Transfers!!! January 19, 2015

Family and Friends,

This week was awesome! We have been working super hard and have been receiving the blessings for our work. We have seen many miracles and it is such a great opportunity to be a part of this amazing work. I am so grateful to be here in Mexico!

Well we had a miracle for the final week of the transfer. 8 days ago me and Elder Pace were running around everywhere trying to get people to church, trying to help people understand what was going on and trying to help the other missionaries in our district. Well, we were super busy and just trying to get into sacrament meeting where we could relax for a few minutes. Well after about 30 minutes we had to run out into the hall to grab something. We walked out there and there was a woman standing at the end of the hall with her 13 year old daughter Fernanda. Usually I wouldnt think anything of it but I decided to shake their hands and ask if they were members of the church because I had never seen them before. The mom said {No, but my daughter wants to be)

Well as a missionary those are about the best words you can possibly hear! She then went on to tell us that she had been to church 3 or 4 times with her aunt and that she has a bunch of cousins who have served missions. We made an appointment to go meet with her on Tuesday, went there, taught a lesson, asked her to be baptized on Sunday and she accepted!!! It was awesome! Her baptism yesterday went great and she even invited one of her cousins to come and baptize her!!! It was a great experience to see the Lord preparing people to receive his gospel. Elder Pace is going to continue working with Fernandas family!!

Well today we had trasfers and I got sent to the Pueblos again. The place is called Ixlawaca and its about 2 hours outside of mexico City! I am now working with Elder Montaño from Puebla Mexico. He has been in the mission for 6 weeks and I am going to finish training him! I am super excited to be in a new area and meet new people! This work is amazing and I am loving every second of it! 

Miracles Exist! put your trust in the Savior and he will provide a way!

Have a great week!

Elder Hirsch

 Elders from  our Zone

 Elder Hirsch and Elder Pace

Fernanda's Babtism

Our Ward Mission leader and ward member

Keltons Testimony January 12, 2015

 Our Zone on New Years

Me and Elder Pace at the Sweet Mall we went to last week

A Cool View we walked by

Family and Friends,

I have learned more in these past few months than I have learned in my entire life. These last few weeks here in Mexico have been awesome! We are having a lot of success and finding a bunch of people to teach. The mission is one of the best decicions I have ever made in my entire life. 

I dont have a ton of time to write you all because one hour just isnt enough to say everything I want to say. I just want to share my testimony of the the gospel and mission work!

I know that we have a Father in Heaven that lives and loves us. At times we feel like all we do is pass through trials and that life is hard. I know life isnt easy but it is simple. If we do everything the Lord asks, I know that he will bless us. I know that our Savior Jesus Christ suffered for every single one of our pains, trials, thoughts, and sins. He suffered so we dont have to. If we can learn to put our trust in the Lord in our difficult times he will take away our pain and allow us to press forward. The mission isnt easy, but it is a lot easier with the help of the Lord. I know that through the gospel of Jesus Christ we can find the only true happiness that this world has to offer. Life is easy if we do all that he asks of us! We are never to far from the path to return. Our savior is always on the path, it is our decision if we want to leave his reach. He is always there and want to help!

I love you all and appreciate all that you have done for me. I always hated when missionaries would send preachy stuff in their emails, but I have learned here that your mind just goes blank when you get to your email time and you just have to go with what comes to you. I appologize if it was a little too preachy this week.

I miss you all and hope you have a great week!

Elder Hirsch