1/28

I cant think of any other titles for this week. It has sucked! So much news!!!!!

OYe Ve.... Jorge and Pilar are doing alright. Still have not decided on marriage yet, but I feel this week we made quite a bit of progress with them though. We were teaching them and they told us that they have been praying about what they should do and a few days ago at Jorges job they handed out a flyer that spoke about how alot of us ignore Christ, or atlest we dont do all that we should with him. It also talked about showing love towards him and how all we need to do is trust him. Well, when he told us about that a Spirit came that I have not ever really felt before. It was a joy not for myself. But a joy for them. A joy for the things they have experienced and a hope for them. It was soooo cool! I wish I could describe it to you, but I really cant. So yeah, I identified it and told them that that is the answer they were looking for. So now Pilar is on board for everything, now Jorge just wants a bit more time. I think with him he lacks a bit of faith... We will be fixing that soon though. I hope to get them in the water this week.

I know this is all part of the trial beofre the testimony and blessings.... I just wish the blessings would start coming sonon... Its been like this since last October...ITs all goof though.... I know it will get better. No worries. I am gonna start stepping things up though. Changing the way I do a few things and upping my filter on people. So hopefully this will help change things.

Comp is still green. Just a little less now. What the problem now is is he does not really like working. Like in the mornings he takes forever to get out the door, and get up in the morning to study and all that jazz. And then he does not seem to have any interest in anything during the week... So I dunno. Imma do my best on getting him up and running, its just a little hard at times. No worries though

Ill send pictures of my apartement right now. Its actually pretty nice... the only down side is we hardly ever have water.

Well, Other then what happened with Jorge and Pilar, this week has been pretty boring. OH! Good news though, tomorrow Elder Nelson is coming to speak with the Elders in the MTC here and we got invited to that! So yeah my whole mission gets to go hear him tomorrow! So pumped for that!!!! Ill tell you how that goes next week!

I love you guys alot and thanks again for everything you guys do!

LEs amo muchisimo!

Elder TSFWWWP Winslett

PS I will send more pictures in other emails in a minute!

 

 

1/21

Golden investigators are good, until they decide they want to wait on marriage! Ugh... Well, our baptisms fell, and so yeah. Jorge and Pilar want to wait for a bit on marriage, and thus postponing their baptism. They want to recieve revelation from God that they should get married... Yes its lame, so we are having them pray alot to get that answer. Also tomorrow we want to show them a few scriptures on marriage that might help convince them. So they might get dunked this week, but who knows. Ill keep you posted

The thing is, Ive got a lot of investigators, but none are really progressing. Might have to start dropping here soon. Kinda lame.

Like we found this lady from New York, speaks english and is married to a Mexican. They were golden until they came to church. After about 2 minutes of sitting down, she gets up and tells us that she feels uncomfortable, she doesnt know Spanish, she doesnt like the idea of the BoM, and a bunch of other stuff. She left, and we tried to get a follow up cita, and all we got is "I prefer my Bible Studies." And she left. I was so mad. Not that she left, or anything like that, but that she did not give me the chance to answer her doubts. She just left and pretty much told us not to come back. Yup so much for golden.

Yup, that Green.... Its all good though, Im helping him. hes gotten alot better and so were getting there. Hopefully President sees that and maybe gives me a chance with a real Greeny. It would be cool.

Well, Ive told you about everything really. Just gonna send photos now. The one with this email is of my companion. Yup he is balding. Ill send more ina inute
Love yau guys lots!

Elder TSFWWWP Winslett

1/14

Wow, sounds like they are doing alot of the changes in the states now that they have done here. Missionary work is going to accelerate in the next few months and years. It is so cool! Though we dont have the service thing. We go through investigators and members so much quicker then they do there. Oh wells!

 

I aint in my original area, I am right next to it. but yeah super wierd, seeing all the people I knew and the people I baptised. Its cool though!

Well, as for theings that are new and exciting. Well, this week has been quite slow, mainly because we are both new to the area and so we have no idea where we are going. We have a map and another companionship that shares the area with us, so we manage.

