August 5, 2013

I got the package with the picture!

These are a few members from Viana.

They are dating right now but they are both about to turn their papers in to serve Missions! The boy, his name is Helder, is a recent convert and will turn his papers in really soon because he is about to hit his year mark as a member.

Ok Thanks I will try it again this week. (debit card)

So I got the package, but the garment bottoms I got are way to big!:) I went on a division with Elder Wilhem this week and he said they would fit him so I am going to give the bottoms to him. President and Sister Merrill are going to South Africa next week and she said she could get us garment, so I will see if she can get me some and then I will let you know next week if you need to send me more bottoms or not.

(Will you please save) the emails you receive from me and I sent to family because I know there are a few experiences that I wrote to someone in the family that I was not able to get into my Journal.

Yes (the Merrills) did come into the apartment (for inspection). They did not really say anything; they literally just came in checked the apartment and then left. Elder Chandler has collected some bear\whiskey bottles that they saw and they thought was pretty funny so Sister took the whiskey bottle and posed with it and President took a picture.

Transfers happened this week. A new zone is being created and the new zone is going to be Huambo and Lubango (the provinces). Elder Wilson is going to be transferred to Lubango and be the one of the Zone Leaders there. Elder Hansen is coming back up and going to be the Zone leader with me! (Companions once again!)

There are three new elders confirmed coming this week and then possibly two more, but we are completely sure.

Gramps!

Thank you for the help! I sent the letter you sent me to my companion as well and he said "wow your grandpa is smart!" :)I just wanted to share some experiences we had with Ivandro these past couple of weeks! So the Sunday before I received your email my companion and I were having weekly planning and we were not sure what we should teach Ivanovo because the only thing he was lacking to be a member was smoking. So we kneeled down and said a prayer asking God for help. We finished the prayer and we thought a little bit more about what we should teach him and we felt we should teach him about desire and how is desire to be baptized needs to be greater then his desire to smoke! So that is what we felt we should teach him, then I got your email the following day and I felt like your email went perfectly along with what we had planned to teach him about desire! So then the following two weeks we basically lost contact with Ivandro. We tried to pass by his house a couple of times but he was not there. We also tried calling him but he did not answer or his phone was turned off. So that happed for about a week and a half. Then this past Thursday we finished a lesson and we needed to pass by two peoples houses before we went home, Garcia as well as Ivandro, but we only had time to pass by one of them. I knew that we would be back where Ivandro lives the next day and so we decided to go visit Garcia. As we were walking I had this pressing feeling that said to go to Ivandro´s house. I kind of pushed it away at first, but the pressing feeling continued. So I told my companion that I felt we needed to pass by Ivandro. So we went to his house instead and when we got there we found him outside his house just sitting on a motorcycle. He saw us and was so happy to see us and he said that he had just told one of his friends, who is a member of the church, to tell us to pass by his house. Also Ivandro said that he had plans to go record some music with a friend, but he said he was not sure if his friend was going to show up or not and so in the end he said that for what ever reason he just stayed home instead of going with his friend! And then a little bit later we showed up at his door! It was a really great Miracle that happened this week that I was very grateful for because we had almost lost complete contact with him!!

Anyways I just want to share that with you and I just wanted to tell you that I am so grateful to be your Grandson because you are such a great example to me! I love you tons grandpa and I take Pride in calling myself your grandson!!

Love you!!

Elder Tilley

Mom-One FS (Felt Spirit) experience I had was that I felt I should write some more FS experiences to you guys :) I will try and do better!

Love you Mom

Sorry I just don’t have a lot of time to write!

July 29, 2013

July 29, 2013

Yes I tried to take out about $90 the other day, but the ATM said that my bank would not allow it, so I did not get the money. Yes please (ask the bank)... that would be great! Maybe you could just tell the bank to leave my card open (meaning let me take it out of the ATM's here) then if it gets stolen then I will just tell the Merrills to email you and then you guys can lock it from there or something

1.) Yes, our visas only last a year, but my visa was already renewed awhile ago... so I am all good! :) We heard that all visas were cleared, but then I just heard that they might not be cleared, so we are still hoping and praying that the new missionaries will be able to come in.

2.) Zani actually lived in the other Elders area and then she moved to Cassequele, so I am not sure exactly what is going on with her.

