Homecoming

Elder Dylan Paolacci will complete his missionary service as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Tuesday, July 24, 2012.

His homecoming will be Sunday, July 29, 2012 at 11:00 am

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Paradise Valley Stake Center 3601 East Shea Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85028 Everyone is invited to attend

Monday, July 25, 2011

I Love This Work

wellllll
i would like to formally start out my weekly address congratulating my wonderful mother on her new position at PHOENIX CHILDRENS! im so proud of you momma. i remember the various times that you have taken me there after stupid teenager incidents, for example when i got staples in my head! haha or my various trips to get my knee checked out. youre gonna be the best nurse ever! working in the hospital will probably make nursing school so much easier in some ways.


well next on my list is congratulating my awesome little bro logan on going to the regional az state tourney for all stars. thats sucha huge acheivment bud and you are an amazing baseball player, maybe even better than me (but we will have to see about that when i get back). it seems like next year you guys are gonna make it again, and maybe youll make it even farther! love ya bud


bro coleton, dont be nervous about seminary, its awesome! for real youre gonna make so many friends there and youre gonna learn a load of stuff about the gospel (name that movie!). for real dude its awesome, and plus if i find out that you dont go everyday ill kill you. and plus you can ride with your amazing senior sista kar kar everyday huh!


i am excited at the possibilty of skyping on christmas. i will get to see malorie and the new baby. that will be awesome. how is morgan feeling ? tell trent thanks for keeping an eye on my little bro's and being a good example to them.


mom too bad you missed being in chicago with marissa and christopher. that would have been sweet if your trip over lapped when they were going to be there. from what i hear it is a sweet place to live.


how is work dad ? been on any fun campouts lately ?


that's awesome that so many missionaries are taking off from our stake.
its seriously the best decision you can make in your life.


well things aren't much different yet under pres. ardila. he's trying to keep things as they are until he sees the need to change stuff. for example, PLE is one of the only missions in the world that doesn't have cell phones, not sure if you knew that, but it looks like the zone leaders are gonna get some pretty soon. SCORE!


umm this Friday ollanta humala enters as the new president of Peru!
kinda nerve-wracking, the talk on sending us out died down so that's good. but we will just have to wait and see! the 28th of July here is like our 4th of July apparently.


well ill give you guys the low down of our week and investigators.
first off this Saturday a girl named Diana is getting baptized, she's awesome! she loves going to primary and is really excited about her baptism. haha funny story, on Tuesday she said she wasn't sure about her baptism and we asked her why. lol she said that her neighbor told her that after her baptism she wouldn't be able to listen to her music or hang out with friends, she almost cried when she told us. it was so cute. of course we cleared up her doubts and now she's as excited as ever.
also this Saturday a girl named Katy (cat-E) is probably getting baptized. we aren't sure yet because her dad is out of town and she needs his permission. haha the other day we were practicing with her about what she was gonna say to her parents. it was really funny, she's so shy so we are trying to get her out of her shell. she's like 16. so ill let you know what happens there.


and last but not least the milagro of the week. well yesterday we were on the soccer court(if that makes sense) between the 2nd and 3rd hours of church and a member called us over. she was talking to a family and said hey elders this family wants to get baptized. haha we were like yaaaa I guess we could help with that. they are awesome, future bishop and missionary in the fam. they are gonna get baptized next month. the hard part is gonna be that the parents aren't married, but they are 100% percent willing to get married. so we will se how that goes. im super excited for them.


well here be my letter to president
Buenos Dias presidente!
Todo esta muy been aqua en Marksville. stamps trabajando mucho con los miembros y capacitandoles. los frutos ya estan mostrandose. muchos miembros han estado invitando sus amigos, y en una manera muy eficaz.
hemos estado pensando en hacer un noche misional donde hacemos practicas con todos pero en una manera divertido para que todos tengan la conianze de que realmente puedan hacerlo, y tambien para darles animos. tenemos muchos investigadores muy buenos y posiblemente 2 se van a bautizar este sabado. tambien hemos encontrado una familia que quiere bautizarse, solo falta matrimonio, pero estan dispuestos para hacer todo lo necesario. la zona tarma esta trabajando muy bien y todas las areas estan encontrando personas. muchas gracias por todo presidente Elder Paolacci
good morning President!

All is well here in Marcavalle. We are working hard with members and trainers. the fruits are already showing. many members have been inviting their friends, and this has been very effective.

