Elder Hirsch Mission Emails

  Hello friends and family! I am loving my mission, and can't imagine doing anything else with my life, but sometimes I just still can't believe that I'm really here in Mexico, doing what all my siblings did before me. I especially love being in lessons, testifying of Jesus Christ and the restored gospel. I can feel the spirit testifying of what I say. It's amazing what the Lord can do through such an imperfect servant. There are many people here ready to accept the gospel, our job is just to search, love, and baptize.   This week we had a zone conference, where President Montejo came to our zone, and we all met together. President taught about the importance of obedience, and that we have increased potential when we diligently work towards goals. I also had the opportunity to sing in an ensemble of missionaries in the conference. But I can't remember the name of the himn we sang right now.  ...

    Elder Haymore was an awesome companion. He speaks really good spanish, I connect with him really well, and he's a super hard worker. Some part of me already knew it was coming when the emergency transfers came in. I'm not totally used to the aspect of frequently changing companions, so I was pretty sad when I found out he was leaving. Nevertheless, I knew that the Lord knows what's best for me, and I looked forward to having a new friend. Little did I know that Elder Tadeo would be an equally awesome dude! He's from Monterrey Mexico, but he speaks english fluently. He's gonna avoid speaking in english though so I can learn even faster. One of the best things about Elder Tadeo is that he can connect to the people very well, and he is very good at teaching the gospel. I was nervous to have a new companion, but I honestly can't imagine having anyone else as my companion. I'm also sure that I'll get more accustomed to having transfers later in my...

    Hello Family and all! I think things are picking up a little bit. In the last week we have had a good amount of success, we are going to have two baptisms next week, we have had two exchanges with other companionships, and we are going to have two baptisms next week.    This week we met a man named Enrique. The other Elders in Apizaco were teaching him, until they realized that he lives in our area. Just like a surprising number of people, the best place for us to meet with him is actually his work, in a mental health clinic. Because it's not in our area, Enrique's work is closer to the center of the city than we normally go. Nevertheless, it was fun to be in the more busy parts and see the cathedral. When we got to the clinic we had to call him to let him know we were there, but he promptly came out and welcomed us into his office. His office was relatively small, but several trinkets and a little ...