Nothing to crazy happened this week but it was pretty packed! We did have transfers though and it was my first week as a Zone Leader. I always heard that transfer week as a ZL was crazy packed but I never really believed them, shoot but let me tell you the amount of things we had to do to help our zone get situated was crazy! The day of transfers I think we got to go to one lesson. The rest of the time was moving beds, dressers, and just helping the sisters in our zone get situated! We had 2 new companions getting doubled in so we were also trying to give them all the information they needed for their area too and then on top of them one of the hermanas in my zone lost her bedding at the transfer sight, so we had to call basically all the missionaries that were there and see if they accidentally took her bedding. We ended up not finding it that night so we had to go over to another apartment get some bedding and then we delivered it to them. I'll just say Wed, Transfer Day, was crazy! The rest of the week was super packed as well but first week being a ZL was super crazy/fun!

The beginning of the week me, Elder Barnes and Bradshaw had to trio up for a couple days because Elder Parkin went home! It was actually super fun but super weird to be in a trio! The lessons to me were definitely more powerful having three witnesses instead of 2! On Tuesday night we got to host one of the new missionaries that came in too! His name is Elder Kneeland and he is so tight! One of the Elders that I came in with is going to train him!

On Saturday we had a lesson with a guy named Erick! He's super cool and has been actually coming to a lot of the branch activities lately! #Miracle When we went over to his house for a lesson, we found out that he lives in the backyard of this house in a trailer. So we went to the back of the house and closed the gate. When we turned around this huge dog came running out to me and Elder Bradshaw. We both just stayed still and the dog came jumping all over us! If we ran... we would've got killed, I guarantee it! haha This dog was huge! But we just knocked on the door trying not to show too much fear, but if anyone knows me I'm low key scared of dogs.  So I was freaking out but then I had a prompting to say a prayer and so I did. I remember saying "bless us with the protection that we need to have this lesson." Right when I said amen the dog just walked away so calmly! We then had a bomb lesson with Erick and have a date in mind for him for August 3rd. So we are super pumped about that! It goes to show how strong prayers can not only be, but how much stronger our prayers can be when we have faith! There's a quote that I passed by this past week and it says, "The Devil saw me with my head down and thought he'd won, until I said amen!" My testimony is so real! I know that our Heavenly Father wants to hear from us so badly and bless us but we first have to humble ourselves and call out to Him. This life is just too hard not to have Heavenly Father's advice! We can get that advice through prayer! He knows everything, ask Him for that help!

I hope you all have a good week! I love you all and thank you for the support that I feel from each and every one of you! Les amo!

Con amor,
Elder Ka'ili

Transfers have come again and man these past 2 transfers with Elder Barnes have come and gone so quick! Transfer calls were this past Saturday and I have received a new assignment and have been called as a Zone Leader! I am kind of sad to be released as a district leader, I only had 2 tranfers as a DL but I had the best district ever! The good thing is most of them will still be in my zone! I will continue to serve in Yakima just in the Northern Part! I actually am still living in the same apartment as well and will be serving with my zone leader from this past transfer! Me and Elder Barnes will be living together still too haha I am basically just changing rooms so its nice lol but I am super excited for this change! Elder Zenn will be moving into the tree house with us 3 as the new District Leader and he was actually already in my last district haha so its literally just going to feel like we are all on one big exchange haha! I am excited though cause I am going to be able to do exchange with my trainer as well cause he is the other DL for the other district in my zone! I am super pumped!

This week though went by so fast with more exchanges and a tons of service! One of the days this week me and Elder Barnes were so motivated to find our 2 people that we set for our daily finding goal that morning! @ like 5 it started pouring rain but me and Elder Barnes just hopped on the bikes and went, real talk nothing could stop us and you already know rain is the best tracting weather! We prayed, we prayed and then prayed again to figure out where we need to go and then this area popped up in our minds and we went over right away! We found our 2 people and they are so tight! Just another reminder to me that if we follow the promptings of the spirit, we will be led to those that are prepared for us!

This week was so good! I hope you all have a great week and find someone that you guys can help! I know for a fact that there are people all around us that need us, we just need to open our eyes and ears and let the spirit guide us to them! I invite you all to pray for the opportunity to find those that need you this week! Sometimes they dont need to hear your testimony... dont force your testimony on them but live your testimony and they will be able to feel of your love through your actions! I love you all and have the best week!

Con Amor,
Elder Ka'ili

Another week has flown by! We had Interviews with President and Sister Jackman, Exchanges, and we had a fireside this week! It was crazy but seriously so spiritual as well!

Exchanges

This week I went on 2 exchanges! The first one was with 2 elders in my district! I went to their area and it was so fun! It was nice to finally be in car haha but man their area is so beautiful. If you look at the cover of the Hidden Valley Ranch bottle that is Selah, Washington! We were able to teach a lesson to a family they are teaching and man this family has been through it all! Their son, who was actually present during the lesson, had gotten into a serious drunk driving accident which hospitalized him for a sec. We talked about the plan of salvation with them and how God has a plan for each and every one of us and sometimes we go through these hard things to learn and to change! I shared with them that my dad always told me when my family would go through a trial that sometimes Heavenly Father has chosen our family to go through this trial because he knew we could handle it. Maybe another family couldn't have handled it... but that the only way we could handle it is if we stay together and remember that our Heavenly Father is there for us and that the Atonement is real! Trust in the plan and trust that Heavenly Father knows you! It was an awesome exchange overall!

The other exchange that I went on was a special exchange! We went on exchange with the other district leader in the zone! So I got to serve with my dad in the mish, my trainer, Elder Carrasco! It was seriously one of the best exchanges I have gone on! I'm not going to lie but he reignited that fire in me that had got a little dim since my first area! We had like 5 lessons, with members present! We were working so hard and it was so nice to be able to teach with him and to actually be able to understand Spanish and participate the way that I want in the lessons because when he was training me, it was rough lol! But it was so good and I learned a lot!

Missionary Fireside!

Yesterday we had a bomb fireside! So every last Sunday of the transfer we have a fireside for the 2 Spanish branches in our stake and we had such a good turnout! We have recent converts speak and share their conversion story! It's always so spiritual! My zone also sang "Si lo amamos" for the special musical number! It was so good and after we did a little remix as well! The video will be posted to Facebook soon! So be ready haha! Its lit! During Cherry season and during the picking season, Its super hard to get a hold of the people that we are teaching but the Lord definitively blessed our 2 branches because we had way more people than we expected, it was awesome!  President and Sister Jackman were also in attendance! It just went exactly how we wanted it too! #BLESSED

This week was super good though! I hope you all have a good week! 

Con Amor, 

Elder Ka'ili