Guess what I made?

so um what`s new? uh.... WE HAD THANKSGIVING!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!!!! pretty much one of
the funniest things ever. we asked President if we could have thanksgiving dinner(not really dinner seeing
as we ate at about 12....) and he said "Sure". so uh yeah. some how i got voted "chef" and so i tried to
remember how to mom makes turkey. I will say this, it was delicious=) i will not take any of the credit
cause i was praying the whole time that i wouldn`t burn it. but whatever. and i made gravy. I am like pro at
that anyway so like no big deal but it was fun=) it was fun to be with part of my family here in Mexico
awhile...


what else happened this week? i can`t remember if i told you all about C and her family....i will just tell you anyway =) but i sort of have to talk about P first... He`s our landlord and an investigator to the church( he is from another area, de hecho he is the elders who live in our house`s.... i can`t do english today i hope that made some sort of sense....) where was I? oh right so P is in love with something called Herbalife and he invited us to eat with him there. C owns the little herbalife store that is closest to us . he introduced us to her and basically said" you should invite them into your house. what they teach is life changing" something like that. She was like" cool, When can you com by" do you see why we don`t have to contact or knock doors here? (we contact and knock doors if we feel by the Spirit we should...so we still contact a little each day but its not huge....) anyway, we took her and most of her family on a tour of the Church and it was awesome! but her husband is super hard hearted. I love the guy but he does not let the Spirit work in him! let me say this: we got into the Salon sacramental(MOM! what is that in English?) and i seriously felt a wave of the Spirit Hit us. Elder White felt it too. C, her husband and one of her daughters also felt it. And J shook it off. He said that`s how ever place that is dedicated to God is.....NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! any way please pray that he will soften his heart and that he and his family will come to church....

J did not go to church this week. However, she can be baptized this week if her husband allows it. so uh... pray that he will allow her to make a covenant this week =) . I don`t want to be biased or anything, but she is incredible. I`ve already
told you about how she`s changed. I know that change is real when Elder Hyde( who was with me on sunday. we did divisions....) said" Elder, She is so beyond ready." Then he asked, " does she ever stop smiling like that?" Yeah so um.... I love that. anyway pray that she will be baptized this week...



that`s about it... I love you all! Hope Thanksgiving was awesome!

Elder Ben Williams


These are my mission roomates, (and companion)


After basketball

Elder Hyde is going home so we celebrated at Chili's

This week was spectacularly Spiritual

I `m sorry i wrote in Spanish again. I just Decided to write a lot to President Because this week was spectacularly Spiritual .... Like every week ... only better. i really hope you can use Google Translate for all this ... if not .... sorry.
As google translated...
So many things happened this week that I do not even know where to start.
My interview with you was a key moment in my progression as a representative of Christ. for a long time I have felt that my relationship to God was something missing. I found my answer of what I really lacked in Ether 2 and 3. Now I see that God will speak to me. That's for sure.

The advice helped me see that I have a lot of potential, and I'm living in a way of what I can achieve. and this is already changing.

Elder Crouch divisions told me Thursday (sorry for jumping from one penamiento to another) that I have to do more with less. This phrase struck me and I am applying.

Saturday I went with Elder Hyde in Divisions. We went to a hospital to give a Blessing to a man who is not a member. When we got to the hospital, Elder told me that he felt that he knew the family of the man she went. It was special to see the faith of a man member. When we started with the blessing, God was talking to pray with all the faith that I have to heal R. (the patient) President, I have never felt so sure that God did what we asked. He was healed.

After this wonderful experience I asked Elder Hyde what I can develop the faith to do the same.
He taught me something I will never forget. He said, "The Faith of the area and this area, cannot be more than yours"

I know what I need. I know I have much to change. And I love it. I am applying

so um .... yeah. i love the mission. I will not come back the same person .... and that is awesome.

uh what else ...

J went to church. her husband is really hard to teach. I still don `t know if I he believes what we teach or not. J says he does. we are Praying That his heart will be softened.

J.J. went to church for the first time ever! WOOHOOO! We pray That he will understand The Importance of being there and will receive the answers he needs.

L. is moving to Chihuahua.We pray That She will stay with the Gospel When She does.

So yeah .... I love you you all more than you can tell and i hope all is well ....


