On Saturday we received the following line from elder Gomez which was totally not expected since his P-Day is on Mondays.
"Your son is the new asistente of the mision Colombia Cali." We were thinking at first that it was a joke then we received a second email; "from now on I will be writing on Saturdays so you guys can write me.".
Mom, felt really bad that she didn't get to write him that day since we didn't see the emails until Sunday especially after reading his last note, " well yeah it's super crazy to be here in the office like assistant I feel super mega pressure. I'm in charge of helping the whole mission now and it's super scary ha-ha. The good news is that my new companion is elder Lyle. Is that not awesome!!! and yeah all the details are in the voice recordings. Hope you guys get the chance to write me before I have to go; por lo menos alguito pequeño :) (at least a little something)."
Our dear elder Gomez is now the new assistant to the president and I can't wait to hear more about his new calling.
La Sucursal del Cielo
Cali, Colombia Mission April 2014- April 2016
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Monday, February 2, 2015
Test God and see how he will bless your lives
Hello friends and family,
It's a new week and all is going well in the mission field. I wanted to share with you some more thoughts I have had as I have been studying my scriptures this week. I hope that you can ponder on these things and see how you can apply them in your lives. I was reading in Alma 7: 23-24 "And now I would that ye should be humble and be submissive and gentle; easy to be entreated; full of patience and long-suffering; being temperate in all things; being diligent in keeping the commandments of God at all times; asking for whatsoever things ye stand in need, both spiritual and temporal; always returning thanks unto God for whatsoever things ye do receive.
"And see that ye have faith, hope, and charity, and then ye will always abound in good works."
I love the promise that it has. It tells us we have to do something right and then it says we can ask him whatever we want and he will give it to us if we do what he asks of us. He gives us everything we need, it's like the promise he gives in Mosiah 2: 41 "And moreover, I would desire that ye should consider on the blessed and happy state of those that keep the commandments of God. For behold, they are blessed in all things, both temporal and spiritual; and if they hold out faithful to the end they are received into heaven, that thereby they may dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness. O remember, remember that these things are true; for the Lord God hath spoken it."
He blesses us with temporal and spiritual things if we are faithful to his commandments. Going back to the scripture in Alma see that you guys can do those things and be those things and test God, see how he will bless your lives. I leave my testimony that I know God lives and blesses our lives when we do what he asks of us. I have felt it in my life as I have followed him. I want to finish with a scripture in John 15: 7 " If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you." I know this is true.
Love,
Elder Carlos Gomez
It's a new week and all is going well in the mission field. I wanted to share with you some more thoughts I have had as I have been studying my scriptures this week. I hope that you can ponder on these things and see how you can apply them in your lives. I was reading in Alma 7: 23-24 "And now I would that ye should be humble and be submissive and gentle; easy to be entreated; full of patience and long-suffering; being temperate in all things; being diligent in keeping the commandments of God at all times; asking for whatsoever things ye stand in need, both spiritual and temporal; always returning thanks unto God for whatsoever things ye do receive.
"And see that ye have faith, hope, and charity, and then ye will always abound in good works."
I love the promise that it has. It tells us we have to do something right and then it says we can ask him whatever we want and he will give it to us if we do what he asks of us. He gives us everything we need, it's like the promise he gives in Mosiah 2: 41 "And moreover, I would desire that ye should consider on the blessed and happy state of those that keep the commandments of God. For behold, they are blessed in all things, both temporal and spiritual; and if they hold out faithful to the end they are received into heaven, that thereby they may dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness. O remember, remember that these things are true; for the Lord God hath spoken it."
He blesses us with temporal and spiritual things if we are faithful to his commandments. Going back to the scripture in Alma see that you guys can do those things and be those things and test God, see how he will bless your lives. I leave my testimony that I know God lives and blesses our lives when we do what he asks of us. I have felt it in my life as I have followed him. I want to finish with a scripture in John 15: 7 " If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you." I know this is true.
Love,
Elder Carlos Gomez
Monday, January 26, 2015
Something to ponder
Hello everybody,
This week I want to leave you with a quick assignment or homework if you want to think about it in that way. I want you guys to read Alma 5: 26-27. I want you guys as a family to think about these questions and to ponder them in your hearts and to make plans to have your lives where you can say yes to all these questions. There's a lot of times in our lives where we don't even realize when we are going in a good path or not, or if we are doing everything we should like Elder Godfy said in his talk. He had a good job and was living happy and did not even realize he could become and be even more happy until he pondered it. I don't want us to think we are okay when really we have a lot to improve. We can ask ourselves the question like elder Uchdorf said is it I lord, is it I that is messing up in everything? I know that we can do a lot better in our relationship with our Heavenly Father and he wants us closer to him because he loves us. He wants us to be an eternal family but first we have to do our part. it I hope you can read and ponder and identify the things you can do so you can be better.
i love you guys with all my heart don't forget daily scripture study and prayer!!! :)
Elder Gomez
Monday, January 19, 2015
Prayer
Familia,
I wanted to share a scripture with you guys it's
found in Mosiah 27:14. Alma the son goes against the church and they want
to destroy it. His dad prayed so much for him that an angel went and
stopped him and told him hey because of the prayers of your father I'm here to
convert you so to say it like that ha-ha. I really like this scripture because it
teaches us how powerful a prayer can be. We can actually pray for people and the
lord will help them. If we know someone in need well lets pray for them but with
real intent and the lord will help them. I just want to express that I know that
prayer is real and the most important thing we can do. I know that he does listen
and answer and I hope you guys every night are going down on your knees and
praying as a family. Please pray on your knees as a family and see
the miracles that the lord can do in our lives. I know it to be true and I
want all those blessings for our family. I like Alma pray every night that you
guys can be okay and read and pray always and I know the lord will answer my
prayers. If you do this I promise you will receive the blessings and we will all be
more united. I love you guys every single one of you and I hope we as a family
can all strive to become better and closer to the lord. Every night I'm on my
knees and I want to be able to feel that you guys are doing it as well as a
family. I can feel it when you guys do it and it would be the greatest blessing
you guys can give me. Like I said, I love you guys and keep moving forward.
