How did your week go?? I hope that you all had amazing weeks and that you're enjoying your summer! Here, in Bolivia, it is winter, and when you are at a high elevation, that means COLD. However, life is still great and I am loving being here in Tupiza. This past week was a week with two first-time experiences which I will explain in a sec. But first, the investigators :) This week, I would like to focus on Marcela, Ismael, and Elmer. I don't believe I have mentioned either of these three before, but they are amazing :) Marcela is the daughter or a less-active member and is very, very shy. This week we were able to make more of a connection with her and she actually was able to come to church for the first time since I have known her. She is amazing and I look forward to continuing our work with her :) Ismael and Elmer are two good friends and two even better investigators. Ismael has known about the Church for a LONG time (more than 5 years) and has known all the missionaries that have passed through Tupiza. Elmer, as his friend, is just barely getting to know the Church. This past week we had the opportunity to teach them but also take some time out of our P-day to go play soccer with them, which is a passion of them both :) They are amazing and both came to church yesterday. They really liked it and I hope that they continue being just the amazing people that they are :)
Well, these were a couple of our investigators and I hope that they keep progressing :) Now, the week of firsts that I mentioned. The first of my firsts: I gave my first district class! Yes, I was stressed and nervous, but I think it went really well! I talked about the power and authority that we have as missionaries using Preach My Gospel and the stories of Enoc (Moses 6-7) and Nephi and Lehi (Helaman 5). I have an amazing district that participates a ton, so they help me a lot and I loved that opportunity :) The second of my firsts: I went to the farmland this past Saturday and helped harvest corn. This was a crazy experience. We left at 7 AM and returned at 6:30 PM, taking up our whole day and making for an experience that I will never forget, and I would love to focus my thought for the week on this experience.
Every once in a while, we have an experience in our lives that helps us see the bigger picture. This past Saturday was one of those experiences for me. I was in the middle of nowhere, in a field of pre-cut corn, and my job was to pull that corn off the stalks and peel it before throwing it into a bag and moving on. I have lived such a priviledged life of comfort that this was kind of a world rocker. People live out in that place. They farm every day. They eat what they farm. They sell what they won't eat to buy what they can't grow. This is their life. This is only something that can truly hit you when you get just a taste of what that life would be like. I am so blessed with such an amazing life with comforts and priviledges that these people couldnt't even imagine. I am so blessed to have been able to study for 12 years in a public school learning so much. I am so blessed to have a family that has always provided for all my material needs and so, so much more. These people do not have that. They wake up, they work, they rest, and they repeat. I am so blessed to have all that I have. Seeing this also makes me grateful for this wonderful Church. I understand my purpose. I know why I'm here, what happened before, and what will happen after. I know that I have a Father in Heaven that loves me. This brings me purpose to my life. Many of these people don't know this purpose. That is why I am here, so that these amazing, loving people can learn about the amazing purpose that their loving Father has for them. Now, as you all go back to your normal lives this week, I invite you to think about the lives of these people in the Bolivian farmland. Then, I invite you to count your blessings, remember your purpose, and then try your best to help others learn the same. You will see the bigger picture and realize how blessed you truly are :)
Well, thank you all so much for all of the support and love that you guys send me! You are all amazing and I hope that you guys have great weeks! I love you all and I hope that you never forget that you are amazing!
Elder Wynn
Mounting a Donkey in the farmland
A couple of the houses out in the farmland
Our field of work after finishing
I love you so, so much! I hope that you have a wonderful week!
Love,
Elder Wynn
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