Elder Ben Williams

Life as a Zone Leader

Basically this was a strange week.......but not really. i guess it would have been normal. it just had like, a couple bumps in it.....
You are probably thinking what bumps? so im just going to explain
1. Elder Hyde!!!!!!!! he is by far one of the Elders that i have the most respect for in the mission. He is also completely and totally insane... and i`ve figured out that most of the best missionaries in the world are like him. He is super Direct, hilarious, spiritual, and driven. pretty much he is incredible. and he and his companion currently live in our house. He was president`s assistant until recently and so he basically told president his old house was ugly and that he and his companion could fit in ours.... awesome right =)

2. I went to Queretaro. Um, basically every non-mexican who got here in november of last year had to go and sign Visas. It was pretty nice to see all the people that got here at the sametime as me. but it was also weird to sort of recognize how old i am in the mission. Some of the younger missionaries are starting to call me one of the "more experienced" Elders in the mission. and i just think " Uh....excuse me but i totally just got here...." and then it hits me. I have been a missionary, a set apart representative of Christ for more than a year. SCARY!

3. so um what else.... oh i titled this the Life of a Zone Leader right? that`s cause the past two days we have been in the Hospital.....








So is anyone dying to know why? was that enough space to make you feel like that was a cliff hanger? do you realize that i am stalling for dramatic effect with questions you don`t need to answer? isn`t this awesome?

Ok. Elder A, a member of the Zone called us while we were eating on Saturday. he said he was on his way to the Hospital and that he would tell us if he needed anything. basically, we gulped down the food and asked the members to give us a ride to the Hospital.
when we got there the people told us that Elder A had some kind of problem in his appendix and that he needed to go through surgery, now. so that was like a split moment decision. We talked to President, he gave the ok and boom! Everything was over in a flash. We stayed with the Elder while he recovered from surgery Saturday night, Sunday, and most of today. I "slept" on the floor and it was really a cool experience. we talked to the elders there and tried to keep from being bored.... it wasn`t too easy though.

Basically, with all the stuff we did this week we worked all of three whole days here in Leon. And we did a ton =)


J is so awesome... but she didn`t go to church again... it may have been because her mom was in town. Regardless, she says she is struggling to get an answer about baptism but that she likes what we teach.we pray that She will receive her answer.


M. she is another person that has gospel potential(which in the words of Elder Hyde, is terrible... why? cause that means she isn`t what she needs to be NOW) so we pray for her to get to her potential

so i figured out something this week.

Eternal Life starts(...or better started)now. we can choose (as it says in 2Nephi2:27) to be eternally happy or eternally miserable now. Make your choice. There are no other options.

I love you wonderful people!

Elder Williams

Transformation....transfer on Monday

um. where to start?

J? why not.
didn`t go to church. no clue why but it happens. she still is going to be baptized. we just have to figure out when...

E got baptized =) it was the most spiritual baptism i`ve ever been to. it was awesome. i know that she knows that what we teach is true. and that`s the most important. there is not, and will never be anything more important than the work of converting souls unto Christ.

WATCH THE LORD´S GAME PLAN from the October 2013 conference.

We have to find new people to teach. there is no way we can keep going on like this. we have plans to do a ton this week. but that isn`t enough. we must do more.

Speaking of which, WE has changed. my new companion is Elder White. HE IS MY TWIN!!!!!!!!!!!! We are both 6 foot, bespectacled, brown hair, brown eyes, skinny(i`m loosing weight... but we are going to start working out in a gym if we get permission from president) and he is american.... Crazy? i believe so my friends.... i don`t really know what`s up with my camera. i will try to send fotos but i can`t promise anything.

We are going to baptize!!! :)

I am done just being average, I want to be a man like Captain Moroni and his valor, his strength and his humility, a man like Mahonri Moriancumer who had so much faith he saw the very finger of Jehovah. Joseph Smith who could never be stopped by anyone from sharing the truth. Most importantly. I will be a Man like the Savior. My Savior. Unselfish. with pure love. always serving. Valiente. Joyful. Powerful. The Best Fisher Of Men the world has ever known. this is the transfer that is my transformation. I will not be moved.

I love you all.

