Gratitude

Hola Familia,

Espero que todos estén muy felices!! Estoy muy feliz trabajando aquí en la misión. There was a rumor that everyone was saying that they were going to send everyone from January home before Christmas so I am so glad that I get a couple more weeks to keep working here in the mission. I am so grateful for the mission and all that it teaches. I am so grateful to be in this sector. We had to families who have invited us for thanksgiving dinner so that should be so awesome. This sector has the best cooks in the mission!! The best!! Yesterday we ate cheese potatoes and bbq sausage with rice and beans!! Fue muy muy rico!! Yesterday we also had our Stake Conference here and Presidente Torres spoke! It was really great. Hermano L T was there with his daughter L. She is getting baptized on the 6th so that should be great!! They loved the conference. Presidente Torres did a great great job. He is a great man. I am so grateful for the chance that I have had to serve in this great great mission. It is wonderful. I am so grateful for my companion and his drive to work. This week we are excited to keep on working. Hopefully we will be able to find a bunch of new families this week. Today I reorganized all of my stuff so that took a lot of time so sorry I don´t have too much time to write today. I will make sure to make more time next week. But tell everyone hi from me and tell Grandma Duzett I will write her next week and sorry I have not written back yet!! And Ali Will and Olivia thank you so much for your great mensajes always!! Sorry don´t know the word for mensajes!! Well I hope you all have a wonderful wonderful week. I love you all so much!!! 

Con Mucho Amor,

Elder Duzett

P.S Capitán Moroni es increible!! Hoy estaba estudiando un poco acerca de el!!

Mamá gracias por las recetas!! 

God Will Find the Work!!

Hola Familia, 

Thank you all so much for the great emails. I love you all so much and I am so grateful for your wonderful support. Sorry I do not have too much time today because we went to the Mall to buy a couple of things. I had to buy some stuff to shave because my razor decided that it had had enough this week and just went out on me, but it is all good so I baught some razors and shaving cream and all that stuff which is pretty expensive in this country but it is all good. 

This week was a pretty good week. We are seeing some good progress here in the ward. I am so grateful for the oportunity that I have had to serve in this great ward. This week we were able to have 99 in Sacrament meeting which is great for here. So close to 100 but it is all good. Next week we will get it for sure. We were able to have some families in church. Hermano L T went with his daughter L that is going to get baptized on the 6th of December. She is great. She is excited. We had a couple come to church with their five year old daughter which was pretty awesome. Hopefuilly they will keep progressing to their baptism on the13th of december. Well I am so grateful for you guys and all that you do. I hope you all have a wonderful wonderful week. I love you all so much. Thanks for all of you hard work!

Con Mucho Amor,

Elder Duzett

P.S new favorite quote, 

¨Get your tools ready, God will find the work¨

2 Months to go and a Picture!!

Hola Familia,

Esta semana fue una semana muy buena! We were very happy to see some progress in some of our investigators. L T came to church and brought his 15 year old daughter. She also really liked church and is praying to receive and answer to join the church as well. Thank you all so much for your prayers regarding Hermano T and his family. I know they were answered. Thank you all for the love and support always. This week we were also able to have another family of 5 come to church. The mom with her 3 kids and the step dad. They are pretty awesome the step dad is from Colombia so that is pretty cool. They have some challenges to overcome but we have been focusing our studies in how to help them overcome their challenges. I pray that the lord will give them strength to overcome the trial of their faith. Today I really enjoyed my personally study. I was studying about the Anti Nefi Lehites. They really had so much faith. They refused to do anything that was not the will of God. Even when Ammon offered to take them to the Nefites to save them they made sure that Ammon asked the Lord if it was what was alright. I thought it was really awesome. I know I can be much better in doing the same in refusing to do anything without asking the Lord if it is alright or if it his will. It reminded me of one of my favorite scriptures which is Alma 37 vs37 which ways we should always ask the Lord in all that we do. I am so grateful for the Book of Mormon. I know that it is true. I know that as we study the Book of Mormon we get the answers to our prayers. I am so grateful for that. I am so grateful to be able to keep reading it the rest of my life. 

Today was also pretty fun. I cleaned a lot of the house which was really great. It was great to do some work with my hands. I have found that working with my hands relieves stress. Then my companion and I made some breakfast burritos for lunch like the ones they have at Hectors. We had chicken and egg and sausages. It was pretty great. Well as far as my travel plans go I talked to the secratary last week and he told me that he does not send the travel plans to the families until one month before the missionary goes home. So you guys should be recieving the plan in about a month or so. They don´t really send the ´´trunky papers´´ anymore. I guess they are a little to trunky. They do send us a paper around two months left so maybe I will get it tomorrow in our distrist meeting. The paper is to finalize your travel plans. I think that is what happens now I am not really sure. Well I am happy to be working here in this great ward. There is a great Hermana that makes wonderful brownies for us all the time!! The best!!! Lo mejor mamita en la mision!! Well I am so grateful for all that you guys do for me!! I love you all so very much. 

Con Mucho Amor, 

Elder Duzett

Lessons Learned

Hola Familia,
  I hope that everyone is just great! This week was pretty great! We were able to see some success here in our sector. We were able to have an experience that was pretty awesome! It started last week when we decided to talk to a man on the street. His name is L T. He lives with his wife and kids. He is 54 years old. He seemed kind of interested so we got an appointment. We then could not find his house but this last week we saw him outside his house and we made another appointment for the next day. When we went the next day he invited us in. He explained how he has had problems because he has been out of work for 2 years and he has been pretty sad about that. He had doubt that Heavenly Father was listening to his prayers. We taught about prayer and faith. He was a little bit happier. We gave him a Book of Mormon and after we finished the lesson walking out my companion and I gave him a big hug! Than we made another appointment a couple of days later. When we went back to the second appointment it was awesome. He explained to us how he had been praying and he had felt better in his life. He said he felt something different in his life. He then explained that when we taught him the first time he felt it but he told us that when we gave him a hug he felt that we weren´t just preachers. He felt that we were really sent from Christ. He felt the love of Christ he told us. He told us that he wants to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ and he wants all of his kids grandkids and great grandkids to come to be members of the Church of Jesus Christ. It was a great experience for me and my companion. I know that he could feel the great love in my companion. I am so grateful for him and his great spirit. I testify that if we show real love and charity even the hardest of hearts can change. I am so grateful for what I learned this week from this experience. I also learned that teaching is not just talking, it is showing. I am so grateful for Heavenly Father and for the chance he gave me to have this experience. I know that the Lord listens to peoples prayers and really puts them in the place that need to be at the right time. I love you all so much and I hope you all have a great great week!!
Con Mucho Mucho Amor
Elder Duzett