7/20/2015
7.20.2015
Hola Familia,
So It sounds like you guys had quite a great week! Well I'm not in Las Galeras anymore! We had transfers and now I'm in an area called Buenos Aires, like the capital of Argentina! and my companions name is Elder Mayta! He's also from Peru! So from what I've seen this area is much more flat then my other! Its really nice!
We both are new in the area. Elder Mayta has been here for only 2 weeks and I've been here for 6 days. We are getting to know the area together! I'm definitely going to learn a lot in this area! Right now I'm just trusting in the Lord and I know that he will show us where to go and who to teach!
We're teaching some really great people who are progressing! They attended church and are reading and praying every single day! They are really great! If we work hard and if it's the Lord's will, we're going to have baptisms in August. Their are a few families that want to get married in August so we're going to help them with that!
So thats really about it. I'm sure I'll have more to talk about next Monday. ha!ha! I hope that you guys are okay and that you have a great week!
Love you guys a lot!
-Elder Wilson
7.19.2015
Hola Familia!
This week is our transfer week! I've been here in Las Galeras for 6 months now! How crazy is that! Soooooooo... I'm probably heading off to another part of the mission now! I'm not sad, but I'm definitely going to miss the people that I've met here in Las Galeras and the wonderful times and sacred experiences that I've had. Well thats if I go, there's still a chance that I'll stay but it's very small. Maybe next week I'll be writing you guys from a different internet cafe! I'll know the changes in about 2 hours.
This week we've been teaching and finding new people to teach as usual, but we've been focusing on the baptismal dates that we have with our investigators. Right now were working with 2 people that are going to be baptized the 25th of this month. They're really awesome, they're doing all the things necessary so that they know for themselves that the church is true. As missionaries we don't convert ANYONE. I haven't converted anyone on my mission, the Spirit has. God uses us as a pathway so that the investigators can feel the spirit of God and be converted. We just teach the lesson, God does the converting. They're doing really well. It's awesome! I really, really hope that they get baptized this month!
I am extremely grateful for the prayers that you guys have been saying. I have really seen the results of them during my time here. All of the converts that I've had here in Las Galeras are attending church every week and the men are blessing the sacraments and passing it. One of them even gave an amazing talk in sacrament meeting. I am extremely happy about this. I dont think that I've ever been as happy as I am now in the mission. God makes us happy. Nothing else. He gives us commandments so that we can follow them and be happy!
Well, thats about all! Ill try to upload more photos today! I have like 300 more- hahahaha!
Love you guys so much!
-Elder Wilson
This week is our transfer week! I've been here in Las Galeras for 6 months now! How crazy is that! Soooooooo... I'm probably heading off to another part of the mission now! I'm not sad, but I'm definitely going to miss the people that I've met here in Las Galeras and the wonderful times and sacred experiences that I've had. Well thats if I go, there's still a chance that I'll stay but it's very small. Maybe next week I'll be writing you guys from a different internet cafe! I'll know the changes in about 2 hours.
This week we've been teaching and finding new people to teach as usual, but we've been focusing on the baptismal dates that we have with our investigators. Right now were working with 2 people that are going to be baptized the 25th of this month. They're really awesome, they're doing all the things necessary so that they know for themselves that the church is true. As missionaries we don't convert ANYONE. I haven't converted anyone on my mission, the Spirit has. God uses us as a pathway so that the investigators can feel the spirit of God and be converted. We just teach the lesson, God does the converting. They're doing really well. It's awesome! I really, really hope that they get baptized this month!
I am extremely grateful for the prayers that you guys have been saying. I have really seen the results of them during my time here. All of the converts that I've had here in Las Galeras are attending church every week and the men are blessing the sacraments and passing it. One of them even gave an amazing talk in sacrament meeting. I am extremely happy about this. I dont think that I've ever been as happy as I am now in the mission. God makes us happy. Nothing else. He gives us commandments so that we can follow them and be happy!
Well, thats about all! Ill try to upload more photos today! I have like 300 more- hahahaha!
Love you guys so much!
-Elder Wilson
7.06.2015
Hola Familia!
So I forgot that last week was the 4th of July... Does that mean I'm not American anymore? I suppose so hahahaha!. No, I'm still a Gringo like you guys! So I saw the pictures on dropbox. Looks like you guys had a lot of fun on the 4th of July and at the Futbol game!
I've been living through the Copa America. Whenever Peru was playing NOBODY was in the street. Everyone was in their house watching the match and whenever Peru scored a goal it went from complete silence to complete chaos. People starting screaming goal, there were fireworks horns and everything! It was awesome! We definitely knew when Peru won! It was really awesome and funny! Peru won 3rd place! Peru plays pretty well. I wouldn't be surprised if they're in the next World Cup. One of my Zone leaders is from Chili. Hes really happy! hahaha!
This week we've been teaching and preaching like always. We found a new family that wants to get baptized, but like the last family they need to get married. We also are teaching a few other people that are starting to progress. They're reading the Book of Mormon more often and are starting to attend church! It's really awesome!
