Sorry last week we
didn`t have much time to write because my companion broke his foot getting off
from the bunk bed. He can actually walk on it so all is good. This week
we actually found a girl who is the cousin of a member and she is 24 years old.
We taught her early this week and in the closing prayer she asked if this was
true and she started to cry. The spirit is awesome. She came to church
yesterday and she really liked it. She is going to get baptized the 20th if not
the 13th which we are going to push for. Sorry about photos. I really haven`t
had time and I really haven`t had much to take pictures of. I will try to take
more this week. I haven`t heard anything about what is going to happen this
week. We will just continue like normal. Hopefully we will be able to meet
President Torres, sounds like he will be awesome. Anyways a scripture to take a
look at that is awesome for this week is 1 Nephi 3:17-19. It is a great
scripture for this week. Tell Grandma thank you for me. I bought a super sweet
Jacket from the Ecuador National Soccer team. It is super sweet. And about
Kendra, that is awesome! (She has a mission call to Paraguay) She will be
great. I am so glad she is going. I am so glad that she is coming here to Sur
America!! She will be great. Anyways I really am doing great here. Sometimes it
is super hard but I will keep working hard trying to help people out. I will
keep sharing my testimony with as many that will listen. And hopefully we will
be able to have success. Anyways I love you all so much and I miss you all so
much. Have a great week and a great 4th of July!!!!!
Love, Elder Duzett
Ben's mission is the furthest south in Ecuador containing Guayaquil, Machala, Loja, and Cuenca.
Here is an article from Portales, New Mexico paper about Ben's new mission president, President Torres and his family. We are humbled and grateful for their sacrifice to serve.
Mission
of medicine, helping, drives family
June 6, 2013
Dr. Maxsimo
Torres went on his first church mission to South America more than 30 years
ago.
Later this
month he will return to South America for another mission with the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with his wife and two of his children.
Torres, chief
medical director of La Casa Family Health Center, is moving to Ecuador to
fulfill a three-year mission. He said the primary goal of the mission is to
invite others into the word of God.
"I will be
helping whoever I can as a physician, as well as working with and supervising
missionaries, visiting with church members and just sharing the word," said
Dr. Torres, 53.
He will be
joined by his wife Blanca, and his children, Cariel, 13, and Jarom, 11.
The Torres
family has sold most of its belongings, including the family house.
A family
physician since arriving in Portales in 1995, Torres will be serving as the
mission president.
Torres' two
youngest children were apprehensive about moving to Ecuador.
Blanca Torres
said her childrens' first response to being told about the trip was, "Do
we have to go?" However, the Torres said they have taught their children
through Sunday school, family home evenings, and general parentship the value
of giving and helping others.
"They've
learned the importance of following what we believe to be the Lord's hand
through our lives," says Dr. Torres.
The youngest
daughter, Cariel, was the first of the family to willingly sacrifice something
dear to her, when she gave away her pet cat, Splendora.
"We
believe the definition of sacrifice is to give up something good for something
better," Dr. Torres said.
Torres went on
his first mission at the age of 19 to Colombia in June 1979, serving for two
years. He says it won't differ much from the first one except for it will be
three years instead of two. His wife, Blanca, also served a mission in Los
Angeles at the same time.
The Torres have
four other grown children, including two who have gone on missions of their
own.
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