The last Elders gave us some references as well, and one of those Jorge y Pilar, are just pure gold! They both love it and they both want to get baptised. The bad thing is they arent married and Jorge does not really want to because he has had past relationships that have gone bad and he also feels as though he does not deserve baptism. Well, this last week we taugt them the Plan of Slvation and the Spirit came flooding on in as usual. I felt prompted to swithc over to the 6 steps that President gave us and focused on the fogiveness and new start that we recive from baptism. And told them that marriage (or getting seperated) is the only thing that is in the way for both of them to recieve these blessings. So yeah. They said they where going to talk about it and pray about it, and we will get an answer on tuesday. There fecha is for saturday and so by next monday I should have two baptisms, yup. It was a cool expereince. They came to church to yesterday and they loved that too.

Another cool experience was we where doing something called Paso 2.1, which is basically contacting but purely by the spirit. And my companion contacted a lady that said she could heal people with her hands... Well, we invited her to church, thinking not much of it. Well, she came. And she loved it. and she asked for a BoM, and we have a cita with her on thursday I think. Yup. It was cool, and she will proibably be getting in the water this week or next.

Well, other then that the only thing new is my comp. Hahaha. Well, he is super GREEEEEEEN. He does not know how to do anything! And I mean anything. even the lessons. he has 10 months, and nothing. Oye ve.... Maybe this is President giving me someone to train. Just with better Spanish.... Meh. Its all good though, Ill teach him what he needs to know.

Well, I think that is it for this week, Hopefully next week I can gift you guys with a few baptisms. And some other cool news.

Well, I think that is it , Love you guys lots

LEs amo muchisimo. Se cuiden

Elder TSFWWWP Winslett

PS, The Computer I am using does not have and SD card slot, and so no pictures this week, more next week though.

1/7

Well, this has been quite an interesting week. Lots of new things. But to be evil and not tell you guys right off the bat, Imma make you guys wait. Evil huh?

 

Happy New Years

2013! Yup. I think it will be a good year. Especially

 

 

Yeah, we have been getting referals for quite sometime, its just that the referals are not that great. Oh well, what can I do? Oh wait... I do know what I can do. Animate the ward to help us out and to really start helping the church grow. haha

 

The words on the shirt say "Xyaorin" on the front. Which is the guys name. He is a personal character of mine. And on the back says "Anathema" which is the name of the "group" he is in. Yes I know NERD but what can you do. Nah. When I draw I prefer to draw something I know rather then just draw something random, and so yeah, I design characters to draw up. Helps with consistency as well.

 

I know I can change the word, its just that I cant bring myself to altering other peoples art. But for you guys I will do it.

 

I can see myself doing art the rest of my life. Honestly. I love it. And I have thought alot on wihether or not I will be able to support a family on that, too. And I think I can. Especially if I get a good job right off the bat. The thing with a degree in art, is the job choices I have is very broad. I can go anywhere from teaching art, to doing personal art for billionares that want me to draw/paint something that is personalized. the options are numerous. And the majority of the options can and will allow me to support a family. I have thought of other backup majors and I cant think of anything esle that I love to do that would get me a good paying job. So I am pretty sure on this.

 

Well, as for news. Well, I guess I shouldnt make you wait any longer. I did get changed. I actually went back to the zone I was "born" in. Industrial! My area is right next to the area I was in with Barben at the beggining of my mission. So I kindof actually felt like I was coming home when I got here. My comp is Elder Ferre from Utah. He is cool, though we havent gotten to know eachother very well. He has about 10 months on the mission, so I am back being a Senior comp. The other thing though, is aparently all is previous companions where all "dead" meaning that they did not work really at all. So what I get to do is 1 teach him how to work. And teach him how to teach. So in a way I am traingin him again. The other thing though, is I am white washing this area. Meaning both me and my companion are new to the area. So this is gonna be interesting. Kinda cool, and I am kindof thinking this is President testing me out for being a trainer. So I will be giving it my best and then some. So taht President will finally put me as a trainer! So yeah. those are my changes.

 

Other then that, this week was a slow one. Again. We have been trying to focus on the people we currently have and not really worrying on finding even more. Well, now I dont have anything, sdo I am starting from scratch! LEts see how it goes. SEnding some fotos maybe, of just stuff. The on on this one is a sunset this week. So cool huh? I will send a gew others in emails.

 

Well, I love you guys alot. Hope your week is going well and cant wait for next weeks letter!

Les amo

Elder TSFWWWP Winslett

 

12/31

Hey guys!

