How are you all doing?? I can't believe that we are already in September! Time is FLYING! Well, I am now officially in Sucre, and it is WAY different than my other areas. It is a very large city and I honestly feel completely lost when we leave the house. I am hoping to learn my way around quickly, but we'll have to see, it is a huge area and a very confusing city for me. Luckily, I have an amazing companion! He is from Paraguay and his name is Elder Martinez. He is a great missionary that works hard and is also super funny. I really look forward to continuing working with him :) This last week we have mostly been looking for new investigators, but I have also had the opportunity to meet a few of the long time investigators here as well. I would like to introduce you all to Nicole, Epson, and Karina. Nicole is a friend of a young member here and is amazing. She has come to church every Sunday for many weeks and has also expressed a desire to be baptized. I look forward to working with her :) Epson and Karina are a couple that is absolutely amazing. Elder Martinez found them a couple weeks ago and they just LOVE to learn. They love reading the scriptures and have many, many great questions. It will be amazing to keep answering their questions and helping them progress. I really look forward to it :)
Well, now that I've talked about a few of the people that we are teaching, I would love to give a small thought that come right from the craziness here. This past week, with the new area, new responsibilities, etc. here, I have found myself really overwhelmed. There have been several moments that I have just been so confused, stressed, and frustrated that I have had no idea what to do. As hard as these moments are, they truly are the best moments to learn and grow. I have learned a lot about myself (mostly about how much of a big stress ball that I am ;), but even more important, I learned a lot about our Heavenly Father. We often say that God is always there to help us, but much less often are the times that we feel the absolute truth of this statement in it's full beauty. I have felt his comfort in these stressful times and have also seen his hand in helping me in these new adjustments. I have a new appreciation for prayer. I now invite all of you that are going through hard or difficult times to drop on your knees and ask for the help that you need. He truly does listen to you. He truly does give us what we need. He can strengthen you and help you through whatever you are doing. We truly can "do all things through Christ." I testify to all of these things and invite you to ask for any help that you might need. I promise that He will help you. Yes or yes :)
Well, I will now get back to work here in Sucre! I look forward to continuing to work with Elder Martinez in this amazing city with all of its amazing people! I love you all and hope that you have an amazing week!
Elder Wynn
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