Weekly Letter - 25 Nov 2013

Dear Presidente lovell,
This week was a little crazy. I lost 2 days of work in my area looking for my new companion wed and thur and felt out of the loop in my area after. This week really need to hit it hard. The area is full of people waiting to receive the gospel. We are trying to get more people involved in the obra missional here. It was perfect in church this past sunday we talked about the goal to one day have the temple here in neuquen. I know that it is possible to doble the asistence of the people in the ward and that is what i want. I want the peple here to feel the amor that have have felt in my life from the spirit. Elder Uceda and I are doing good. We dont have a lot of time together but we both want to see baptisisms here. He has a lot of questions which makes me think of my first couple months in the mission and all the questions i had. I really dont want to be a bad trainer. I want to teach him the things of the mission and help him have a vision really high to baptize in this mission. In my studies i read alma 27. At the very end of that chapter it said that the people were favored of the Lord. A little before that it said they were always faithful adn righteous. Thats what I need to do to be favored of the Lord and have His trust. That is my goal. Thank you for everything. Have a great week. 

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Querido Familia,

hey yall! hope this week was great. the other day i was doing my studies and i came across something that was really cool. in alma 27 it is a great story but some things that really stuck out was that ammon needed to make so big choices. so in verse 7 and 11 he prayed so that he could know what he needed to do. in verse 13 was the action. he shared what he had received from heavenly father. but what i really love is verse 30 says that the people were favored of the Lord. how do we become foavored of the Lord? the answer is verse 27. it says that the people were faithful unto the end and alwasy did good works. so basically, if we want more blessings, stronger relations, or to be favored of the lord we need to be faithful. faithful does not mean we need to be perfect but it means we keep on keepin on. also, there is a family that we are teaching that is really great. the wife wants to be baptized but the husband doesnt want to talk to us. we invited the sister to pray with her husband to help him soften his heart. so she did it and she a has seen a big change in him. he has startd to pray with his kids and said that one day he will attend church...which is a big change. all of that came from prayer. i have a testimony of pray and am so greatful for it. it truelly is so powerful. Oh before i forget, i had a package from the fam and grandpa paul.THYE WERE FILLED WITH PEANUTT BUTTER GOODIES. I AM SO EXCITED :) :) :) i love yall so much and am so happy. no importa if im gonna get fat...it is well worth it haha. only jokes. the shirt of dads band is super cool. yall should do a green version like dads website. like my friend elder ethan christiansen always says, if you have a bad week or need help, pray! I love you all and would love to send some pics but this computer is filled with viruses and dont want to destroy my stuff. 

Love Elder Nobmann Riddle #22

ps im training another missionary from peru. his accent is so hard to understand haha.

Weekly Letter - 18 Nov 2013

Dear Presidente Lovell,
This past week went pretty well. Not going to lie I felt like I lost focuse because of the transfers but we were able to complete some good things. Villa Ceferino is good. We are teaching a lot of people but the problem is that not all of them are excepting fechas to be baptized. I have faith that all these people can progress and be baptized but I think we need to have a talk with a few of them to state our purpose and where we see things going so that we can be on the same page. I think one of my fears is that we will let someone go in a moment when we
should have had more patience. It ́s like Elder Holland said, these our our brothers and sisters we are teaching. I dont want to give up on people when maybe all they need is a little more support. I dont know how to explain it but Im trying to learn how to have a perfect balance in things that I do...not going to lie, its hard. But, life was never ment to be easy. I have goals for the transfer to make myself better. I want to become more like Jesucristo. That is happiness, to be close to my Savior at all times and stand up for His Church. This week I want to invite Blanca and Angelica to be baptized. We have taught them for over a month and each at one point had fechas. To do this affectivley I need to prepare spiritually so they can feel the spirit. Elder Ashworth, Puente and I are doing good. Elder Ashworth leaves today which is sad but I think he ́ll do great things. I dont know what will happen with Elder Puente but if its the Lords will that he stays here, I know we will do some big things! D & C 6: 33-37. We dont need to fear to do great things in the gran mission Neuquen. Thank you so much for everything. Have a great week filled with miracles.

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Que tal

Hola querido familia,

things down here in the land of argentina is good. I am well fed and living the life. This past week was good. I dont recall if i mentoned that im in a trio for the past couple weeks but it was fun. we got our transfers and my comps are leaving and im going to receive another comp and train again which is pretty cool. sunday one of our investigators came to church, which was literally awesomer than seeing the three nefites...almost. her name is blanca. she cried because elder ashworth, my comp, is leaving. when we talked with her later i could see something different in her eyes and her face. she looked so much happier. i knew that she had felt the spirit! oh how amazing it was to see her face after church. im not lying, it was like a different person. that is just one of the miracles that we can see from the gospel. I dont remember if i said something about hna aguero. she was the lady that after reading only one paragragh in the libro de mormon becgan to cry and she knew that this was true. It is a little hard to teach her because her husband doesnt want to listen to us and we jsut found out that he is jealous of us. its sad because in everyone of her prayers she prays that her husband can except this message so that he can feel the peace also. Sometimes it is so easy to take for granted that we really do have a gift from our heavenly father, that being the gift of the holy ghost. there are so many people that want that gift but because of there circumstances cant receive it. this week try to recognize at least one time the influence of the spirit in your lives. I know the spirit is real and has gran amor for all of us. He istrying to help us on the path to happines and perfection. I am so gratefull for the knowledge i have and for my family and friends. I love you all and hope that you all can have a great week.

Love Elder Nobmann Riddle#22

ps mom, dad, zach, and jack...cacious and turbo...love you all! Have a great week and sing keep the commandments for me. make sure to do all of moms funny hand motions also;)

8 months...almost.

