5/7

Well, as the title says, week on in Xalostoc! Sorry I felt like being repetative. Anyways, so yeah, this week was good, very exhausting but good.

 

 

Baptizms give you one of the best feelings I have ever felt. You know that scripture that says something to the effect of how great shall be your joy for bringing souls unto Christ. Well, I am starting to understand what that means. Super cool!

 

 

Squassabia, now formaly known as Squashy, is cool, we get along real well and we work hard. We are having to modify our teaching methods because he teaches alot different then I did with Barben, but that just comes with time. He is also District Leader but he has 4 changes, or 6 months in this area so we are pretty sure he is leaving after this change. And that leaves a DL spot open.... Hmmm well, we are both thinking that might mean I am replacing him. Cool huh?

 

 

There is a scripture in Matthew I think it is that says something to the effect of: "I will never leave you, I will come to you. You are never alone." I have grown a strong testimony of this promise throughout the almost 8 months I have on the mission, I know no matter were I go, no matter what I do, no matter who or what I am with, He is always, and I mean ALWAYS there for you to comfort you and guide you as you take on lifes challenges. There is nothing he can not help you with. So if you need help, feel scared or alone, your first action should be to pray, pray for the help, the strength, the love to press on and walk through the difficult parts of this life so that you can enjoy the happy moments of this life. I know that this works I have seen it a million times, and probably will see it a million more times before my time is up here in Mexico. I love all of you, even though sometimes I am not good at showing it, I love all of you with every part of my being and will always, no matter what happens.

 

 

... It is really cool how sometimes the Spirit takes over and tells the people I am talking to what the Lord wants them to hear, so I hope that massive paragraph is awesome for you guys!

 

 

So as for cool stuff this week we went to am investigator that Squashy had in his last transfer and we taught her the commandments and commited her to baptizm but when the day came for her baptizm she had an apointment come up with her lwayer for something so we had to cancel, but this next week we should baptize her and probably a few others as well. But each time we went over you could tell that she feels the spirit and wants it, it is just a matter of fitting it into her schedule.

 

 

We also have a nother woman that we found, she has a hair salon, and we taught her and she is getting baptized this week as well. She has already been to church and is super excited.

 

 

Last thing, on Sunday we had a ward activity in which the Priesthood holders went on splits with the missionaries of the zone and went and visited inactives. We got a bunch of references and hopefully a bunch of people back at church.

 

 

Pictures!

The one of the baptizm is Maria from last week that I told you about. I got the picture from Barben. The others are of my house! It is considerably larger and alot nicer then my last house. Carpet in the bedroom and study room. Large living room. Never ending shower in the super roomy bathroom. Decked out kitchen and a super awesome landlady! All in all a good buy. Haha

 

 

I heard Romney and Obama are the two candidates for the elections, how do yall feel about that.

 

 

Les amo

Elder TSFWWWP Winslett

 

 

4/30

Hey Family, What is up!
 

Well, as the title suggests, this week has been super crazy and awesome. More about that in a little, first to address all these letters.
 

Ok. So as for this week, We have had 4 baptizms. 1. Was with Maria, the older lady that we have been trying to find. We answered her doubt and baptized her on Wednesday. I have misplaced the picture, I think it got stuck in with Barbens camera, but I will have him recopy it over to my camera so yeah, picture of her next week.
 

The second baptizm was with Jose Luis, Fernanda y Rosalina. They are a family that we found a while back, but they finally decided to get baptized. What convinced them was we went over one night, Tuesday I believe, and watched the Joseph Smith Restoration movie. They loved it and then we planched them with the spirit and then commited them all to date. The mom and the daughter told us that they have been ready, but they were just waiting for the father to say yes. WE answered his doubts and they all got bap'tized saturday. Super cool and very spiritual. They are a really cool family as well. Afterwards they fed us at there house and then we left. In the pictures attached, they are the family baptizm. Fernanda is the daughter. Rosalina the mom, and Jose Luis the dad.

 

 

So you know those pictures I sent of making a scarf, or bufanda in spanish. Well, I finished it. However I have no pictures of it done. NExt week though, along with the pictures of MAria.

 

 

So I am sure you are just woundering what I meant by a change. Well, simply put. I got changed. Me and Barben both left the area (In missionary terms they White Washed the area.) And we both got moved to the zone Xalostoc (I think is how its spelled. It is a wiiiierd spelling but it is pronounced "Hollowstock") However we are not companions. Just in the same zone, meaning I will see him each monday night. MY area is called Estrella (Stars) and I am with Elder Squassabia. He is American, has about 16 months on the mission, from Colorado and is pretty cool, though we havent really gotten to know each other yet. MY house OH MY HECK! So awesome! I will take pictures, but compared to my old house it is super awesome. The shower, I guess, lasts forever and there is no worry about water pressure. There is a stove and an oven and its just HUGE! Gosh... well I will send pictures.

 

 

The sucky thing about changes though, is saying goodbye. WE knew about changes on saturday so we got all sunday to say good bye. LEmme tell you something about that. When I first got there I thought I would never get emotionally attached to any of these people. Well, let me prove myself wrong. I had the hardest time saying goodbye to converts, members, and other aquaintances. No bawling like I did in the airport, but it was hard. But the good thing though, is I can visit them if I am near there, and when I do come back to visit.

 

 

Anyways, got to run, but I sure hope everything is good. Mom GET BETTER! No scaring me anymore. Yall take care and cant wait for Mothers Day.

Les amo

Elder TSFWWWP Winslett

 

 

PS Well, forgot to put this but those pictures are all of Baptizms, my zone in Industrial, various converts and members and Naomi. She is Rosa and Jose´s kid. They are from that big family of 10 we found and baptized a while back.