Querida Familia,
Wow, so where do i begin....
Monday i got "E.T.ed". i was in a car all morning driving up to an area in the north, where i would wait for my new comp., who came striaght from the mtc! (fresh blood!) and he is waiting for his visa so he can go to..... guess where...!!!BRASIL!!!!!!!!!!! and guess what his portugues is pretty dang good! so we talk in portugues all the time!!!! it is soooooo nice to finally be able to use my portugues with someone! i was teaching my last comp, but it just isn't the same. My comps name is Elder Pearson by the way. he is from provo. so after meeting up with my comp, we then drove another 2 hrs to get to our new area. where niether of us have ever stepped foot before. but luckily we live with two elders who basically know what is going on up here. Now, I am living out in the middle of no where, or should i say, the middle of cornfields! (my comp says hi) We drive every where we go because it is all so stinkin far away! and yesterday ew were knocking doors for more than 2 hrs..... it was really long. but hopefully things will get better as we go. i'm sure they will.
so to be honest, i feel freakin old, but at the same time, i don't feel any different at all. so yeah. didn't really do anything yesterday. we don't have anything in the house to make, so i couldn't really make anything. but the Branch Presidents wife gave me a brownie with a candle in it, so that was cool. i probably won't get the packages till the 13 of august. that is when President is coming up here. and please tell grandma and grandpa wilson, and grandpa campbell and aunt lynette thanks for me! lynette sent some of her energy/protein bars. they were pretty good.
so since we are out here in the middle of nowhere, i will probably be forced to by a gps for my birthday, so we can find our way around. i hope they will have some cheap ones. we will probably go and look at those today.
well, thats about all the new stuff that is going on with me. i hope you are all doing good and that everyone is happy. thanks for all of the e-mails! it was great to hear from everyone!!!!
Eu Amo Voces!!!!!
take care!
Elder Wilson
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
July 23, 2010
Dear Family,
so how is everyone enjoying the mountain? having lots of fun hanging out and riding 4 wheelers and all that good stuff. I'm sure you are.
so this week was super long and crazy, but really good. like i mentioned earlier we had a 4 day training meeting with the Pres, his wife and the assistants. all of the mission leaders were there, zone leaders, district leaders and trainers. it was really good. i learned alot! it was basically going over being good people teachers and not lesson teachers. basically went over stuff i already knew, but just more in depth and reminded me of things. I am definitely excited to put this stuff into practice. but needless to say, i am so tired though. 4 days straight of training meetings, sitting down the whole time, trying to stay awake. it was pretty intense.
So last night i received some awesome news!!! i got a letter from brasil from one of my companions. he sent me a picture of a man that got baptized that we had taught in my last area. he had been investigating the church for almost a year, but couldn't get baptized because he wasn't married to his "wife". so that was awesome to see that he got baptized! and he also told me that the family that we had found and started teaching there also got baptized!!!!! i was so excited!! i basically started cheering and laughing from excitement and happiness. My comp came running in the room, "what happened?'. it was pretty funny. but i am so happy to know that they got baptized! i don't remember how much i told you about them, but they are such an awesome family! unfortunately he didn't send me a pic, so i am going to write him and see if i can get one. that was such a cool experience though. to know that all the hard work and stress and love i felt for them had payed off. now, obviously it wasn't me that converted them, i was just there and the spirit worked through me and the other elders that came after. but i guess the amazing thing is knowing that they made the decision to follow the Savior and get baptized! it just made me so happy. I LOVE MISSIONARY WORK! it truly brings the greatest happiness. i wish you all could have felt what i felt last night. just the immense joy and rejoicing that came to my heart!!! the happiness that comes from knowing that they are following our Savior!!!!! it is awesome!!!!! there truly are not words to describe it!! needless to say, it was freaking awesome! and now we have to go back to visit Brasil!!!! i have so many people to see and that i want you guys to meet!!!!!
so right now we are teaching an argentinan lady. her friend from utah referred her to us. she is totally awesome! she is excited to learn and is reading the scriptures. during our lessons, her friend from utah calls and sits in on the speaker phone and helps us out. it's pretty cool! we are totally excited to teach her.
well everyone, i hope you have lots of fun at the reunion. I Love you all! thanks for the e-mails and everything!!!! A Igreja e Verdadeira!! Jesus Cristo e nosso Salvador!!!!! e O Livro de Mormon e verdadeiro!!!! Amo voces!!!