We have been thinking about doing a night mission where we do activities with everyone. It is a fun way for everyone to have to come together, and also to encourage them to invite friends. We have many  good investigators and possibly 2 will be baptized this Saturday. We also found a family that wants to be baptized, just need marriage, but they are willing to do whatever it takes. The tarma area is working very well and all areas are finding people.

Thank you very much for every thing president
Elder Paolacci


Thanks to everyone for their constant love and support. I have the picture cds made, I just want to write a couple more letters before I send them. and theres a little problem, no mail system here in la oroya. but don't you fret I will get them there as soon as I can. I will probably send a package when I go to Lima for Zone Leader Counsel next week. so no worries it is on it's way soon.

well I love all of you guys so much! and miss you all, im coming up on a year, crazy huh. its going by so fast, but im loving it more than I thought possible. I love being able to help people realize that this is the true church. the look on their faces when they tell us that they received a divine answer is something I will cherish my whole life. I love this work and I know without a doubt that this church is true and it is the way to true happiness.


love - Elder Paolacci

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Congrats Bro !!!

The District
WAHHHHHHH!!!!!
Dang thats so sick! (he is referring to Logan's All Star baseball team winning the district championship) I knew you guys would win it all! haha thats so dang cool. i so wish i was there! the state tourney is seriously gonna be one of the best experiences of your life bud. ah thats so sick! im gonna print this pic out today and keeping it with me. dude im so pumped for you man!


ok well im gonna give you guys the quick spill on my week. monday we rented out a turf soccer feild and played soccer for 2 hours, it was awesome. tuesday, just missionary stuff, wednesday my comp had to go to lima for a dentist appt, thursday we went to tarma and had our interviews with prezi and that night we went to la merced to sleep, friday was the conference, it was amazing. saturday normal missionary stuff and sunday gave a talk, haha it was like 30 minutes.
well im gonna send some pics right now cause im having trouble making a cd at the moment.


I love you guys - keep being awesome !!!
Elder Paolacci

Monday, July 11, 2011

Great Week !!!

