Elder Christopher Clark: 3/4/13

So its official. I'm leaving. Well president told me on Tuesday but now I know where I'm going. I will leave the area of Guadalupe and the offices and I will open the area of Tacubaya as a trainer. Wow its gonna be awesome but a lot of work. Tacubaya has been closed for like 5 or 6 months, its like 30 minutes from the offices so its in the city and pretty close but its a different stake and everything. I am really excited, to be able to open an area and also to be able to train someone new. I'm not sure what to expect but I expect to have success. When president opens areas it is because there are prepared people there ready and waiting, so I gotta go find them.

I leave Guadalupe with my heart bursting. Saying goodbye to everyone was something that I have never experienced before. I can't really describe it. We taught and said goodbye to Gaby, Sandra, Orazio and monse. Orazio the dad who before didn't let Gaby get baptized started to cry and said he wanted to say a prayer and thank god for everything and that I was sent here and to ask to protect me, so we said a second prayer. Then I testified of the Savior and of eternal families and thanked them for everything. I walked out in another world, thinking wow. sometimes it doesn't seem like we make a difference, but I learned that by me just doing little things I made some kind of a difference, but it wasn't me at all. If you just do the small things the spirit does everything else. I don't feel like did anything special, just did my small part.

Walking to go pack I stooped by to say goodbye to Lucy- that was hard- and walking to the house I just felt a peace and a joy like I have only felt on the mission. The scripture ¨how great shall be your joy¨

I don't remember what life was like before Guadalupe, I feel like that is my home ward, and a few of the families are my families. but that's the mission and that's life. Just a very very emotional day yesterday. Someday I am going tell you guys all about my time here and about all the members and what happen when I said goodbye. Roque was sad and thanked me like I have never been thanked. Dad I know exactly what you were saying in your email.

I am sad and happy to leave the offices. Well mostly I'm happy but I will miss It too. You guys have know idea how much I have learned and all the great things that have happened here and how it was sometimes. Life is just awesome. i feel so blessed it ridiculous. Going back to section 18 of doctrine and Covenants and to the heading of my email, ¨the worth of souls is great in the sight of God¨ the church spends so much money to be able to have missionaries and for everything, its the Lords money. There is not price to helping souls find the truth and return to live with him again. it is the lords work!

This week I worked my tail of to get everything ready for Elder Mills, he doesn't know what's coming quiet yet but I'm going to be praying and I've left everything in good order. Today the new people get here so I've got lots still to prepare and I have to go get some in-grown toenails taken out, its the second time in 3 months, they're the worst.

Well I'm not sure what to say. Ready to work.

thanks for all the prayers. Mom the debit card works, thanks you saved me. Oh mom the US soccer jersey never got here, is there a way to check were it could be at? In the package if you could send a new electrical razor I would be so eternally grateful.

Take care everyone. Love you guys.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAN . AND SOON EMILY AND BRIAN!!!!!!

Elder Clark

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