Elder Ben Williams

Long Week

This week was rather long but good for the Elder Vasquez and I for three reasons. 1. Conferences and training with attendees and then with District Leaders. I feel that all came out of that conference built with many goals. Personally I the I have to change a lot of me, more than anything my empathy for other people, especially the Elders who are far from us here in Leon .... Two. We had divisions with our District. I had the great opportunity to work with one of the Elders do not know very well, Elder Alley ... While the area did not know but that gave us the opportunity to talk of many things he expects of himself. Basically, I came to the knowledge of "who is Elder Tyler Alley". And we learned something special. He asked me at one time between appointments "Elder, should I do to develop the same confidence that you have?" I was surprised by this question ... but I saw and felt the need he had Elder. Then I started to talk, parts for me to understand English well. He said that he does not recognize as having confidence in Him Mr. After some time to share some personal experiences. And I applied your problem to the Gospel. At the end of what I said, the two were sorpendidos. I said "thank you. That was exactly what I needed." In prayer, I said the same thing to my Heavenly Father. I know He cares for us. Elder Alley has goals to develop confidence and become what the Lord expects =) 
Three. Good. Now I have to say because the last two have been long. not because of General Conference. I actually felt that the time listening to Special Witnesses of the Savior was fast .... Rather it was because there were difficult moments between Elder Vasquez and me. I said some things that were ... silly, offensive, arrogant .... and hurt my companion .... I assure President we're friends now, all better and resolve the differences between us. It was something that started with a joke misunderstood and went lastimadoras words. I do not feel regret for what I did but I know for sure that I will never do or say the same. I am more grateful now more than ever for the Atonement, by repentance, though it costs my pride. But I have great pride that I can give up to be fully consecrated to the Lord .... 

so this is what i wrote to president today. Basically talks about everything I did this week .... um yeah. i know most of it you will not understand this one ... but that's what the gift of tongues is for =) And Also there's always google translate .... = {) (mustached smiley =))

this is the google translate

This conference was full of inspiration. but it was so short!!! i was waiting for another session ..... but Alma Teaches us That We Should not ask for more than we've been given. Now is the Most Important time. We have to apply what we learned to our lives and I'm sure everyone of us have at Least one goal That We Can Work Toward .... the thing about goals is That We forget about an important part ..... the planning .... meaning the actions we will take EVERY DAY to get one step closer to our goal and by so doing getting Closer To the Savior. I invite you all to make Such plans =)

So we Found some people this week .... Jenni is incredible. She came to conference and said That it was ... interesting ... i guess info we have to help her see just how interesting it will be for her ..... pray That she will apply what she learned And Also what we try to teach her ​​=)

Uh ... D and M ..... They are very good people .... its just tough to see The Importance of changing sometimes if we feel like everything is alright .... pray so That They Will see The Importance of the message we have ...

D will most likely to be moving to Silao soon. Pray for him to continue with the church there ....

well that's all folks .. I love you more than the people here love salsa, tacos, beans, tortillas, and FOOTBALL!!! (And believe me, That means i love you more than even I understand = {))

Elder Ben Williams ...

PREPARE a referral for the missionaries

"So did anyone else notice that all the members in the church were asked to find someone for the missionaries to teach before Christmas? Not every family, not every couple, every member. Has anyone made any plans for that? If you don't make any plans, you probably won't do it."

These are the words of a good friend of mine who is currently on the mission..... so......plans? who`s got them! you realize that if every member gives a reference and is serious about the work of salvation our....um what`s the word.... number of members.....will double! 30 million members of Christ`s Church.... imagine that....

Christchurch... Reminds me of you Dad. Hope all is well in the desert that i call home... You all sound good, you look great and i just love you all.... Mom asked me once if it was ever hard to think of things to right you all on lunes(monday sorry sorta slipped out there...) and the answer is: no. There just isn`t enough time to put all my thoughts and feelings into a letter home....

