How's life treating you? I hope you all are enjoying your winter season. It's summer here now, so regularly super hot, but we're entering a rainy season now and it's super nice. Well, this past week was great, but a little different than usual. Tuesday through Friday were business as usual, but Saturday and Sunday, due to elections here in Bolivia, we were not allowed to leave the house. So, we worked for the first few days, and then had two full days inside the house. Not going to lie, it felt pretty nice to rest up a little for two days. Did all my laundry, cleaned the house, rested, studied, etc. It was great :) Well, investigators wise, we are doing great! We are working a lot with Daniel, Liz, and the Limón Family as well as trying our hardest to find new investigators. We are super excited for Daniel because he is supposed to be baptized this Saturday! We cannot wait for that to happen! With Liz, her father is as strong as ever, but we are continuing to work with her and hoping that a change will eventually come. With the Limón Family, we are working hard to teach them as much as possible, but we're also just trying to be there for them and help them with some of the difficulties they have been having in their lives. Things have been turning for the better and they are super excited to attend church and other activities. We have high hopes for this family. If you could keep them in your prayers, especially Liz with her dad and Daniel with his baptism, I would greatly appreciate it :) Well, other than investigators, we have just been working hard in all aspects: with our Bishop, other members, and, a big focus right now, Maria, our new convert, and she is the one I would like to focus my thought on today. Let me just start off by saying that Maria is wonderful and has a strong desire to stay active in the church, but she has expressed a lot of struggles throughout this past week. She loved her baptism and said that she felt a lot of peace after her confirmation as well, but she has felt pelted with trials this week. We have explained with her a couple times that whenever we try and do something good, Satan will always try and attack us. And she has felt this strongly, but she has a strong testmony and is pushing forward through it all. Now, for you guys, I hope your lives are all going fantastic, but know that we all have our struggles once in a while. Whether small or big, these trials can batter us and cause us to question the things that we know. However, there is a sure way to conquer the adversary, and that is through our testimony that is founded on Jesus Christ. My favorite scripture is Helaman 5:12 and it talks about building your foundation on Christ. It states that when the devil fights you with all his might and strenght, if your foundation is on Christ, you cannot fall. I love this scripture dearly and can testify that it is true. So, for all of you, follow the example of Maria, who is going through some tough stuff right now, but is relying on her testimony, and, really, relying on Christ to get her through. No matter what you're going through, no matter what your struggles are, Christ can always help if we have our foundation, our very core, centered in him. I love all you guys and hope that you have a phenominal week! As always, if you ever have any questions about my doings here in Bolivia, don't be afraid to send me an email and ask! ¡Hasta luego!
Elder Wynn
Me with my Thanksgiving dinner that I made :)
Me with some awesome kids that we played soccer with and then taught
Me with a machete after a service project clearing trees with a machete. Not gonna lie, it was quite fun ;)
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