Yesterday was fast and testimony meeting. It's most likely the last one I'll have here in this ward because I have been here 6 months now. I bore my testimony about how keeping the commandments of God makes us happy. It was great I felt the spirit strongly while bearing my testimony.
Also, I had a cool missionary moment yesterday. We were walking to our next appointment and there was a group of about 50 people that were all talking about paving the road with concrete. The road is all dirt. One of them yelled out " Creo que este gringo puede pagarlo! " (I think that this American can pay for it!) The gentleman thought that I couldn't understand him, so he yelled out something a little bit rude. Well I understood and said to him "Hermano no puedo pagarlo! No tengo plata por una pista asi!" (Brother, I can't pay for it! I dont have money for a street like that!) He was extremely surprised that I understood him and starting laughing. We walked about 15 steps more and I received a strong impression to go back and contact the 50 people that were there. So I did it. I turned around went back and said:
"Hola hermanos, bueno para que sepan, nosotros somo misioneros de la iglesia de Jesucristo de los santos de los últimos días, compartimos un mensaje sobre dios y Jesucristo, y ustedes están invitados a la iglesia en domingo a las 8 de la mañana. Yo los prometo en el nombre de nuestro señor Jesucristo que por escuchar al mensaje que nosotros compartimos ustedes van a cambiar y mejorar su vida, van a dejar las cosas malas atrás en su vida y van a nacer de nuevo. Entonces están invitados a la iglesia en Domingo a las 8 de la mañana." ("Hey brother , we are missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We share a message about God and Jesus Christ and you are invited to church on Sunday at 8 am . I promise in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ that by listening to the message that we share, you are going to change and improve your lives, will leave the bad things in your life and be born again. You are all invited to the church Sunday at 8 in the morning. ")
You guys can go translate that. They were all silent. None of them spoke a word. They only said "Gracias". It was awesome. I won't forget that experience. I felt the spirit work within me to call those people to repent of their sins and come unto their Savior Jesus Christ. I love being a missionary!
Love you guys!
-Elder Wilson
So I forgot that last week was the 4th of July... Does that mean I'm not American anymore? I suppose so hahahaha!. No, I'm still a Gringo like you guys! So I saw the pictures on dropbox. Looks like you guys had a lot of fun on the 4th of July and at the Futbol game!
I've been living through the Copa America. Whenever Peru was playing NOBODY was in the street. Everyone was in their house watching the match and whenever Peru scored a goal it went from complete silence to complete chaos. People starting screaming goal, there were fireworks horns and everything! It was awesome! We definitely knew when Peru won! It was really awesome and funny! Peru won 3rd place! Peru plays pretty well. I wouldn't be surprised if they're in the next World Cup. One of my Zone leaders is from Chili. Hes really happy! hahaha!
This week we've been teaching and preaching like always. We found a new family that wants to get baptized, but like the last family they need to get married. We also are teaching a few other people that are starting to progress. They're reading the Book of Mormon more often and are starting to attend church! It's really awesome!
Yesterday was fast and testimony meeting. It's most likely the last one I'll have here in this ward because I have been here 6 months now. I bore my testimony about how keeping the commandments of God makes us happy. It was great I felt the spirit strongly while bearing my testimony.
Also, I had a cool missionary moment yesterday. We were walking to our next appointment and there was a group of about 50 people that were all talking about paving the road with concrete. The road is all dirt. One of them yelled out " Creo que este gringo puede pagarlo! " (I think that this American can pay for it!) The gentleman thought that I couldn't understand him, so he yelled out something a little bit rude. Well I understood and said to him "Hermano no puedo pagarlo! No tengo plata por una pista asi!" (Brother, I can't pay for it! I dont have money for a street like that!) He was extremely surprised that I understood him and starting laughing. We walked about 15 steps more and I received a strong impression to go back and contact the 50 people that were there. So I did it. I turned around went back and said:
"Hola hermanos, bueno para que sepan, nosotros somo misioneros de la iglesia de Jesucristo de los santos de los últimos días, compartimos un mensaje sobre dios y Jesucristo, y ustedes están invitados a la iglesia en domingo a las 8 de la mañana. Yo los prometo en el nombre de nuestro señor Jesucristo que por escuchar al mensaje que nosotros compartimos ustedes van a cambiar y mejorar su vida, van a dejar las cosas malas atrás en su vida y van a nacer de nuevo. Entonces están invitados a la iglesia en Domingo a las 8 de la mañana." ("Hey brother , we are missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We share a message about God and Jesus Christ and you are invited to church on Sunday at 8 am . I promise in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ that by listening to the message that we share, you are going to change and improve your lives, will leave the bad things in your life and be born again. You are all invited to the church Sunday at 8 in the morning. ")
You guys can go translate that. They were all silent. None of them spoke a word. They only said "Gracias". It was awesome. I won't forget that experience. I felt the spirit work within me to call those people to repent of their sins and come unto their Savior Jesus Christ. I love being a missionary!
Love you guys!
-Elder Wilson
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