CEMENTISTA 7/21/25

Wow! What a couple of weeks! The transfer has already come to an end and I feel nothing but gratitude for my time in Cementista!

I'm going back to San Juan, and me and an Elder from Buenos Aires that's named Elder Cabelleda are gonna whitewash! It's gonna be super fun, and I'm excited to keep working hard and growing!💪

I could not have asked for a better end to my time here in Mendoza. Our friend Beatriz got baptized last week, and her son, Juan, who got baptized a month was able to get the priesthood and then baptize her! It was so spiritual and a joyful day!


This week the Familia Velasquez got baptized, and it was an amazing miracle. They got baptized in 4 weeks, and have already changed so much from recieving the gospel in their lives. Erlinda, the mom, said she felt bad that she didn't have the gospel in her life earlier to raise her kids, and it made me sad but so happy to grow my testimony that Christ lives, and he is gathering Israel RIGHT NOW! Like the laborers in the vineyard, it doesn't matter if we receive the gospel when we are born, when we young, or when we are old, the blessings are the same for everyone! The baptism was super spiritual, and we sang "Families Can Be Together Forever". It was an amazing and unforgetable day!

Erlinda, Yesica, Anahí, y Esteban Velasquez🤍


If you want to know what it feels like to be a missionary, go read Alma 26. It's not enough but it will at least give you a taste.🙌

Alma 26:15 Yea, they were encircled about with everlasting darkness and destruction; but behold, he has brought them into his everlasting light, yea, into everlasting salvation; and they are encircled about with the matchless bounty of his love; yea, and we have been instruments in his hands of doing this great and marvelous work.

There is no better feeling than being an instrument in the hands of the Lord! There is no greater joy! So go pick up a shovel, lift where you stand, and serve someone in need! Christ is Risen and His church is restored! 

Here's to new adventures🥂
-Elder Milne🫰

Un crack Esteban🤝Esteban

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