May 26, 2014

New Area, #5
So, yep I got transferred. I had a feeling. But it actually ended up happening because our area became a Sisters area. So, we got pulled out. :) I moved just down the road and I am in San Quintin :) Which like all my other areas have been, Jungle, in a valley below the mountains. :) I love it there the scenery is so nice :)
The branch already has given me and my new Comp Elder Baabo so much help!!  He is from Kirabati :) I have almost been companions with all the Kirabati missionaries in the mission :) 
I am happy to say though that the family from my last area the M passed their interview and are getting baptized next week :) I am so excited for them :)
The Branch here is amazing :) I am going to love it :)
The best part about it is I still get to shop at SM  :) It reminds me of America whenever I go in :)
Anyway, I love and hate all of you that are going on the Black River Trip!!! Don't get chased by any bears :P You are so lucky :)
Love Elder Bigelow

 My new area.

 My new companion.

Crazy things you see.

May 19, 2014

Week of No Work!
Yeah, its not what it sounds like from the title. We just didn't get very many lessons in. This week was super busy trying to find a new house in the middle of no where is super hard.... Unless you want to live in a shack. That took up most of my time along with going to my district's baptisms and interviews and other DL duties :P I just want to post a picture of a Family :) Their names are Bro Z, E and I :) They are going to get baptized on May 31st :) Brother had a serious problem with cigarettes and it has taken him about 2 months but he has done it :) They are super excited to be baptized as a whole family :) They have come a long way from not wanting to go to church, to going every single week and then being there early for 8 weeks now :) I am so happy for them :)
I hope that you go and support the Elders with baptisms, they need your help and please, please always wear a white shirt to every single meeting. Its a big problem here. So please, the missionaries are working hard in your ward so please help them work even harder.  :)
I love you guys
This is God's work :) It really is :)
Love Elder Bigelow

 Family of Investigators

Zone Activity

May 12, 2014

Happy Mothers Day to everyone :)
I just want to write this week about how special all you Mothers are :) If there is anybody reading this that is planning to go on a mission. SPEND TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY :)) Your Moms are the best :) Trust me they are :) I miss my Mommy so much :)
Anyway the work here is going great, with a few problems from the branch. This has put a little damper on things.... But all of our investigators are progressing :) We have a family which will be getting baptized in a few weeks because T is following the WOW now :) Their names are S, E, and I :) I wish I had a picture to post on here :) They are way cool :) We have just been finding new investigators and helping them progress :) I have been doing lots of interviews for my district so I have been way busy with that !! Its been way hot the last couple nights so we have been using 3 fans the past couple nights, and I still get hot.
I have gotten way closer to the Lord through my prayers. Tip for prayers to make them more meaningful - talk to Heavenly Father and write what your thoughts are. I have a notebook just for my prayers. It is full of answers and revelations :) Heavenly Father has become my best friend :) I know you can have it too :)
I love all of you :)
Love
Elder Bigelow :)

May 5, 2014

We are going to have a mission tour. :) This week was pretty cool :) The spirit was way strong with me and Elder Ball. We have been fasting for investigators to progress and they are :) We had 7 come to church :)
Sister B is like a little fire ball :) She is taking us to all her different friends and they are all starting to progress :) Its something that this branch needs :) Her husband is wanting to get baptized now too :) We worked way hard but still only got 14 lessons which I don't know how that is possible. I might be able to baptize one of the sister's investigators that is in my district :) We will see how that goes. :) Nothing really cool happened. Just a normal week of hard work :)
I realized that what I did when I was a teenager was bad and when I get back I really want to work with the priests and help to change the music that they are listening to. STOP listening to rap music, its destroying you, I promise !!! It is a spirit killer :) Me and Elder Ball are just such great friends :) We are so cool together :) Sorry I know that this week is way vague, its because this week nothing special happened :)
Heavenly Father has taught me over and over again to be grateful for what I have and that He is in control of things. This week I learned that lesson again. I learned that my prayers are not to ask for blessings but to learn Heavenly Fathers will for me. He will guide me on what to do. My relationship with Him is so much stronger than before.
I love you all :) 
Elder Bigelow

