Monday, June 11, 2018

Week 100 - The Lord's Time

June 11, 2018

Solid week. 

This week was a little frustrating, we got a lot of work done during the whole week, but I fely like things just aren't happening fast enough. Either way the Lord is working, too. During Sacrament meeting, I was thinking "Why isn't everyone progressing, and why aren't we getting the success?"

Then I felt something say "Chill out, I'm working too"

2 minutes later a member showed up with a new investigator (God giving me a little slap in the face)

Thats about the biggest news on the week. 

Read your scriptures and pray daily, and have an unbreakable faith in whatever you may be doing!

Love you all!!


Another Selfie

Week 99 - Subway, Meetings & Interviews

June 4, 2018

This week was very, well pretty much like every other week
We did find a Subway close by our church, and we have gone many times in this last week.

Tuesday we had our district meetings, Wednesday was Interviews with President, and then other than that, just the general missionary work. 

We had 2 baptisms, Dana and Priscilla Levy, who fell through on Sunday, but we are going to see if we can do them this Saturday.

Recently we found a family named, the Renna Family. They are members from a while back, and have a ton of grandchildren and children who came to church on Sunday! So we are working on reactivating and baptizing there.

Thats pretty much it. Sorry, if I'm boring
Love you all






Week 98 - Baptism and Disney World

May 28, 2018

Another Good week!

I have to say sorry to my mom first though, because I didn't take a single picture this week...

This week we were able to find a lot of cool new people! 

We found a Lady named Esther Renna. She is an inactive member of the Church, but she is super excited to come back. She has around 7 grandchildren that she wants to be baptized as well, Named, Santiago, Thiago, Luisana, Macarena, Nahir and Milena!! They're great!

Also we found another less active family, the Molla family, and they have two Grand Daughters who want to baptized! Priscilla and Dana. Priscilla is 10, and she came up to me on Sunday and said, "I need to talk to you after church. I need to be baptized and you need to teach me" hahaha! She wants to get baptized so bad! She told me "I only want to do 2 things. Be Baptized, and go to Disney World" hahaha

Thats about it for the week, Love you all!!


Mom edit: He did end up sending me a selfie ;)

Week 97 - More Effective Ways of Working

May 21, 2018

What a Week!

Tuesday, Elder Martinez was transferred, and I began my final Transfer with Elder Cunningham from Idaho Falls! When I had 6 months in the Mission I saw him begin! Later I was his district leader and then his Zone Leader. Now, He's gonna kill me!! Hahaa Plus he plays Basketball so I'm pumped!

Wednesday we just went so hard at work! He's a hard worker so this is gonna be a great experience!

Thursday we had the first ever Mission Conference! We have been together before, but we were with other missions as well to see Apostles speak. But this was the first time we were authorized to get the whole mission together for a conference!!

We completely changed the way that we work! When I got here to the mission, we didn't work very well with the members, we just spent the whole day with them in a time wasting way. So we had to completely abandon passing by for the because of the bad habit in the mission.

Since I got here, we started working purely through our own personal working! Finding people through contacts and knocking doors, and in all possible ways using our own effort. We have learned a lot over these 2 years on how to do it effectively.

Now, its time for us to go back to the members, but in an effecitve way. Now we are going to work with the less actives. We are going to use all the Less Actives as a reference point, teaching their neighbors, friends and family members who are not members of the church. We will also be using their Ministers to teach them. 

Our goal is to Invite those who are not members to repent and be baptized. But in this new way we will be taking advantage of the opportunity to reactivate AND teach the members how to be ministers, with out wasting any time at all! 

As Zone Litoral, and having the assistants in our Zone, we tested this new way starting last month. Now in this month of May, we have already baptized 22 people (The previous record in our Zone was 16).
Not to focus in on a number, but it just showed us how the Mission will change and baptize 1000s more. 

Lastly as a mission, we have set up temple trips to take all the recent converts to the temple, to be able to retain them and keep them strong!

"As the World´s darkness darkens, The Light of Truth and of the Restored Church will only become Brighter, and more clearly distinguishable"

I'm so grateful to have seen the last 2 years of work, and to have seen all the revelations and changes that have led us to this point as a mission! The Lord has hastened his work and will continue doing so

I Testify that he guides us in his work.

To finish off the week, on Saturday, Ruben and Else Peña were sealed for all time and eternity! And my emotions cannot describe the opportunity that we had to take them through the temple, and be present in the Sealing!

I Love You All!!

Love Elder Ryan


1 - My Mission Lineage! (My son, Smith, his son, Vega, his two sons, Garcia and Campbell, and Campbells son, Rodriguez. Right to Left)
2 - CCM Trio
3 - The Reyna Family
4 - Last Leadership Council






Week 96 - Mother's Day Call

May 14, 2018

So yesterday we got to skype with the fam!! Happy Mothers Day to my Wonderful Mom!! Also Happy Mothers day to my Grandma Peggy and Kathy! As well To Taylor and Kallie!!! 

This week was so difficult to get out and work, so many things to do and manage, yet the Lord still blesses! We found so many new people, inactive families, and just pure miracles! I'm excited for this last transfer, big changes and big things will happen.

I Just want to leave you all with a quote from President Nelson, when he came last year to visit in Argentina. On Sunday, Elder Batalla (a 70 that lives in our ward) reminded us of this quote:

Some youth asked Pres. Nelson : "What will be the biggest problem for the future of the Church"

Nelson Replied "Managing the Growth! The world will grow in darkness, and will continue to become darker and darker. But the Light of the Truth, only shines brighter in Darker places, and many will recognize it"

Don't become discouraged, hold to the Light!! 

Love you all!!
Elder Ryan






Week 95 - The Streak has ENDED!

May 7, 2018

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAYD!! Te quiero y espero que pudieras disfrutar el día con tu nuevo hijito!!


So the exciting news this week, is that my 22 month streak of not getting bit by a dog has ended. In a country infested by 100s and 100s of dogs everywhere, this could be considered a miracle. 

We knocked a door this week, and this huge German Shepard came out. It walked up to the fence, then all of a sudden it jumped the fence and bit my arm. It hurt, and even with 2 layers of clothes on, the punk made me bleed. 

But I lived to tell the tale so, we´re all good.

This week was a little difficult, we found a ton of people, but few came to church. Teo (one of our investigators) was supposed to be baptized Sunday, and just didn't show up. We are still not too sure on what happened.

But overall. All is well! 

Love you all!! Have a great week!!


Love, Elder Ryan





Elder Taylor came to visit with his parents