November 16, 2016~ "Never Stop Doing your Best just because someone doesn't give you Credit"

1.  Has it been fun helping/working with the others missionaries?
Yeah a vezes (sometimes) haha 

2.  What makes you laugh in your area?
the drunks... its so funny 

3.  When was the last time you saw an answer to prayer? What was it?
We prayed for our meta (goal) of 6 baptisms and it was answered this week!!!!

4.  Do you have neighbors? If so, are they friendly towards you?
I don't know my neighbors, but yeah I guess they are friendly

5.  Has there been anything that has scared you?  If so, what?
nothing has scared me yet

So this week has been boring except Sunday.  We had a baptism and achieved our goal of 6 baptisms. It was super cool and I was super pumped. We had a conference with Elder Neilson and so it was cool also.   Nothing else except for today...We went to Malinalco... its so beautiful.   There is a pyramid there and its beautiful...  I sent pics, but honestly we haven't done anything really except work and teach... nothing exciting either. Oh Hermana Grossen and her daughter are making a website for the mission and I am on it!!!! She showed me when we went to Lerma to drop off Elder Lara.   Sorry for the short email but I honestly don't have much to send.   The girl who was baptized is the daughter of our conversos (converts) and so the whole family has been baptized. I found a picture of David but I forgot to send the picture...its not important anymore.   Enjoy Thanksgiving because we don't have it here and the next time I email ya I might be in a different place with a different companion so thats the difference. 
I love you Mom.... keep working hard and keeping us in line!!!!​

Elder Cleverly

Elder Cleverly and Elder Marin

November 7, 2016~"Happiness is not Having What You Want, but Wanting What You Have"

1.  What was one thing that you learned from Elder Reynoso when you were companions?
The importance of the Atonement, the Book of Mormon and being exactly obedient and working hard.

2.  I heard that the hike to Christ in  Tenancingo is quite a rigorous hike.  Was it a hard hike or not so bad? 
Well we ran up it.  It took 15 minutes but I couldn't feel my legs after and they hurt for 5 days after haha.

3.  What has been your favorite thing so far about being a Missionary?
I like baptizing, zone meetings, lessons, the food and all the food haha 

4.  Have you had trouble getting up on time in the mornings since I am not there to get you up?
No we get up haha

I emailed Reynoso and it was good to here from him.  Thats crazy about Jaiden and Jake as well.  I'm glad Stockton took my advice haha the first time ever.  I heard about the Cubs.  I wanted them to win and break the curse so I'm happy but mad because I missed it haha.  Have fun with the talk, lol.  A good talk called "Learn from Alma and Amulek" can help in that talk. 

So this week has been good.  I gave my first talk in the junta de zona and I dont know what happened but I cried after when I shared my testimony.  I think it was because when Elder Edwards shared his testimony in the English class he cried too, but everyone told me I did good and they learned alot so thats good.   We have been working alot in the areas of the other missionaries in our District because they don't have any baptisms and we want to help them with that.   We had 2 confirmations because the others were sick and I gave a talk in church and everyone said I did good with that one too, so thats good.   We haven't been doing a ton because we have been helping others out, but this week should be good.   We have another companion so we are in a trio because Elder Bennion, my white buddy in the District, is going to the office so he has to go get trained so we have his companion for two weeks haha....He is a ball of joy if you know what I mean. Not any pictures.  I will try to say more this week. Not much else so I will go.  Love ya and can't wait to talk to you next week.!!!!!

Elder Cleverly 

October 31, 2016~Happy Halloween~ "Success is Spiritual: Life Lies not in being the Best but doing the Best"

1.  How are you getting along with new comp Elder Marin?  How long has he been in the mission? Does he speak any English or just Spanish?
~yeah we are getting along.  He has 18 months in the mission.  He speaks total Spanish but its not a problem.  

2.  Have you stayed pretty healthy? No sickness issues?
~I haven't been sick at all.  Lets hope that it stays that way haha. 

3.  So does it still rain there everyday or has that slowed down now that it is hotter?
~no we haven't had it rain in a while, but yeah its super hot haha 


Glad football is over haha.  So these past two weeks have been crazy.  We went to the temple and then last week we went to the Christ in Tenancingo and the Cascada.  Its so beautiful.  After we had entercambios with the zone leaders and so I went to Metapec for two days. They say I'm doing really good for how long I have been out and wouldn't be suprised if became a District Leader... so who knows whats happening next. After we have been running around like crazy because we had 5 Baptisms this past week... it was crazy Mom. I baptized 3 and my companion 2.   We had a family with Elder Reynoso and so we baptized them and the kids of another family because the parents have been baptized but they haven't.  They were 11 and 16, so we got to baptized them. After the Baptism the daughter of the family that me and Elder Reynoso found, wants to get baptized.  We had asked her if she did and she said no but now she does... its a milagro (miracle)!!!!! I seriously am doing great.  Its hot so I'm alot tanner now hahaha.  Mom I'm enjoying it.   We had Stake Conference too and President was there so we got to talk with him and we hear that President Holland is coming to the Mish so I am pumped.  =Our mission is the highest baptizing mission in Mexico... When we are exactly obedient we are blessed Mom.  I like this quote from Elder Holland he said
"Start hard and fast and to the tape you can rest later."  My Spanish is getting better. I can teach and do everything a missionary needs to do haha.  Thats been our week getting ready for our bautismals so now we are going to find new people to teach.  I love you guys and will talk to you next week!!!!!