April 28, 2014

So this week, Heavenly Father is just laughing at me and Elder Ball. So, we have noticed this week that we have become way prideful about America. I can honestly say now that America is the best country in the entire world. My patriotism has gone through the roof. Anyway, me and Elder Ball have been really praying for us to get more accustomed to the culture. Guess what Heavenly Father does? Cuts off our power to the house. Its really humbled me up though because I have experienced what the people have to go through. I have had to shower using a big metal bowl that gets filled by the well because our water pump runs on electricity. We have had to plan off candle light and its been a humbling experience. I hope our electricity comes back on now......
On a good note. We had a BAPTISM :) Her name is Sister B. She is very faithful. We sent out a text to bring a friend to church. She called us and said she couldn't bring a friend because she was already at church :) Isn't that so cool :) We have been getting a lot of rain and it really isn't even worth it to stay dry. We usually just get soaked down to the core  :) Its pretty fun  :) The things missionaries do for people. :)
We have had success finding people by going to their neighbors :) It works like a charm :) We have a couple more baptisms coming up in the next couple weeks and I am way excited :) I am happier than I ever have been because I am helping people and just having fun while I do it :) I love having an American companion. :) I feel the spirit so strongly in our lessons and our investigators are responding to that spirit. :) Elder Ball is an amazing missionary :)
I have also learned how to pray... I stay up for a while at night just talking to my Heavenly Father.... Sometimes for like 45 mins. I have never been so close to him. He really is my best friend :)
This week I have felt like its been a real growing week for me :) I love you guys. I pray for you to do missionary work :) I love you all!!!
Love
Elder Bigelow

April 21, 2014

Baptism Pala  :)
So the Number One thing is we are going to have a baptism this week :) Last week I decided was just a week for Heavenly Father to test me :) I am so excited :) We had zone interviews this week so it was nice to see president :) But I just want to share what happened on Saturday. I have the opportunity to interview people to see if they are ready for baptism. :) I had 5 on Saturday. It was a super spiritual experience and I learned a lot even though I didn't get any work done in our area. To see why and how people change their lives to live in accordance to the gospel was a real testimony builder for me. Why would they change, and some dramatically changed their lives, for something that's not true or real? But the most real thing there was the spirit. I felt the spirit in those interviews stronger than I have in my entire life. I had a 21 year old bear pure testimony to me and it just filled us with the spirit. He told me, just 2 days before, he was really worried about wether or not he wanted to do this. He knelt down and just prayed. He said, he knew because the spirit went into him. Heavenly Father answers prayers, I know that. :)  My companion said that when he walked out of the room he could see how he was just overwhelmed by the spirit. I really enjoyed helping other people :) Our investigator passed and things are just looking up :) I feel the spirit more than I ever have before with Elder Ball. He is amazing :) I miss all of you, keep going no matter how hard it is :) Do missionary work :) It's amazing :) It saves you and your friends :)
Love Elder Bigelow

April 14, 2014

So, I am no longer the taller one in my companionship :) I am companions with an American  :) Elder Ball from Layton, Utah. :) He is amazing :) This week I have learned that Heavenly Father is in control and wants me to learn a lot more than I can from having success by giving me trials. I thought this new transfer was going to be amazing and just harvest my hard work and get 5 baptisms. Well, due to things that I could not control. All 5 baptisms are pushed back........ I know they will get baptized, but I have no idea when. They all have just little things that they need to change. But even though my whole world came crashing down because of the baptisms being pushed back, I still have a smile on my face :) I am happy in my circumstances :) Like President Uchtdorf said in conference :) I also really like Elder Bednar's talk about how "loads" in a person's life can save them. The load of missionary work gave me and is giving me that traction to come back to the road when I start to drift. Missionary work is not only saving other people but saving me. I realized that I need that load in my life and there was no other way I could get out unless I came here and filled up my load. Conference answered my prayers.  I loved it. It went by so fast. :) I am so happy :) I have no idea why sometimes :) 
I am so happy to have an American companion :) Anyway I love you all :) Love Elder Bigelow :)