Hola Familia!
Well it seems like you guys have had a great week and are going to have a great week spending time with the family! Well I'm going to make this email short because I'll be talking to you guys on Friday!
Down here in San Juan de Lurigancho, Lima, Peru everyone is getting ready for the huge parties and excitement that their going to have this Christmas! There's a lot more traffic and people are shooting off fireworks and eating lots and lots and lots of Paneton. I really like Paneton. All of the houses have their Christmas lights up and are decorating their houses with their nativity scenes and everything. Mila Zitting might know all about this. hahaha!
This past week we found some new people to teach and some of them went to church yesterday! It was awesome! This week we also have a baptism! We recently helped a family of less actives to start going to church again and the oldest daughter isn't a member of the church. She has been to church 3 times and now she's ready to get baptized! This week should be a great one!
This thursday I'll probably call you guys at night to set a time for the skype call on Friday! If I don't call, expect a call on skype at about 6 in the afternoon on Friday. Can't wait to see you guys!
I love you guys!
-Elder Wilson
12/21/2015
12.21.2015
12.14.2015
Hola Familia!
Well it seems like you guys have had quite a great week! Here in Peru I've had a great week!
So as you all know, my other companion had to go back home because of a health emergency and I've received a new companion! His name is Elder Jesus! He's from my group of missionaries so he's going to go home with me or in other words we both have 16 months on the mission. We get along really well, and we are working super hard. My compànion also knows how to speak English! So sometimes we just speak english. It actually is helping me to remember how things are actually said. You guys will definitely notice that my English is terrible on Christmas Day!
In our area we're working with a new Family that we found! They're super awesome! Its a family of 5! A Dad and his wife(girlfriend) of 20 years (They're not married), and they have 3 kids! 19, 11, 8. They need to get married, so that will happen in January or February. We are also working with another family that has plans to get married and baptized on the 15th of January. So we're nice and busy right now trying to get people married! It's tiring but VERY rewarding!
I hope everything is going well up there in the states, and that all of you are happy and doing the things you're suppose to!
Love you all!
-Elder Wilson
Well it seems like you guys have had quite a great week! Here in Peru I've had a great week!
So as you all know, my other companion had to go back home because of a health emergency and I've received a new companion! His name is Elder Jesus! He's from my group of missionaries so he's going to go home with me or in other words we both have 16 months on the mission. We get along really well, and we are working super hard. My compànion also knows how to speak English! So sometimes we just speak english. It actually is helping me to remember how things are actually said. You guys will definitely notice that my English is terrible on Christmas Day!
In our area we're working with a new Family that we found! They're super awesome! Its a family of 5! A Dad and his wife(girlfriend) of 20 years (They're not married), and they have 3 kids! 19, 11, 8. They need to get married, so that will happen in January or February. We are also working with another family that has plans to get married and baptized on the 15th of January. So we're nice and busy right now trying to get people married! It's tiring but VERY rewarding!
I hope everything is going well up there in the states, and that all of you are happy and doing the things you're suppose to!
Love you all!
-Elder Wilson
12.07.2015
Hola Familia!
Well it seems like you guys have had quite a great week! I saw the pictures on Dropbox, what Lily is doing looks awesome! She needs to stick with it so that she can get really good!
Down here in Lima Peru, I can at least tell you guys this much, this week has been a very good, busy, and bad week. So I'll start out with the good! This week we found a bunch of new people to teach and a really awesome family of 5! Were gonna work hard to help this family to get closer to their Savior! It was pretty busy with all the work I'm having to do with my District. In this mission, we have to visit all the members of our District in 24 hours every week! So I was busy doing that kind of stuff! We also have a baptism for this month. It's the daughter of a less active that has just been reactivated in Church again! They're really awesome! There is also a chance that we might marry a family of investigators that have been going to church for almost 7 month now. Here in Peru, to get married, you need your Birth Certificate. Their original birth certificates got burned in a fire, so they went to go do them about 2 weeks ago and if everything goes well, they should arrive here tomorrow and they'll get married this month! So, for that reason my week has been great and busy!
