How are you doing? I hope you have all had amazing weeks and that life is just going splendidly :) Well, as for me, I am writing today a little bit early because I have a few important things to do tonight, but more on that later ;) This week has been really good! With transfers looming over, I did my best to not be affected, and I feel really good about our results from this week. I would love to focus on Martha Choque, the Rojas Family, and the Limón Family. With Martha, she was able to come to church once again yesterday and continues to progress. We plan on extending a baptismal date this following week, as the only struggle we've had is that she cannot read or write. We LOVE Martha and look forward to see how things continue to go with her. With the Rojas Family, they continue to listen to us and are really close friends to me personally. They may have been more anxious about transfers than anyone else, and in anticipation, they gifted me a small aguayo blanket (Aguayo is a classic Bolivian fabric that is EVERYWHERE here). They are amazing and I just wanted to give them a shoutout because I love them :) Finally, the Limón Family. The mom of this family has been traveling and working for QUITE some time, but we were finally able to catch all of them together again. She is already traveling again, but it was amazing to see them all together after quite some time. They still look forward to being baptized in the following weeks, but we will have to wait a little bit to see when we can catch them all together again. I LOVE this family as well and love seeing them progress. Okay, now that I've given a brief highlight reel, let's get to what my mom is REALLY waiting for: Transfers. Well, all I can say is "Bye bye, Avaroa." Last night, we received our transfers REALLY late (past 10 PM) and I received the news that I have spent my last week in Avaroa. Before I say where I'm going, I would love to focus my thought on this transfer. Well, for those of you who are counting, I have been in Avaroa for about four and a half months, and I have enjoyed it so, so much. I am honestly quite devastated to be leaving this area and all of the amazing people that I have met during this time, but I do my best to have hope in this: the hope that I have left my mark. Through all the work, all the sweat, frustration, and tears, I look back at my time and feel confident that I have left my mark on Avaroa. I feel that in these months that I have truly given it my all and done some good here, and that is what truly matters. One of my favorite scriptures from Doctrine and Covenants (blanking on the reference) states: "If you so desire, you shall be the means of doing much good in this generation." I have desired, and now, I leave sad, but without regrets, feeling that I have done the good that I was meant to do. Now, for all of you, I challenge you, wherever you are, whatever you are doing, to do your very best to leave your mark. Make your little part of the world better for your being there. You can make a difference, I am 100% positive. I haven't made a big change here, but I know that I have made a change, and that is what brings joy to my soul :) Well, now the news: I am leaving Cochabamba. The main part of the mission is now history and I am going *drum roll* to Tupiza. There are more than 160 missionaries in my mission, and in the city of Tupiza, there are 8, and it is FAR separated from all other areas in my mission. Overall, I am so excited! I cannot wait to get there. However, this is not all: I will also be opening my area there, starting from scratch. This will be an amazing challenge and I am SO looking forward to it :) My companion is yet another Elder from Ecuador, named Elder Ordoñez, and entered the mission 6 weeks after me. Two newbies opening an area SUPER far away? Heck yeah! Well, I will have MANY more updates for you all next week, but for now, I go to get to work :) I love you all and I hope that you have amazing weeks!
Love,
Elder Wynn
Zone Conference with the Missionaries from Quillacollo
Needed a picture with Liz before leaving :)
Saying goodbye to the Rojas Family :(
Love you so much Mom!
Love,
Elder Wynn
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