I`m just going to make a list real fast and ask for some things in specific, sound good.... before that though i just want to thank everyone who prays for me and my companions, the Lord`s investigators.... i can`t express what it feels like to be in the mission. not in the time that i have anyway... just know this.... I LOVE YOU:) and because i love you i will reiterate what one of my beloved friends has said....so have you made plans do PREPARE a referral for the missionaries? if not....um....do it. Look for an opportunity to talk to a nonmember whom you really, honestly, and whole-heartedly love and just talk to them. I promise as president Holland has, That if you listen to your friend something they say will relate to the Gospel. Be persistent and you will be able to convert 1.millions of people 2. one of God`s Children 3. Yourself. I promise that one of the three things i have just written will happen. We just need to have the faith that it will....

i didn`t expect to talk so much about that ....but i know it will help....especially if you don`t know how exactly to share the Gospel.....

1. R. She and her family are new investigators....i don`t really know much about them and they didn`t go to church yesterday but...i`ve got a good feeling about them... pray that we can soften the heart of Her husband...whose name i don`t know.....

2. D. Funny how her situation is the exact same as R`s....um...that is weird...she needs the same kind of help...pray for 1 her husband to be less....chocante(forgot the word...cold?)2. that we can find her in a moment that she is not busy....

3. J. This is just strange...they are all the same....she`s ready to accept us... but her husband is ....slow to accept....pray for him (E) to understand the importance of what we say by the Spirit.

4. Es. Found one of her old Christian friends and didn`t go to church with us.... Pray that our words will sound in her mind as well as her heart....

um.... yeah....that`s about it...

oh one more



I Love You !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Elder Ben Williams

It's partly in spanish....

So how is your Spanish? This week Ben copied what he sent to his mission president. The missionaries write their presidents a report of their week each p day. I debated whether or not to post the whole message, but decided to do it because it gives a new perspective on the life of Elder Ben. to assist the non Spanish speakers, i will give a brief translation....those who speak Spanish just skip that part because my Spanish is a little rusty....




Ésta semana fue algo largo pero bueno para el Elder Vasquez y yo por tres razones.THIS WEEK WAS LONG FOR THREE REASONS. 1. Las conferencias y capacitaciones con los asistentes y despues con los Lideres de Distrito. Siento que todos salieron de aquel conferencia edificado y con muchas metas. Yo el lo personal tengo que cambiar mucho de mi, mas que nada mi empatia por otras personas, especialmente los Elderes que están lejos de nosotros aqui en León....

1 CONFERENCES TRAINING MEETINGS AND DISTRICT LEADER MEETINGS. I THINK WE ALL LEFT THE MEETINGS EDIFIED AND WITH MANY GOALS. PERSONALLY I HAVE A LOT TO WORK ON MOST OF ALL MY PATIENCE WITH OTHERS ESPECIALLY THE ELDERS THAT ARE FAR FROM US IN LEON. 2.

Tuvimos Divisiones con nuestro Distrito. Tenía la gran oportunidad de trabajar con uno de los elderes que no conozco muy Bien,(elder X) ... no conoció bien el area pero eso nos dio la oportunidad de hablarme de muchas cosas que el espera de si mismo. Basicamente, Llegue al conocimiento de "quien es este Elder X ". Y aprendimos algo especial. Él me preguntó en un momento entre citas" Elder, Que debo hacer para desarrollar la misma confianza que tiene usted?" Me sorprendió con esta pregunta pero vi y...sentí la necesidad que él Elder tenía. Entonces empecé a platicar, partes en Inglés para que me entendía bien. Le dijo que lo que él no reconoce cuanto confianza tiene el señor en El. Despues de un tiempo compartir algunas experiencias personales. Y apliqué su problema al Evangelio. Al final de lo que dije, los dos quedamos sorpendidos. Me dijo" gracias. Eso fue exactamente lo que necesitaba." En oración, dije lo mismo a mi Padre Celestial. Sé que Él nos cuida. Elder X tiene metas para poder desarrollar confianza y llegar a ser lo que el Señor espera =)


2 WE HAD COMPANIONSHIP EXCHANGES WITHIN OUR DISTRICT AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH AN ELDER I DIDN'T KNOW VERY WELL. HE DIDNT KNOW THE AREA VERY WELL WHICH GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK AND WE BOTH LEARNED GREAT THINGS. HE ASKED ME HOW HE COULD GAIN THE CONFIDENCE I HAD. I WAS SURPRISED BY THE QUESTION BUT FELT HE DID LACK CONFIDENCE. I TOLD HIM HE NEEDED TO REALIZE THE CONFIDENCE THAT THE LORD HAD IN HIM. I SHARED PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND APPLIED GOSPEL TEACHINGS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. HE THANKED ME AND TOLD ME THAT WAS EXACTLY WHAT HE NEEDED. I OFFERED A PRAYER AND SAID THE SAME THING TO THE LORD...I KNOW THE LORD WATCHES OVER US. THIS ELDER X HAS GOALS TO HELP HIM DEVELOP CONFIDENCE AND BECOME WHAT THE LORDS WANTS HIM TO BE.