This week was decent. Reeeeaaaaallllly harad to find people we are teaching because they are partying it up! But the good news though, we did baptise this week. Sharon is her name and she is the daughter of an inactive family. We also have helped there whole family set the goal of getting sealed in the temple and reactivating! So cool to see how even on members the Spirit can work miracles! In the photo attached is her and her uncle, Hermano Moreno, (Whom is also a member of my fan club family) Hermano Morneo performed the ordanence. The only set back though is she did not get confirmed. The rest of her family wants to be there for her confirmation as well and so we have to postpone it until this next week when everyone has come back from vacation. No worries though, she will get confirmed.

About the coming home early thing. Well, we probably wont hear about that until next transfer. Next transfer what they will most likely be doing is making it a 9 week transfer to compinsate for the difference that will be made when we go home early. Now the only thing is. President has the option to send us home early, or make us stay for 3 more weeks. I am about 75% sure that it will be the first of the two, but we wont know for sure for a bit. I will let you know ASAP when I will be going home so that you can make those plans! It would be so cool if you guys could come down here to pick me up! I could let you all meet my converts! -SUPER EXCITED FOR THAT- hahaha. You dont have to come down for much time, cuz I know with jobs and costs, alot of time is not cheap. SO maybe 2 or 3 days. I dunno. There is plenty to go see down here, and I will give you guys the best tour I can!

Mom, dont make me trunky! I still have like 9 months... I know it goes fast and it is SOOOO crazy to think that I will be going home soon. 9 months is gonna fly!

Cant believe it is 2013! Well technically it is still 2012 for like 9 and a half more hours, but still. So crazy! Happy New Years! I have a good feeling about this year. things will go for the better! I cna feel it!

Ummmmmmm.... Well, other then that bit of news there really is not much, kindof a slow week.

I will be sending some other pictures here momentarilly so expect those too.

Well, I love you guys lots! and I hope that you guys all have a good week!

Elder TSFWWWP Winslett

 

 

 

12/25

Merry Christmas to all! I hope it all goes well for you guys and that you are all doing well.

 

Take care!

 

Elder Winslett

Feliz Navidad a todos! Espero que todo les vaya bien y que todo este bien con ustedes.

 

Se cuiden!

 

Elder Winslett

12/17

Wassup family!

! investigator at church, no baptism planned in the future. I honeslty have no idea what I am doing wrong. It is kindof bugging me. No success whatsover. I know it is the Lord just trying my faith, but sometimes its just like D: but I will keep pushing and seeing how things go.

Now onto what happened this week. Well, we were visited by our Area President, Elder Johnson. And he gave us an important lesson about how we are here to Save people and not just baptise them. Meaning we need to help the people be converted completely before baptising them. Gonna make things a bit harder but we will see more of a conversion and growth now.

Ummm, he also planched all of our bishops and ward councils and so they will most likely be doing a bit more helping now. Meaning things could also get a lot easier.

That shirt that I ordered with my draiwng on it should be done on Thursday and so I will send pictures next week. Or just show it to you on Skype.

Remember that fan club family that I have here? Well, one of the daughters and her whole art class drew me a ginourmous picture. It is so cool. I will send a picture next week though. These computers dont like my SD card for whatever reason.

Well, honestly that was about it for this week. Nothing too exciting.

Love you guys a ton and can not wait until next Tuesday to talk with you guys. I love you guys so much!

 

Elder TSFWWWP Winslett

12/10

....Well This week was decent, up until Saturday, then things get real messy and go down hill.

 

Well, it really was not that crazy. Normal week. Found a few news, brought 2 people to Church. Might have a few baptisms next week. OH, and I conquered the double headed dragon!

To explain that to those who do not know what it is, a double headed dragon is when you are sick to your stomach and your body is evacuating both ends. And the way you "conquer it" is by catching both ends. Which I did with the help of a bucket. So I am proud to say that I have conquered the double headed dragon. Expect a sketch or two with that being involved. Hahaha. If your woundering what made me sick, well I am pretty sure it is some fries that my comp made with lots of oil then refrigerated it and then I ate some. Bad idea on my part. No worries though. I am much better. Steel a little bit of an upset stomach, but its pretty much gone.

Oh, and to answer dads other question, I apologize if the pictures are huge, I blame my camera. but I will see about shrinking them or makeing them smaller.

OTher then that, I think that is it. honestly. The week was slow. And we are hoping to start seeing fruits from the work we are doing.

Well, I will talk to you later. Love you guys lots and I will send pictures next week.

