November 9, 15

Hello Everyone!

It has been another wonderful week down here in Juarez, with a somewhat sad ending. That's right. Transfers. For those of you who don't know, transfers are like a disease. Sometimes you get it, sometimes you don't. And there's no vaccine. And yes, I'm afraid that we have once again been struck by transfers. I will be leaving the Chapultepec 1st Ward and the Juarez South Stake, to join the Mezquital (Mosquitoville?)Ward in the Las Torres Stake. I have today to pack up all my things and then yea I leave in the morning. I hope everything is awesome over there. From what i've heard, it's on the edge of Juarez. Basically the edge of the world. I Can't Wait! I'm super pumped and can't wait to meet my new companion: Elder Gonzalez! 

In Chapultepec, we have a baptism this weekend! That's right! Ana Maria Rojas Dias will be baptized by her husband this Saturday! I'm a little sad that I won't be able to see it though. 

It's a sad thing to leave an area, but it's the will of God. Remember: there is always a purpose. Sometimes we can't see it from the start, but with a little bit of time, it will become clear. This doesn't just apply to transfers in the mission, it applies to life in general. As humans, we want to see the end from the beginning. We want to walk by sight and knowledge. However, that just isn't how God works. And as the apostle Paul said:  "For we walk by faith, not by sight."  2 Corinthians 5:7

So although it may be difficult, put your trust in God. Accept his will in your life, for this is how you will obtain the blessings and happiness that God has in store for you.

So take a step of faith this week.

Elder Phillips

My letter to John mentioned that we went and saw Crazy For You at Centennial. He loved his music teacher, Mr Blackwell, and I sent him a picture of him and some of the cast he would know.

How awesome! I do miss my old Musical days. Was it High School Musical? or a musical put on by our high school? Either way, I bet it was super fun! 

And yes, I'm afraid that we have once again been struck by transfers. I will be leaving Chapultepunk and heading over to Mezquital(Mosquitoville?) 2. I have today to pack up all my things and then ya. I leave in the morning. I hope everything is awesome over there! The bad news, I have not gotten the package yet. Our zone leaders are in our district and we're pretty tight so I was asking them about it. Unfortunately, they didn't get any packages for our zone :( I'm hoping that tomorrow when we go to the offices They'll be waiting for me. But who knows.

We had a primary program down here too! It was super awesome! They sang about 8 different verses of "Follow the Prophet" and some other awesome songs. All-in-all, It was great!  

Our zone meetings are held in our stake centers, once a month. I would still love some thermals (Thermal underwear!) because yes, it gets really cold down here too. Not quite as cold as idaho, but it has been known to drop below 0. The Americans send their packages to El Paso and our president brings them down for us monthly.

Thank you so much mom! I Love You!

Elder Phillips