July 13, 2015~Life is About Moments; Don't Wait for Them, Create Them"

1.How was the visit from Elder Ochoa?
 It was good, haha had to share my last testimony in the meeting too...crazy! but he said a lot of good stuff

2. Tell us how you think serving a Mission has changed you....
Ha mom thats a question that I will have to answer a lot longer than I can write. ..to put it in short I feel like a Bclev 2.0 now... a lot better version of me.  I still have my errors but I feel so happy about who I am. Also my desires and goals have totally changed. I now have a vision in life and not just where I'm gonna eat the next meal!

Thats crazy Kota is engaged.  Yeah I can't wait to see all my old friends and stuff so I hope Abbey comes! I'm sad I won't see Mike... I will have to somehow set something up with him.

I'll be honest hearing that Melanie and Jimmy are coming just made my week! I'm now super excited to come home!! haha thanks for making me baggy but I know it won't carry over...I have been doing really good at not letting my feelings affect my work here. But yes I am super excited about them...thats so dope... but now looks like I just gotta leave LAX on my own ahhhhh me and the city......hahaha you still can't win.

Well this week the zone has been having a lot more success and it sucks because with all sisters we have to leave our area to do things, so we ran around the zone this week doing interviews and seeing Baptisms. We did have some problems with the sisters and we had to talk to them but all went well and they didn't get mad even though they had reason to be mad. I feel like I have learned how to handle problems a lot better.   I saw Stin at our zone leaders meeting over skype but when we started talking Pres gave me the cut it out sign because Elder Ochoa was there hahahaha... might have been for the better but probably the last time I will see him till he is home.

Other things... are we were able to have our investigator Katia who is positive come to one of the baptisms and we hope it helped her... she is so ready! I hope she accepts the date to get baptized before I go! Tonight we have a family night with her and her boyfriend and his family so pray everything goes well! As for anything else just doing work and planning more dinner appoinments haha. I'm really happy though because this zone is one of the hardest zones and we might Baptize double digits this month, which hasn't happened here in a long time. I might not Baptize the whole world but I am happy to help those around me have success as well... like what I saw in Sonsonate. Well thats all I got... love you guys and have a good week without me!

Elda Clev

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July 6, 2015~The Decision to Believe is the Most Important Choice We Ever Make...It Shapes All Our Other Decisions"

KOTAS ENGAGED?! ..To who?!  Hopefully..I'm pretty sure I will be there haha ...if I'm invited of course. We are continuing to do work and we are finally seeing improvement! Our ward mission leader gave us a really good plan and we have been following it and seeing success! We finally have a good investigator too, so we will see what happens there! This week Elder Ochoa from the Area Presidency comes so that should be cool.  I'm having fun working hard and loving life as always! 4th of July we spent at a semi active member's house who goes to the AP's ward but lives in our area. She is Hawaiian and has a nice house! We ate really good food too.. like this pulled pork type stuff that is probably as close to sweet pork as I will get haha but yeah we were supposed to see fireworks but the kids with fireworks were making trouble so they left...don't matter, I will be back for the 24th anyways! All is good here... just trying to stay healthy and also not get in too much trouble so I can be able to come back when expected hahaha! Love you guys and have a good week! Love you Mom!

~Elda Clev

The following pictures were sent from Sister Hintze (Mission Pres. Wife) and this is what she had to say about the pictures....

"We went to Elder Cleverly's Zone Meeting yesterday.  He is so great!  He is a fabulous leader and so happy!"

"He was talking about teamwork and that John Stockton was the best passer ever...a Real Team player.  He took the Zone to the Basketball court and did a teamwork activity.  They loved it!  He really is working hard every minute.  We will miss him!

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June 29, 2015~"Hard Times will Consistently Be There, But So Will Christ"

1. Have you been able to stay in contact with most or all of your converts? How are they doing?
Yeah the majority... Staine family are a little shakey but they write me and Marlene is doing great! Monica is active from what I hear and also Angel in Zaragoza! I saw him the other day actually! Chavez family of course are doing awesome and yeahh

2.  Do you get fed by members very often in this area?
More and more are inviting us

Yeah the rejections keep coming but its all good.  We are trying different things each week. Right now we still don't have any positive investigators mostly because the area is surrounded with Catholic crap so kinda hard...but still working hard! Honestly you won't really hear too much from me these last weeks just that I am alive and if  I am alive you know I'm doing good haha...its just I only want to talk to people in my area and my comp haha... anyone else is a second option so yeah I'm focused on doing something here. Right now we are improving the relationship with the members because before there wasn't a good one with them and the missionaries I guess. That's the rundown for the week haha... sorry Mom I know your hating not hearing too much but asi es (so it is)...Love you guys!

Elda Clev

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June 22, 2015~ "You Only Fail When You Stop Trying"

1. What is your apt. like in this area?   
Its really big and not as hot as the last one haha

2. How long has Elder Mapusua been out?
one change less than me

3. Are you still a Zone Leader?
yeah unfortunately...haha

Yeah still getting settled in the area.  Our plan this week kinda failed.  We got rejected 178 times this week if you were wondering (yes I have been counting this change) haha, just to see how many times we are putting ourselves out there.  But we have a new plan for this week to focus on less actives to see if they can bring us to some Baptisms.

