Elder Max Richards 2023-2025

Monday, March 25, 2024 ¡Que tal yall!  How was yalls week? Tuesday we hit the finding grinding and it just felt like we were In a slump.  Pretty much the same thing with Wednesday. It just felt super slow and we weren't having a ton of success.  But on Thursday, we had zone conference!! Got to be reunited with my boy Elder Mecham! So nice to be able to chop it up with him again. Such a dawg. Mecham i love you and miss you (For anyone who doesn't know what zone conference is, basically just a ton of missionaries in different zones get together and the mission president and his wife and the leaders of the mission provide training and counsel and how we can do better as missionaries and disciples of Jesus Christ. It Is super powerful. And we get to see the dawgs who we only get to see every 6 weeks) I also got to see my boy Elder Mitton again!  Such a beast. We are hoping we can fly out to Bolivia together.  It's so hype that he's in the south now! Love you Mitton...

Monday, March 18, 2024 ¡Que tal yall! How's everyone doing?  This week went well.  On Tuesday we did weekly planning and nothing too exciting. Just some good lessons. On Wednesday we volunteered at the food bank and then did service at Brother Zunigas ranch which was so fun. He was building another corral so we dug holes, mixed concrete and put some posts in. Luis was there too so that was super fun. We didn't have a dinner that night so we made some bussin chicken quesadillas at home. We had some good lessons that night  On Thursday we were back at the ranch with Luis and brother Zuniga. Got fed dominoes pizza which is always gas.  On Friday we had district council and then I got to go on an exchange with Elder Evans! Which was so awesome. Elder Evans is such a beast. He's been in my district the last few transfers and I finally got to go on an exchange with him It was super powerful and super fun. We were able to give an Hermana a blessing who the sisters have been...

Monday, March 11, 2024  ¡Que tal yall!  So as I said last week, last Monday we were on the way up to Albuquerque to go to the temple.  We drove up all afternoon, and spent the evening at the mission home with President and Sister Edwards. They fed us some good pizza, and president dropped a powerful hour and a half of doctrine. Mega powerful and spiritual. He talked about a lot of things, and especially in relation to the temple. It was super awesome.  We stayed in the mission home for FHE over zoom which was awesome. Then we went and stayed the night with the assistants.  We woke up Tuesday morning fasting before the temple. We got there, had a little bit of time to take some pics, and got to do a session! It was our whole zone, a senior companionship, and the first counselor and his wife, and President and Sister Edwards. It was super powerful and the spirit was very strong. As soon as I stepped foot in the temple, the Spirit rushed all over me. An absolutely ...

Monday, March 4, 2024  Que tal yall How was everyone's week?  On p day last week, we worked out with saul on the track. It was good.  I can't remember what happened on Tuesday lol On Wednesday we spent the day in Sierra Blanca! It is always so fun to go over to Sierra Blanca. We drove with Brother Maser and he is so funny. We visited some homies down there, and did service for the Allens! The Allens are super awesome. After doing some service we went to one of the 2 places to eat in town thats open. Some bussin mexican food.  That evening we got transfer news. And we got the news that Elder Mecham would be getting transfered to the Las Cruces zone. And I am going to be staying here in soccoro with Elder Gowens who is a transfer ahead of me in the field, he came from the border of our area in the next zone over.  On Thursday all the boys in the district went to west Texas for lunch. It is a steakhouse but has a crazy lunch special on burgers. 7 bucks for a big ju...

Monday, Feb. 26, 2024 Que tal yall!  This week was so good. Super powerful. We had some amazing miracles, had some wonderful blessings, and the vibes were immaculate.  Starting out last Monday. We had our first lesson with Danny at the bishop's house. And it was so powerful! We put Danny on date to be baptized on March 9th. The spirit was so strong. And it was a super powerful lesson. He is the most prepared person ever. Bishop has been his friend for a while and Danny has been prepared for a long time. Bishop has just talked to him about the gospel for a while and now Danny is ready! He actually lives in another ward In the El Paso stake boundaries. But he got permission to be baptized into the Soccoro ward, and stay here for a year. Elder Mecham and I just have the blessing to be the missionaries that teach him everything he needs to be taught. He is already so ready. This will be my first baptism and I am so excited. We have  worked so hard these last 4 and a half mont...

 Monday, Feb. 19, 2024 Que tal yall!  How's everyone doing?  Before I forget because I didn't talk about it in the last email... How bout them CHIEFSSSSSSSSS Let's gooo Chiefs!!! I'm so pumped that the chiefs won!!! Most of you may know but I'm a huge chiefs fan. We weren't able to watch the game but we were tracting an apartment complex and everyone had it on so no one wanted to talk to us lol. But I heard some of the game and I heard part of overtime. Then my family sent a vid of the last play and all my siblings were going bananas and I was so hyped.  Anyways about the week. This week was pretty grindy. We worked hard. On Tuesday we found a homie in the army who doesn't believe in God. I had the thought to testify that Jesus Christ is his savior and loves him. We ended up talking and he said he's tried a bunch of churches, but he's never felt anything at them. And he feels like he's tried to reach out to God but never received an answer. We te...