Elder Wilson
so how is everyone enjoying the mountain? having lots of fun hanging out and riding 4 wheelers and all that good stuff. I'm sure you are.
so this week was super long and crazy, but really good. like i mentioned earlier we had a 4 day training meeting with the Pres, his wife and the assistants. all of the mission leaders were there, zone leaders, district leaders and trainers. it was really good. i learned alot! it was basically going over being good people teachers and not lesson teachers. basically went over stuff i already knew, but just more in depth and reminded me of things. I am definitely excited to put this stuff into practice. but needless to say, i am so tired though. 4 days straight of training meetings, sitting down the whole time, trying to stay awake. it was pretty intense.
So last night i received some awesome news!!! i got a letter from brasil from one of my companions. he sent me a picture of a man that got baptized that we had taught in my last area. he had been investigating the church for almost a year, but couldn't get baptized because he wasn't married to his "wife". so that was awesome to see that he got baptized! and he also told me that the family that we had found and started teaching there also got baptized!!!!! i was so excited!! i basically started cheering and laughing from excitement and happiness. My comp came running in the room, "what happened?'. it was pretty funny. but i am so happy to know that they got baptized! i don't remember how much i told you about them, but they are such an awesome family! unfortunately he didn't send me a pic, so i am going to write him and see if i can get one. that was such a cool experience though. to know that all the hard work and stress and love i felt for them had payed off. now, obviously it wasn't me that converted them, i was just there and the spirit worked through me and the other elders that came after. but i guess the amazing thing is knowing that they made the decision to follow the Savior and get baptized! it just made me so happy. I LOVE MISSIONARY WORK! it truly brings the greatest happiness. i wish you all could have felt what i felt last night. just the immense joy and rejoicing that came to my heart!!! the happiness that comes from knowing that they are following our Savior!!!!! it is awesome!!!!! there truly are not words to describe it!! needless to say, it was freaking awesome! and now we have to go back to visit Brasil!!!! i have so many people to see and that i want you guys to meet!!!!!
so right now we are teaching an argentinan lady. her friend from utah referred her to us. she is totally awesome! she is excited to learn and is reading the scriptures. during our lessons, her friend from utah calls and sits in on the speaker phone and helps us out. it's pretty cool! we are totally excited to teach her.
well everyone, i hope you have lots of fun at the reunion. I Love you all! thanks for the e-mails and everything!!!! A Igreja e Verdadeira!! Jesus Cristo e nosso Salvador!!!!! e O Livro de Mormon e verdadeiro!!!! Amo voces!!!
Elder Wilson
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
July 14, 2010
Querida familia,
Hey everyone! whats up? so what is new down on the wilson roundabout?
so where is Elder Hawks going on his mission. is he in the country or out of it? Brasil?
So i am doing good. nothing to new around here. me and my comp are getting along good. and i am the dd! (designated driver) how crazy huh. so when ever we do take the car, which isn't alot, i drive. Driving in chicago is pretty interesting, but not to bad. at least i am a better driver than my last comp. he scared me!. wow, well like i said, not to much new is going on around here. yes, i am still zone leader.
this up coming week we are going to do a big training meeting. 4 days to be exact! so i will be out of my area for 4 days. so i will e-mail next week on friday. okay.
sorry that this is super short. but i am drawing lots of blanks.
the work continues like always, my portugues continues to get screwed up because of freakin spanish ;). but all is going well. How is michael likin his job? how do you like workin lots of hours?
well, love ya all! the church is true!!!
elder wilson
Amo Voces
Hey everyone! whats up? so what is new down on the wilson roundabout?
so where is Elder Hawks going on his mission. is he in the country or out of it? Brasil?
So i am doing good. nothing to new around here. me and my comp are getting along good. and i am the dd! (designated driver) how crazy huh. so when ever we do take the car, which isn't alot, i drive. Driving in chicago is pretty interesting, but not to bad. at least i am a better driver than my last comp. he scared me!. wow, well like i said, not to much new is going on around here. yes, i am still zone leader.
this up coming week we are going to do a big training meeting. 4 days to be exact! so i will be out of my area for 4 days. so i will e-mail next week on friday. okay.
sorry that this is super short. but i am drawing lots of blanks.
the work continues like always, my portugues continues to get screwed up because of freakin spanish ;). but all is going well. How is michael likin his job? how do you like workin lots of hours?
well, love ya all! the church is true!!!
