Time for a Trio

July 30, 2018

What’s goooood! 

We got some dope news last night! One of my best friends and fellow day one Saltillo boys is joining us here in Palau for these next couple of weeks! This doesn’t really make sense haha, however, we will also be joining him in Musquiz! So long story short, my Mission President got rid of changes (transfers) a couple of weeks ago. So, now instead of having a six-week cycle President just calls us when we change areas. Anyways, Elder Sabey's comp finished his mission last week so now we are just working together in both areas! Palau is already one of the biggest areas in the mission, if not the biggest, and Musquiz is way big too. They are spread apart by a solid 20 min bus ride! Haha! We have been looking at all of the logistics and what not, and despite some of the changes we might face, we are so excited to learn new things from one another in this new trio! We are not sure how long this will last since Sabey has six months in Musquiz and I have six months in Palau; however, we are going to make the most of these upcoming weeks and baptize like crazy! 

Btw this last week went great! I got to work in Musquiz for a day with Elder Sabey and we found some way cool people! Haha and now that I will be working in Musquiz so I will get to continue teaching them! 

We also had a really great Sunday once again! The branch here in Palau was really good to a couple of the new investigators we brought to church! One hermana even gave our investigator a Bible and a Liahona! We had a really dope Gospel principles class taught by my companion and I! Our investigator and converts participated a bunch, so cool to see them progress and learn as I learn too! 

I was supposed to give a talk on Sunday, and I even prepared a really good one haha! However, the district president and one of the mission counselors ended up coming and they just asked my companion and Ï to share are testimonies so that they could talk to the branch! They did a really great job. I always love hearing from President Perez and President Martinez! 

I gotta go haha, hopefully I have more time to write some more info next week! 

Thanks for all your emails!

Much love,

Elder Ceb

 1-3. Making some more tortillas de harina! 

4. Elder Ceb and Elder Leon

5. Shout out to the fam for the package! They sent me some English hymn books for two of my comps that are learning English (Elder Leon and Elder Villarauz). They also sent me some chocolate they bought a couple of weeks ago when they visited my sister’s mission in England! 

6. The Rivas Missionary family from Rosita! Some of my best friends. 

7-8. We made some breakfast during a last district meeting as we talked about our recipe for faith! 

9-10. So excited to serve in a trio with Elder Leon and Elder Sabey!

Cebolla, Cebollita, Cebollero

Que rollo perros! 

This past week was great, I have been here in Palau for just about a fourth of my mission haha and it is crazy how fast time has been going by! 

I don’t have very much time to write today so I am going to keep this email relatively short. Anyways, Elder Leon and I had a really great week! I have enjoyed working with him so much! I have learned so much from him and we have become really good friends. He is also the reason that I have gotten so good at soccer hahah… just playing! I really love the way that he teaches, and lately we have been teaching really good together. We have been doing a great job and teaching people according to the needs that they have, and it has been so cool. A lot of people cry when we teach them as they feel the Spirit, and as we help them with the problems or doubts that they have. It has been so cool to be able to help these people, honestly no better feeling in the world! 

We had a really good Sunday, Miguel from Chipas came once again! However, this time he came on his own. After we taught the gospel principles class for some of our converts and the other investigators we had at church he gave me a huge hug haha! Speaking of the gospel principles class, this guy named Ramon has been coming to church with us for the past couple of months, and he has a really distinct personality haha. During the gospel principles class and sacrament meeting, he kept on saying "Cebolla, Cebollita, Cebollero" haha. I don’t even know what to think, it was funny though! 

A couple of nights ago I made some tortillas de harina (flour tortillas) in our house for dinner! So hype! If I keep practicing I will be able to work at Cafe Rio after the mission haha! 

Much love,

Elder Cebollero

 Making tortillas de harina!

 Eating tacos at Melisa's house

Ramoncito….ha ha...we are best friends!

"A small part of the Lord’s work"

Que once con el doce mis hijos!

We had a really good week out here in Palau! We got some really exciting news this past week!!! Near the end of August, Elder David. A. Bednar from the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will be coming to Saltillo to talk with our mission! It is going to be the coolest experience! So excited! 

We had a good Sunday here in Palau, the branch is improving, however, there is still lots of work to be done! 

We have been teaching the husband of a member over the past couple of weeks. His name is Epraine and he has been to church a couple of times with us and is always really engaged in our lessons. We gave him a priesthood blessing a couple of weeks ago and he really felt the Spirt, and he wants to be able to bless his family! We have a baptism date with him for the 28th, however, he still needs time to pray about the date. We are going to work with him this week and help him keep his commitments so that he will feel ready! 

We also found a really great family from Chiapas, the father of the family Miguel came to church and had a great experience, we are going to meet with him Tuesday. He honestly has a ton of potential, and we are excited to work with him. He is really humble and has the coolest accent hahah! 

We also found a lady named Cloudia this week, she has been really interested and if she continues keeping her commitments and comes to church this week she will be able to be baptized this month! 

We have another young adult, named Jorje, that is praying about baptism. He comes to church a lot but has never felt ready enough to take the next step. Hopefully he continues keeping his commitments so that he can be an example for his mom who has also been coming to church!

Yesterday after church, Elder Leon and I got to help one of my converts Melisa with her family tree and she was so excited. It was such a cool experience. Melisa and Celeste were baptized about three months ago, and they really want to go to the temple! It has been so cool to watch them continually progressing! Melisa was so animated when we taught her how to use familysearch.org! Today, her and her mom Juanita went to Juanita’s aunt’s house to ask her about information about their ancestors and look at some old papers to help them continue finding people to add to their family tree! 