Hola my family,

Hows it going over in gringo-landia? jaja. so some new news...igot another comp named elder puente from mexico. i have two comps now. he was waiting for his visa for 4 months in mexico and im his transition comp. i would send yall a pic but i dont have my camera with me. great news....THE CHURCH IS TRUE and ITS ALMOST CHRISTMAS. yall need to watch ELF for me jaja. i know dean is going to watch it for me. lets see here. i have transferes the comng week so i dont know if ill be staying or going...anything is possible. but to help you out grandma annie, i am in the city neuquen but in a neighborhood villa ceferino. i lovehere and would like to stay but im ready for whatever Heavenly Father has instore for me. spanish is going great...i mean really great. i still have a lot to learn but im at a point where i can be more of myself n spanish....funny. but i love speaking spanish!!! I dont know how to explain it but i just love the mission so much. everyday is an adventure. I love the study time i have in the morning to read the book of mormon and other things. Mom, do your remember how i want much of a reader...that has changed a lot because i love to read now. something really sad that hapeened this week was that we had a lession with a family and invited one of the daughters to give a prayer and she was giving such a great prayer but mid way through her mom and sister started to laugh at her. she left and started to cry. it was horrible to see. but, i was able to think about how greatful i am to have had a family that has always given me support in all the things i do. we have one lady who was going to be batized but doesnt want to give up smoking. but still isnt going to be baptised yet but we havent given up on her. One day she thanked us for thinking about her and not giving up on her. when she said that i was like WOW. The work is the lords work. these people really do need this gospel. maybe they will accept it  now or in the life after (thanks g annie). i know this church is the church of Heavenly Father. 

Have a great week all of you.

Love Elder Nobmann Riddle#22

ps...its almost christmas and i love ties..... ;) 

Weekly Letter - 11 Nov 2013

Dear Pres. Lovell,
Happy Monday! Feels like the weeks are just flying by. This past week we got a new missionary in our companionship, Elder Puente. He is a great addition to the work here in good ol villa. He is a hard worker and Im learning a lot of great things. It is a little different now that we have three elderes but its fun. We are trying to work on teaching with more fluidity so that all of us can talk equaly. Also, to give Elder Ashworth lots of opportunities to improve his castellano. This past week was filled with miracles. Wednesday our lunch was posponed for about an hour so we went to go look for some more people and we found a great family. For a lot of them it is hard to give all their attention when we talk but they are nice. Also, we taught one of our investigators and her ex boyfriend and invited them to church. They both came to church and brought their aunt also....AWESOME! Sunday we also had a lesson with a family menos active and before we left the father told us that something happened this past week that made him think about life. After, he told us he wants to start up church agian so his kids can be baptized. It has been a good week. For mi mismo, Im doing good. Im trying to look for all the miracles we have received and the Lords hands in my life. Im trying to make every day count. I am so excited for the things that are happening in the mission right now! Have a great week! Thank you for everything.

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how are all of you

Hey family that i love,

So how are all of you doing? im doing good and hope that all is well at home. i am pumped to read your dear elder letter. so i read the letters from last week and want to touch a little on those things. first off, heck yea im pumped about this tennesee thing. ehtan and jared leave near nashville. i still havent said anything to them but let me know when i can:) Now about zach. dude, dont even worry about not being able to leave. heavenly father is giving you more time to progress and prepare yourself for the mission. use eveyday you have to learn more about the scriptures and read preach my gospel. also, go to the temple and do baptisms for the dead often. i love you so much and am so sorry that you have had so many trials but i know you can make it through anything. stay strong! all of these trials are going to prepare you for the mission. the mission is the most amazing thing in the world but it is rough. I know that you are going to change so many lives and so does the adversary. he is going to do all that is in his power to bring you down but dont let him. you have so much more power than him. Man, i wish i could talk to you to lift your spirit but I wont have the opportuniy until christmas. Read luke 22: 31 - 32. Hopefully you will be called to the Neuquen mission...you never know:) I have faith in Heavenly Father and I know you do too. would be really great to serve side by side! I love you and want you to know you may be my little bug brother but i look up to you like crazy. You have so many character traits that Im trying to gain. Just know that i love you so much and will keep praying that one day we can serve together. Remember the the blessing day gave me when i was home for christmas...it said that our bond/friendship is eternal and more than just the time here on earth. Homies forever, right?:) I love you all and I know my Savior lives. He suffered so that we can have peace in our lives. Have a great week and do something silly...put on some music and have a dance party for me. Oh how i miss dancing on the dinning room table:) 

Weekly Letter - 04 Nov 2013

Dear Presidente Lovell,
Another nueva semana is ready to begin. This past week was pretty good but the mission always has its ups and downs. We have an investigator who was getting ready to be
baptizzed but now doesnt want to because she doesnt want to quite smoking. It doesnt help that her mom tells her she cant quite. But, we are trying to focuse with what she does have. She has a desire to find happiness and feel peace. She also reads the book of mormon when we give her things to read. I know that the book of mormon has power and as she continues
to read it, her heart will change. I had the opportunity to see the power of the book of mormon first hand the week. One of our investigatores reveived a testimony of the book mormon as
she read the intoducction with us. We read the first of the last two paragraphs in the into del Book of Mormon and she felt the spirit touch her heart and she started to cry....and all she read was one paragraph! I think sometimes its easy to forget the power of the book of mormon but
if we us it with faith, miracles will happen. The prophets didnt suffer for some average old book. Elder Ashworth and I are doing good. This week he shared the first vision from memory which is pretty cool because it was the first time he tried to do it. The coolest part was he did it without me inviting him to do it. I WAS PUMPED. Im doing good. I really trying to do my best to be a good trainer, mejorar the way I teach, and so much more. Sometimes I feel like there is so little time to complete so many things but thats the mission...to stretch ourselves. Have a great week and thanks for everything.
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