Day 493

Dear Family,

Rainy Season!!!  This week rainy season finally hit!  it has rained almost everyday this week.  and it should be raining everyday for the next few months.  the weather is always kinda random, during the day i will have to carry my big jacket sweating but when night time comes around it starts raining and gets really cold!! im sending a couple of pictures of what it looks like when its all wet! i mean everything is wet.  

yesterday we had the opportunity to have a meeting with all the future Elders of our ward and it turned out awesome.  the elders quorum president asked us to share our stories about how we decided to go on the mission.  the spirit was felt really strong and i am sure we were able to help some of them understand how important the mission is.   in the few minutes i had to talk to them i really focused on the Book of Mormon how it had influenced my testimony.  im not sure if you remember but when i was in the MTC i read the whole Book of Mormon in 2 weeks right before i left to the mission field.  those two weeks made the difference in the type missionary that i am today.  i read and read not just because it was study time or because somebody was telling me to but because i wanted to strengthen the testimony that i already had and get rid of even the smallest doubt that could enter into my mind.  i challenged all of them to read and ask god if they should go on a mission.  nobody else can tell you to go on a mission.  well they can but it doesnt mean a lot, but that is what they want but what is really important is what does god want for us.  when god tells you to do something it takes a whole different meaning.  i also shared how the story of Enos affected me when i was reading.  overall it was a cool experience

theres also a couple more pix of the office with president and when we when to rumi wasi (pronounced Roomy Wassy which means in Quechua "House of Stone/Rock") 

Love,

     Elder Wilkinson

Dear Family,

Rainy Season!!!  This week rainy season finally hit!  it has rained almost everyday this week.  and it should be raining everyday for the next few months.  the weather is always kinda random, during the day i will have to carry my big jacket sweating but when night time comes around it starts raining and gets really cold!! im sending a couple of pictures of what it looks like when its all wet! i mean everything is wet.  

yesterday we had the opportunity to have a meeting with all the future Elders of our ward and it turned out awesome.  the elders quorum president asked us to share our stories about how we decided to go on the mission.  the spirit was felt really strong and i am sure we were able to help some of them understand how important the mission is.   in the few minutes i had to talk to them i really focused on the Book of Mormon how it had influenced my testimony.  im not sure if you remember but when i was in the MTC i read the whole Book of Mormon in 2 weeks right before i left to the mission field.  those two weeks made the difference in the type missionary that i am today.  i read and read not just because it was study time or because somebody was telling me to but because i wanted to strengthen the testimony that i already had and get rid of even the smallest doubt that could enter into my mind.  i challenged all of them to read and ask god if they should go on a mission.  nobody else can tell you to go on a mission.  well they can but it doesnt mean a lot, but that is what they want but what is really important is what does god want for us.  when god tells you to do something it takes a whole different meaning.  i also shared how the story of Enos affected me when i was reading.  overall it was a cool experience

theres also a couple more pix of the office with president and when we when to rumi wasi (pronounced Roomy Wassy which means in Quechua "House of Stone/Rock") 

Love,

     Elder Wilkinson