Elder Max Hoole ~ Ecuador Guayaquil South Mission: Feliz Cumpleanos

BIRTHDAY WEEK!

Well, this past week started off on Monday night having a huge birthday party with all of the members and hitting the big 21 here in Ecuador! So crazy! It was so fun and we had so many converts and investigators there, so it was awesome! Unfortunately, I don't have the video but I even sang to everyone the great old song, "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen and that was so funny and a really fun night! The members are great!!!

Later in the week, we had interviews with Presidente Moreno and that was awesome! He shared some great stories with me and told me to always grasp onto the iron rod and always do the Lord's will. It was awesome! In the end of our interview, he asked me if he could do anything for me and so I asked him if I could end my mission training and he just smiled and said, "We will see." After that, he went out and bought me a birthday cake and as a zone we ate cake together. On Friday morning at 5am, we all went to the Guayaquil temple and that was a great treat. I sure love going there! On Saturday, our bautismos fell through because the whole family suddenly became super anti-Mormon and wanted really nothing to do with us, so that was tough. But it's just the mission life and things like that help to strengthen my own testimony of the gospel! On Sunday President called us and we had transfer calls! My companion left and now I'm going to end my last 6 weeks training a new missionary and I'm super excited! It should be a fun one! He comes on Wednesday, so right now I'm just chilling with the Zone leaders!

I love the Book of Mormon and 2nd Nephi chapter 4! It talks all about the love of God. It's a great read!

All is well!

Elder Hoole