June 12th 2011

Elder Templin on top of the Sun pyramid 

  Cards to pass out

The Sun Pyrmaid

¡Hola!

It's getting close to 2 months in the field and 4 in the mission!

Everything is still going good down here. The weather has been really hot the last few days. I hope that it will back off soon.

Sounds like everything is going good for all the people that are emailing me, but I'm sure all is good with everyone.

We have been working more in La Perla ward this month and week. We found 11 new people to teach this week through references and contacting and knocking on doors. We had all the people that we thought would come to church form La Perla make it and really liked it.

The week has been a normal one with the work and what not. We found out more about the Mission at the multi zone conference that we had on Wednesday. There are 5 zones form the east and I think some form the south mission that are going to be in the new mission. All it will be is come 1st of July all those missionaries will be under the new president. And I thinks that is all that is going to happen about the change but IDK for sure.

Today the zone went to Teotihuacan, (The Pyramids that are in the mission). They are really cool and Big. There are two different ones. One is called the sun and the other is the moon. 

It was really fun. We had to meet at the DL's house last night at 630 then we sent to the area of the ZL's. We stayed the night with other missionaries in the area. This morning we meet again to leave to go to Teotihuacan. There where 22 of us in the group including the driver and his daughter (I think). It was a small cargo van that was changed into a combi. The driver, his daughter, and 2 elders where in the front. the rest of us where in the back. The back was designed for 13 but we had.18 of us in there. All the seats and 3 on the floor. It was packed like sardines. While we where there I bought a Jaguar that is made of some type of black rock for 200 pasos, and a neckless thing of a mans head in a jaguars head for 10 pasos. I will send pictures of those next week.

Thanks for all you all do. Keep it up and keep on the path.

Thanks for everything.

Love,

Elder Templin

June 6th 2011

¡Hola!

Everything is still going good down here.

The temp has been really high the past few weeks, i guess, but it is starting to back off now. I feels a lot better.

I got my Card back this week. They are cards that have my name and address on them for investigators and members. I paid 180 Pesos for 1000 cards. It's like $16-$18 I will sent a picture next week of them.

We did not have any baptisms this week.We had a fun time this week with trying to get all of our families to church. We had 4 for Refoma and 4 for Perla. Not all of them could come but it was a challange. we ended up with 2 in Refoma and only 1 in Perla, but it's all good.

So we found out today that we are going to be in the Mexico south east when the mission splits. The President said to day in his weekly letter. It's all good because the new mission is going to have all the best baptizing zones in the east mission. I will let you know more when i know more but i thought i would let you know.

Thanks for everything and I love you all.

Thanks for the letters keep sending them its good to hear about everything.

Love,
Elder Templin

May 30th 2011

¡Hola!

Everything is good this week I'm still here in Mexico walking around talking with people.

Today is the end of the 1st transfer period. Yesterday was the day that we find out if we have to go to the transfers meeting. Nether Elder Medina or myself have transfers. We get to be together the this area at least 6 more weeks. I'm happy because I like this area and Elder Medina. Yesterday after we reported to our district leader Elder Medina decided to play a not so funny joke. He said that I had transfered. He had me and the family Bautista going for 15-20 mins, but he finally told the truth.

This week we were eating in La Perla ward. We worked in that area this week because it was closer to food. We found 4 different families to teach. We have appointments this week with them.

Yesterday Perla, Alfonso, y Belit we confirmed. I baptized Perla and Alfonso. Elder Medina baptized Belit.That's a cool thing to see a family all joining the church together. And we are teaching her brother and almost her mom. Her brother, Erick, is progressing and her mom, Guadalupe, is not ready to listen but is always there when we teach Erick.

The Spanish is coming along the lessons are good but all the other stuff is coming slowly, but its easier to talk and understand.

Thanks for everything hope all is good in your lives. If you want to write and tell me how things are it's jeffery.templin@myldsmail.net

Love you all and miss talking and hanging out. Let me know what you'll want me to write about.