Now the bad- So that you all know, my companion had to go back home for a health emergency that he had this past weekend. It made me sad to have to see a great missionary go home for something that suddenly happened. Please could you all pray for him and his family. His name is Elder Hernandez. Right now I'm without a companion. I'm just hanging out with the Zone Leaders for right now, I'll probably get a new one tonight!
I love you guys a lot!
Cant wait to see you on Skype Christmas day!
-Elder Wilson
Well it seems like you guys have had quite a great week! I saw the pictures on Dropbox, what Lily is doing looks awesome! She needs to stick with it so that she can get really good!
Down here in Lima Peru, I can at least tell you guys this much, this week has been a very good, busy, and bad week. So I'll start out with the good! This week we found a bunch of new people to teach and a really awesome family of 5! Were gonna work hard to help this family to get closer to their Savior! It was pretty busy with all the work I'm having to do with my District. In this mission, we have to visit all the members of our District in 24 hours every week! So I was busy doing that kind of stuff! We also have a baptism for this month. It's the daughter of a less active that has just been reactivated in Church again! They're really awesome! There is also a chance that we might marry a family of investigators that have been going to church for almost 7 month now. Here in Peru, to get married, you need your Birth Certificate. Their original birth certificates got burned in a fire, so they went to go do them about 2 weeks ago and if everything goes well, they should arrive here tomorrow and they'll get married this month! So, for that reason my week has been great and busy!
Now the bad- So that you all know, my companion had to go back home for a health emergency that he had this past weekend. It made me sad to have to see a great missionary go home for something that suddenly happened. Please could you all pray for him and his family. His name is Elder Hernandez. Right now I'm without a companion. I'm just hanging out with the Zone Leaders for right now, I'll probably get a new one tonight!
I love you guys a lot!
Cant wait to see you on Skype Christmas day!
-Elder Wilson
11.30.2015
Hola Familia!
I have pondered these scriptures while here on the mission. They really teach that unless we keep the commandments of God, we can not be saved in his Kingdom, and that if we don't keep them, the Lord has commanded us to repent! (Alma 9:12) I invite all of you to repent of the wrong things that you have done in your life and to give it your all to be more like Christ. I promise that if you do so, you will feel the pure love of the Savior in your life, and a feeling of peace that only the Savior can give us! I testify that these things are true, for I have experienced it here on the mission, the pure love of the Savior, and desire that all might experience it.
Love you guys a lot!
-Elder Wilson
Well it seems like you guys have had a great week up there in the states! I forgot that Thanksgiving was this past Thursday! Hahahaha! We were busy teaching and enjoying ourselves in the work of the Lord! I can definitely say that I wish I could have eaten Pawpaw's famous breakfast! I guess that will just have to wait for another time! That day we ate normal peruvian food! Chicken, Rice, and Potatoes! Here in Peru, Christmas day the people eat Turkey, so I'll eat that this Christmas! I think its crazy that Christmas is already here, time goes by really, really fast....!
We've been working with an inactive family for about 4 months now. Finally they're starting to go back to church. They've all had interviews with the Bishop and the Bishop authorized that the Dad could baptize his daughter! She didn't get baptized when she was 8 years old, so we were in charge of her baptism. It was super awesome! The baptism really helped the family to want to continue to go to church! The Lord has really poured out his spirit on this family! They're starting to feel the Lord in their lives again and are keeping the commandment of the Lord. I took photos and the internet today is really slow, so you guys are just gonna have it wait to see the family! They're awesome!
So I would like to share some scriptures and how they can apply to us in our lives, They're found in the Book of John 15: 9-14. Here the Lord teaches us many things that can really help us to be more like Him.
