Elder Rodriguez salio hoy al campo misional

Hoy fue un dia muy especial Elder Rodriguez llamo a casa a las 5:30 am para decirnos adios, salio en el vuelo de las 6:00 am a Mc Allen Texas. El esta muy Feliz y su espanol esta muy bien. Manda saludos a todos. escribanle a la direccion indicada.

Elder Rodriguez First letter from the MTC

papa I have gotten special permission to write to you at this time, i will be able to only write letters and emails on my P day which will be Tuesday. I am writing to you because they had to give me a shot here at the MTC. They will be billing you guys for it. It was only one shot the (tdap) which was about I think 43 dollars on 8/16/13. They said for you to call this number (801) 422-8940 so that you can get the receipt for the shot. With that receipt you can try to bill it to the insurance, if you need any help with this ask tito, bita, or stef. If the insurance doesn't want to pay for it, try to talk to the bishop, he may be able to help. On a side note I hope you got my last letter which asked how everyone was doing, and things like that, this letter also included things I need like my little black scripture bag, a back pack like that chris or Brother Wright has shown me. Please send that bag to as soon as you can. Also I might be sending some stuff back. I miss you guys, but I can feel your love and support from here. I love you all. please tell everyone that, include Sister Aragon and her family of that message. Like I said again they only let me send letters on P days which is on Tuesday. I haven't found a place where i can put my pictures in. So i might just have to send in my memory card of my camera. One more thing they say that I will be possible be leaving out to the mission field on Aug 26, thats next next Monday about 12 days. Please keep me posted in any changes that my occur over there. I will include others in this message. I love you family, and friends, the church is true, the gospel has been restored, I feel the spirit so strong here its amazing. thank you for all your love and support brothers and sisters. sincerely, Elder Rodriguez You can email and mail Elder Rodriguez Mailing address to MTC Elder Jose Erick Rodriguez Mendoza Provo Missionary Training Center 2005 N 900 E unit 49 Provo, UT 84604 United States Mailing to mission field Elder Jose Erick Rodriguez Mendoza Texas McAllen Mission 200 W La Vista Ave McAllen, TX 78501-2131 United States Email for mission rodriguez095@myldsmail.net

Wednesday August 14, 2013 Provo MTC

It was a beautiful day in Salt Lake City, we drove together. Jose was happy and at the same time kind of sad to leave but he was ready. We were talking about our mom. What would happened with mom if our grandmother pass away? Elder Rodriguez was worried about mom. I felt like sharing my own personal experience when some one so close leaves us. I told him everything is going to be just fine and the Lord will bless our family because of you serving him as a disciple and sharing the Gospel. We arrived to the Provo Temple waiting for our older brother Efrain and his family, we took our last pictures.

Family members and friends wanted to walk with him to the MTC to the temple but the only way that Elder Rodriguez could enter is by car and it will be a fast drop off at the curve side and good bye, so we all squeeze in my car Chevy traverse that can fit 8 people and we ended to fit 12! it was great. We loved to see all the new missionaries saying welcome to Elder Rodriguez. We hugged and kissed. We will see you in two years little brother.
Thirty minutes later my mom received a phone call from Peru that my sweet grandmother passed away. It was very hard for her but again our Heavenly Father works in many different ways, the most beautiful Priesthood blessing from one dear friend and uncle Adam Bravo, my dad and uncle Grant helped mom so much and I am witness of the power of a priesthood blessing. Hours later mom, dad and my brother Efrain were flying to Peru. What a wonderful experience some trials turned into blessings. My grandmother was not a member of our church and now she knows that her grandson is serving as a missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter days Saints and I know she will be ready to listen to the missionaries in the other side and be around to all our love ones. Next day I went to the Salt Lake Temple were I found my grandmother, I can feel she was with me and I know that she is happy and wants us to be happy. The Gospel brings us happiness and joy and I can't wait for Elder Rodriguez to come home and together as a family go to the temple for her. Families are Forever!