-----Original Message-----
From: Dylan Paolacci
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 9:52 AM
To: Kristan
Subject: Re: Happy Monday Elder Paolacci
HEEELLLLOOOOO FAMILIA!
im so sorry i didnt write last week. we were supposed to do our email after the temple on tuesday but i got the chance to go to MANCHAY! it was so awesome. i only had an hour so i went to go visit blanca (pensionista) and the fam. it was so amazing. i got to congratulate carla for her baptism (she got baptized 2 days after i left). she is way awesome, she already has an insanely strong testimony and is miamaids president. but the crazy news is that, i dont know if you remember me talking about her brother carlos, but when i got there the first thing he told me is that he got baptized too! and he told me that me and elder vizcarra seriously changed his life. he used to walk around with the gangs in manchay and always got in alot of trouble, fighting, and just not on the right path. now hes going to church every sunday, going to seminary, and who knows maybe he will serve a mission someday. im so proud of him, and really just proud of the whole family. i love them so much, idk why but they have just been so important to me my whole mission. so i figured it was worth the little sacrifice to go see them. i have a pic that i wanted to send you guys but i forgot my cables in the room.
oh ya today i complete 11 months!!! cool huh -well lets see if i can answer your questions from last week -
yes i got your packages with the shirts and stuff, and all the letters i think. i am in love with my packers shirts just to let you know.
well last pday we just were on a bus to lima,sounds like fun huh.
today we are thinking about renting out a turf feild that they have here in tarma and play some real soccer for the first time since the ccm.
um im pretty sure you already know but theres about as many dogs here in the streets as there are people. so about everyday theres a little dog threat, but ive got my ways to scare them away....cough cough(rocks). haha lets just say playing baseball is paying off.
well my pensionistas name is hermana gina. shes awesome, she cooks really well and she doesnt make me eat food that i hate. she cooks all of our meals and does it good. the only bad thing is that she lives like 10 minutes from the house in taxi, so we have to spend a majority of our travel funds on that. she has a family of like 5 or 6. all boys, but they all are older and have their own families now.
haha not sure if i told you but this is probably the funniest branch on the face of the earth. alot of old people that like to talk, imagine a ward full of ingas. they are still lacking alot of leadership and orden, but we are helping them get better.
hmmm so lets see the people im teaching...first off we are working alot with less actives and inactives here and are having alot of success. we have found a couple family members that arent members so we are activating families and baptizing at the same time. one girl we met this week that has a baptismal date is named diana, shes 11 years old. haha shes really cute and loves going to church. we are also teaching a family whos mom was just in the hospital, and they are all gonna get baptized pretty soon.
hmm well anything i need... well if you could it would be awesome if you could send a pack of uno, skip bo, phase 10, and those card games like that.they are fun on pdays and at night when me and my comp cant sleep. um as far as money goes im trying really hard to save, i dont buy as many sodas now as before, but that doesnt make too huge of a difference because they cost like 40 cents haha. but ya if you cant find some of those pilot g2 pens those are nice. and ya just snacks i guess, i loved the graham crackers with frosting, maybe go to costco and get their boxes of skittles and snickers. haha thats what elder madsens dad sent him. just send what you feel like sending i guess.oh except the cliff bars, i have all the energy i need.
so lets see, heres a little summary on the zl conference.we got to lima monday night, stopped by a place that sells ties cheap and bought 2 ties. monday night in the office saw some of my buddies. tuesday morning had conference from 8 to 1. it was insanely long, but learned alot. after that we went to lunch at some chicken restaurant, it was good. after that we went to the temple, awesome as always. after the temple took off to manchay. we slept in the mission home
again tuesday night where we bought our pizzas. and wednesday morning took off to la oroya. this was the first conference of pres, and hna ardila (R-dee-luh) haha. they are awesome, we miss pres. leyva but the ardilas are gonna be awesome too. hna ardila is super nice, like crazy nice haha. so ya im excited to have them as our leaders.
well oh my goodness logan just sounds like you guys are killing it out there on the baseball field! thats awesome i so wish i was there. all stars is seriously gonna give you some of your favorite baseball memories ever. good luck bro. oh and thats sick that the next level is in flagstaff. hope you make it. beat pv north for me would ya if you play them ! Play hard tonight for me and have mom send me some pictures of you. I will be totally cheering you on in spirit tonight and sending you all of my big bat vibes from Peru !!!
Grant told me coleton is getting huge, just make sure he stays out of my good clothes. So coleton what did you decide on as a sport ? Man totally get out there and play Golf. You can use my clubs. Just do it you would be awesome. Then I will have a golfing buddy when I get home.
Karleigh I need to hear about your life. I love you little sister. I cant believe you are going to be a senior in high school. WRITE ME !!!
I bet Morgan and trent are excited about the new baby. That is crazy I will have 2 neices when I come home. Malorie will be old enough to hang with me so that will be cool.
Tell marissa I am excited about their move to chicago. I would love to go visit chicago when I get home.
Dad - how ya doing ?
Please tell everyone thanks for their letters. I got steve & karens card too! Love the support I get from my family. You guys are awesome.
let the grandmas know how much I appreciate them. crazy you havent heard about grandma harpers call. a good lesson in patience. And mom thanks for everything, i love ya. thanks for all the support you have been giving me. i tell everyone i have the best mom in the mission!
 oh ya heres my letter to prezi
Buenos dias Presidente!
este semana ha sido muy bueno. estamos trabajando bastante aqui en marcavalle y estamos ayudando mucho a las personas aqui. estamos reativando y encontrando bautismos a la vez. hemos estado enfocandonos mucho en la manera de solver las dudas de las personas como hemos aprendido en el consejo. mis estudios nunca han sido mejores. estoy enfoncandome much en las experiencias de alma y amulek, y estoy aprendiendo como ser un mejor misionero y compaƱero. estoy muy agradecido por el ejemplo que ya esta haciendo para todos de nosotros y estoy animado por la conferencia viernes!
Elder Paolacci
Good morning President!

This week has been very good. We are working hard here in Marcavalle and we are helping people a lot here.
 estamos reativando y encontrando bautismos a la vez. We have been focusing a lot on how to resolve the doubts of the people as we learned in the council. my studies have never been better. I enfoncandome much on the experiences of Alma and Amulek, and I'm learning how to be a better missionary and companion. I am very grateful for your example already and what you are doing for all of us and I am excited for the conference Friday!

oh ya and later this week we have multi zone conference in la merced! i get to see sheridan again, and my hijo parada! (that is the missionary he trained)
well i tried typing a good letter this week. i love you all. time is flying, in one month ill have a year out here. i am loving it more than i ever imagined.
love Elder Paolacci
p.s. oh and ya i promise you that pics are on the way. im sure you guys are dying, im so sorry, ill get them done asap.

Farewell

Dylan's Farewell will be Sunday August 8, 2010 at 11:00 am at

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Paradise Valley Stake Center
3601 East Shea Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85028
Everyone is invited to attend