3.) Just the little article that you sent me... (Ensign article about Angola (Aug 2013 p18). We only get the Conference issue of the Liahona... we do not get the monthly additions.

4.)Honestly not a whole lot of info to tell. Monday we normally get up clean the house and then go play soccer with the other missionaries, then go eat pizza and then go and do emails then go shopping and go home, chill for a little bit then go out proselyting for the rest of the night. Tuesday-Saturday. Wake up, get ready, study, leave the house, go eat lunch, come back for lunch or go to a member’s house for lunch, then teach for the rest of the day and come home, plan, eat dinner and then go to bed. Sunday is a similar thing just with Church in the Morning :) 

yeah if you could copy my emails that would be great! But only if you have time!!DONT do it while you are on Vacation!!!!

Love you Mom!!! I hope you have a great week!!!

Love Elder Tilley

(Dad)

Hey thanks for the update! That sounds way cool snorkeling and going to Hawaii!!! I am glad that you over came your fears though!! :) You said that you felt the spirit when the guy from Fiji spoke, but you said that it was in a different way... what did you mean that it was in a different way?

How are things going with work? Are you going to be able to open up the beginning of next month? 

Thanks for everything Pops!!?

Love you!

Elder Tilley

Preston

Hey Bro!

how are things going? What have you been up to during the summer? Are you balling it up or what? I hope that you are doing well!! 

I just want you to know that you better be practicing your bball skills because I am going to wreck you in 21 when I get back!

Love you so much man!!!!

I love you so much!!

Elder Tilley 

Yeah Bec! ~

Sorry I was not able to write you, I got distracted and I forgot to respond and then my time ran out! When I was in the taxi going home last week I remembered that I did not write you and I said out loud "crap!" the missionary said "what is the matter?" I said "I forgot to write my little sister!" That is cool that you got to go to a Catholic Mass. Being a Missionary I have learned a lot about other Religions and a lot of other religions have some weird Doctrine! And I thought the same thing..."If people think we are weird they should check out these other churches!"

How did the Nike tournament go? Did you play well? 

So maybe this week we can move on to another topic... how about "Faith" This time we can both study some more scriptures and then we can share some of the scriptures that we found as well... sound good?

I hope that you have a fantastic spiritually filled week!!

Love you tons!!

SPARLEY BUNS POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Elder Tilley

July 22, 2013

A few missionaries eating pizza together after playing soccor! Sorry I am not in it I am taking the pic! 

Elder Fountain, Elder McCune, Elder Chatwin, Elder wilson, Elder Hannay, Elder Hyde. None of them are in my zone except Wilson (My companion).

1) No I haven’t gotten (the packages) yet. Maybe this week. No I am not desperate for the belt.

2.) It has been about the same with I. He has been with his parents in Viana so he was not able to come to church.

3.) (L and V) finally left for the provinces Sunday Morning and they should get married on Friday and then will be baptized on the 3rd of August if everything works out well. I was getting really worried that they would not leave and they would keep pushing back the marriage because there plan was to leave on a Wednesday then it went to Thursday then Friday then Saturday and then it got changed to the following Tuesday then Thursday then Friday Then Saturday Morning then Saturday Night and then Finally they left on Sunday! It was Miracle. Basically I called every single one of these days to see if they actually left or not, my heart just dropped over and over and over as they kept pushing it back day over and over again, but they finally left Sunday Morning so that was a blessing This pray for them because they still have to wait until Friday to get married so I am praying that nothing else happens!|

4.) I don’t think I have told you about Sergio. He is a reference from a member that was baptized in Cassequele. He was going to the Seventh Day of Venice church, but after a while he stopped going. The first time we met with him the only thing he wanted to know about this Book of Mormon. He would also ask us some "deep doctrine kind of stuff" like what the number 7 means and things like that, but we started teaching him and we taught about the Restoration and the Plan of Salvation and he always says, "this is really profound!" or "This is really dangerous" in a good way. He accepted to be baptized, but he has to get married first. We are also going to try and teach his wife as well. Unfortunately he has not been able to come to church yet. It was sad though because this morning when I woke up I got a message from him that said some one had broken into his home and stolen some things and broke his motorcycle and things like that. He said that no one was at home so no one was hurt, which was a good thing! But if you could keep him in your prayers as well that would be great!