 

Love,

Elder Templin

May 23rd 2011

Elder Medina, Perla is the mom, Alfonso the son, Belit th Daughter,

    Guadalupe the grandma (We hope that she will listen more to us and want to be baptized soon), Elder Templin

Elder Templin and Elder Medina

¡Hola!

Everything is still going good. Still here working.

This week we had divisions. I was with our district leader in his area and his companion was with mine here in our area. We had them on Wednesday. They started Wednesday at 9am through Thursday at 8am. Things went good with that, I learned that we are put in our companionships for a reason, but I learned from him what I can improve on.

Things were the same the rest of the week.

Today I had my 1st Mexican hair cut. Everythings good and a lot cooler with out as much hair. 

Thanks for the letters.
Hope all is well with everyone in their lives. Let me know!

Love you all,

Elder Templin

May 16th 2011

                                    Elder Templin and Elder Medina

¡Hola!

3 months in the field today and 1 month in Mexico!

Everything is going good down here. My legs are getting used to the none stop going.

We have been teaching more lessons this week. The day goes by fast when we teach a lot.

The week has been good for teaching and preparing people for baptism. This last week we found 8 new investigators, we have taught some of them +2 times. We have a family of 3 set for this next week and 1 set for the following week.

We had a Leadership training with President Hicken Thursday. It was for trainers and the new missionaries. We practiced teaching the 1st lesson we had the opportunity to have the President sit and watch ours. It went good, he liked some things that we did. Before we used the Book of Mormon we taught what is was then used it. After all the practices he talked to the group and said that to the group.

Friday we had to go to immigration to get my card that says that I'm legal. That took all day pretty much.

Thanks for the letters. It good to hear from everyone. Let me know what you want me to write in the email.

Thanks for everything. Love you all, hope all is good.

Love,

Elder Templin

May 9th

¡Hola!

I'm still alive since we talked yesterday. It was good to talk to everyone. Hope everyone had a good Mother's day!

Here are the Ward numbers for my wards so you can look at LDS.org to see where I am at. Our apartment is in the Reforma Ward.

Reforma - 302295

La Perla - 96350

There were a few things that I had a note to talk about yesterday but I didn't.

1. Transportation - public transportation is a big thing down here. There are several ways to get around. Taxi, bus, the metro, y a Combi, which is a VW van that has been hollowed out and has had a bunch of seats put in the back, they fit 11 ok but there is always room for more. 

2. An experience with tacos. There is a street vender that is by our house that is there every Wednesday. Last week we got some and we ate them in the apartment. They gave us a bag of salsa for them. I was putting some salsa on and some seeds where blocking the hole. So you can probably see where this is going... I put enough for 10 tacos on my one taco. So what I did was just put another taco on the top and went for it. While it was really hot my mouth was on fire for like 5 mins it was still really good.

3. I guess the Mission is splitting is July. I didn't know until I got here, so I don't know if I will be in East or South East. I will let you know.

4. The time does change down here with Conference. In October it goes from 8pm to 7pm.

Thanks for everything. Keep writing me so I know what going on with everyone.

Love you all,

Elder Templin

May 2nd

¡Hola!

Things are going good down here. The days are moving fast for me.

This are some pictures. The 1st is the District and the MTC with our teachers. The 2nd is the Baptism of Hector. The 3rd is our apartment (kitchen, study room, and bedroom and bathroom). The last one is the out side of the apartment. I did not get a chance to take a picture of the Church I will try to send that one next week.

This week we have been working to find more people to teach. We don´t have a baptism for this week. We are working with a husband and wife (Antonio and Rosario) to get them to come to church. They have read and want to be baptized but they still have to come to church.

We went on splits this week with the priests in the ward. This was fun but hard because he (the priest) knows the language but not how we teach the gospel part. So I actually got to speak a lot but we got a appointment and are coming back another day.

The blisters are there but they don´t hurt. My legs are getting used to walking all day and I think that they will be fine.

Today we played soccer as a Zone that was fun. The Mexicans are really good. I forgot to put on sunscreen so I think that I got a little burnt.

The week sounds fun. Hope everything is going good. The yard looks different but good.

Love you all and hope everything is good. Talk to you Sunday.
Elder Templin