It's Pretty Chile in New Mexico
Dear not-New Mexico People (most likely),
I've said
farewell to good ol' El Paso and am serving in the Las Colinas ward in
Las Cruces now with Elder Neilson and Elder Ryan. That's right. We're a
tripanionship! It's not easy, but it's definitely going to be great!
This ward is very missionary-minded. It's miraculous
what efforts are going on here. I'm very inspired to see the miracles
going on in people's lives.
God bless you
all, and feel free to ask questions, etc. I'm still waiting on a visa
here in Las Cruces. Elder Ryan's a red head from Alabama and possibly
grew up with my companion from the MTC. He's an awesome missionary and I
respect him tons. He's our District Leader and is very
spiritually-minded. I know I'll learn so much from him.
Elder Neilson is from Lincoln, California and loves
anime, which means we're already tight. He's really chill, which is his
self-proclaimed talent (it's true though, it's awesome). He's an epic
dancer and has an amazing life story. He's had to overcome so much
physical hardship to get to where he is now.
My new address is: 5475 Porter Drive #93, Las Cruces, NM, 88012. Letters are always appreciated!
This
week has been a huge testimony builder of prayer. I've been praying a
lot to receive help to develop these Christlike attributes that I need
to be the best missionary possible. The other day, I was extremely
frustrated and my heart wasn't in the right place. I got on my knees
during dinner time at our apartment and prayed for a little over 40
minutes. I struggled to stay awake the entire time, but I poured my
heart out unto God. I really spoke with Him. I know He softened my
heart, is helping me to be more teachable, and is strengthening me in
all things.
Special experience:
So with
this new library that we email in, we get one hour to email before
we're kicked off and have to sign up and wait in line again. After
emailing for an hour, I was waiting to be reassigned to another
computer. While waiting, a man came up to the desk lady and he started
asking for help in Spanish. She didn't know any Spanish, so the man
tried talking to another man waiting. He understood everything he said
and denied to help him, knowing how to help. I started speaking in my
broken Spanish, which is a mix of my experience in El Paso, my
Portuguese, and four years of High School Spanish. I helped him for well
over half an hour speaking in Spanish, helping him to sign up for an
email and to look for work. It was a miraculous experience and he agreed
to have Spanish missionaries come by sometime and speak with him about
Jesus Christ.
I have a powerful testimony of the gift of tongues.
It's real. It's all predicated on our faith in God to be fearless in our
proselyting efforts. I'm humbled for the experience I literally just
had.
Thank you for your emails. They mean the world to
me. The experiences I have on my Mission are changing me more than I can
describe. Every day is a tender mercy from our loving Father in Heaven.
God bless you all as we continue to serve God and Jesus Christ in these fabled Latter-Days!
Love,
Elder Engle
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