Well another week has just flown by here in Paraguay (rhymes). Things are going splendid here in 3 bocas which is a bunch of fun. we are teaching people and finding new people to teach. we are going to an area that elders haven't really focused on in a long time. there we found a bunch of new great people who are just amazing and ready to receive the gospel. We have a good hand full of people who are getting ready for baptism. The biggest change is Sabastian i think i may have talked about him last week, but if not here he is. He is a father of a family of recent converts. They got baptized around 7 months ago the familia martinez. he has been very unsure and not wanting to rush into things but we went there with the elders quorum president and he now has a baptismal date for december (going on a work trip) he is wonderful and the family is wonderful full of love and joy. the sister has the same thing that gma utah has so she can only use one half of her body but she goes to church every sunday it is awesome!!!!!!!
fast and testimony meeting was just awesome. we had a bunch of recent converts who have become a bit less active back at church and they brought their friends which is awesome. the best part though is that we had very little to do with it. IT WAS ALL MEMBERS!!!!!!!! YAAAAAAAA!!!!! members are so uber caduber important. with out them missionary work would be 90% less effective. i have also come to love and really appreciate fast and testimony sundays. i get to focus on a thing that's going on - and pray and fast about it and also have the great blessing to share my testimony with others. when we came home the landlady, who we call mama, and her sister tia were talking about fasting and we had the grand opportunity to talk about the importance of fasting and how its us putting in that little extra effort of faith for a specific thing. i have come to just love the power of fasting and be super grateful for it. many times we fast as a companionship for special situations: investigators, members, relationships, and a whole bunch of wonderful things. a thing that i remember from a district meeting a while back was when our DL talked to us about sacrifice on our mission. for a fast (24hrs) we give up food and drink, for our missions (24 months) we give up ourselves and the world. we put every back behind us. it doesn't matter if it is music, videos, habits, speech, time, and many other things we are giving it up for the best reason known to man; to dedicate ourselves and our all to the gospel of Jesus Christ and to put him first in front of everything. WHAT A BLESSING!!!!! my gosh i love the mission it is SSOOOOOO AMAZING!!!!!! full of growth and experiences!!!!
love you all and hope and pray for the best
Elder Wilson
Pictures:
1. So Darky (landladies dog) was playing and ripped a hole in my shirt i decided to sow it and did a really bad job. dont worry i sowed my pants really well when i fixed a hole.
2. View on our roof on a stormy day really pretty
3. Let me introduce you to Elder Austin McGee
4. Now behold DARKY!!!!!!!
5. Isnt he just a cutie (big dogs make people feel safe and happy we should get one in naperville!!!!)
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