Greenie

What’s up everyone? This week was probably the most tiring week of my entire mission. I have never spoke so much Spanish in my entire life. I am training a brand-new missionary, Elder Black from Salt Lake, he went to Highland High School, likes country music, and is a cool dude. He is still learning Spanish so he was just like me when I started the mission. Doesn’t understand anything and is still learning a lot about how to speak. But he is in good spirits and loves the mission so far. That being said I have to speak and translate everything for him which is kinda fun, but wow it is exhausting. But it has made me realize how much Spanish I do know and what I still need to work on. It is a good time. 

 As far as the work goes holy flip we have so many people to teach it is a blessing. The mission is just a lot better when you are super busy. But right now we have 4 people on date for baptism and we are just working really hard to help them live the commandments so they can be baptized. One of them in specific is named Yulisa.

 

Yulisa is amazing. She has prayed about our message and loves church but she is struggling to stop drinking beer. She has quit drinking coffee but now it is about quitting the beer. I have so much faith that she can do it but we need a lot of prayers for her. Her baptism is scheduled for the 6th of May so we hope she can be ready by then.

 

We are also teaching Ashley still. She has now had 2 baptismal dates drop but she is always at church. She says she wants to wait to be baptized with her brother but this week we are gonna explain why she shouldn't do that and how baptism is a very personal thing.

 

Yesterday I had the opportunity to give a talk in Sacrament meeting. I spoke about forgiveness and I learned so much it was amazing! I truly know that it is never too late to ask for forgiveness from our Heavenly Father. He loves us perfectly and wants us to be forgiven. This is why we have the atonement of Jesus Christ. I highly recommend reading about this in Alma 36. It is a great chapter. But I love this gospel and even though the mission hasn't been easy, it has been worth it. I am loving all my experiences and just trying to work hard and not regret anything!

 

Also my boy Spencer could use a lot of prayers his way. Love y'all have a great 

week!

 

Elder Wilde

PS Super crazy thing this past week. I was getting out of my uber and all of the sudden I hear this "Bro!" it was my neighbor Steven from home! Seriously what are the odds? He is from Santiago and was here visiting and I just happened to be hear picking up my new comp. Just another reminder that the Lord is in all of the small details. 

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