Change 16 Week 1

I'm not really sure if I'm going to end up writing my last Monday here in Ecuador, but I don't really think it will be necessary. I plan on spending the day visiting my converts here in Guayaquil, which means that this will be the 2nd to last time that I read and write emails. This week will be the last time that you will all have to write me an email!! Anyway this week me and Elder Hicken have been working hard with a ton of people that we have found. We found this street where the branch counselor lives and we made a few contacts because he's the only member within like half a mile from there. One contact lead to another and to another and it turns out that pretty much everyone on that street knows each other and now we're teaching like 5 families on the same street. We're excited about all the people and their progress, but not one of these people are married, so that's going to make it hard. For them to get baptized they have to get married and that takes a while, and if they aren't excited about it or don't want to then it's almost impossible that they get baptized really soon. Basically these next 2 weeks I'm going to be getting them ready for baptism and maybe married whereas when I leave, they will be ready to get dunked! I'm pretty sure I'm done baptizing unless they change me tomorrow to another sector but I'm happy here and I'm hoping to have a great last 2 weeks!! I'm doing good and getting excited to see everyone when I get back!! I hope that things are looking good for my first weeks back home, I know it's going to be busy but I can't wait to get back and get things done! Have a great week and I look forward to hearing from you next week!! ELDER WILSON

Happy 21st Birthday Kyler!!!

Since we couldn't talk to Kyler on his birthday, I made this cute little poster and we emailed him a picture so he would get it on Monday! 

Change 15 Week 6

Hey family! Well here in this sector we're doing alright, we've been working our tails off trying to find new people that want to progress and it has been hard. Here in this sector there's 4 huge churches that are like Christians and they have weird beliefs. Pretty much all the people that we talk to belong or belonged to this church and they don't really want much to do with us but we have been working hard. Our convert is progressing well, we have been working with her so that she stays active and now she's going to be called as a counselor in the primary. She likes working with little kids and is excited about her calling. She's only been a member for 8 days, but we're really proud of her and how far she has come. Me and Elder Hicken are getting along better, this should be the last week that we work together and we're not really sure who's going and who's staying but seeing as I'm going home soon, I'm guessing that I will stay. I'm hoping that we can start having a lot of success so that I can finish strong, because it seems like we have been working super hard and seeing little results. I know that that's how it is sometimes but I just hope that I can go out swinging. I wanna finish my mission baptizing because that's really the key to making time fly. I love it, and there's nothing that I want more right now than for time to fly be because of the work. Anyway I'm hoping that everything is working out for my homecoming, I haven't had time to read letters because we're in a hurry today, we're going to go buy keep sakes since it's one of my last Monday's in the mission. I won't be online again until next week. I love and miss you tons!! Thanks for all the b-day cards, I've never opened my email and had 25 in the inbox before! Have a great week!! ELDER WILSON

Change 15 Week 5

Hey family! Well this week was good, me and Elder Hicken have been working hard and we had a baptism this Saturday!!!! Her name is Romina Espinoza and she is 19, we have been working with her since I got here to this sector and we at first thought that it was a lost cause. With a little faith and a lot of lessons, she went to church and liked it and she was progressing well. We were really excited but she still wasn't all that excited about getting baptized even this last week but one of our zone leaders came and helped her out and it was awesome because from that moment she didn't doubt getting baptized or being a member of the church. We were really happy and it was nice for me to get a break from my sector, I don't really like being here but I have to do what I have to do. The ward where I'm working is pretty much the black sheep of the zone, it's the sector that always produces the least about of numbers, lessons, and it's because the members aren't great. Although we have to have a positive attitude because if we don't then no one would. Anyway we had a good baptism, Romina was really excited and she chose me to baptize her. I will attach a picture so you all can see. We're going to keep working with the people that we have mean while looking for news because our program is rapidly getting smaller. It's weird thinking that I'm going home in 4 weeks but I know that this week is really important because the people that I find this week should be getting baptized my last week and I want to go out with a bang so this week is crucial.

Have a great week and I love and miss you all tons!!!!

ELDER WILSON

Change 15 Week 4

Wow how time has gone by! Well this week there's not really much to write about because nothing happened, we were working and working here with Elder Hicken. It's getting a little better working with him because at first it was difficult adapting and all that, but now we're getting used to one another and how we both like to work and all that. This week we're looking forward to having a baptism, we haven't seen her in like 3 days which isn't good because she also didn't go to church, but we're hoping that everything is well. This weekend was a holiday for Ecuador and everyone went on trips to other parts. It was horrible looking for people this weekend because they were all gone, we walked a lot but did alright. I'm doing good, just working and trying to get things done here in my last full month in the mission, which is a little scary to think about. Next month I've only got 2 weeks and I'm coming home. Not much to say this week, sorry for the boring letter. I got some money out last week and it will be the last time that I take money out til I come home, I have plenty and I am excited to get some last minute keep sakes. Have a great week and I love and miss you tons!!! ELDER WILSON

Change 15 Week 3

Hey! This week me and Elder Hicken really worked hard!! We were walking all day every day trying to find lots of new people to teach and help them progress. We accomplished the first part looking for new people, but they didn't really want to progress all that quickly and we were a little bummed because they pretty much didn't want to come to church. Although we have high hopes that they will open theie hearts a little this week and decide to come to church. We have had a ton of lessons and were happy about that, but we aren't just here to find new people. Anyway, me and Elder Hicken are doing good, he's really funny in his own way. It took me a little bit to get used to his form of doing things, but now we're good and working like slaves lol. We have one investigator that is excited about coming to church and we're really hoping that she's going to get baptized the 10th of November. That's pretty much our focus right now and this week we're hoping to continue having lots of lessons and people to teach. I'm trying my hardest not to remember when I'm coming home because I know that it's coming fast, but I want to keep focused while I'm still here. I will be taking money out today for the last time, to get some last minute keep sakes. If you want me to get anything specific let me know and next week I will go get it. I love and miss you tons!!! ELDER WILSON