Elder TSFWWWP Winslett

12/3

The temple was great! The only sad thing is I wassss gonna be able to go through the session but there was a bit of confusion and so I could not. We did go through the cealing though, and yes I did understand the majority of what was being sad. So beautiful seeing a family get sealed for all time and eternity. No I dont get to go on Pdays. Actually this was the first time I have edntered into the temple. Been outside a couple of times but noever inside until now. I will get to go again a couple of times. Especially when my converts go to get sealed.

I love that idea! Sounds cool mom. Just take lots of pictures so you can show me!!!! Yeah, one thing here about Christmas is they celebrate the 25th more like it should be. The birth of Christ. But then on like the 3rd or 4th of January they do the day of the 3 kings where they get all the presents and what not. It sall so cool! Gah!

We had a mission wide meeting earlier this week and the zone I am in rented a bus to get up to the north part of the mission (about and hours drive) and on the way there we got pulled over for having to many people in the bus. Now the funny thing, (and goes to show how corrupt Mexico is) is the driver just paid the cop like 500 pesos (about 50 dollars.) to leave us alone. I was laughing for quite sometime. In the states if you try and do that, it will not end for you to well. Hahaha so funny.

Found a cat in the street the other day. It is a kitten and was starving. So we took it home, gave it food, and gave it to some members here to have a new home.So for about an hour and a half I had a pet as a missionary. Jealous much? I will sned some pictures.

Ummmmm

Yup that is it. Love you guys lots and I will send you pictures.

Take care

Elder TSFWWWP Winslett

 

11/26

Jeni: No letter for the 19th! He had a busy two weeks. : )


Fun week! Really was though. I will tell you all about it, but not until after I reply to your letter(s).

 

 

Well, yalls thanksgiving sounds so much better then mine. I had work all day and then some pizza at night. Not much. All is well though

 

 

Ok, well I guess I wont wait to give you guys transfers, since you asked mom. I am staying here in Cuautepec with Quirante. The reason why I did not change was because all the Americans VISAs got postponed and so the majority of the people that where going to train got changed around. I am not sure if I was going to be one of those, but either way. The possibility of me training is still there, but I just dont know when. Me and Quirante are going to work sup hard and get more baptisms and what not to show President that I can train. It is all cool though. Just means you will get to see my semi-asian companion on Christmas.

 

2 Baptisms, 1 was Kateryn:

She was the girl who had the dream that I told you about. And yes it is a bit wierd that a little 9 year old girl dreamed about me. But no, I dont think that it is illigal.

The other baptism was Georgina. She is the mom of one of the young men in our ward and she is the one that kept saying she was confused. So she has been quite a tough cookie, and on Tuesday we basically had to give her an ultimatum. She was going to get baptised on Wednesday or we where going to stop visiting her. This strategy is something Elder Barben taught me when he was training me. It is a bit risky, but I felt as though that is what I needed to do. So we did so, and the next day she was there in the font with me, and on Sunday she was there at church getting confirmed. All she needed, I think, was a push. And that push was the ultimatum, acompanied by the Spirit, we gave her. It was cool, to see how it worked out. Her baptism was great and the majority of her family that lived near by came. So I think she will be a good member. She also seemed so much happier, not confused and less stressed since her baptism.

Being tired is part of the mission. I dont think I have known a missionary that has not been tired alot on the mission. Atleast here. I think alot has to do with the hills I go up and down all day. Lots of walking! Yus! No worries though, I aint sick. And Mom I am pretty sure that infection is gone. I have just had a bit of a cough since then. But its been like that everytime I get sick. It has alot to do with the polution here. It is terrible here! All of Mexico city is sorrounded by hills and mountains and there are so many cars and pollution that it gets all trapped inside the "bowl". Its all good though, I have adapted.

I am good. Running around like crazy. I love every second that I am here. Even though at times it can get almost unbearable. I know this is axactly where I need to be and I know that anywhere else would not be so cool. The people, They are the bomb diggaty. forreals. Hahaha. I cant say I would want to do this all over again NOW but yes, in the future, I plan on going on missions with my Wife. Whomever she may be.

Ok, as for stuff that happened this week. Well other then those baptisms and changes nothing much. I had to go to Imagration to renew my VISA this last week. But that is not toooo exciting.

Ummm I get to go see the sealing of one of ELder Quirantes convert families. He is excited for that. Cant say I am not not excited. Cuz I am. So excited! Get to go inside that temple! Yus!

Also, on the 19th we get to have a Christmas party of the mission. If you remember last year, we saw 2 movies, ate and had fun! I am excited!

