Week 87 - I'm Being Transferred to Krum!

 Howdy all my fellow Cowboys and Cowgirls! 

Instead of weekly emails my trend is more transfer-ly emails! (That means every six weeks or so!) Hahaha. I should be doing better about sending emails out, so I'll try harder next week! 

This Transfer I was with Elder Taufa and Elder Koloamatangi! We were in a trio for the whole time except the last week (an Elder in this zone left to his assignment in Africa and his companion needed a companion, so he got one of mine). We spent a lot of this transfer doing service, teaching lessons, and getting to know the youth in the ward better! 

We've been able to have a lot of fun experiences but one that sticks out to me is the time we were invited to a football camp! Here in Euless is one of Texas' most famous football high schools. It's called Trinity High School. One of our church members is the Defensive line coach for Trinity and invited us for a tour of their facilities. This Texas high school puts some D1s to shame. hahaha. They have an indoor field to practice on, huge locker rooms, a mat room, weightlifting room, and more. After the tour we watched  a U12 football game and to be honest, they could probably beat American Fork football, sorry guys. After that we watched some of a lineman camp. I thought it was super cool to watch some football again, but the best part about it was the amount of Tongans that were there! It was probably one of the most ingenious finding activities I've done, because we met so many nonmember Tongans, and we were able to talk with them and get to know them! We even invited one to church. 

I just love how on the mission you can apply some of your hobbies or interests into the Lord's work. I would have never thought I would be watching football games and sharing the gospel at the same time! ZAZA!

A lot has happened this past transfer, but I don't have enough typing stamina to tell you all about It, but I'd love to leave y'all with a message that God lives, and He loves you. He's your Father and He cares about the well-being of your soul. He gave us a gift and that gift is called prayer. When we pray to God, we are speaking to him directly. He loves to hear us talk about the things that make us happy in this life, and even our trials. When you pray you can ask Him for help and for blessings. Sometimes the answers come in ways you would of never thought possible. So I'd like to invite you to, if you haven't already, start praying to God, and if you are praying to God, keep doing it! 

I love you all lots. I can feel your love and support each day! 

Love,

Elder Delgado 

P.S. I'm being transfered to the Denton zone in the Krum area. My companion will be Elder Morely! This is also my last full transfer of my mission as I'm expected to return "home" to Utah in August to begin college in the fall.  

Week 81 - Lots of service!

 It's been six weeks since I last emailed. hahaha. Just so you know, It was a really good six weeks. I've made so many new friends, have new stories, have taught new people, and I'm nearing the end of my Mission!

 

This past transfer we did a whole bunch of service for the community. Our friends in the Watauga Area put an ad on facebook for free service and people were hitting them up a bunch, so we helped them out a lot. One of my favorite service projects that I did was pulling out about 10 bushes from the ground. It was super fun but super tiring. We got it done within six hours, so we're basically pros.
 

Another super fun thing we did this transfer is that we did a Car Wash! We set up in the church parking lot. It was so fun to wash people's cars. A lot of them wanted to give us money, but we didnt take it. We told them we were just serving the community. We washed about 50 cars, I think.

 

One cool thing about this past transfer is that I am serving in the Tonagn Ward (congregation), so that means I get to speak Tongan and serve the Tongan people here. Tongans love food and feeding the missionaries, which I'm thankful for. The downside about all this food is that I've gained about 20 pounds. lol. Back to the dad bod. 

 

We received transfer calls yesterday, and I got news that I'll be staying in the Tongan ward with Elder Koloamatangi and Elder Taufa. We will be in a trio. I think this is like the fifth trio I've been on on my mission. Trios are fun, and both those Elders are awesome so we're going to have a blast. 

 

One thing I have learned and studied about this transfer is patience. Patience has been something that I've wanted to master for a long time. I've learned that it's so important to have patience not only as a missionary but as a child of God as well. Oftentimes we don't get what we want, or life throws us a curveball and the best way to deal with that is patience. I think a word that goes with patience is the word endure. As we are patient and endure our trials we can start to feel the blessings come and realize how much we've grown through our trials. If you're going through a rough time, pray to God and let him know how you're feeling. Ask him to help you in your trials and for more patience. As you put in your effort, God will help with the rest.

 

If you want, feel free to email me. I'm going to be honest, I am not the best at replying, but I'll give it my best. hahaha.

 

With lots of love,

Elder Delgado

Week 75 - I'm Going Back to the Tongan Ward!

Malo e Lelei, 

Hello friends and family! This week has been great! We were busy with a bunch of busy work and driving. We went down to Burleson to give Elder Jenkins his bike and then we ate some good brisket sandwiches at K&S - definitely a favorite! hahaha! 

We contacted a bunch of people, but sadly enough, it's spring break and all our friends are college students, so it's been kinda slow. 

We got transfer news this week!!!!! 

I'm being transferred back to the Tongan area in Euless!!!! I'm so happy. My new comp is Elder Koloamatangi. He's an absolute stud. Were gonna have a good time. 

I'm super sad to leave all my friends and this Fort Worth zone, but in happy to go back to the Hurst zone.

Other than that I don't have much news. I just hope that y'all remember to keep giving it your all and never give up. Remember who you are, and always strive to become more Christ-like. 

Love,
Elder Delgado