Change 11 Week 5 & New Pics!

Wow I can't believe that this week went by so fast, now that we're starting to have some new people and lessons the days just seem to fly right by. Last week was great, and I'm happy to say that we're really improving our program. This sector is really hard and I'm not really sure how many people we're going to have getting baptized in the inmediate future but I know that I have people and I'm going to try and help them in every way that I can. We have a bigger program and I'm now a lot more happy to be working and not having the zone leaders checking up on us every 10 minutes. This last week we had some fun and enjoyed ourselves with some of my old member friends, we had some family nights and are lookign forward to some more this week. I love getting families together because it's a great chance for them to get to know us and vice versa, and they also invite their friends so we can teach them and have new people. I know that the work is looking up and I know that this week is going to be just as good if not better. Me and my comp are good, he's happy to be losing weight and I'm happy to be here helping him in his progress learning Spanish and enjoying his mission. I'll send some pics after I get done writing back the people that have written me, I know that it's Memorial Day and there probably isn't that many people online but I hope to catch you all a little to chat. I love and miss you tons!! ELDER WILSON

Hey these are some pics that we took lately with an investigator, and the training that we have with president and of course that baptism that we had 2 weeks ago. Sorry it's been so long! ELDER WILSON

Change 11 Week 4

Wow 3 weeks down in this change already, I can't believe how fast it's gone by. Last week me and my comp were pretty much suffering because of the lack of new investigators. We didn't have many lessons to teach and our leaders were pretty much breathing down our necks trying to make sure we ended up with good results. We are having a really hard time getting people to progress and so that combined with the lack of people makes it really hard and not all that fun to work here in this sector. Although having a friendly loving companion makes everything a little easier because he always keeps me going. Even when the times aren't all that good we can pick up a conversation and have a good time talking about something that we enjoy from back home. I'm sorry that  was so late writing today we were looking all over for a place to write, there was no one who had 2 computers side by side. I can't wait to get back into the real world where everyone has computers in their house and now a days the majority has it on there phone. lol. Anyway I'm doing good, really broke but I got some more money out of my personal account to buy my new pants and have a little emergency cash just in case my monthly money runs out. I love and miss you all tons!! ELDER WILSON

Change 11 Week 3

Hey! So as you all know we had a good week because the only people that are going to read this I was just talking to yesterday. This is going to be a fast day on the computer because I was just conversing with all my family yesterday. Anyway we had a baptism this weekend and it was an interesting service. We had to do the ordinance 4 times because this lady has back problems and she was scared of the water. It was a little nerve wracking watching my companion try and baptise her time after time and not be successful. Anyway other than that the week was normal. This part of Guayaquil is really not that great for having good numbers or a lot of lessons and that's becoming a concern for the leaders. They called all the district leaders to a meeting in the morning and that's not common on Monday's seeing as it's p day. I'm not a DL but I live with one and he said that it was a huge machete for not having people attend church and all this stuff. I'm nervous because me and my companion are committed to having 2 baptisms this month and it doesn't look like we're going to be able to meet this goal. It's whatever though I'm here to help the people and the rest will fall in it's place. Today or tomorrow I will be going out to a tailor to get me a suit made, I'm really excited about that. I know that it's going to come out awesome and that for the price it will be pretty much unbeatable. Anyway not that much going on today, just the normal until another change comes around. I love and miss you all tons!! ELDER WILSON

Change 11 Week 2

Hey! This week was a good week going back and finding all the people that I know from when I was here before and teaching all the new people that are in the program now. It's really interesting getting transferred to an old sector because I know a lot of people but then again a lot has changed. I was here last year in June and I'm here now in May so it's just about exactly a year and the people that didn't wanna progress last year I'm giving them a second chance. It's really interesting but I have to say I wish they didn't have to send me to this particular sector because I'm remembering more and more everyday how hard it was to be in this part of Guayaquil. We're working in the richest ward within our mission boundaries, and it's hard because the people that don't have anything are really humble and accepting to new things and on the other hand here there's tons of nice houses and members that have lots of money, and people are a lot more busy and less interested in the messages that we have to share. I like it here and I'm going to take advantage out of every day that I have whereas I know the people and the ward. We are going to have a baptism this week and we're excited because this lady is awesome, she is a really converted women and we're excited to help her get to this step in the gospel. She unfortunately has some issues with her back and so we have to plan a really good service and think of the best way that she can endure the baptismal ordnance without putting stress on her back. We have had a couple new people and 2 of them even came to church with us, so we were really happy with what we did last week and are looking forward to having a good change. Me and my comp are already good friends, he's from Arizona and he is a big boy, but losing weight and fast. He came into the mission at 290 lbs. and now weighs 230! Can you imagine that lol! Me and him get along great, and we have already been talking too much English. Working with him has made me realize how far I've come when I started because my Spanish is great and I don't know how or why but I really have just come a long way. He needs a lot of help and I'm here for that and it's a goal that we have to make him a better Spanish speaker. I can't wait to talk to you all this weekend! Hopefully you don't have too many things planned out and we can chat for a while because we won't be able to talk again until we're in person and I'm home in December! I love and miss you tons!! ELDER WILSON