elder wilson
Amo Voces
Thursday, July 8, 2010
So when do I come home?....July 7, 2010
Dear Family,
so this week we have transfers. my comp got transfered to a new area and i am waiting for my new comp to show up. to be honest, i'm kinda scared. i don't know how i am going to keep the work going like my last comp was. we both thought he would finish up here with me, and then for my last transfer i would take over... but...nope. it was really hard for my comp to leave, he was very emotional about it. especially because he only has two transfers left. so i hope all will go well. and i hope my new comp speaks spanish better than i do. ;) so my new comps name is e. horlacker. I met him once, he is from the "south side of the mission" (what used to be the south mission). hopefully all will go well.
so, naturally, being a mission and serving the latin people, we always ask them how the world cup games are going (soccer). and i was pretty sad to find out that brasil lost. but sunday was even worse! all of the members came up to me and where just like, "sorry elder, your team lost". all of them! i was surprised to see that so many people new i love brasil. i guess I forget who knows i was in Brasil and who doesn't.
so my date to arrive at home is.... yes, novmber 11. sorry about that. it pretty much sucks that i will miss out on the trip with you guys, but oh well. and sorry i didn't tell you earlier. so no mom, it's not just a joke. :) but it's only an extra 6 weeks. It is obviously the Lords will so, I will go and do the thing that the Lord commands.;) (what scripture is that? ;) )
Well, other than that, there isn't a whole lot going on. the work continues to go forward. we are kinda of having a hard time finding people that can "go the distance". and our recent convert, Leo, decided to tell us the other day that he isn't sure if the bom is true or if Joseph was a profeta. so we had a very "intense" lession, trying to help him understand the importance of things and all other kinds of stuff that would just take way to long to write. but we keep praying for him and hope that he will figure everything out.
well, i hope all is going well at home. don't have to much fun with out me. I love you all! Remember, The Church is True!!!! and the Book of Mormon is the word of God!!!! have a great week! Amo Voces!!!
Elder Wilson
so this week we have transfers. my comp got transfered to a new area and i am waiting for my new comp to show up. to be honest, i'm kinda scared. i don't know how i am going to keep the work going like my last comp was. we both thought he would finish up here with me, and then for my last transfer i would take over... but...nope. it was really hard for my comp to leave, he was very emotional about it. especially because he only has two transfers left. so i hope all will go well. and i hope my new comp speaks spanish better than i do. ;) so my new comps name is e. horlacker. I met him once, he is from the "south side of the mission" (what used to be the south mission). hopefully all will go well.
so, naturally, being a mission and serving the latin people, we always ask them how the world cup games are going (soccer). and i was pretty sad to find out that brasil lost. but sunday was even worse! all of the members came up to me and where just like, "sorry elder, your team lost". all of them! i was surprised to see that so many people new i love brasil. i guess I forget who knows i was in Brasil and who doesn't.
so my date to arrive at home is.... yes, novmber 11. sorry about that. it pretty much sucks that i will miss out on the trip with you guys, but oh well. and sorry i didn't tell you earlier. so no mom, it's not just a joke. :) but it's only an extra 6 weeks. It is obviously the Lords will so, I will go and do the thing that the Lord commands.;) (what scripture is that? ;) )
Well, other than that, there isn't a whole lot going on. the work continues to go forward. we are kinda of having a hard time finding people that can "go the distance". and our recent convert, Leo, decided to tell us the other day that he isn't sure if the bom is true or if Joseph was a profeta. so we had a very "intense" lession, trying to help him understand the importance of things and all other kinds of stuff that would just take way to long to write. but we keep praying for him and hope that he will figure everything out.
well, i hope all is going well at home. don't have to much fun with out me. I love you all! Remember, The Church is True!!!! and the Book of Mormon is the word of God!!!! have a great week! Amo Voces!!!
Elder Wilson
UH OH......June 30, 2010
Dear family,
well sorry, this will be super short. i have 4 min to write. basicalli i got jacked of alot of time today, anyways. there is a little problem. i am not coming home until the 11 of november... sorry.... the office in salt lake decided to extend my mission for me because i was at home for 2 months. soooo..... sorry about not letting you know sooner. but go ahead and go to hawaii, might as well not wast the trip, now you can take devon with you in my place! :) anyways. i love you all and thanks for the e-mails! have a great week!!!
elder wilson
well sorry, this will be super short. i have 4 min to write. basicalli i got jacked of alot of time today, anyways. there is a little problem. i am not coming home until the 11 of november... sorry.... the office in salt lake decided to extend my mission for me because i was at home for 2 months. soooo..... sorry about not letting you know sooner. but go ahead and go to hawaii, might as well not wast the trip, now you can take devon with you in my place! :) anyways. i love you all and thanks for the e-mails! have a great week!!!
elder wilson
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