I had the opportunity to give about 5 or 6 priesthood blessings this past week, it is amazing that the Lord has blessed us with his power and authority! I am so grateful for the ability that I have to do a small part of the Lord’s work here in Palau! 

I am loving the mission at the moment. I have really been able to develop a love for these people and I have never been happier! I have had the privilege to see so many miracles over these past couple of months! 

I have been keeping a journal since I got to the mission (still haven’t missed a day yet haha)! However, I have been writing a lot of stuff that really doesn’t matter, so over the past two or three weeks, I have just been writing about all of the Tender Mercies from each and every day! It has really changed the way I look at life, and I’m so glad that I’m taking my Journal more seriously ahha! Now I just need to fix my handwriting so I can read the stuff that I write! 

Today for p-day I did some lunges for a solid 30 min, and then I decided to take advantage of the fact that I live in a three-story house haha so I ran stairs for a solid hour! Then since it is Monday (international chest day), I hit some pushups and abs for a bit and called it a day with one of the quest protein bars my parents sent me in my last package! 

Hope everyone is doing good. Thanks so much for all of the love and support!

I love hearing from all of you,

Much love, 

Elder Ceb

 Lowkey look like my boy Elder Atkin in these pics!! I'm high-key feeling these glasses though! What do you think? Btw..they are fake!

 Helping my convert Melisa with family history last night. Such a cool experience!

Gotta love some hamburgers!

Shout out to America!

Que rollo con el pollo vatos!? Como andan? 

This week went really great! After the district meeting on Tuesday, I headed off to Rosita with Elder Miller to work for the day! He is from Farmington and he studied at Davis High. He got to the mission one change before me so we have about the same amount of time out here grinding in Mexico! ahha rip Davis county, lol like on the real though, it was so chill to talk about all of the people we know in common! We also had a really great day finding! We continually prayed in the street throughout the day, so that the Lord could guide us and as we followed the promptings we felt like we found some great people. I have no doubt in my mind that we found those people for a reason, they were ready to hear the restored gospel of Jesus Christ! Such a great day! 

Wednesday was the Fourth of July! So quick shout out to America lol!! I miss the good old USA! 

We had a really good week and we have some really good people progressing. The branch has also been improving a bunch which has been soo cool! 

Today for p-day we hit golds and then played some soccer so that was chill! 

I don’t have very much time today so I'll add some more detail next week haha 

Much love, 

Elder Ceb

1. My boy Elder Miller from Farmington! lol I’m wearing a way old tie my mom sent last week haha!  The surgeon is going to slim it soon. 

2. Gotta love some pizza (it kills gainz though tbh) 

Cooking up a storm in Palau! Introducing your newest tortilla and rice krispy expert!

Que tranza morros!?

I don’t have any time today since we were in Musquiz all day and just barely got back to Palau! However, real quick I’m just gonna say that I had a really dope week haha! 

Monday and Tuesday, we worked really hard and found a bunch of new people to teach! Then on Wednesday we went to Barroteron and during are food appointment Hermana Chowey helped Elder Leon and I perfect our flour tortilla making skills. Then after we visited some people, we held a huge FHE with a solid 30 people, which is good because there are only like 5 people in Barroteron!  It’s even smaller then Palau haha! The Spirit was way strong, Hermana Chowey, the lady that taught us how to make tortillas, bore a really strong testimony and said she wants to get baptized, because she is not a member; however, she has been living with her boyfriend for 30 years. He still won’t marry her despite all the kids and grandkids they have together... it is really sad because she has such a strong testimony and has been trying to get married for over 10 years so that she can get baptized. 

Thursday, we had a bunch of appointments and found some more people. Then on Friday we went to Rosita for the Zone conference, it was way goood! After the zone conference we headed back to Palau in a trio to work with my boy Ibarra for a little bit, he is a way dope AP I’m gonna miss him when he leaves next change rip! We found some really coool people and then jumped on a bus and headed back to Rosita for the second day of zone conference in Rosita! We took turns interviewing with Pres while we played soccer and what not! It was way chill, Sister Cahoon always makes us Rice Krispy treats for every zone conference, and this time she even taught us how to make them so that was fun! 

Saturday after the zone conference we went to a couple of appointments and then it started to rain like way hard which was crazy since it hasn’t rained here for like 6 months hahah! 

Sunday, we had a great day at church, and then we visited some less active families! However, because of the elections in Mexico, we had to be in our house by six o’clock for safety issues! So, I decided to practice my flour tortilla making skills, and they actually turned out way good haha like 10 times better then Cafe Rio tbh! 

For P-day this Monday, we went over to Musquiz and watched a church movie on my projector, while Elder Sabey and I made the dopest Rice Krispy treats! We put some crunched up Oreos in with the Rice Krispies and marshmallows, and then mixed more Oreos in with the frosting, and then to top it off we put more Oreos on top ha-ha! 

Then we went to la Cascada in Musquiz with Elder Sabey and Elder Larieta along with the family of Shelsea, the girl we baptized a couple of weeks ago, they brought us lunch and we hung out while their kids swam and then played some soccer and what not! It was a way chill day! 

Quick shout out to the fam for the two packages this week! They were both very much appreciated! my comp loves his USA shirts and I have been giving the other stuff away to some of the other Latino Elders in my zone! 

I’m really excited for these next couple of weeks, I’m loving the mission right now! 

Hope everyone is doing good! 

Much love, 

Elder Ceb

1. Rice Krispy treats! So lit! Shout out to Sister Cahoon for teaching us how to make them!

2. Tortillas de harina

3. Shout out to the fam for the packages! Got some more ties haha so the surgeon has some work to do!