Elder E Valdez

 12/25/2024 Merry Christmas!!!! Cant beleive is already Christmas!! That's crazy to think that I've been out on my mission for a month and a half now!!!  Anyways I don't want to take to much of your guys time since its a special holiday. This past week has been good! Still pushing through everyday. So glad that im still able to call my parents and my brother Thoma. Talking to them has been helping me to just keep going and to not give up! Even your emails thay i get back have been helping me not wanting to give up. Especially this time of the year is super special because being a missionary has made me really focus on the special meaning of Chrsitmas, which is the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. The greatest gift of all was given by our Heavenly Father. It has been super great to help spread that amazing gift to these people in the Bronx. The people have a hard time when it comes to holidays cause they are so worries about finances. So its been a blessing to let the peop...

 12/16/2024 Where do I begin!!!  The Bronx is crazy!! The people here are nice but there are a selected few that are just plain rude and careless  Last Pday we went to a hibachi place that was like a Asian buffet and man was it good. I had like 7 plate full food cause I haven't been eating cause me and my companion just work and and find people to come to church and set up a following lesson too. So we haven't been able to like make food or have time to get food. My companion loves to just get going and work. And I'm like elder I jeed to eat or just relax. But my companion is a good person getting to know him a bit more. But still has his flaws haha like we all do This past week has been a struggle. When I first got my mission call and read that I was going to New York City, I was shocked  . I was excited but I was also prepared for what I was going to see cause if you know New York City and like the Bronx, Brooklyn, Ect its crazy here. I saw an incident happen in fr...

 12/9/2024 Hello everyone, Alot happened this past week and man there is a lot to tell you guys. Dec 4: it was my last day at the MTC and it was exciting but sad at the same time. Had to say goodbye to my amazing district. They are such amazing people. They helped me adjust to this new life and i cant thank them enough. Especially my amazing companion Elder Talley!!! Man he was the best companion ever. Even tho I had only one so far. But i think he will be my favorite forever. He has been there since day one of MTC and has blessed me in so many ways. It was hard saying goodbye, but i know we'll see each other again. But i was lucky enough to have a sister missionary who is also serving in the same mission with me. So we both werent alone getting to NYC. After we arrived to the NYC airport we were greeted by other missionaries and the missions President and his wife! They are super sweet and kind. But they put you right to work haha. We literally were asking people if they wanted to...

 12/4/2024 Heyoooo!!! There is so much to tell and you guys!! I don't even know where to start. It is still hard adjusting to not being around family and having to have a super busy schedule!! I've had moments where I just start crying and can't stop. But I've had some good moments which I'm holding dear to my heart. But let me start from the beginning     Sunday was good we had a good sacrament meeting with wonderful talk and testimonies. Then after, we had the opportunity to go and study for like 2 hours which if you know me I cannot concentrate even for 10 mins   and I have no clue what I even was reading but I prayed and and decided to read talks from past general conferences which was super good and I loved every bit of it even tho I didn't get a lot done cause I got distracted a lot hahaha. But it was a wonderful study session and I definitely felt the spirit with me. After we had a gathering with our district which was super wonderful and we kin...

11/23/2024 Hello everyone, I don't know what that say on the emails haha so bear with me (sorry if that phrase is grammatical incorrect)  Anyways MTC has been one big rollercoaster of excitement and moods swings if I'm being honest. Definitely did have some break downs but super blessed to have an amazing companion and a wonderful district. Everyone is super sweet and loving and if you know me, I love to hug and express my love to my close friends, but sadly as a missionary you can't hug the sisters but was so great to hug my comp and elder.  Being at the MTC has been super great tho. Love being here and I love feeling the spirit everyday. I have learned so much here already. The meetings and personal talk have been amazing. Was great to get to know more about my companion. And getting to know more about my district.  Anyways I don't want this to be a long and just scriptures but I just want to say that I love the lord and I love his work. I know that I'm here for a...