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