MY FIRST BAPTISM!
I am so pleased to report that this week I had my first convert baptized! Her name is Liz and she is awesome! She owns a small womens clothing store outside of Walmart in our area. She is 21 and loves the Gospel! In just 4 weeks she accepted the Gospel, stopped smoking, and was baptized! She has such a great spirit around her and it is amazing to see the changes Jesus Christ has already made in her life. It was a very special experience to watch her be Baptized and Confirmed. It made these last 4 weeks of hard work worth it.
We have another Señora with a baptismal date Delia! A few weeks ago we ran into her at a less actives house, and she said she wanted to draw nearer to God. And she has! She loves the Church and loves being able to feel the spirit in her life! She feels close to God and when we give her a commandment or a request, she always follows through. Due to her circumstances we cant baptize her till April, but she is awesome!
And we have Adrian and Kate! Adrian is the father of Kate, and his wife is less active, but lately she has been feeling the need to return to church. So for the past year, she has been teaching Kate and Adrian principles of the Gospel, waiting until she could find missionaries. And she found us in the street! They want to be baptized and we are working as hard as we can to resolve all the problems they have so we can get them the Gift of the Holy Ghost.
It isnt 7 with baptismal dates, but its okay! We are enjoying the work and getting a lot done!
This week I gave my first lesson, all by myself! My spanish is really coming along. My comp, E. Rosales didnt say a word and I taught the entire lesson to a mini gas station owner lady, nicknamed Hermana Dulce because she always gives us candy for visiting her. She is really cool and a great friend of mine!
I also gave a talk in Sacrament meeting this week on Service, and people actually understood me! It is so awesome to finally have people understand what Im trying to say!
The title of this weeks email is Hadilly because I have a good friend in the Ward named Hadilly. She is 28, divorced, but is always really nice to me and she almost knows English so I can communicate with her completely. But Hadilly is English is HA-DIH-LEE right? In Spanish it is A-DEE-GEE. And for 3 and a half weeks I could not figure out her dang name. Finally I saw it written in my Comps agenda and laughed so so hard! I have no idea why they pronounce it like that, but they do. Now, whenever I sneeze, I say a DEE GEE! And its the best thing ever. I enjoy Spanish and the insanely wierd pronunciation they have here.
I am really enjoying it right now, my only barrier is the language. I am starting to figure out how I want to work, what style and method and all. Now its just expressing myself. I can see our success because our investigators reach out to us now, whereas in the beginning we always had to reach out to them.
My comp is great. Elder Rosales is my lifesaver. He takes charge of Planning, lessons, preparing, and basically everything. Without him I would die. and he is the District Leader. I owe most of the success we have to him. He is a really really good missionary who I am really grateful for.
Remember the Cerra Estrella (star hill)? Well, on the side of the path to the top of the hill, there is a cave named, Cueva del Diablo (Cave of the devil), and I assumed it was just because it was a very dangerous cave to hike in. I took no thought of it and continued walking with my friend Elder Ogden. Eventually we fell behind the rest of the group but we didnt care because we thought we were safe. WRONG. Cueva del Diablo is the most dangerous spot to be at in the night time because it is the spot where weekly Devil Worshippers offer human sacrifices. Thats right. Human. Once a week, Police find a dead body mangled inside the cave as a result of the worship that happened the night before. My companion forgot to tell me about this when we made the trip there last week. I dont trust my companion with pday activities any more.
Other fun things that happened this week:
1. I watched a man get hit by a VW bus, very hard. He was okay.
2. The house of our neighboring district is supposedly Haunted. Its all in the Hermanas heads though. Weve been there 3 times and its fine.
3. I made a friend! I dont know his name, but this dog is always trotting around in our district. I always say Buenas Tardes to him. he likes me.
4. I hit my head several times on doorframes and things as such.
5. I went on splits with an ex-missionary from Brazil this week.
6. There was a change in the missionary schedule this week, so now I plan for the day in the morning, giving us more free time after we return to our house at night. I just go to bed earlier is the only change for me.
7. We visited a giant store with only candy. Its heaven on earth. and its cheap.
8. We won a bet (missionaries dont bet) with the Hermanas from our district and they bought us tacos. Free tacos is always a good thing.
9. Elder Rosales actually worked out with me one time this week! haha
My spiritual thought is about Service! Jesus Christ was perfect. and in Luke 22:27 it says that Jesus Christs only purpose was to serve us! if the only objective of our Redeemer and Savior was to serve, how much more important is it that we serve?! I testify service is absolutely necessary in our lives. I am so grateful for my mom and the example of service she has been to me. She has taught me so much about being a missionary and doesnt even know it! Shes the best. May we all serve each other with full hearts and the Charity of Christ!
Elder Wilson
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