9 As the Father hath loved me,
10 If ye keep my commandments
11 These things have I spoken
12 This is my commandment, Th
14 Ye are my friends, if ye d
I have pondered these scriptures while here on the mission. They really teach that unless we keep the commandments of God, we can not be saved in his Kingdom, and that if we don't keep them, the Lord has commanded us to repent! (Alma 9:12) I invite all of you to repent of the wrong things that you have done in your life and to give it your all to be more like Christ. I promise that if you do so, you will feel the pure love of the Savior in your life, and a feeling of peace that only the Savior can give us! I testify that these things are true, for I have experienced it here on the mission, the pure love of the Savior, and desire that all might experience it.
Love you guys a lot!
-Elder Wilson
Alma 9:12
"Behold, now I say unto you th
11.24.2015
Hola Familia,
We've had a pretty great week here in Lima, Peru and it seems like you guys have had a pretty great week up there in Alabama! That's awesome that you guys got to go to the temple! Here in Lima I've had the chance to go 2 times to the temple! On the mission I've had the chance to really see the importance of the temple in our lives. It really is the House of the Lord.
Haha! I completely forgot that Thanksgiving was this week! There are tons of reasons that all of us can be grateful. Just knowing English is one of the TONS of blessing that we all have. I promise you that the best way to be grateful is by helping other people and blessing them with the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. That is the best gift you can give to any person that lives on this earth. So go give it!
So this past week we worked and worked and worked and saw the spirit work in us and the many people that we teach. Without the spirit I can't do anything. I can feel It's presence within me and I can tell whenever it gets farther away from me and when that happens, well obviously I need to repent, and I do. We also had a baptism last week! It was amazing! The spirit was felt strongly and almost all of the ward was there! It was awesome!
Well this week we're going to work even harder than last week and find more people to teach and baptize! The mission is amazing!
I love you guys,
-Elder Wilson
We've had a pretty great week here in Lima, Peru and it seems like you guys have had a pretty great week up there in Alabama! That's awesome that you guys got to go to the temple! Here in Lima I've had the chance to go 2 times to the temple! On the mission I've had the chance to really see the importance of the temple in our lives. It really is the House of the Lord.
Haha! I completely forgot that Thanksgiving was this week! There are tons of reasons that all of us can be grateful. Just knowing English is one of the TONS of blessing that we all have. I promise you that the best way to be grateful is by helping other people and blessing them with the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. That is the best gift you can give to any person that lives on this earth. So go give it!
So this past week we worked and worked and worked and saw the spirit work in us and the many people that we teach. Without the spirit I can't do anything. I can feel It's presence within me and I can tell whenever it gets farther away from me and when that happens, well obviously I need to repent, and I do. We also had a baptism last week! It was amazing! The spirit was felt strongly and almost all of the ward was there! It was awesome!
Well this week we're going to work even harder than last week and find more people to teach and baptize! The mission is amazing!
I love you guys,
-Elder Wilson
11.16.2015
Hola Familia!
You guys have had a great week! It sure has been a great busy one here in Lima, Peru! That's so awesome that Lily and Carter have won awards and that Maddie is starting to apply for college! Keep yourselves busy, doing nothing is boring! hahaha!
Well here in Lima we're looking for new people for the month of December. At the moment we have an investigator that is progressing towards a baptismal date for the 21st of November. It's the Grandma of the family that was baptized 2 weeks ago. We're working with her so that she'll be able to be baptized this day! Please pray for her!
Right now i can definitely say that I have had the wonderful opportunity to review everything that I learned from my trainer, again! We have to study a book called The First Twelve Weeks. In this book we learn all of the things we have to do to help an investigator become converted to the gospel. Right now I'm teaching these things to my son and at the same time I'm learning and reviewing a lot of things that I've already learned, and learning a lot more about those things. It's really awesome!
I'm okay and I feel really happy! I'm definitely the happiest I've ever been in my life. It's really great! The Lord can really change people. I've seen it in tons of people here and I've seen it in my life as well!
Love you guys!
