Mission Complete

The Beginning 

Somewhere in the middle

The End

...I remember getting this same email from brother a little over a year ago... now it's my turn to write it. With 7 days left to serve with all of my heart, mind, and strength as a representative of Jesus Christ you better bet I'm going to sprint to the end (like I already have been)! The past two years have been full of miracles, trials, growing, and joy. I've come to a very real understanding that repentance is real and with Jesus Christ anything is possible! I'm definitely not the same kid I was when I came out. My testimony is brief. I KNOW of the change that has taken place in me thanks to the Savior and His Atonement. I know that Jesus Christ is my Savior and that He is the Son of my living Heavenly Father who knows me perfectly and personally. I know that through the Holy Ghost I'm able to recieve the revelation necessary for life. I know that the Book of Mormon is true and applicable to our everyday lives. I know that Joseph Smith was a prophet and helped usher in the Restoration of the gospel. I know that we have a living prophet today that is called of God, Russell M. Nelson. I know these things and know everyone can know them too! I'll see you all in a week. 

A Dios rogando y con el mazo dando. Tengan fuerza y siguen en la fé del Cristo Jesús. 
Les amo, 
Élder Clements 
Con mis chavos desde el principio de la misión 

Get Wrecked

With President and Sister Guthrie

Yeah... Haha... We got wrecked this week. It started off as a normal week (except for Pday was Tuesday) and then on Wednesday it all started getting crazy. We actually lost 2 Sister Missionaries from our district this week, causing an intense amount of stress for the sisters who's companions had to be moved. Elder Stites and I now have to cover the whole H2 area... currently with just bikes! After that, Thursday was tough because Elder Stites had to go to the doctor and that took all day.

 

Friday I didn't hardly work at all because we had our departing temple trip and then a convert of Elder Stites went to get her endowment so we went with her for that. Anyway, it was a crazy week! We made the best of the situations we were given and I'm happy about that and of course there were miracles seen still! We had a wonderful lesson with a family we are teaching but unfortunately we have had to take them off of their baptism date for the 8th until we see them at church more. I'm still not trunky somehow, even though most of the missionaries I came out with (except Elder Merrill) have all gone home to start school. AND on Friday I could barely walk because my foot was in some real intense pain. So I said a prayer and asked what I could do to fix that and I then remembered that I had been trying to rip out a wart from the bottom of my foot, and the thought came to me that it had probably gotten infected... yeah lol. So I got in there with a knife and some tweezers and opened it up and cleaned out the infection and now I'm good to go! Sorry for the gross story but hey it's an example of personal revalation.
Los amo como siempre. Tengan ánimo y sigan con la fé.
Élder Clements

Last picture with my first companion, Elder Standing

The work of the Lord shall not be frustrated

 Late night blessing run w/ Hno. Sanchez. #hospitalalldayeveryday

     Wow! What a trying/wonderful week. We didn't have contact with La Familia Calderón the whole week which was rough, really rough, especially because they have their baptism coming up on the 8th. We met with them last night and they are still doing well but have been super busy with work and getting ready for school. A couple of our investigators are doing well, we find out this week if they can be baptized on the 1st! That's really exciting! And another one is doing well but had some weird drama between her and her brother, so she is slowly working through that. I named this email the way I did because it's a fact that I've come to realize even more clearly this week after struggling to find a single new person to teach and going through a LOT of rejection. Even though everyone seems to tell us to "get lost" it is comforting to know that the battle is already won and that all I have to do is continually put my faith in the Lord and keep working. The work of the Lord shall not be frustrated by those that refuse, hate, conspire, and attempt to destroy. This is His work and we are His servants to do it. Boy is that cool! Elder Stites is improving greatly on his Spanish skills so I'm pretty confident in him taking over this area in a couple weeks. A big change that has come this week is that Russel M. Nelson, the prophet of God, has asked all to stop using the term "Mormon" when referring to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. That's a big change! The District is doing well, unfortunately we will be losing another sister due to medical reasons so that will be rough until another one is sent in. Elder Standing goes home this week, on the 25th! That's so crazy! Well anyway, that's about it. 
#getwreckedbyrevelation#God'smouthpeice#Faithitup

Que Dios les bendiga a todos,
Y con amor puro de los cielos, 
Élder Clements

Reminds me of Mexico