730 Days, 24 Months, 17 Cycles, 14 Companions, 10 Areas, 2 Years, and My One Life - Changed Forever!

Well Fam,

What a rideeeeeeeee.

Lets see, I'm 20, I have crazy tan lines that'll take days to fix, I haven't worn normal clothes for 2 years, and I'm absolutely and completely happy, and absolutely and completely convinced that these 2 years have been so much more than I could have ever hoped for. Really it has been a time of such big spiritual growth. Ive learned so much, seen so much, and have felt so much as well. 

The mission has really left me marked, and I never will be quite the same as I ever was before. I'm very much still me, I still have the same old sense of humor that I had before (still love your jokes Mom so, don't worry I'll still laugh), I still love the guitar, I still love soccer, but at the same time I am so very different.

Like the caterpillar from a Bugs Life!!!! I'm still me but now (insert Dad's voice here) 'I'm a BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY' (try to read that and not think about Dad saying it - Hahahahahahahaha) 

What I'm trying to get at is that really the mission has left an imprint on my soul that I'll never be able to remove. I will never be able to deny the reality of the Atonement of Christ, of His sacrifice for us. I will never be able to deny the power of change, that people really can change, but that change isn't becoming something we're not, rather fulfilling all that we should become. I will never be able to deny the divinity of Christ, of our Father in Heaven, and the church that they have established here on the earth, even the restored church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I know that they have revealed many things, and will yet reveal many things. I will never be able to deny the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon and the teachings that are found within its pages. I will never be able to deny that our family, Mom, Dad, Lauren, Nat and I, will be together forever.

And honestly, nothing could make me happier in this life than knowing these things. 

It's hard for me to think about what I ever could have done to be found deserving of all these blessings - To simply belong to our family, to belong to this church, and, for one week more, belong to this mission.

I cant wait to see you guys in a week. I love you all, and in a week I'll tell you all about the stories I have, and I'll show you all pictures of the last baptism Elder Stewart and I will have this Saturday :)

Hasta pronto familia,

For one last time,

Elder Fardos

See You In Two!!

Well,

WE DID ITTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!

We opened the area, with ZERO investigators, went to work AND MY SON HAD HIS FIRST BAPTISM!!  CAN I GET A WHOOP WHOOP!!!!!!!!!!!!

That was amazing. That was just amazing! 

I'll tell you guys more about it all in two weeks! LOL

AND GUESSS WHATTTTT?!! I almost cried this week because we were eating with a member and they told me something AMAZING. Remember the people we baptized in La Sierra??? One of the sisters is the Primary President, and the other is a counselor in the Relief Society!!!!!!!! THEY'RE ACTIVE AND KILLING ITTTTTT!!!

That's the best news a missionary can get and I got so emotional - that was such a blessing.

And the other day, as I'm walking home in the evening, and I hear someone yell 'FARDOS!' So I stop and turn around and IT WAS HUGO'S MOM!!!!!!!!! From Centro!!!!!! She just decided to spend the day in Cuauhtemoc!!!!!! Also amazing!  And just made my day!!

The mission is coming to a close and I've just seen sooo many miracles!!

I love you tons!

And I'll see you in two!! 😋

Nicki

We Are In September!! That's Not Okay!! 3 Weeks!!

September 3,2018

Fam!

OKAYYYYYY WE'RE IN SEPTEMBER AND THAT'S NOT OKAY!

Like, what happened to the time?

It's all good :D We're out here on the mission grind, we're seeing miracles and we're gonna have a baptism this week!!!! Elder Stewart is gonna do the ordinance!!! I'll totally send pics next week!!! Estamos super animados!!!! Something else super exciting... but that is sooooooo bittersweet to me is that we have another baptism SEGURO for the 29th of September - 5 days after I get home..... Maybe I'll extend the mission just a week ;P 

Naaaww, just kidding Mom! Don't worry! Hahahahahaha! But I'm totally still counting her as one of my converts :) She's an amazing little girl.

BUT WOW what a week!!!! TIME IS FLYYYIIINNNGGGGGGGGGG. I dont even know what to write anymore soooo here are a few fotos and I'll see you guys in a few weeks!! LOTS OF LOVEEEEEE!!

Till next week,

Nicki

AND THE COOLEST CROSS ROAD IN THE MISSION!!!! 

(piña is code word for cute girl and mango is code word for cute boy sooooooooo it's dope)

August 27, 2018

We finally know how to get around the area, so now I've got a few pics to share. And we're really good at stepping out and going on adventures out here, so that's fun :D

But yea, sooooo what's totally dope is the crazy fat miracle we saw this week.

One of the Zone Leaders here was in my area a while ago, and we did divisiones so he could show me where some old converts of his lived. So we went, and we went with one of his converts and it's a 35 year old lady and her lil girl of 9 years. What happened is that when the missioneros baptized her, it was just them. After he left, the new missioners just weren't visiting her, and a couple months ago one of her sons came back to live with her. He's ten and has gone to church all this time, but the missioneros never followed up so he never got baptized. BASICALLY he's just ready!! It's amazing. Then that SAME DAY a sister called us and told us about him and how the missionaries hadn't gone and all that. So we were gonna find him sea como sea!!!

Pero si :D so my kid, Elder Stewart, is gonna get to baptize :) fotos to come! :D

Everything else is great :D just enjoying the last couple weeks!!!!

and I'm totally buying recuerdos now because now I only have a couple weeks left!!! Any who, enjoy some pics!

Till next week,

Nicki