Elder Tyler Gregory Mission Blog

One picture!!! He only uploaded one!  Bit by a dog twice this week! Ugh.  He sees super happy which is all I care about!

Well it's getting pretty hot down here....like triple digits every day.....talk about a GRIND! But the weather at night is perfect! So we're doing okay! We also bike about 5-10 miles everyday so basically I should be in the Tour de France within the next few years.... So my new transfer here in Navojoa has been so great! Elder Richards and I have been teaching so many people and we actually had 2 baptisms these past couple weeks. One dude named Manuel and one teenager named Jesús. So hopefully they can continue to flourish in their journey to follow Christ. What a blessing! A cool story - we live above our landlord, who is the most loving grandma-ish old lady I have ever met. Her name is Luly and she always calls us "her boys" and always cooks all kinds of baked goodies for us. She is very loving and always helps us. She isn't a member, but loves the missionaries! I had a pretty bad sunburn on my neck this past week (sunscreen is a must here!!) and I wa...

Talked on the phone! Second week with Elder Richards and his new place way down south in Navajoa!

Hey how is everyone doing??? These past couple weeks have been a little crazy for me. Fun, but a little crazy! I will start out with a cool experience I had. The sister missionaries in our district (or our assigned group based on location) had a baptism and asked me to perform the baptismal ordinance for one of the girls! What a special experience that was! The Spirit was so strong and there was so much support from the members. The work in Nogales is going! Last Wednesday however, Elder Joachin and I received a call from the mission saying that they had some unexpected changes happen so they had to transfer 3 missionaries throughout the whole mission, and I was one of them. So the next day, I packed all of my stuff, said goodbye to Elder Joachin, and hopped on a bus headed 8 hours south to the city of NAVOJOA! I met my new companion, WHO IS A GRINGO TOO!!!! My first American companion! His name is Elder Richards and he is from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is super cool and has 1...