-Elder Wilson
You guys have had a great week! It sure has been a great busy one here in Lima, Peru! That's so awesome that Lily and Carter have won awards and that Maddie is starting to apply for college! Keep yourselves busy, doing nothing is boring! hahaha!
Well here in Lima we're looking for new people for the month of December. At the moment we have an investigator that is progressing towards a baptismal date for the 21st of November. It's the Grandma of the family that was baptized 2 weeks ago. We're working with her so that she'll be able to be baptized this day! Please pray for her!
Right now i can definitely say that I have had the wonderful opportunity to review everything that I learned from my trainer, again! We have to study a book called The First Twelve Weeks. In this book we learn all of the things we have to do to help an investigator become converted to the gospel. Right now I'm teaching these things to my son and at the same time I'm learning and reviewing a lot of things that I've already learned, and learning a lot more about those things. It's really awesome!
I'm okay and I feel really happy! I'm definitely the happiest I've ever been in my life. It's really great! The Lord can really change people. I've seen it in tons of people here and I've seen it in my life as well!
Love you guys!
-Elder Wilson
11.09.2015
Hola Familia!
Well it seems that you guys have had a great week! That's awesome that Samuel, David, and Justin Caires have made the school's soccer team! They need to practice hard to get better and better and better! Thats great that maddie has received a calling in the church! Now, If she magnifies it, the Lord will bless her a ton!
Here in Lima, Peru it's starting to get hotter and hotter, as we get closer to Summer, in the south part of the world! That means a lot more sweat, deodorant, and a lot more fun! Ha! Well, I hope that you guys are having a great time up there in the cold!
This past week we had a great time working in the field and learning more and more from our studies. My "son" is progressing really well and is starting to understand more and more of his purpose here in the mission. I'ts awesome! Today a lot of my friends are going home! It's starting to get really sad! hahaha! All the people I know are leaving! Well I guess it's just a part of the mission! There's always new people, so it will be cool to see who comes and who goes!
This week we have a baptism!!!! It's the grandmother of the family that we just baptized! Shes 69 years old and is awesome! She always invites us to eat food in her house and it's always really good! Peruvians always give us food, but I don't get fat.... I don't know, it's really weird!
I heard the world is a little more unstable again. Just trust in the Lord and keep his commandments, always repent of the bad things that happen in life and the Lord will bless you a ton!
I love you guys a lot and hope that you have a great week! This week is transfers but I don't have one! So I'm going to stay here for Christmas! Whoo!!!!! It's gonna be AWESOME!!!
Love ya!
-Elder Wilson
Well it seems that you guys have had a great week! That's awesome that Samuel, David, and Justin Caires have made the school's soccer team! They need to practice hard to get better and better and better! Thats great that maddie has received a calling in the church! Now, If she magnifies it, the Lord will bless her a ton!
Here in Lima, Peru it's starting to get hotter and hotter, as we get closer to Summer, in the south part of the world! That means a lot more sweat, deodorant, and a lot more fun! Ha! Well, I hope that you guys are having a great time up there in the cold!
This past week we had a great time working in the field and learning more and more from our studies. My "son" is progressing really well and is starting to understand more and more of his purpose here in the mission. I'ts awesome! Today a lot of my friends are going home! It's starting to get really sad! hahaha! All the people I know are leaving! Well I guess it's just a part of the mission! There's always new people, so it will be cool to see who comes and who goes!
This week we have a baptism!!!! It's the grandmother of the family that we just baptized! Shes 69 years old and is awesome! She always invites us to eat food in her house and it's always really good! Peruvians always give us food, but I don't get fat.... I don't know, it's really weird!
I heard the world is a little more unstable again. Just trust in the Lord and keep his commandments, always repent of the bad things that happen in life and the Lord will bless you a ton!
I love you guys a lot and hope that you have a great week! This week is transfers but I don't have one! So I'm going to stay here for Christmas! Whoo!!!!! It's gonna be AWESOME!!!
Love ya!
-Elder Wilson
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