Catch up pictures

President Torres started a Facebook page for the 2016-2019 Texas McAllen Mission and posted a bunch of pictures.  yay!!

I tried to organize the pics based on area and time, although most of these events Elder Harker has not even mentioned so its mostly guess work.---grrrr

Family History Event with the missionaries

Family History Event with the missionaries

Family History Event with the missionaries

Area: Portland
Comp: Elder Madsen

Area: Portland
Comp: Elder Randall

Area: Portland????

Area: Portland
Comp: Elder Randall

Area: Portland
Comp: Elder Madsen

Zone Pic
Area: Edinburg
Comp: Elder McLaughlin

Area: Edinburg
Comp: Elder Widmer

Halloween Party 2016

Halloween Party 2016
Elder Harker is almost right in the center

TMM zone conference?
Where's Elder Harker?
second top row, third from the right

Area: Edinburg
Comp: Elder Widmer

The TMM Christmas Gathering 2016

received on March 6

hello everyone so this week was pretty cool

LUNES- me and my comp was sick, pretty slow day appointments that we had all fell through, knocked doors as back up

MARTES- I went on an exchange with Elder Sheldon while Piscione wasn't feeling well, we also had a zone conference combined with Laredo North Zone mostly to chastize Laredo North zone. visited Zuhayla a permagating investigator of ours. all appointments fell through

MIERCOLES-had district meeting, as well as coordination. English branch coordination fell through as the branch mission leader was a no show. appointments fell thru.

JUEVES-i was able to reserve my 200th ordinance for my ancestors temple work as well as i found some cousins in England. the only info is that they died in the year 1917 in France while they were in their 20s... I remember since I gained a big interest in WWI that 1/3rd of Britain's young men died in WWI a large part never being accounted for dead or alive. and we also had 2 day Mission leadership conference so I was District leader for a 2 days while I was on exchanges with Alonso. most of the appointments in my area fell through and some of his did, we did find Maura an investigator who disappeared, she is still interested!

VIERNES- still on exchanges visited the Garcia family, gave Pres. Garcia a blessing, he was sick

SABADO- back with Elder Piscione, it rained all day, me and Piscione got soaked, during the storm we got a call from the other elders and we returned home for another Exchange with elder Sheldon but this time he was sick. so the other Elders visited Maura. 

DOMINGO- appointments fell thru, I spent my second Sunday in Spanish branch this transfer, I messed the other 2 because of being sick some of the people in English branch were a sight for sore eyes, the Garcia family who I found came to church as well as an old permagating investigator named Jerry was there as well!

Below are a few pictures posted by a sweet member in Laredo during the week:

"Bien agradecida con los misioneros que me visitan cada semana porque siempre me animan a seguir adelante con sus mensajes... y el espritu de siente más, cada vez que vienen... lo quiero mucho! "😍

"Very thankful with the missionaries who visit me every week because you always encourage me to continue on with your messages... and the spirit of feels more, every time they come... I love you very much! 😍" 

received 2/27

Hey everyone

So me and my comp are sick and I have recognized that I don't put a lot of detail in my email. Instead of giving lame excuses imma be straight up to y'all. Its something I need to work on in all aspects. Its generally not a super huge priority to me when I only have an hour most of the time less to use. 

I have an easier time when I have questions to base my email off of. I don't have much of those at all, if I were to receive some of those that would be amazing HINT HINT. 

Anyways I will attempt to do better but as I'm famous in the mission for being super chill ask a good question and get an amazing story. 

So far the mission is awesome and it the best time of my life even though we haven't been teaching much at all and not much happens other than tract its super fun. 

We found the M-M family last week after visiting their less active neighbors they weren't able to come to church however due to the lack of a "weekend" here um I spent all of yesterday in bed due to my illness got better today but still not feeling well. 

I actually this morning got a cd from my trainer(who has 3 weeks left) of "Scotlands Great Highland Bagpipes" by The Black Watch, Royal Scots Dragoon Guard and others its super good got a few old songs in there. 

no pictures yet as my camera didn't survive the storm last week but if all goes well we are having a baptism on Friday for Carlitos(8) and Jocelyn(10). um i have run out of time but if you have any questions email(or mail if your old fashioned) them to me and I will address them in my next email as best as I can.

the following pic was posted on the TMM Facebook page:

"Bien contentos mis misioneros después de la cena 😍😍 el miércoles pasado. .

Well happy my missionaries after dinner 😍😍 last Wednesday. ."

so as certain people have given their thoughts on my mass email skills here are the deets we live right across the street from a hooker, the people here dress horribly immodest, wake up at 2pm go to bed at 4am and are all blind bats so that's my vent of the day. 

and to answer preguntas of yours we have a car its a corolla, yes we have tiwi its annoying but mainly quiet. zls have trucks sisters have vans everyone else has a car. we only have a car to drive on p-days and to meetings and church. I'm doing well have been throwing up since yesterday(all of church I was miserable) we tract a lot. we are teaching one family the M-M family. the only prob with them is their dad drinks a ton and they all work on Sunday(Hispanic culture there is no week end just party all night and be miserable the next day) we are trying to find investigators but the ones we do find don't stick on for the second lesson. 

We have been working super hard so when people ask how I'm doing please explain we have had a big dry spell and there isn't much info. I'm alive I'm happy save the complaints on lack of info I can include more but like in true Jeshua fashion you have to ask good questions to get to the story. I just got a cd of Scottish military bagpipe songs though!