Week Sixty-six: Transfers and Divisions

Elder Stirling (from Pleasant Grove Utah) arrived on the mission with me

Elder Clifford (from my district in the MTC)

This week i was outside of my area for 3 full days in divisions and i was able to do it with 2 elders who arrived to mission with me! First i had divisions with Elder Stirling (from pleasant grove utah) and then i had divisions with Elder Clifford (from my district in the MTC) *pictures one and two. Elder Clifford and i went to a family home evening and they gave us tamales!! *picture 3. But we had transfers today and now neither of them are in my zone :( but the work goes on!

Elder Clifford and I enjoying some homemade tamales!

Neither my companion or i had transfers this week, so we will be together for another 5 or 6 weeks at the least. there is something weird with the next transfer dates because of Christmas, but i guess well find out when it gets closer!

This friday we had our zone meeting and it was really good! i also got so see some elders who finished their mission today who i met really early on in the mission (picture attached). we also did an activity to continue learning our foreign language (the latinos practiced english and we practiced spanish) and in this activity we had to reenact the first vision and i was selected as Joseph Smith, so ill send another email with some pictures of that and also some pictures of the zone.

Farewell Elder!

Here are the pictures from our language activity in the zone meeting and some pictures of the zone!

Farewell Elder!

Elder Gonzalez and I have been working really hard and have seen a lot of results!! the other day we looked over how much the area has improved since we got here and we are really happy with what we have achieved. HARD WORK BRINGS RESULTS AND BLESSINGS! We have been working a lot with Alejandra and she has been progressing really well! she came to church yesterday with her daughter and her daughter went up on the stand and "participated" in the primary program (this week was the primary program! :D). In fact, Alejandra is progressing so fast that we are about to run out of stuff to teach her and she still needs to come to church 4 more times before she can be baptized! but its okay because now were going to work on her in laws and baptize them as well!

My scripture to ponderize: Alma 26:27. this scripture helped me a lot while i was in my training over a year ago and was struggling with the change of country, culture, and language.

Challenge: Bring a friend to church! its kind of like bring your child to work day, but a little different and there are eternal blessings for those who do it! This week we helped get an inactive family to church and it was so great to see them there and see their old friends! so find a friend and get them to church. it can be a less active member, an active friend, or a non member. I know from experience the joy that can be had for those who do it!

I love you guys!!!! thank you for all you do! thank you for your prayers!! Les amo muchísimo!

Con amor, Elder Wagner

Bonus Picture: Our district last change.
Elders: Left to right, Tzub, Tempest, Herbert, Clifford, Wagner, Gonzalez.
Sisters: Left to right, Villagomez, Mamani.