hand washing!

Trent

Hola everyone!

This week was so great! We all of the sudden have so many investigators that we can’t even go see them all so we’ve had to focus our efforts on those who are most progressing. We have 6 investigators who have accepted baptisimal dates this month and who still continue committed to those dates. Irma, Luis, Leo, y Sole came to church this week. Irma is progressing a ton! She is ready to be baptized the 13th and excited for it. She accepts and keeps all the committments and for that reason she just keeps progressing. The other day she made us homemade bread and buñuelitos and homemade jam. She’s like my argentine grandma haha. Luis is a former boxer who has almost lost all his vision because he got hit too many times in the eyes. Hes about 35 years old. He's a beast! He has already received an answer from God that he needs to be baptized the 20th. Leo and Sole are a young MARRIED:)))))) couple. They loved church and have also committed to be baptized the 20th! 

Así que the work is doing great and la COSECHA ya viene! I love being a missionary! There’s nothing better than helping all to come unto Christ. Love you and miss you all! Till next week!

Elder Reilly

Rhett

Hola Familia!!

I hope all is good over there! I want to just start off by saying congratulations mom on finishing chemo! AHHH that makes me so happy, what a beast mom!! 

But I cant believe it’s already October, time is flying by sooo fast! I’m still still here in Ruta with Elder Esse. There is a lot of good stuff happening over here. It’s been a little slow the past couple of weeks with finding some new people to teach that really want to progress, so we have been praying a lot lately to find some families that really need the gospel in their lives and that have a desire to accept and follow in the gospel. We have been working really hard and have seen how the Lord is listening and is answering our prayers. 

One example of that was last week we were looking for some new people and we contacted a lady named Graciela. She let us pass by and share with her and we had a good lesson with her and she told us she lives with her husband and 2 kids. She said we could come back another day and we did and we able to teach her again. She understood really well when we taught her about the Restoration but told us she didn't know if she could follow unless her husband was ok with it. So this past week we have been trying to plan things out so we could talk to her husbsnd and teach the whole familiy together. And yesterday we passed by and the whole family was there! Her husband came to the front gate and invited us in and we were able to teach the whole family together. We got to talking with him and He was really open with us and we were able to have a great lesson. We gave them the invitation to pray about what we taught to really know if it’s true so that their family could follow and experience the blessing the gospel brings as a family. They said they would and said we could come back another day to share more. It doesn't seem like a very big experience or anything but it really made me feel and think how Heavenly Father is always listening. We’ve been wanting to find and teach a family open to the gospel and He led us to find them. I know that prayer is real and God will always answer when we sincerely ask and do our part. I just really hope we can be led and find all those that are ready to listen and act in the gospel! I dont want to miss any! Have a good week. Love you guys

Elder Reilly