first, i hope this finds you all well. things are going splendid here in Paraguay. the temp is starting to cool down a bit. we are in the 80´s most of the day which is really nice. it is raining a lot more lately which makes it fresh and nice not as much humidity in the air. being so close to the river there is normally a nice fresh wind that comes through every once and while.
this last week has been a week full of miracles. well isnt everyday and every week full of miracles. yes true, true. a thing that i got big on studying this last week was faith, hope, and charity. i dont remember if i talked about it in my last email, but i like the topic so i´ll talk about it anyways. whenever those words come into a flow together. i think of section 4 of Doctrine and Covenants that says "with faith, hope, charity, and love with an eye single to the glory of God qualify him for the work". a common question that missionaries throw around every now and again is, how is my faith in the Lords work at this moment? when your faith is up, your excitement for the work is up, and that just pushes you through all of the tough trials. you also just gotta be happy. a common thing that i like saying is the classic "dont worry, be happy" of course with a little tune with it. also one of my favorite quotes that says "circumstances don't determine happiness." you just always gotta be happy and have that big ol smile on your face!!!
one of the coolest miracles that happend this week was with this man named Quintin. about a month ago a little kid about 6 years old came up to me and my companion at night and asked us a question. i didnt really hear him so i just said "i'm broke" in guarani because in those circumstances some kids ask us for money. i then heard him a second time and he said "do you have anything about God" i told him ya and gave him a little card. a week or so later he came up to us again and asked for more. i asked him what he did with the card that i gave him, he told me that he gave it to his dad. with that answer we gave him a pamphlet on the restoration. he then came up to us a third time a week or so later and asked for more. we gave him a plan of salvation and asked if his dad liked what we gave him. he said yes. after we chatted we saw that we had a couple of minutes before heading in so we decided to follow him. we followed him around the corner till we saw him turn to a man and give him the pamphlet. i recognized the house and we marked it down as a place to go. one night we felt that we should go by and say hello. we clapped the house talked to the man. his name is Quintin and he told us how his wife had just passed away a few years ago and he is looking for spiritual guidance. we set a cita. we went by and chatted with him and come to know that he is friends with a member and has a big desire to go to church.
moral of the story: The Lord prepares people always. How the situations present to us can be in many different ways. This is an example of one of them. We should never take one small question of the Gospel or of the church frankly (i dont know if that is the right word for this sentence, but my English vocabulary is dwindling hahaha). There are so many times that the Lord prepares someone to recieve the Gospel during so many different times of their lives. In the words of Elder Holland, "They need what we have" and in the words of Pres. Callan "if not us, who? If not now, when? If not here, where?" The time is so short its crazy. The people are ready, and looking, they just dont know where to find it.
well this last week i did take pictures but due to the rain i was thinking more about my coatthese my camara sooooooooo daipori (no hay ((there isnt)) ) pictures today sorry. ill send some nice ones next week.
I finished the Book of Mormon this last week. It is the word of God. I know it. I love the Book of Mormon with all of my heart. It is a waterfall of personal revelation. coming into two of the best consecutive weeks of the year. General conference and Easter week! Even though i do normally say this for Christmas, but this is definitly "the most wonderful time of the year!"
I love you all so much and am so grateful for you. my prayers and best wishes go out to you all.
Love
Elder Wilson
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