3. Bueno. Ahora tengo que decir porque los ultimos dos dios han sido largos. NO fue por Conferencia General. De hecho sentí que el tiempo escuchando los Testigos Especiales del Salvador fue rapido.... Mas bien fue porque había momentos difíciles entre Élder Vasquez y yo. Dije algunas cosas que eran...tontos, ofensivos, soberbios....y lástimé a mi compañero.... Le aseguro presidente que ahora somos amigos, todo mejor y resolvamos los diferencias entre nosotros. Fue por algo que empezó con una broma mal entendido y se fue a palabras lastimadoras. Ya no siento el pesar de lo que hice pero sé con certeza que jamás volveré a hacer o decir lo mismo. Estoy mas agradecido hoy mas que nunca por la Expiación, por el arrepentimiento, aunque cuesta mi orgullo. Pero tengo mucho orgullo que dar hasta puedo quedar completamente consagrado al Señor....


3 OK NOW I HAVE TO TELL YOU WHY THE PAST FEW DAYS HAVE SEEMED SO LONG. IT WASN'T BECAUSE OF GENERAL CONFERENCE. IN FACT I FELT LIKE TIME WENT REALLY FAST LISTENING TO THE SPECIAL WITNESS OF CHRIST. IT WAS LONG BECAUSE OF SOME DIFFICULT TIMES BETWEEN ELDER VASQUEZ AND I. I HAD SAID SOME THINGS TO HIM THAT WERE OFFENSIVE, IN JEST. AND IT HURT MY COMPANIONS FEELINGS. I ASSURE YOU PRESIDENT, WE ARE FRIENDS, EVERYTHING IS BETTER AND WE RESOLVED OUR DIFFERENCES. IT WAS SOMETHING THAT STARTED AS A JOKE AND TURNED TO HURTFUL WORDS. I NO LONGER FEEL THE WEIGHT OF WHAT I DID AND I KNOW FOR SURE THAT I WONT EVER DO THAT AGAIN. TODAY I AM MORE GRATEFUL THAN EVER FOR THE ATONEMENT, FOR REPENTANCE AND IT COST MY PRIDE. BUT I HAVE A LOT MORE PRIDE TO LET GO OF BEFORE I AM COMPLETELY DEDICATED (CONSECRATED) TO SERVING THE LORD.

so this is what i wrote to president today. Basically talks about everything i did this week.... um yeah. i know most of you won´t understand this one...but that´s what the gift of tongues is for =) and also there´s always google translate....={) (moustched smiley=) )

This conference was full of inspiration. but it was so short!!!!!!!! i was waiting for another session..... Now is the most important time. WE have to apply what we learned to our lives and i´m sure everyone of us has at least one goal that we can work toward.... the thing about goals is that we forget about an important part..... the planning.... meaning the actions we will take EVERY DAY to get one step closer to our goal and by so doing getting Closer To the Savior. I invite you all to make such plans =)

So we Found some people this week that we can teach.... Jenni is incredible. She came to conference and said that it was... interesting... i guess we have to help her see just how interesting it will be for her.....we pray that she will apply what she learned and also what we try to teach her =)

Uh...Dora and Martin.....they are very good people....its just tough to see the importance of changing sometimes if we feel like everything is alright.... so we pray that they will see the importance of the message we have...

David will most likely be moving to Silao soon and we hope and pray for him to continue with the church there....

um... Lulu basically told us " keep coming but i´m going to stay catholic =) " can you say ouch.... :) its okay.


well that´s all folks.. I love you more than the people here love salsa, tacos, beans, tortillas, and FUTBOL!!!!!!!(and believe me, that means i love you more than even I understand ={) )

Elder Ben Williams...

ps um pictures.... lets see if i have any....=) well nope, sorry