Miracle Experience!

So the last week we had lost contact with Garcia and we were really busy so we were not able to pass by his house. So I went on a division with Elder Montgomery, in my area and we were trying to get a taxi but the taxi we needed was not there, So I decided to cross the road and try at another part of the road, while walking we met Garcia on the road and his arm was in a sling! I was not sure completely why but his hand was swollen. So that was on a Friday. Saturday we passed by and his arm was still in a sling, but he told us that he was sad that we had lost contact and so on Friday morning he prayed that we would be in contact. That very day was when we ran into him in the street!  Then on Sunday his arm was still in a sling and after church he said that it was really hurting him and so he had to go home right after church! I asked him if he wanted a blessing, he said yes! So Elder Wilson acted as voice and gave him a simple blessing. Then on Tuesday we saw him in the street and he gave me a big handshake with the arm that was bad and he said that once he left the church after the blessing his arm got better and he did not have any more problems with his arm! It was truly a Miracle!!

Love you Mom

Have  A GREAT WEEK!!

Love, Elder Tilley

July 15, 2013

In the computer lab that I am in we are not allowed to do downloads, so I cant watch the videos.

Wilson is the one closest to me. Guilierme (Guiliermy) is the one who baptized him. Guilierme also just turned in his mission papers and so he will receive his cal here in a Month or two!

1.) No I haven’t got (the packages) yet!

2.) It doesn’t get cold, but it is about as cold as it is going to get, but the weather is beautiful and perfect!! It is usually a little overcast 70-80 degrees and a nice breeze! It is really nice!! It was funny because when we went to play soccer the other day and President and Sister Merrill were there, and there was a little bit of a breeze and Sister Merrill is over their just shaking in her shoes saying it is soo cold!  But it felt really nice! It reminded me of you! :)

4.) I is actually doing really well. We talked about how smoking is not only affecting him, but affecting other people around him as well as his future kids and family! When we talked about that he realized how serious the situation was and he has been doing really well since!

L & V are doing pretty well! Their marriage was planned for this Friday, but (he) still was not done fixing his car for the trip to the provinces (where he is going to get married) so they had to move it back a week. But we are praying that everything will go well! Everything is pretty normal with our other investigators!

This Wednesday Elder Wilson and I are having our Zone Meeting, which is about 2-3 hours long. We are giving the training on the Restoration and what faith has to do with the restoration so we are praying the Spirit will be with us! 

Yes…Wilson did get baptized Saturday?

I really do like (pictures from home)…they don’t make me homesick! Please send them!

So I saw that you guys went to Gambling Hill! So I leave for a little over a year and my family goes off the deep end!!:) Gambling huh!:) haha JK :)

Sorry I meant Gambling Hall. It is in the second pic you sent me. It is on the sign right about Chelsy’s head!

Hey Gramps!

So we are teaching this boy named I, and he has smoked Marijuana for a long part of his life and he is having a hard time dropping it. This past week he has been doing pretty well and has gone for 4-5 days without smoking now, so he is doing well, but I was just wandering if you had any advice for me on how I can help him drop smoking completely!?

Thanks 

I hope that your week has been going well so far! Grandma told me that you guys went to the cabin and had some good alone time, I hope that was fun for you guys!

Love you tons Gramps!!

Elder Tilley

Wow Mom that sound a little dark for you! Punching someone in the nose:) haha!  I know you would not do such a thing! She probably didn’t realize what she was doing or what you were doing for her. I am sure if she knew she probably would not have done it... (ok well maybe she still would have... but I am suppose to give words of comfort right? Not make things worse! :) )

Well I am glad I am not the only one that has a Natural Man coming out every once and a while!

Love you too!!

Here is the letter I sent to bec

Bec!

Yep I am doing well! I hope that you are doing well!

This past week I watched a film called "Special Witnesses" And it is a film of the 12 Apostles and the First Presidency giving their testimonies and their Special Witnesses of Jesus Christ! The film was so powerful and the Spirit was very strong! You should study a little bit about what Special Witness means and then watch this film! Mind blowing and Spiritually Powerful!!! I love it!

Love you so much Bec!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope that you have a spiritually filled week!!

Love you Tons!

Sparkley Buns Power

Elder Tilley

Love you Mom!! have a great week!^

Com Amor

Elder Tilley