6/11

This has been about the awesomest week in the world, and it ended with some good/bad news.

 

 

Speaking of pictures of things. I have attached some right on here. A few of the 3 baptizms we had, then some more of sunrises in my area. A few more of just me and saying good bye to squassabia. I will get to that in a minute.

 

Baptizms, as I said counted to 3 this week. One of Graciela )Picture is of us 2 and her alone) She was a non-member wife of a return missionary who asked us to teach her. Baptized the next week! the other 2 are of Delia and Monse. They are part of a family, got to get the father/husband. That kid is so crazy and has a wierd obsession with me. No idea why but he is always trying to get me to hold him. Haha. Graciela was easy peeszy. But Delia and Monse took a bit of work to get into the fount. They wanted to get baptized, they are just those type of people that will let anything get in the way of what she had planned. A bit annoying but we eventually got her.

 

Yeah I do tower over pretty much everyone. It is funny. they always ask me about how tall I am. Alkways. Usually the first thing that come out of there mouth. I turn 21 in 4 months. Can you believe that? I am SO old! hahahaha

 

I will explain the change in a minute. So un expected!

 

Ok. Well I guess I should stop making you wait to know my changes. Well, to start off Squassabia went away to another Zone. It was his time. In his replacement, I have gotten my first Latino companion. Elder Hernandez. Now to express my feelings on that... This is the same Hernandez from my first area that was in my ward. LEts just say we did not get along to well. So this transfer could be interesting. Dont worry though I wont let it get in the way. I have learned how to handle things like that. So no worries. Ok, now the cool part. You know how Elder Squassabia was District Leader when he was here, well since he went that left the spot opene to be taken. I Elder Winslett am the next District Leader for this area. Cool huh? I am so excited, and yet so nervous. My duties as a missionary just doubled and I have a ton of stuff to do. For those who do not know what a DL is, it is basically a leader over 3 or 4 companionships. I report there numbers, meaning baptizms, confermations, lessons... yadayadayada, I also talk in front of this district every monday to motivate them and teach them a little something something. When they do have baptizms I get to do the prebaptizm interview for each investigator. There is also a few little things I have to do but I am to lazt to wright them all out. But yeah. So I got moved up to DL (The good part of the change.) but got put with an Elder that I am not to fond of (The bad news.) Its all good, it will all work out, and I am on my way to be assistant! Haha

 

Now on to other things that have come to pass this week!

 

Well, one of my spiritual experiences for this week helped me learn alot on the importance of listening. We went to visit a recent convert the day after her baptizm (Marujenia) and we got to talking about her son (Oscar). We eventually got to get him to come down to talk with us. At first he was very resistent. But we, little by little, got him to open up. and eventually we got him to come out of his shell, persay. He explained to us about how he does not really believe in God, but it sounded more like he didn´t know why God would let him get hurt or his attempts to do good would back fire on him. He told us how now, after some experiences, he would choose power over good any day. We talked to him more and he began to cry. We knew he could feel the Spirit, but everytime we tried identifying it he would cut us off and go on with his story. As we continued listening and getting more and more of the back story of his life and his choices I began to feel prompted to bear my testimony about the Book of Mormon and how I gained a testimony about how life isn´t always going to be easy, especially when you try to do good. Also about how I have found a joy from sharing the gospel that is far greater then any joy I have recieved through wordly things. So when he finished I did. The Spirit came super strong, you could tell he felt it. And I commited him to read the Book of Mormon. He accepted and we are following up with him on that tomorrow. As I said this whole experience has taught me a ton on the importance of listening, not only to the investigator but as well to the promptings of the Spirit.

 

On Thursday we had a mission Talent Show. It was so fun and I got to do a bit of acting. Nothing to big. My zone did not win though. So yeah.

 

We have been teaching a family of 3 for quite sometime, but this friday they called us to come over, we did and they told us that they were not ready to change and that the husband was afraid to commit himself to anything. After we tried and convince him more otherwise he still said no. You could tell that they needed the gospel alot in there livers right now, but there lack of desire to change is prohibiting that. It taught me a good lesson that I will probably carry with me for the rest of my life. There is no way that I can change other people. You have to change yourself in order to make others change. If that makes sense. Instead of me trying to change others I should change myself to help them change thereselves It was a cool experience.

 

Well, I think that is it for this fine week. As I said it was a cool week. I learned alot and we helped alot of people. I am also going to be DL!

 

Well I love yall a ton! I hope your weeks goes well and hope to hear from yall next week.

 

Les amo y cuidense

District Leader Elder TSFWWWP Winslett