Life in the Field: Happy 2016!

Happy New Year! :) 

People here are pyros on New Years! Gun shots and Fireworks! Hahaha. We left in the morning the next day, and it looked like fog but no.... it was straight smoke from fire works! Hahahaha. It smelled like straight gun powder!!!!!!!

This week was nuts!!!!!!!!!! 

Umm, we ate a ton of pizza this week.... A TON!!!!!!!!!!!!! Plus on the 31st and the 1st we had to be in our house at 7:00 PM.... it was nuts and fun! Hahaha. On the 1st, the zone leaders stayed in our house because they were working in our area with us!

We had zone meeting as well! It was great, and I shared a message about our purpose as missionaries. It was fun! I used the talk by David Bednar about being a Preach My Gospel missionary! It went well! ;) I got some letters from Rachie Dachie!!!!! that was nice :) No packages, but that's fine! I'm still waiting for the one Becca sent!

I went to the area of the zone leaders Sunday for a few things... we started to mess around on the whiteboard, and ended up with all the jokes of what everyone says a lot! Hahaha! It was fun!

It has just been weird because the zone leaders have been sleeping here for the past 3 days do to a few things with some other missionaries. We've been eating crap a lot and talking and having fun. We are working hard with the other missionaries and trying to help them but we will see what will happens... We have interviews this week.

The baptism we had planned fell through because the mom of Raul is in the hospital... so pray for Raul and Maria, so they can get baptized next week and that their mom gets better!

We had some really good lessons this week. I studied about Pride a lot and it's helped me a lot! It's something that we all have and that we need to get rid of!!!!!!!!! I also got some cool experiences when studying! I studied the New Testament, and everything I studied I was able to use in my lessons for certain experiences I've never had! It was sooo cool how God prepares us to teach by the spirit!

I'm looking forward to some good work this week! I miss you all a lot!

Life in the Field: Feliz Navidad

Merry Christmas with President & Sister Egginton.

This week was super fun!

We got to eat a ton of food on Monday... we got invited to eat and to share a message and they gave us two HUGE sandwiches and this huge thing of ice cream! I ate it all, but my companion was dying. Hahaha!

We also had Zone conference Tuesday, and we got some sweet shirts that say "Asi es!" It's funny because Elder Matthews says that a lot, and he made the shirts for everyone! He bought them for the whole zone, the Mission president, the assistants and Sister Egginton! Overall a great zone conference! 

The next day we had our huge activity! It was awesome! I rocked my sweet ugly sweater ;) Everyone wanted to take pictures with me. Hahaha! It was a funny crazy day! We played games, had another zone conference, and had a good dinner! We also had a Christmas Program and my companion and I read Luke 2:1-20. It was awesome! President and the older missionaries sang and it was really good! :) We ended at 9 and president said"Well, I hope you all get home safe and sound!"

We decided to get home in taxi with Elder Tempest and his son. We stayed up super late playing games. I won! Haha! #winning. We ate pizza as well and enjoyed the night! 

The next day, we ate super well. Ribs and shrimp. Such a delicious Christmas dinner.

Christmas Day we ate breakfast and I took a funny picture with the daughter of our investigators. She is 25 and I showed her family my pictures and thought the picture of Brittany and I was super funny, so she wanted to pose like that too! We are hoping to baptize their family this week!

Today at 2:30,  the elders called me telling me that Elder Londoño is having really strong stomach problems, and thinking they needed to get to the hospital. They didn't have money for a taxi in the middle of the night, so my companion and I had to taxi over, give them money for a taxi, so they could go to the hospital. After they left we walked home around 2:45 AM. It was a pretty crazy night! I bet Mom is freaking out that we were walking the streets of Mexico that late at night, but itw was sweet! But, it was good we went over because Elder Londono needed to get his appendix out! 

Today we bought some Starbucks, and got some Chili's! I got myself a Rib Eye and I am dang happy! :) 

Well that's about it! It was so great talking to all of you. It was awesome! 

Life in the Field: Ha Nacido un Salvador

Zone Conference

This week was pretty good. We had a lot going on. Divisions and such. 

I went on divisions with Elder Salvador which was fun. His area is super ugly -- a lot of dirt. But it was fun. He was a little difficult at times due to nobody being home but we worked through it and had success.

After that we had zone meeting this week. I literally talked the whole time. I just told everything how it was, and afterwards the zone leaders told me i should have just given the meeting! Hahahaha. It was fun. We also started with the new project of the church called Ha Nacido un Salvador. Its really cool and the videos are good! Check them out here.

After that, I went on divisions with Elder Lavery. That was fun. We worked in my area and had some good lessons. It's always fun to do divisions with Americans. We actually ate some good pizza and enjoyed the day. 

Today we had a zone activity which was super fun! Played some soccer and then played with water. That was nuts! A lot of people were soaked! We had a really good time! It made me laugh a ton! I got soaked bad. After that we ate some pizza and before we ate, we soaked my companion because he didn't get wet at all! Haha! So bad, but so funny!

That's about it. Nothing much else happened. I am pretty tired, and ready to go to sleep, but we need to go teach! #missonlife.

Elder Jones & Elder Matthews

"He was born so I can walk in the light"

Happy Christmas time! I hope all of you are happy and cozy! I'm enjoying Navidad here in Guadalajara! Enjoying the warm weather and windy nights! :) I hope you all remember the true meaning of Christmas which is Jesus our Savior and Redeemer! 

I know He lives and that He is our savior. I know that The Book Of Mormon is true and that it is another testament of Jesus Christ. And I also know that God loves everyone of us and for that reason, He gave his only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ, so that we can truly have hope in this life. He lives, His Church is on the earth again, and I have the honor to represent Him and His restored church!

Love you all!

Elder Dallin Jones

 https://www.mormon.org/christmas

Check out the page! It's awesome!!!!

Life in the Field: Christmas in Mexico

After the missionary gift exchange!

The first holiday in the mission field has already come and gone for Elder Jones! It was such a happy day to be able to Skype with him on Christmas day and see his face and hear his voice. It was the best part of everyone's day! He is doing so well; happy, healthy, and looking great! The day was spent with fellow missionaries doing a gift exchange, a pinata in the parking lot, and delicious food from many members in the area. Dallin was gifted an awesome hat, but I think it was made for someone with a smaller head in mind. :) On Sunday, a couple investigators came to church and set a date for baptism, which is very exciting! This week, some elders were able to meet up and go out to lunch for the holiday. Dallin met a new friend, Elder Sausser from Idaho and they had a great time sharing stories and connecting about being from the USA! 

Happiness!

A member families new kitten. Dallin was smitten!

A quick MRI for his companions knee. All is well, but they had some fun taking photos!

Decorating the apartment with some lights from Mom.

Elder Santa is a little too tall for the doorways in Mexico.

Handmade gift exchange. Nice antlers, Dallin!

Elder Sausser received Dallin's "homemade" scarf! 

Dallin & Elder Hulme. Check out his misison blog here.

Some letters arrived in time for Christmas!