D+C 123:12-13

"For there are many yet on the earth among all sects, parties and denominations...who are only kept from the truth because they know not where to find it--Therefore, that we should waste and wear out our lives in bringing to light all the hidden things [out] of darkness, wherein we know them; and they are truly manifest from heaven--these should then be attended to with great earnestness."

Sunday, September 20, 2015

8-17-15

 Elder Galeano!!! New companion from Paraguay!

And Our studly ward mission leader- He Looks and acts JUST like Gunnar Groscost! (Gunnar and Logan, it`s your brother, I swear!)

 Concilio with all the zone leaders in my group!! ( We were in the MTC together, and now we`re Zone leaders together! They`re so awesome!!)

And Esteban- an Investigator that is really progressing! (He`s a reference from a member in the ward- He`s Her son) He`s hopefully getting baptized this Saturday!

THE ZONE!!!! Half are sisters and the other half are Elders.    It`s legit.

 The wolf man!!!!!! hahaha this is an investigator that is OBBESSED with one of the soccer teams in Uruguay- La Nacional Lobos (The wolfs).  hahaha it´s pretty awesome!
The young men´s president!!!! Brother Carsin. He served in Japan on his mission, he sells cheese, and is fluent in English!!! He´s so cool!
AND Uncle Kim, he has a DUCATI!!!!!!!!  It´s pretty sweet!
 
 

7-28-15 More...

Family night with the Merola family and the Mederos. They are so cool!!

We made zone shirts!!!!!  Hahaha it`s like superman, but with an m for MINAS!!! On the back it has all of our names on in with our countries flag on it! 

7-28-15 Pics



7-28-15

Hey everyone!   So I`m pretty lame, I haven`t written in a while!!  But, we got the news for changes, I`m leaving Minas! But I`m going back to La Costa in Montevideo where I was before Minas!!!   I`m so excited, I LOVED La Costa, the members are BOSSES, and we`re are going to see so many miracles!  I`m pretty bummed that I won`t be here for the baptism of the Flia Garrido, BUT, as long as they can get baptized and go to the temple, It will all be alright.    They are REALLY progressing!!! We`ve had a charla with them almost everyday this week, and we`ve been able to go with a member every time. They feel so comfortable with the members and they love church! THEY CAME AGAIN!!!!   So everything has been going good- But we were alert for Satan´s obstacles, We knew that SOMETHING bad would happen, and we were praying to be prepared for that. Sure enough, we had a charla with them yesterday, and Daniela´s Mom was over the other night, and found out that they are taking the charlas. She got so mad at Daniela, and even the kids were in on it with their grandma. At the beginning of the charla, Daniela started to ball, and just told us everything, and that she felt so hurt and didn`t know if she could go on. We have no idea what to do, so we just listened and prayed to know what to do!!   She told us that she was at the point to leave it all. She was going to stop going to church, not get married, not get baptized. But she remembered the spirit that she`s felt, and she told us that she KNEW that there was something different with us. She prayed to know if she should keep going, and that god would show her what to do in the Book of Mormon. She grabbed the Book of Mormon, and the FIRST verse she read was about the Jaredites, and the wars and hardships that they had within their own family, BUT That even through that, they could not deny the truth that the prophets had left them. They KNEW it was true. So, she GOT HER ANSWER!! She knows that the Book of Mormon is true, and now there is NOTHING that can stop her!   It was the COOLEST charla I`ve been in, and the spirit REALLY directed to help them see that opposition will come, and that it`s OK to have struggles in the family, but that we have to forgive and know where to put that anger. They are seeing first hand the blessings of the Lord!!!    AHHHH I`m really going to miss them!!      Keep them in your prayers!!!

I know that this church is true. The Savior will come again, and we are SO close to that day. If we will be prepared for that great day depends on each one of us. Today is the day to start living the Gospel!!!   I love you guys, have an awesome week!!!

Elder Carroll

P.S.  I sent a picture of the Garrido Family, and the other one, we found a cool farm outside of the city!!!!! hahaha I thought that was pretty cool!a

Monday, July 6, 2015

7-6-15

Bueno, I literally have zero time, but some fun facts for the week:
1)

IT`s COLD!!!!!!! But it`s a lot of fun! I really really like the cold
2) 

We were in a contact with someone in the street, and some IDIOT dog came up to my leg and PEED on me!!!!!! Flipping Uruguayan muts!

hahaha it`s been a good week, lot`s of cool changing with the members. The work is Hastening!!!


hahaha this is super lame, but I promise I`ll write more next week!! 

Love you all!!!

Elder Carroll

Sunday, July 5, 2015

June Pics!

 Minute to Win it Games with the branch!
      Paula and Andres



6-29-15

Hey guys!!!

It`s been an awesome week! We found another complete family!!! The Lord has really been doing His work, and it`s so cool to be right in the middle of it! the Familia Garrido is a family of 8 kids, and the mom is an ex jehova witness. We found them tracting out in the boonies one day. We had a really cool charla with them this past week about the plan of salvation, and they were on the edge of their seat! They beleived every word we said, and the spirit was so strong!  It was really interesting, one of the little boys in the family started telling all the answers to the questions we were asking about the plan of salvation, like he already knew it!  We asked him if he had ever heard of this plan before, and he told us no, but that he just knew it somehow. It may have seemed like such a tiny thing, but I thought it was really sigificant. This plan is real, we were all there in the Great Counsel in Heaven. When we talk about truth, the Spirit makes connection with our spirit, and it`s something extremely familiar. We pointed that out to this family, and they were just so amazed!! It was a really spiritual charla, I love the  mission! We`re excited for them!

We are also really working with Andres and Paula, the other complete family- the friends of the first counslor. They are SO SO SO SO ready, and they don`t even know it! They haven`t been reading the book of mormon, and we had a really powerful charla with them reading Alma 32. We explained that they HAVE to read to get their answer, something that they REALLY want. Paula told us that she`s had a lot of contact throughout the years with missionaries, and has never really had that desire to talk to them. But that when we were invited to the Family night with the first counselor, She just felt this big desire to know. Pray for them, Andres is the next mission president, or bishop! Uruguay needs him!!!

Anyway, I love you all, I know that this church is true. We are in for some really really hard times. The prophets have said over and over to be prepared. They can`t say any more than what they`ve already said. Stay close to the Lord, and serve.  I love you all, have a good week!!

Elder Carroll