Elder Gomez
Monday, January 12, 2015
Tulua: magical city filled with great spiritual experiences
Hola Familia!
Como estan? It is so good to hear from you and mom Karolena looks so cute with that Bear Cowl you made her. Thanks for the scripture, D&C 93:1
This week for me was normal nothing too interesting happened.
Went to Buga to do an interview and when we got there a church
activity was just starting which was way fun. I'll get back to that in a second, during the
interview I had a fun experience. The interview was with an older lady and she made me laugh so much. She was talking
about how the devil is always messing with her and she said, "ese diablo tan
metido (that devil so nosy), ese negro asqueroso (that disgusting being)" ha-ha. I was kind of surprised and could not help but laugh
and was like yep so true ha-ha.
During in the activity at church they asked me to do magic it was like
in front of 40 people and I got really nervous but it went really well. I had
everybody's jaw dropped to the floor. It's the best feeling ever and I have been
mixing the magic with the gospel. I have an act that goes with the plan of
salvation, its awesome. Although sometimes it is not well received. One time we were
doing magic to some kids and they were all happy and then this grandma came out
and I did an act and she got scared and knocked the cards out of my hands and
said that's from the devil ha-ha. I tried to tell her that it's not from the devil it's just tricks ha-ha
people are just funny sometimes.
Do you remember Javier, the one that
helped me a lot, that I have been studying for? Well he's doing really good
honestly. Going to church every Sunday, but he just does not want to get baptized.
He says he does not feel it. He knows it's true but something holds
him back so that's frustrating but all good all good ha-ha.
Well I love you guys till next time!!!
Elder Gomez
Como estan? It is so good to hear from you and mom Karolena looks so cute with that Bear Cowl you made her. Thanks for the scripture, D&C 93:1
Verily,
thus saith the Lord: It shall come to pass that every soul who forsaketh his
sins and cometh unto me, and calleth on my name, and obeyeth my voice, and
keepeth my commandments, shall see my face and know that I am;
This scripture is so true I have seen it here on my mission, the best times I have here or when I feel the closest to my Heavenly Father is when I'm 100% obedient. It's awesome.
We have had a lot of awesome spiritual moments this week. We found this young girl she's 18 but lives alone and we started teaching her
and wow we felt a spirit so strong. I could put my self in her shoes and she was
saying how before she was close to God but now she's not. She feels really
happy that we are visiting her. I was sharing my testimony with her and almost
started crying because it made me think of all the blessings the gospel has
brought to my life. I was telling her how amazing the gospel was and about
the blessings and wow that part was so awesome she was like crying too. We
also found a family way awesome of 7 and I think they are going to be really good. I
have not baptized a family since my first area and I have been praying a lot to
find a full family husband and wife and kids which is really hard here in
Colombia but we found one and we are going to work really hard with them to help
them become eternal.
This has been my week pretty much. I would like to share with you guys a scripture in Alma 4 19
and it talks about how big a testimony can be, Read it, I love how it talks about
how Alma wants to preach the gospel to a pueblo de sinners (a town of sinners) but did not know how
to do it. It says only with a pure testimony can they be changed. I love that we
should share our testimony always in cada momento (every moment) because it's the only force we
have in this world that is greater than any other so why not use it? I hope
everyone in the family this week has the opportunity to share their testimony
with someone or each other maybe in a family home evening!!!
Well I love you guys till next time!!!
Elder Gomez
Monday, January 5, 2015
Pictures from the field in Tulua, Colombia
With Elder Garcia current companion |
With elder Munar and his comp elder Sheehan from Dallas, TX. |
Our baptism it was amazing. He's the one teaching me magic! |
My amazing Zone, they are all awesome! |
Seeing people coming to Christ and changing makes the whole mission worth it!
Hi Mom,
I hope you start feeling better soon I'll be praying for
you. It's so awesome that you and dad are teaching Karo's class ha-ha, im sure you guys will
really enjoy it!!! :). It's so crazy that Suzana Zubeldia already finished her mission. The time flies by so
fast I can't even believe I have been out for 9 months before I know it I'm going to be finishing
the mission too that scares me ha-ha.
My favorite companion is now in my district, elder Munar the one from bogota and today we got to pass p day together it was super
fun just like old times.
We also have an investigator his name is Javier and he's
really cool. He's passing through a lot of problems and is trying to find of
God. We have been helping him a lot and its been really good. He has changed
so much. I love seeing that change it's what makes the whole mission worth
it when just one person changes for the better through Christ. I have
learned so much from him because my studies have been focused on him and how I
can help him. I found a scripture that I love a lot. Now and anytime you
guys are going through problems you guys can read it D&C 58: 3-4. Please read it as it has helped me a lot and will help me a lot when I'm down. That's been our week today, we went to a hike with all the zone.
There's like 20 missionaries and it was way fun. I got to catch up with elder
Munar. I will send the pictures please say hi to everyone for me and I love you
guys. .
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