How are you all doing?? Can you believe that August is coming to a close already?? Well, I hope that you are all doing great and that in this following week that you will do better! As for me here in Tupiza, I have some strongly mixed feelings. This week was great and we worked really hard. We found new investigators, kept working with the same amazing ones we already had, and just feel really good about everything. The thing that makes me sad is that yesterday we had transfers. But before I touch that, I would like to talk about Vicente, Febe, and José. Vicente had a baptismal date for this past Saturday but chose to postpone his baptism for another week. He is truly doing amazing and is ready to be baptized, but he just wants to be 100% sure, and I can't blame him for that :) Febe and José are working hard and progressing towards a baptismal date together this following Saturday. They are reading, praying, and coming to Church, which is the trifecta of good progression. I have no doubt that they will be baptized this next week :) They are doing amazing :)
Well, now that I have talked about some of my favorite investigators, here comes the bitter news: I will be leaving Tupiza. Tonight. Last night, I received my transfer: I will be heading to the capital of Bolivia, called Sucre. I cannot deny that I am very, very excited for these new experiences in a new place with a new companion, but I would be lying if I said that I weren't sad to leave Tupiza. There are so many people here that I truly love and will miss. However, today, I have a thought for you guys to address this very subject.
Many times in our lives, we have to say goodbye. It is sad, painful, and straightup hard, but it must be done. We say goodbye to our families to go to college, we say goodbye to friends when we move away, and in so many other times in our lives we must leave the people we love as we move on with our lives. However, as I spoke with another missionary about leaving Tupiza, he gave me some profound advice, and I would like to share it with you all. We love the people we are with, but if we really think about it, every time we have the opportunity to meet new people, we had to leave others that we loved to have that opportunity. So, although leaving is heartbreaking, it is truly necessary for us in order to have new opportunities to meet even more new, amazing people. We can think about this in terms of our lives (Like when we move houses, leave to college, etc.) or we can think about the eternal perspective. I am positive that we had loved ones in the premortal life even before coming here, but we had to come so that we could meet the people that we know now. And, one more thought, we truly know that there are no real goodbyes here. We are all children of God, members of an eternal family, and we will see everyone again, yes or yes, whether it be this life or the next. I know that saying goodbye can be hard, but my advice to you is to look at saying goodbye as a new, exciting opportunity to meet new people. I promise that as you do so, staying in touch with those you have left and being open to finding new people, that you will find your circle of friends grow and grow with many people that you know and truly love.
Well, tonight will be hard as I say goodbye to Tupiza, but I cannot wait to get to know the new area of Sucre, meeting new, amazing people there as well. I love you all! I hope that you all have amazing weeks! Talk to you next week!
Elder Wynn
Saying goodbye to Hermana Rosa and her family
Saying goodbye to Hermana Paolina and her family
Saying goodbye to Vicente
I hope that you like the photos! I love you so, so much!
Love,
Elder Wynn
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