Glad you finally got to meet Pdiddy haha...I still think its nuts that he is home! And I'm still keeping up on my Kriol too so don't worry haha I love it! They told you about the concert plans?! I don't even know what the plans are haha but I will find out later. Glad to hear everything is going good and that the boys are playing well! I am lame for not writing a lot but I hate this keyboard and not too much to report ...all is good! Love you mom and peeps!

P.S.  Tell Ike I'm prayin for him and hope all works out!!

Elda Clev

Our trip to the vulcan! (volcano) its part of our area we plan to go once a week
 its really dope you can see the whole city!

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June 15, 2015~The Trick is to Enjoy Life...Don't Wish Away Your Days, Waiting For Better Ones Ahead"~Marjorie Pay Hinckley

1.So did you stay? New comp?  Fill us in.... 
No I left...

2. I see that the HIntze's son arrived in El Salvador....have you got to meet him yet?
 Yeah I did


Haha well I was thinking about sending more stuff.. the more interesting stuff.. but I couldn't..I have to make sure it gets home and I would rather live knowing I lost it than someone else so I have it all ...just made some more room in the bags.

Yeah have fun meeting Pdiddy ..haha he is a crazy cat fo sho.  Hope all goes well with Ike too... prayin for him!!
Thats crazy Marsh and Carson get home soon...is that real?? When does Carson get home? Glad to hear Jake got back too man...I remember when he left!

So anyways this week we had changes and I left Sonsonate...I'm really sad because I loved being there for the short time I had and I'm kinda struggling having to adjust again. I'm in Santa Tecla, Asturias Ward with....Elder Mapusua!!! I'm struggling with the area but I love "Mapu." He was Stin's comp for 3 changes and he honestly is one of the best guys in the mission.  He makes us feel good all the time and works really hard. He is from Compton California, is Samoan, umm he eats like nothing....hahaha jk, but he has the biggest heart.  I know it will be a fun last change and know I got my own bodyguard here so no one is messin wit us! If it weren't for him I feel like  I would be pretty down on myself about having to change. All is good though I will toughen up and stop being a baby. We met Hintze's son this week and he said he remembered me which was kinda weird haha..  he is a cool guy too! Well sorry I suck at writing but that is all I got.  Have fun while I'm gone ooo ooo ooooooo!

Elda Clev

Playing with some chicken

Saying bye to Arcelia, Arcelita, and Jose they took care of me the whole change!

The Zone!

Me with Elder Hintze (Pres. Hintze's son who just finished his mission in Guatemala and is spending a week with his parents before he goes home to Utah and Elder "Mapu" Mapusua
(Elder Cleverly's new comp and bodyguard) 

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June 8, 2015~ "How We Live Our Religion is Far More Important Than what We Say About Our Religion"

1.  So how was it meeting Jorge? I saw the pictures.
It was good, a little rushed because we had our leaders meeting with Pres, but good!

2.  Did you ever buy yourself shoes?
Yeah I did ballin haad!

3. Was the volcano trip cool?
Yeah it was... first time in a long time I have felt cool weather!

4. Transfer week...any surprises?
Supposedly one of us is leaving and Stin will not be my comp again... there was a chance Pres told me but he is staying in Belize

Thats cool to see all the pictures but again because of the anguish I felt I have to repeat Stock do something with the hair you can't leave it like that!

Anyways thats sick to hear how the boys had some wins! I'm not really gonna comment on anything else haha.

My week was dopeeee! Guess what? Antonio got his interview with Pres and passed!!! So yesterday we baptized him! Tony Moroni as we call him now! hahaha The baptism went amazing... so many good testimonies and in sacrament meeting he got up and bore such a powerful testimony it was so cool! I felt so cool when he said I have smoked since I was 9 years old and right now I am going on 2 days without smoking! You can totally see the change in this man's life.  He has truly repented and is such a chill guy! Everytime we go over which is like everyday to see how he is doing he gives us a glass of Coke haha bottoms up! So yeah I am so stoked for this new change though ....as always I hate changes.... just hate having to get used to something else...I hope I don't go because I love where I am at and the people so we shall see. But if I do at least I repped it Friday night in bball and we never lost out of 9 or 10 games (lost count). haha.   Please continue praying for Antonio so he can continue fighting and for us to find more peeps! Love You... especially you Mom! Peace!

Elda Clev

Baptism for the Sister Missionaries

Santa Ana Volcano Zone Trip

Got to meet Jorge who works with Uncle Chad

The Zone

Getting ready to Baptize Antonio

Antonio's Baptism Day

Antonio is getting baptized!!

Zone Activity to the Volcano

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June 1, 2015~"Never Stop Doing Your Best Just Because Someone Doesn't Give You Credit"

Wow people leaving and people getting married ...looks like the record keeps on playing the same song hah!
That is cool Stock has a goal in mind and I hope he works hard for it and achieves... it why not?!
Not too much too comment on but I do have pictures! BUT I will send them later because we don't have too much time.  We are going to the volcano here in a little bit and being in charge of the whole thing is kinda stressful. The party is dying down ...sadly I'm kinda scared...I gotta finish out the mission on a high note! Sorry not too much info this week but I will send pictures when we get back! We had our weekly Friday night bball and won like 7-8 games.. we never left the court! It was fun and thats all I look forward to now because p-days are kinda lame... anyways all is good here.. just trying to do my thang! Love all of you and Mom! You never said how your bday was either?!

Love Elda Clev

Creepy preserved puppies!

Vulcan Santa Ana!! (Volcano)

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