It got really hot this week... - Mon July 24, 2017 4:22 PM

 Monopoly was on sell for 200 pesos this week at Walmart. Awesome, right?

Dear friends and family,

After all of the rain the past two weeks, I thought we would keep getting a break from the heat, but... it got really hot this week. 

The good news is, we have been finding a ton of awesome people. One of our new investigators is super amazing. We gave her a pamphlet of the Restauration, and we went back and she said, "I read it. Like twice. It's interesting. I want to learn a lot more!" We gave her a Book of Mormon, and when we went back to ask her how it was, she looked at us and said, "I couldn't really understand it. I had to read it twice, but this is what I understood." (I won't put what happens in the Book of Mormon, I would want to spoil anything for you guys when you want to read it) and proceeded to tell us happened in the first twelve chapters of first nephi.

It made me kind of think for  a little bit. I mean, I think we can understand the Book of Mormon without really understanding what we need to. Sometimes, we need to go back and read something again in order to understand what is happening better. Or even just to get a little bit of help out when we need. Reading the Book of Mormon is a life long challenge, and it is awesome! It really is the keystone of our religion, and, when studied with all the words of the sacred prophets in the Bible or those of the Latter-Days, it will bring you closer to God. I know that is true. 

I love you guys, and hope you have a week as wonderful as you are!

Love,

Elder DuBose

We had an activity as a branch to get the young kids to invite their friends to the church. It was a futbol tournament and it was followed by a basketball and volleyball tournament. 

The jersies we bought for the tournament

And

more Monopoly.

And the rain rain rain came down down down... - Mon July 17, 2017 5:05 PM

Dear friends and family,

This week it rained and rained and rained. I never knew that it could rain so much in one week. The best part was that we couldn't find anyone to teach for a few hours in one of those days. 

But, I would definatly do all of that again. We had one investigator come to church this week. And what happened next made all of that worth the wet shoes and the wetter Elder DuBose. Elder Cornejo was talking to her after all the meetings, and she told us that she would like to get baptised. We had only taught her one lesson. 

Miracles are real, but they often come after you have done all that you can and think that you are at the point of giving up.

I love you guys. Keep on keeping on.

Love,

Elder DuBose

  Elder Cornejo in rain gear

  I think it's me eating a tuna.(that fruit you get from cactus. It was so good.)

 Celebrating an elder's year mark

 Our district

and 

Elder Cornejo's drawing of me.

Yeah, I'm not going to do that - Mon July 10, 2017 4:25 PM

 Just a selfie of me and my comp.

Dear friends, family, and anyone else on this list,

We went to go pick up one of our golden investigators this week. Umm... that was kind of a let down. She lives behind the Walmart that we have here in Matehuala and a pack of semi wild dogs kind of gaurd her door. To make a long story less interesting, we almost got attacked by a pack of semi wild dogs this sunday! And... she wasn't home. Her brother has been struggling with a few things, and she had to go to the hospital with him this Sunday. 

It's kind of a bummer that when good things start to happen that all kinds of bad things start to happen too. Really, it makes me kind of sad to think about that, but then I think of the plan of Salvation. This life is a series of tests to prepare us more fully for the eternities. It won't be easy, but it definatly won't get easier if you stop doing the simple things. Just like in math, you need to know and do the basics in order to answer the haredest questions. And, in life, the basics are prayer, scripture study, going to church, and keeping the commandments. The more we do that, the easier the test will be come. I've seen that a lot in my life and I can testify of that. 

Love you guys, and have the best week ever!

Love,

Elder DuBose

p.s. my collection of cool things I've got, 

Elder Cornejo drawing my plan of salvation

The same moon

 that you all see every night.

 Another selfie of Elder Cornejo and me.

Matehuala, Round 2 - Mon July 3, 2017 2:29 PM

Dear Friends and Family,

We had transfers this week, and I'm sure that you can tell by the title that Elder Cornejo and I are going to be in Matehuala together for the next six weeks. It should be awesome! 

This week was pretty good. We didn't have a lot of chances to teach a lot of lessons. (For some reason, everyone has been going on vacations. What's that all about?) But we got to meet a lot of cool people, and we had some really amazing lessons throughout the week. 

We even had a family in the chapel again. That was exciting! 

God lives. He loves us. He is our Father in Heaven, and He wants nothing more than for us to return to His presence. For that, He proportioned a plan. That plan is found restored here, in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He restored that plan, His Gospel, and His Chruch through a young boy named Joseph Smith. That began the final dispensation of the Gospel. We have a living profet today. Through revalation, Christ guides this church just as He did in days of Old. I know that is true.

Love you guys!

Love,

Elder DuBose

p.s. Can't figure out how to send pictures on this computer. Hopefully next week!

Two hours to San Luis and back again! - Mon June 26, 2017 4:00 PM

A beautiful Matehualan sunset

Dear friends and family,

We had a week of miracles this week. We had a zone conference in San Luis, and that is a huge deal for us. We are about two hours away from San Luis, and it becomes a two or three day kind of thing for us. 

But despite basically loosing three days, we managed to commit somone to baptism and we had three investigators in the Sacrament Meeting! And those three investigators, wow. We hadn't been able to meet with them in like the past two weeks. I honestly was so worried that they were going to be done, but then, we were waiting for the sacrament meeting to start, and they walked in! I was so happy!

God really does answer prayers. He'll never take away somone's right to chose, but He'll do all He can. I know he is there, and that He loves everyone of us. He really is our Father. 

Love you guys!

Love,

Elder DuBose

A big old Spider