¡Bienvenidos a México!

February 27, 2012

Matthew and other Elders (FINALLY) 

arriving in Mexico City!
Elders (Dillan) Dove, Smith, (Troy) Shuler & (Matt) Hill

Elders (Troy) Shuler, (Dillan) Dove, (Matt) Hill & (?) Smith

Elder Hill and Compadres (named above) with 

Hermana & President Call

Elder Hill and his new companion Elder Nunez!

Arrival into México Email From President & Hermana Call

 Dear Moms,

Mira Lirio 69, Cumbria, Cuautitlan Izcalli, México Overview

Mission Home Address

Just letting you know that your son arrived safely to Mexico City. We are delighted to have them.  I will send pictures tomorrow. (It’s late and my day begins early.) They are sleeping at the mission offices tonight. 

  Tomorrow morning they will come to our home for breakfast and interviews with the president.  Then we will go back to the office for some training, they will be assigned their new trainer and off they will go.  They seem very happy to be here finally.  Thanks for sharing them with us.

Street through block Mira Azul Ward

Goodnight...............

Hermana Call

Looking through to next block you can see steeple

Mira Azul Ward 100 Mira Azul

From church to next block, left to mission home

Basketball hoops & Courtyard

Elder Matt Hill & Compadres Provo MTC January 18th to February 9th, 2012

Matthew gaining a sense of humor! 

Advanced district 48 G Provo temple

Bountiful High Band of Brothers and their missions (Jordan, Matthew & David)

Best Buddies Camren & Matthew finding each other at the MTC

Greetings from President and Sister Sagers of Texas Fort Worth Mission and Elder Hill

Dear Family,

Sister Sagers and I want you to know that your missionary has arrived safely here in Texas. We look forward to serving together in accomplishing the Lord's work. We hope you enjoy the attached picture of your missionary, as well as knowing that the missionaries are in good hands here as they are in the Lord's service.

Sincerely,
President and Sister Sagers

Matthew's Mission Address until 2/26
Texas Fort Worth Mission
1331 Airport Fwy Ste 305
Euless, TX 76040-4150

The Field is White and All Ready For A Bounteous Harvest ~ in FT. WORTH TEXAS!

Matthew and Elder Coffman flew out this morning at 6:03 am to labor in the fields of Fort Worth Texas until their visa's are issued!

Matthew Entered the MTC today!

WOW! My boy finally made it to the MTC!
Last night, well actually 3am this morning, I knelt down to say my prayers before getting a few hours sleep. I kinda, no, I blatantly told the Lord that I've heard all about the blessings that come when your child serves a mission, and though I wanted some things really badly, ie., Josh mission, this house... NOTHING was gonna make it worth missing him for 2 years with little or no phone calls and not seeing him. I immediately heard, "He is alive!" WOW! Touché!
Ok..I was done complaining, I felt quite stupid at that moment crying! I quickly admitted defeat and stopped. Talk about the Lord answering your prayers! Too bad they aren't all that fast. I was put into immediate check!
I am really blessed that I am not sobbing and wrenching in sheer despair, speaking of today being the day he was supposed to finally go to the MTC. Considering how very ill he had been since mid October. He is just barely able to handle almost a full normal day now! He's only really been out of bed for more than just a few hours about 19 days now!
Matthew probably wondered why I didn't shed a tear and was brave as can be all morning, at least until we left the MTC grounds! I honestly don't know how I didn't lose it, you can see from the photo, I knew this day/week??? would be gut wrenching. Especially after I saw all my wrinkles!
(Now can I say this is going to be the second hardest thing I have ever done...the first was triple this one.)

Matthew is officially a missionary ~only a few hours left.

Matthew @ our favorite restaurant 
"El Matador" after being set apart.

The day has finally arrived. My sweet boy was set apart tonight by President Hanks, (a truly wonderful instrument of the Lord.) Most of the family was there. There were only a couple of dry eyes in the house. Matthew's wasn't one, nor mine! Present were: President Hanks, President Olsen,  Ryan, Allie, Michael, Joshua & Destiny, Kim & DeVon, Aunt Ruth (Hill), Niki (Matthew's sister) & Scott, Katherine, Scott and Andrew, DeVon, Scott (Owen), Scott, (Martineau), Tyler Roberts, Andrew Fry, Gordon Irving? and Joseph couldn't get out of the hospital in time to be there, but was there in Spirit. My camera was there but not the memory card, so I will have to upload a photo later of that.

My First Baptism ~ Mission Prep 101

Mission Prep 101 ~ Talk your dad into letting 

you baptize your sister!

I baptized my sister, (Destiny Michelle Celeste) 

on July 4th 2009.

Later we all went to family gatherings and 

Sugarhouse Park for BBQ's, Fireworks etc!

Matthew's Farewell and Publication in the Clipper with David and Jordan-Third time is a charm!

Well...this is Matthew's real Farewell date! 2 of his friends are in this one too. They will all be going to the MTC the same day! David Coffman, (going to Merida, Mexico) and Jordan Parkinson, (San Fernando-Spanish speaking.) Cameron Thueson and Connor Edgar are one week behind them.
Matthew's talk was absolutely awesome. He spoke of the Liahona's in his and in our own lives and learning to hear and be guided by the Spirit.
Man am I gonna miss this kid!

Matthew Postponing his farewell

Looks like he feels - MISERABLE!

Matthew missed his Farewell because Mama took him to Primary Children's because he STILL wasn't getting better. We fought with them a bit about it being a virus. They finally gave in and ran some tests, did and Xray, CT scan...WOW!! A Retropharyngeal Abscess!
Surgery was scheduled for 4pm that day, (by then Sat) but decided against it. HEAVY DUTY antibiotics and lots of prayers, he is doing better.

Matthew Update: Still at Primary Children's. Matthew is snoring..which means he is sleeping comfortably. :)
His CRP levels, (that measure inflammation went down instead of up today.)
If still doing this well tomorrow and levels decrease, he will probably go home on oral antibiotics!
YIPPEE!

 Man am I grateful to the Lord! All is well...all is well! ♥

Matthew's Farewell Announcement in the Clipper

Man,  is the clock ticking! 

Amazing how you can have a vast conglomeration

of opposing feelings all at once! Guess I'll get used to it!

¡Bienvenidos! a México Mateo!

Matthew just passed his language test in Español! 

This means he will only be at the MTC for 3 weeks! 

Hopefully it will be a Feliz Navidad y Feliz Año Nuevo por Mateo!!  Congratulations mi hijo! XOXOX

      ¡Que Viva la mision 

 Ciudad de México Norte!