Sunday, May 22, 2016
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
A Sweet Letter From Cado's Mission President
Dear Brother and Sister Law,
Thanks so much for this note and your kind words.
Elder Law has been an exceptional missionary and was like a son to my wife and
me. We have found that each transfer cycle becomes more difficult as we
see “our missionaries” go home to begin the next phase in their lives. He
is remarkably loving and spiritual and has had a huge impact on not only us,
but also the other missionaries because of his example and leadership.
I have to share with you how it was revealed to my wife and
me that your son should serve as an assistant in the mission. About 3-4
months after we arrived, we realized that the mission had reached a plateau and
was not progressing. We felt there needed to be a “culture change” and
sought ways to help the missionaries buy in to that idea. We held zone
conferences to try to teach this message. Knowing that all these missionaries
are “millennials” and that they seek and accept ideas from their peers, we
assigned various missionaries to teach the principle. One of them was
your son, who was serving as a zone leader at the time. All of those
assigned gave wonderful talks but Elder Law’s talk was especially
powerful. He seemed to have a complete understanding of what needed to be
done and how to convey that message. It expressed vision and complete
loyalty to what the Lord wanted to have done here. My wife leaned over to
me and said, “He gets it. He has the vision.” I agreed. My
wife has felt immense respect and love for him since that time because she was
able to see in him the qualities of Christ-like leadership. He has always
been so kind, respectful and loyal to us. I can’t remember if we shared
this experience with Elder Law, but feel free to do so when the mood is
right.
I had the opportunity to work extensively with him during
interchanges with other missionaries, including some special time spent
together in the car getting to the area where we were going to work that
day. You have an exceptional son. We will always remember him and
want to stay involved in his life. Thanks for raising such a wonderful
young man and for sharing him with us.
Sincerely,
Pres. and Sister Nelson
Cado's Last Letter
Well Family. It is officially here. The last
letter! Tears are rolling down my cheeks and people are looking at me
pretty strange as they wonder why the white guy is crying at the local
internet ha. I seriously feel so weird right now with so many different
emotions.
I am so happy and excited but at the same time so sad as it is
coming to an end. I want you guys to know how truly grateful I am for
my mission and my two wonderful mission Presidents and the friends that I
have made here. It has truly been marvelous. It seems like it was
yesterday that I was in Tlachichuca and I did not like Mexico at all,
now like you said mom, I am realizing how hard it is going to be to
leave this place that I have grown to love. It is going to be very hard
but I feel like it is time.
I feel like God is satisfied with what I
have done here and I feel like I have done my part and I have absolutely
zero regrets. I have worked hard, I have been obedient and I have had
fun. I am so grateful for two years to strengthen my testimony. I now
know who God is and have a relationship with him. I know why Christ came
to this earth and did the things that he did and I know that this
Gospel is the only way to have true happiness in this life and in the
life to come. I wouldnt take back a single day here, I am truly grateful
that Mexico kicked my bum here for my first couple months and gave me a
nice slap of humility that I really needed. I know I truly need God for
everything now and know that I am truly nothing without him but with
him I can accomplish anything.
Sirina came to church and should get baptized on Saturday.
It will truly be great to end on that note but if something happens and
she doesnt get baptized it will be truly great anyways. Keep her in
your prayers. I will sent yall a quick note to tell you guys if she got
baptized on Saturday night. 
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