What a Weird Change

We were all in the district meeting and at the very end, the zone leaders said ´All of Paitití needs to stay, we have to say something´ so after everyone left, they told us that there were going to be some changes. Some transfers. Then one by one they told us that we were going to be leaving to Santa Cruz (the city). until they wiped out the entire Paitití area. 

Now were living in the offices with the secretaries. Its such a drastic change and its weird. However, I'm willing to accept change and to continue to work for the Lord in the best way that I can. I will continue trying to be the best I can, and helping people. 

There's not a lot to say, I'm mostly just sad that I'm not going to be the the Brazilian dude, cuz I was going to learn Portuguese to be able to talk to Mckay and Katie, but its ok because I have a testimony that the transfers are inspired, even the emergency ones. 

I love you guys and hope you have an awesome week! write me some letters :P

Elder Hilton

New Comp, Same Area

This week was a week of miracles. I don't know why or how but I feel very humbled and grateful for the many miracles I witnessed this week. We had three big ones in just one day. 

One Hermana got an answer about the Book of Mormon and shes going to change her church. 
One Hermana and Hermano decided that they want to get married and baptized!!!
And one Hermana had a bunch of doubts but during the last prayer, she just started crying and we had another confirmation about the truthfulness of the message in that moment. 

I love this work and I love the opportunity I have to act as an instrument in the Lords hands.

My new comp is from Brazil!!!! Its going to be AWESOME cuz my cousin Mckay got his mission call to Brazil! So Im going to learn Portuguese in order to be able to talk to him afterwards! 

Im really excited for this week and Ill have a lot to tell you all about it cuz we have a lot of big goals and plans :D love you all!
Elder Hilton

A week of laziness

Well the elections were this week and in La Paz people died so we had to stay inside for 3 days straight. AGAIN!!! hahaha. But it was good. I rededicated myself this week. I knew that my current potential wasn't being reached due to my lack of commitment to the Lord. People are so real, and I know that if I do what they want me to do they'll be happy, and if I don't they,ll be upset. 

But the Lord, we don't see him. We have to exercise faith in order to do what pleases him before our own will. But I recommitted to serving him with diligence, Helping other missionaries patiently, studying with desire, developing my talents, and enduring with grit. I know that this new personal commitment will help me to do what I know is right and not what others tell me is right. I had been studying Isaiah and I was able to understand a lot of it.

Nephi said that in these days, we would be able to understand the words of Isaiah. and its true! With a diligent study and a prayer, you guys can understand it,. Read 1st and 2nd Nephi, focusing on the parts from Isaiah and you'll find some amazing mysteries that will help you understand what is to come before the second coming of Christ and you'll learn of the promises that the Lord made to Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. Its incredible. 

We did a little barbecue in the house this week haha! it was awesome...

This dude taught me how to weld! It was sooo cool. Maybe Ill get a job from it after haha

A week of potential energy!

We have about 9 families progressing towards their baptism and were doing all we can to help them! I feel like at least 4 of them are really going to pregress towards a true conversion by the end of February! :D I feel blessed and special to have an area with people that have been prepared to hear the message of the restaration. 

This weekend we arent going to be able to leave the house for 4 days because of carnaval. Its a party that everyone does on the streets where they fill balloons of paint and throw them at everyone. So we just stay inside to avoid it. Because of that we might write this saturday instead of next monday.


Heres a pic of me on top of this water tower looking out over the border of my area. SO pretty

I bought these cool hats, ties and belts. Heres some pics.

I love the gospel. The Book of Mormon is such an incredible blessing. Read 3 Nephi 9-28 and youll also realize the power of the book. I love being able to bless peoples lives with the stories in this book. Im super grateful towards Nephi, and all the profets who have sacrificed so much to make it possible for us. And these men have left this legacy. They have helped us to know of Christ. Now I want to leave a mark. I want to do all I can to help people know of Christ. Ill do it by sharing this book with as many people as I can. I invite you guys to do the same :D 
LOVE YOU GUYS
Elder Hilton

Get lost in this work

Where does true happiness come from?

For me it comes in harmony with God. When I know that Im good with Him, I feel at peace, and even if there are problems here on earth, I have the peace to know that Im ok with Him. 

Can we help someone to know the gospel if we dont love them? 
I dont believe so because I feel SO MUCH love for my converts. And Ive taught people before without loving them and they never got baptized. 

Im really happy because this neighboorhood super far out is full of families that want to know the gospel. Theres 9 families that arent memebers and theres 6 families that are either less active families or families of converts. Were going to send a bus out there this sunday to pick them all up! Its going to be the best to see them there! :D

I love you guys and I hope you know that I have a testimony of the truthfulness of this gospel and I desire that EVERYONE has it in their lives. And I know that the only way to share it is to live it. SO LIVE IT AND LOVE IT!!!:D 

My first convert is turning in her papers to go on the mission!!!! The joy I feel from hearing that strengthens my testimony of the truthfullness of this work. I know that this way, we will be able to live in harmony with God and with eachother forever with those that are perfected in Christ through the covenents in the church that are administered by the very power that Chirst posseses. The power of the priesthood. One day we will be formed and perfected until this power flows through us even as it flows through our Heavenly Father as he creates planets and spirit children. This is the way to obtain the true happiness, only through Him, Jesus Christ.

In order to know if this is true and start walking the path to arrive there, the way that has been prepared in this day is to read the Book of Mormon and pray to know if it is true. We were visiting with an investigator that had already visited with Elders a lot of times and my comp felt the impression to invite her to pray right then and there. And we all got on our knees and she asked if these things were true... we all felt a very strong and peaceful feeling. When it was time to go I commented that I didnt want to get up and leave still because of the peace that I was feeling, and everyone sat there for a minute in agreement and then we got up and left. I invite anyone who still doesnt feel sure about these things : The Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith, The Church, to pray and ask God if these things are true, and if you do so with faith, you WILL recieve a witness and thats how youll start your journey on the path thats been established by Christ to come back to the presence of your Heavenly Father.
I love you guys, have a good week.

Elder Hilton

THE BEST WEEK ON THE MISSION

I had the best week on the mission this week. Why? Because I forgot my personal interests and just worked to help the people in my area to come to Christ the best I could. There were two results: 

1. I forgot about myself, my worries, my life before the mission, my hunger, my thirst, how tired I was. All I wanted to do was work. And I was HAPPY I was sincerely happy. I just wanted to keep working and I didn't even realize that today was Pday!

2. The Fruits: 19 investigators in sacrament meeting. 8 with a baptismal date. And I'm making friendships that I'll never lose.
Now I know how important it is to recognize that God has given me this blessing. If I continue to work with humility and diligence, then God will continue to bless me and the people around me. Read Alma 26. That's how I feel :D 

I love you guys and I share this with you because I know that the joy that God gives us in this work is so great. And its available to you as well. All it requires is that you work. That you forget yourself and serve your brothers and sisters so that they may be healed spiritually by being baptized and by being active. I invite you all to search one missionary experience this week and share it with me next monday. 

I love you all

Elder Hilton

La semana de 2016

This week was a good week to learn how to be obedient. I learned that there's no such thing as luck and bad luck. Its all based on obedience to the basic laws of nature and of God. If you eat bad food, you get sick. If you disobey, you'll be sad and you wont receive blessings. I'm going to be more obedient this year. 

I hope you all have an excellent first week of the year and that you can start off with a bang achieving the goals you have. 

Here's a pic of my lamb and of the lady that cooks dinner for us. 
Love you guys.

Elder Hilton