Elder Cleverly

Marriage before Baptism

Christ in Tenancingo

Christ in Tenancingo

Cascada

October 24, 2016~A Good Life is when you Assume nothing, Do more, Need less, Smile often, Dream big, Laugh alot, and realize how Blessed you are."

Last week Elder Cleverly went on a Temple trip and this is all he was able to send:

"Sorry Mom, I will write you next time.  We don't have time because we went to the temple this week so I will talk to you next week but I'm doing great and things are going good...Love ya and tell everyone whats up"

This week was another short one from Elder Cleverly.  This is what he had to say with the time he had....


1.   So Elder Marin is a Latino also? You said he was from Monterrey ...Monterrey  Mexico or Calif?
~hahah Mexico 

2.  Do you have any stories of people you are teaching or have taught?
~So we married the one family and are getting them ready for baptism this week. We found a milagro (miracle) and are baptizing a kid this week as well. It was cool because the mom is a member but hasn't been to church in a long time so we get to baptize her son.

3.  Do you just eat Mexican Food or do you get any other kinds of food?
No, its all Mexican 

4.  Do they decorate or do anything for Halloween time there?
No, they don't have anything up 

5.  Have you had any neat experiences lately?
Nothing interesting.  Just we are going to different places so we are going to areas I have never been so its new for both of us but its good 

Glad Cali was fun... its just as hot here.  I have a ton a pics to send but I haven't had time to send them.  
So I don't have a ton of time but I will email next week... we just have been going to really cool places so I will talk to you next week when I can finally rest...Love ya mom!!!!

Elder Cleverly

October 10, 2016~"How We Live Our Religion is Far More Important Than what We Say About Our Religion"

1.  Did the couple in the video get married last week?
they get married in the next few weeks.  We didn't have time this week so we will next week.

2.  Is this week a transfer week?  Is Elder Reynoso still there with you or did he finish?
yeah this week is a transfer week and Reynoso left.  My new companion is Elder Marin.  He is from Monterrey.
I'm sad to see Reynoso go...I love that guy to death but we will see how Elder Marin is.

3.  What do you usually do on P-Days?
we usually go places and explore, clean our clothes and the casa, sleep, shop, nothing super cool


So I did find the keys haha.  They were in a taxi but it was after we made the keys... it sucked.   Thats awesome about all my friends and there mission calls.   Thats funny about the cat haha... it will be gone in two years lol.   Glad Stock and Ethan are playing well and thats cool Stock is playing QB now. 

This week has been sad and happy at the same time. It was sad because Elder Reynoso was getting ready to leave and I honestly love that guy so much.  He was awesome, but he and I wanted a baptism for his last Sunday and we found a miracle.  We found a family that was taught already and just needed to be baptizied so we got to baptize them this week.  It was so cool.   We fulfilled Elder Reynoso's goal and helped a great family to be baptized.  I just wish I had Elder Reynoso for one more transfer cause that guy is an awesome missionary. Follow him on facebook and you can talk to him.  He is awesome mom.   This week will be trying to adjust to a new companion and working on a few fetchas to get baptized.   Wish us luck!!!! haha.  Love ya, stay safe!!!!! 

Elder Cleverly 

October 3, 2016~"Always Be Kinder than You Feel"

1.  So where did you go to watch Conference?  Was it all in Spanish?
We watched it in the casa de oracion.  It was all Spanish but we turned the captions on. 

2.  What was your favorite talk from Conference?
They were all really good.  The first session was the best tho

3.   Do you have to be inside your place before dark or at a certain time due to being dangerous or is your area okay?
We have to be in before 10 

Yeah I knew the girl.  That's terrible and Cambrie... wow... that would be so painful!!!!   Football is another bust haha but glad Stockton played.  He will letter more then I did because I didn't get in Varsity Sophomore year.   Thats crazy about Senior Night ...it feels like it went fast.   It is weird that its october.... already its flying by!!!!  Jamie should do good... that would be a fun mission

So my week was fun... not a lot of contacting but a lot of preparing for the first baptism and let me tell ya it was awesome.   It was an amazing experience to be able to help someone come unto Christ and I think I was more nervous than the investigator.   Her name is Juanita and she was our first investigator.  We lost contact for two weeks with her and found her and she went to all the sessions so she was able to be Baptized!!!!!   Another highlight is a family that we are suppose to baptize this week, We are helping them get married.   We are going to get married on Wendesday I believe.  It was freaking awesome.  The video is of him proposing.   Oh and we lost our keys on Tuesday and so we didn't do anything all day but buy new keys.  I sent pics of it all.  That was our week

 Make sure to have family home evening.  It is very important that you teach about certain things in the home and things will be so much better.   Lastly this week, I have noticed that I have learned a lot about family and how much of an impact it is on a life and I just want to say thanks for being a good Mom and Parent to me.  I see the blessings and why you are the way you are.   Have a good week and rely on the Lord love ya!!!!

Elder Cleverly 

Taking Flowers for someone's  Birthday

A little bit of USA

Getting ready for his first Baptism in Mexico!

Juanita's Baptism

Baptism Day for Juanita

Elder Cleverly with Juanita and Elder Reynoso~
Juanita's Baptism Day