11/24/14

11.25.2014

Here is Elder Wilson's translated letter:
 
Hello All and Family!
How is it going ?

I am happy and healthy. During the week we had many good lessons. We are preparing our investigators for their baptisms this week. We have 3 baptisms this week! At the moment they are working hard to be baptized. I'm very excited about that. During the week we had our zone conference with President Erickson! It was very good! I learned a lot over and he told us that we need to teach repentance for our investigators to change their lives and have the desire to be baptized! My Mission President is very smart about Missionary Work and the scriptures.

About me, my Spanish is progressing, my companion told me that since my fist days in Peru my Spanish has progressed a lot faster than other "greenies". I can teach people completely and can answer their questions and doubts. I'm becoming a lot more direct with people here. They need to be taught directly so they can learn and understand why it is important to do things, such as attending church, reading the scriptures and praying every night as a family and individually. We have many more successful lessons when we are direct.

Then there was an earthquake during the week! It was Loco. My first time feeling an earthquake in my life. Was so cool!

I hope google can translate this Email well, I do not have time today.

Thanks for all your prayers and love! Happy Thanksgiving!
With love,
-Elder Wilson
 


 

Hola Familia

11.17.2014

Here is Elder Wilson's translated letter from 11-17-14. I love how google translates his closing! 

Hello Family and all!

The Previous Week was excellent! We had 4 baptisms in our area and 8 in the neighborhood. The work is progressing fast! The baptismal service was great and the spirit was present during the meeting. I fulfilled my goal to have one baptism during my first two months here in Peru! I'm very happy for that. There are photos on Dropbox of the baptisms and more! This week if all is well, we will have 2 more baptisms in the area, but no promises!

At the moment we are teaching and finding new investigators for December! The Christmas Spirit is in the air! Many music, decorations, dancing, and as always, food. The people are ready to receive and listen to the gospel of Jesus Christ. But here, Christmas is in summer, so Christmas is very different here than in the states. (Lots of Fireworks and Canons)

I received the package! WOW, you guys are the best! my companion and I like the things and ties! They are very nice! Thank you for your kind words on the Christmas tree. Thanks to all!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LILY! You will have 9 Years, good!

I do not have a lot of time to write this week, but thanks for all your prayers and love!

With a strong embrace,
-Elder Wilson






11/10/2014

11.10.2014





Elder Wilson's most recent translated letter-

Whats Up?! So this last week was excellent! The baptismal service is going to be this week now, and the zone will have a huge baptismal service with all the families in the zone! We will have 4 people from our area and the zone will have about 15 people going to be baptized! How awesome! I am very happy, excited and grateful for that!
The work of the Lord is progressing!  This past Saturday we had a Marriage! I put photos in the Dropbox of the marriage! The marriage was great! The peruvian culture, about marriage, is very similar to the United States, but with some different things. Many food, drinks, dancing, and happy feelings! As always, we had many lessons and met many people in the past week. My companion and I are working very hard for our investigators to receive testimony that this gospel is true and that the Book of Mormon is true. The people of Peru are very sensitive to the Holy Spirit, and when a person feels that Message it brings feelings of peace and happiness during the lesson and they want to learn more! It is very awesome!

So about my week personally, only the usual things. I saw a dog with rabies. Crazy man! The food was excellent! I had the opportunity to try a dish called Causa. This dish is the best!  There are photos of La Causa in the Dropbox. Take a Look!

Oh no changes for me with this transfer, so at least 6 more weeks here! I'm in Independencia. In the area Magnolias 2. The Magnolias Ward!

About Your questions, Baptisms will be this Saturday! A typical day for me is usually, I get up, I exercise, I shower, I have breakfast, and study the gospel and the 5 lessons, after my studies is lunch and after then this is proselytizing, we return to the house and we plan for the next day. This is my day usually. My Spanish is progressing, and I am teaching him English. The weather here is very hot right now. We live with members of the church, and we were told that the weather in the summer is terrible. Very hot. Oh well.....

I hope your week is going to be very good! Remember to say your prayers and read the scriptures every night!

With love and a big hug,
-Elder Wilson


11.3.2014

11.03.2014

Here is Elder Wilson's translated letter:

Hello Family!

So this last week was superb! Like usual, we had a lot of lessons and we invited many people to be baptized. We had a family commit to be married which is fantastic! This family is a family of four. I put photos on Dropbox of this. So, it is possible that we will have a baptism this Saturday.  Next week we have many baptisms planned in the Ward. Possibly seven in 2 Families! The people of Peru are ready to receive the gospel in their lives!
 During the week we taught a lot about faith, and how can we get a witness that the Church is true.  I want to share a little about that. Often we do not receive a quick testimony but we receive a testimony little by little.  We just need to do our part for us to receive this testimony. We can do things like read the scriptures and pray every night that we get answers to our questions through the Holy Spirit. If we attend church every Sunday so we can learn more about the Gospel and then we can make friends with the members of the Ward. This is the way we can get a testimony that the Church is true!

So about me, I'm a little sick now and also during the last week. I have congestion in my nose and sometimes heachaches, but I have medicine for that, so I'm good! Some crazy things happened this week! On Tuesday, I was almost tackled by Two GIANT Dogs. It scared the heck out of me! My companion told me, RUN! RUN! It was freakin crazy man! But, I am OK and there are no bruises or bites, so all is well! No weird or Different food, only delicious food. Oh Im going to help with the marriage of one of my investigators because they have to pay for their wedding papers. They have no money. This is why i took out $ 22. So transfers are coming up! After we finish our emails we are going to have a meeting for us to know if we will leave our areas. I probably will not, but maybe, you can never know.

Thanks for your prayers and love,
with love and a giant hug!
-Elder Wilson