Also ordered a shirt with one of my drawings on it. They are going to color it in for me and everything. Cant wait to get that either. I get it on next Tuesday. I will send pictures as soon as I get it. So anxious to seeeeee!

Well, I think that is it for right now. I will send more pictures soon. Look out for those.

I love you guys lots.

Elder TSFWWWP Winslett

 

 

11/12

I was part of special changes this week. What happened is Elder Hollander, my old comp, got called into the offices of the mission to be the new secretary. And how they do that, is they do the changes mid-transfer in order to be able to train the new guy, so that every change there is always 2 new secretarys. So anyways, on Wednesday we got the phone call and on Thursday we did the change. My new comp, is from the offices, he is the old secretary. His name is Elder Quirante and he is actually from Katy. Small world eh? Well, so he is Philipino, which explains the asianness. So yeah. He has 21 months in the mission. I am not sure how long we are going to be together, because the way things are sounding, if I do good this transfer, I will most likely be able to train next transfer. I really hope so, but we will see. Anyways, so yeah. Elder Quirante and I get along really well, so no worries on that. He plays a ton of instruments and so maybe I will get him to teach me more on the piano. We will see though.

 

 

Some cool experiences this week, we have been working with members alot more, do to the change. And we got a reference for a mom of a member. Well, we get in with her and she tells us her story. Her son, even though he is a member, is starting to fall into the bad things of this world, and so she has begun praying for him and came to church with him a couple of times lately. She then says she is not sure what she should do. We taught her about how she needs to be an example for her son, and needs to lead him back onto the right path. We compared her experiences with the 2000 stripling warriors and how they where men of God because there mothers raised them in rightous ways. All in all it was super cool. She knows what she needs to do and what not, but the only catch is she has a doubt that we can not get out. So we will be working extra hard with her this week inorder to figure that out. She is possible for baptism this next week, so we will see.

 

 

I ate Grasshopper the other day. It was gross. A member gave us some the other day and I was naturally egged on by my comp to eat it. I did and I never want to do that again. So gross.

 

 

One of the members here have a snake and they took it out of its cage. And I held it. It was cool. The last time I held a snake was when I held Kim Burkeys snake. So slithery and what not. I will send a pic here soon.

 

 

Did you know that Richard G. Scott could speak spanish. We had Stake Conference this week and he spoke via stelitte to all the zones her in Ciudad de Mexico. And he spoke in Spanish! It was cool.

Earlier today I went and visited some converts of mine. Back when I was with Barben. Do you remember Rosi, Fer and Jose Luis. They where the last baptisms I had with Barben. Anyways, I will send pictures. They are doing good, and are still strong in the church. They all have callings and the dad has the MP. IT is all so cool, to see converts grow.

 

 

Other then that, I cant think of anything else. A nything new?

 

Well, I love you guys lots

Se cuiden

Elder TSFWWWP Winslett

 

11/5

Well, this has been one heck of a week.


I was able to go to the Zoo and I have tons of pictures of that. But do to my lazyness/lack of time, I wont post them all. But I will tell you we had fun. And yes it was very relaxing and just a good change of pace for a change.

Working with the members is good, though we have not had much success from it. I think it is the lack of experience and what not. It will get better.

 

Nothing on the topic of being a trainer. I wont know either until transfers. Kindof sucks, cuz the suspense is killing me! We will see though.

Well, on to what happened with me.

 

 

Well, this week we did baptise someone, Armando, I will send pictures. He is super cool and was a reference from a member. The even cooler thing is he used to believe in the Santa Muerte, or Saint Death which is basically Satan. So yeah, I converted a Satanist! Jealous? hahaha. He is cool though.

 

 

We also had Brazilian Hot Dogs at a food one day. They where good. The guy that gave it to us is from Sao Paulo but he moved here and was recently baptised, he knows Spanish and Portuguese. The even coole rthing is I Asked him to talk to me in Portuguese and I could pretty much understand him.

 

 

Also, we where going to have 2 more baptisms this next week but they fell, and probably wont come back until the stuation is solved. The situatuion: They arent married, live together, and cant get married because the wife will loose her pentionfrom her last marriage if they doo. And they wont seperate, because they just said no... Sucks, but I guess one day something will work out for them.

 

WEll, I think that is it. The foto is of a sunset that happened a few days ago. It looked so cool! Taked from outside my house.

I will send more pictures in other emails, especially of my baptism and the zoo.

LEs amo mucho

Se cuiden

Elder TSFWWWP Winslett