4/20/2015

Hola Familia!

Well it appears that you guys had a great busy week; full of school and soccer! While it's getting warmer up there in the states, it's starting to get cold here! At night the air is finally starting to get chilly, so I have to close the window. It's fall here! Whoo! Finally! I haven't experienced winter in a year. I've had 2 springs and 2 summers! hahahaha! So I'm pretty excited for cooler weather here in the coastline desert of Lima!

So I've had a great last week of this transfer! We've found 4 families to teach! One of them is already married so that's really awesome! Some of them we've been teaching for awhile, but marriage is the problem for them. I'm going to try my hardest to help these families progress to be eternal families. The work here in las Galeras is progressing really well and there's always new people to teach! The work here is the best!

So... I should be getting a new companion tomorrow! Elder Benavides has been in this area 6 months, and in this mission after 6 months, you're definitely leaving! I have 3 so I'll have 1 or 2 more transfers here in Las Galeras. Maybe I'll train a new missionary or just show the area around to another missionary. I'm ready to do whatever the Lord wants me to.

So during my time here in las Galeras I've learned quite a lot and I'm really thankful to the lord for what I've learned. I know it's definitely going to help me later on in life. One of the many things I've learned in my time here is how important it is to have a venting session as a companionship. In spanish theres a really cool word called Mejorar, in english it would be the phrase "to make something better". God sent us here to earth to make ourselves better ,so that one day we can become like him, we can "Mejorar" through faith, repentance, and keeping the commandments of God. So, if we don't let people know what they can "Mejorar" they can't progress and can't "grow up". If we don't tell them what they need to improve, they're never going to. So I invite you guys to have a sort of venting session as a family so that you guys can tell each other what you're doing thats good, and what you can improve, NOT what you're doing bad, rather what you can make better. However, the key is NOT TO GET MAD. If you get mad during one of the family venting sessions, read 3 Nephi Verse 29. Then ask yourself, do I have what this verse says? And who does this come from? Then stop being mad, take the correction and "Mejorar" or make yourself better! Thats one of the many things that I've learned in my time here in Las Galeras!

So I'm not sick and I'm losing weight. I was 89 kilos and now I'm 84.

I hope that you guys are great, and that youre doing the things that youre supposed to, like Reading your scriptures, praying, and having family home evening.

Love ya guys!
-Elder Wilson