Hola familia y amigos!

I don't really have much time to write you guys this week, but ill try to tell you guys as much as I can!

So, last week was good! We taught lots of our investigators and found some new people to teach! Our area really is progressing like it should be! 

We have 7 people who are progressing to be baptized. 5 of them are families that need to get married and 2 don't.  I'm really excited to be working in this area! My companion is awesome and were working really hard! He's really helped me to get to know the area better! I definitely feel comfortable working here. 

So... about the families that we are trying to marry! They're progressing really well and are all very excited to get married and baptized! We have to wait a little bit longer because the mission isn't going to have another marriage ceremony until 27 of march! So it'll be a little bit longer until we are able to baptize them! I hope that we are able to!

 I'm not sick and everything is okay with me! Next week I'll definitely be able to write more! I hope everything's okay with you guys and that you enjoyed the snow and the time off from school! You guys should read Mormon 9 and Moroni 7! OH! I finished the Book of Mormon in Spanish this morning! I prayed about it and I know that this book is true and it really can change the lives of people who live its standards! Please read The Book of Mormon- Especially those of you who aren't members or not going to church like you should! I also challenge you to pray to God and ask if the book is true! I promise you that you will receive answer.  Okay, so do it! It will change your life! It will help you leave the bad things in your life behind and really change! 

 I hope that everything is okay back home! I love it here on my mission and can't wait to help these people change their lives!

I miss and love you guys a lot!

-Elder Wilson

2/16/2015

Hola Familia! 

 So the past week has gone by super fast! We taught lots of people, like always.  Right now we have 3 families that need to get married before we can baptize them. They all want to get married.  What happened on Saturday was awesome. Our investigator got on his knees and asked his girlfriend to marry him. She said yes, so they're going to get married!  How awesome is that! It just testifies that the gospel can really change the lives of people. This guy was a pretty bad guy before, but now he has left his old life behind and is starting over again. So cool!

 

 I have completed 6 months in the mission! Ha! I feel like I just got here yesterday! So that's cool! We had a multi zone conference with President EricksonThursday. It was awesome I learned a lot! He taught us about correction of things and how to receive gifts of the spirit! It was awesome! He taught a lot about charity and how if we have charity we can really change the lives of the people here in the mission. We need to show charity to our investigators so that they can change their lives and so that they can see our example in their lives because a lot of the time the people here do not have example of good people in their lives.  We have to be their examples.

So the ward here is awesome and our ward mission leader is awesome! He speaks english and spanish!  Sometimes I talk with him in English, but most of the time in Spanish.  He is always giving us referrals and people to teach.  Whenever we bring investigators to church the first time, the members are always so nice and stuff. You guys have to help the missionaries in Alabama more! 

 Saturday was Valentine's day and yes, the people here celebrate Valentine's Day. Im getting used to my new area now, its a lot bigger but I'm starting to learn where everyone lives and what their names are and stuff like that. Saturday and Sunday we did divisions and I didn't get lost, sooooo thats always good! My companion will probably leave to go to another area with our next transfer, he has 15 months in the mission so he still has a little bit of time left. 

So about me, Um, I'm healthy, and I'm happy, so i don't know if theres anything more to say about that.

So thats about it! I hope you guys get better soon!

Love you guys lots!

-Elder Wilson

2/9/2015

Hola Familia!

So this week has been awesome! We found 3 families to help get married and then baptized! Were going to try to marry them this month, but it might push into March a little bit, but thats okay! What I have seen is that the Lord really prepares people to change their lives and come unto Christ! Its so awesome! 

 This area is really big! Much bigger than my last area! I think I'm familiar with about half of it.... hahaha! The ward here is really awesome! Yesterday I had to give a talk in Sacrament meeting, and they didn't tell us we had talks until about 30min before the meeting! So I taught the Restoration to the Congregation and why it's important that they read the Book of Mormon and share it with their friends! I talked for 15min! In Spanish! Ha! Cool right? So a lot of people are saying that I'm starting to become fluent! I don't think so! I need to learn more vocabulary!

We also baptized a Girl named Brittany! Shes 10 years old and she got baptized by our ward mission leader! We have been working with her for the last 2 weeks, she has been going to church by herself for 4 months and everyone thought she had been baptized!  So we helped her with that! She's a really awesome girl that wants to serve a mission when she turns 19.

So thats the cool stuff that happened this week! I'm healthy! So dont worry about that! The food in this area is really good! We eat a lot of fish and carne! I haven't eaten much chicken! Im sure that is going to change! Ha! Okay, so im going to answer your questions mom!

1. Yes, I do play piano for this ward! So piano lessons were not in vain! Ha! Carter and Samuel you have to learn hymns! My ability to read music has been improving!

2. Elder Pastenes is the District leader there! Wanna know something cool- my companion is this district leader here, he is going to leave with the next transfer and he has been telling me that I'm going to move up as a district leader when he leaves! That will be cool!

,if it happens.

3. I'm in the Wiesse zone. That's cool that he is in my mission. I've probably seen him but never talked to him! If I ever see an Elder Speed I'll go say hi!

4. More Reeses! I have found Hersheys products here but they are SUPER expensive. So send lots of those. Send me another pair of black pants- 32 x 34. The pants I have now still fit perfectly. Another white shirt- Short sleeve. Send me Oreos, triple stuff if they exist. Oh, and mac and cheese! I'll think of more things during the coming week!

I heard that gay marriage has moved into Alabama and that there are race wars in the states??? How crazy!! Here it's just calm. Sometimes at night, bad things happen, but only at night.

Oh, the computers at this internet cafe use windows xp, and my SD Card needs windows 7 or 8 to work, so no photos for awhile! Maybe I can find a computer somewhere else and upload them there! So sorry about that!

Love you guys a lot!

-Elder Wilson

2/2/2015

Hola Familia!

So guess what! I'm in another area with a new companion now! I am in the north most part of the mission now and this place is pure desert. There are scorpions and everything! It's awesome! My companions name is Elder Benavides he is from the Capital of Ecuador- Quito. He is really chill and we get along perfectly!

So my last night in the Magnolias 2 ward was a lot harder than I thought it would be. Saying goodbye to people that you have helped for almost 5 months is difficult. I didn't cry but I definitely got choked up when I was telling them goodbye. I told them that they need to be reading, praying and attending church and preparing to enter the temple, so that they can be an eternal family. It's hard to say goodbye but I'll see them again at the end of my mission.

So, I'm in a new area called Las Galeras! I its awesome here. The ward here helps the missionaries more than I have every seen in my life. It was an awesome experience to see the members of the ward actually helping us with the work. Because of this, we have almost 8 baptismal dates! We are going to be working hard to help the people change their lives!

So about me... I'm okay, healthy and normal. So don't worry about that mom! Our house is just like the other one, perfect for missionaries. I hope everything is going great in Alabama!

With lots of love!
-Elder Wilson