Friday, October 25, 2013
Letter from 10-2-2013
10-2-2013
Hey everybody, I'm finally out of Yonkers! In fact, I'm out
of the state! My new area is Stamford, Connecticut and man is it gorgeous! We
have a beautiful church building, we live in an amazing townhouse, and I'm
still the designated driver of a Toyota haha. My new companion is Elder Diaz,
and he's native but he grew up in Cali so
he's better with English than with Spanish.
-Elder Buckley
Letter from 9-11-2013
9-11-2013
So, the mission has been going awesomely! I've seen so many
miracles, had so many interesting experiences, and completely lost track of
time! Everything goes so fast here, it's crazy! We have, wait for it.... 3
baptismal dates for this month of September!! One is Edwin, a white Ecuadorian
man who is about 35 for the 22nd of September, and then Mileyka who is 16, from
the Dominican Republic, for the 29th of September, and then one we just
acquired, Gary for the 29th of September. We have the baptisms after the
meetings for like a 4th hour and its a big celebration with lots of food. Hey,
can't complain! Unless it's "cui" which is guinea pig. Then, some
complaining might be in order.
Other than that, still training Elder H here in Yonkers. He's from a town as big as my high school, some place
called Blanding in Utah. With a name like that, it's gotta be good. (;
And things have been going well, nothing but improvements from the
current elders living here in Yonkers. Our apt is much cleaner, our cars as
well, and we have been more obedient. Obedience leads to blessings, no doubt,
but there comes a point to where its almost annoying. Something I've been trying
to figure out as I study and commit myself to obeying more and more. (He gets that attitude from his Mother - Sorry)
So, the biggest announcement: The NYNYN mission will be
receiving the ability to proselyte online and every missionary will be
receiving his or her own iPad mini, this October! It's a really exciting
advancement in missionary work, and I'm SUPER interested in finding out how it
will all be carried out.
Things are going well! If you wanna write me and you're
expecting an answer, probably through email, but I'm getting better with letters!
Love you all!
-Elder Buckley
Friday, August 23, 2013
Monday, August 19, 2013
8-14-2013 Letter
8-14-2013
Hey all!
I know it's been a while, but Elder Buckley is
here, still in Yonkers! For those of you who don't know, I am currently
training, just over 6 months in the field, and now am working 2 areas! Pretty
crazy being the only Spanish missionaries in Yonkers right now. We take on a
lot, but coming back to our ghetto apartment each night, tired as all get out,
is a good feeling.
Gotta make a quick shout-out to Saul Marquez, giving thanks
for visiting me in Yonkers while he was in New York. It was a good time, pretty
cool to say the least. I'll always appreciate it.
So, as far as the work goes right now, it's going decently
well now, especially for the summer time. We are getting some cool new
investigators and some cool results from the awesome activities that we hold,
like English class and noche de amistad. Fun stuff. Also, the weather here is
cooling down and getting a lot nicer. It's a beautiful day today, and there not
a lot of humidity. Thankfully, it was hard with the humidity, so nasty.
Especially not having a car for that time.
Elder H and I are doing quite well, getting along great
and working the areas well. Members are great, things are going smoothly but a
little slower, which I can't complain about. The life of a missionary.
So, I'll probably only be in Yonkers for 1 more transfer
cycle which is weird to think about. Most Spanish training is done with 2 cycles
then they take over the area, although I was trained for 3. We'll see!! (: Any
guesses as to where I'm going next?? City or far upstate? E-mail me and we'll
see who guesses it! Hahaha.
Well, I hope everyone is doing well and that everything is
going good back home. I miss it, but I know I am doing the right thing by being
out here and there's no other place I'd rather be right now. Love you all, have
a great week. I'll send some pics a little later this week.
Love,
Elder Buckley
8-7-2013 Excerpts from personal letters to my family!
8-7-2013
...Our members really are awesome and they help so
much.
...We're doing well over here in Yonkers, same old, same old,
except for that the weather is a ton nicer right now. I'm still living with
Elder R, love that kid, but now it's my comp Elder H, and Elder
O. I love both of those guys, everybody is great. And yes, I'm slowly
getting the new area down and integrated, it's just so hard. All those members
are used to sisters, and are weird around the elders, but its fine (:
...Heavenly Father never
has and never will give us more than we can handle, I can testify to that.
...We had an awesome week, let me write to you what I wrote to
President: "This week has been pretty decent, and I hope yours has been as
well. Elder H and I are doing quite well, and really I only wish to relate
one experience to you that we had this past Tuesday evening. We had one of our
members, Hermana T, set up something really cool for us missionaries to
participate in. We have this park next to an old police station here in Yonkers,
and there was an event in the which the police, other officials and
specifically the mayor, gathered together and walked around all these tables
with different events, free things, and other offers. She got us a table and we
set up a great table with a lot of materials, and we got to talk to so many
people. We taught a lot of lessons and shared with many people, gained new
investigators, and even saw some really less-active members and got to
reconnect with them. It was a great experience that us and the English elders
got to enjoy, and it really gave me a stronger assurance of how strong and
helpful, as well as essential, the members are. I hope you have a great week
President, and that the family is happy and safe."
...One of the things I've loved to study about lately is faith
and hope and how they intertwine. Romans 8: 24-25 and then Moroni 7: 40-43 are
really good with this. One of my favorites of the week.
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