The Use of Time

Hey Everyone!

How are you all doing?! How has the week gone?? Well, it's official: I'm in Tupiza! After a Tuesday of traveling the whole day, I'm here! I took an airplane to Sucre, a taxi to Potosí, and then a bus to Tupiza, finally arriving around 10 PM. It was a LONG day, but I'm not complaining because Tupiza is amazing! There was a companionship of Hermanas here right before us, so there are a couple of investigators, but we are still basically building from the ground up. One of the investigators has a baptismal date for this following Saturday, so we look forward to meeting with him and seeing what happens! Other than that, we have been doing a LOT of knocking doors. Every day has basically been wake up, prepare, study, eat, knock doors for 3 hours, eat lunch, knock doors for 5 more hours, and then (maybe) a Family Home Evening with a family here in the America Branch. It's been a LOT! However, it is also amazingly satisfying knowing that we are using every minute that we have in search of the children of God that are ready for this message, and this is what I want to focus my thought on today. Opening this area and seeing that we are not familiar with the area, have zero appointments, and are basically left on our own, I have realized how easy it could be to be a disobedient missionary. It would be SO easy to sleep in, work the minimum, and say that our lack of success is due to the fact that we're opening an area. However, that doesn't help us at all, and, more importantly, that doesn't help the work of God at all either. Luckily, I have Elder Ordoñez at my side, someone upbeat and willing to work in every moment. I feel like we truly have worked with every moment that we have had and look forward to continuing to do so. Now, for all of you: We all have a certain amount of time every day. How do we use that time? Are we trying to do all that we need to do? Are we all focusing ourselves on what matters most? I ask these questions only to get you all thinking a little bit and am not at all saying that I am perfect at this; saying that I feel good about our work doesn't mean that I feel there is no room to improve. I invite you all to try to use your time a little bit better this week. Visit your family, your Grandparents, your loved ones and make the time to make lasting memories because time can often be so short. Well, I hope you all have wonderful weeks and I hope that everything goes well! If you have any questions about what I'm doing here or any questions about my new area, don't be afraid to ask! I love you all and look forward to writing you next week!

Elder Wynn

Saying goodbye to Elder Albarán in the airport :(

Me in a cholita hat :))))

The America Branch! Left to right: Elder Balta (from Peru), Elder Ordoñez (my companion, from Ecuador), and Elder Perry (my district leader from Canada)

I love you so, so much!

Love,

Elder Wynn