Hey everyone!

How are you? Did you have a good week? Can you believe that we're in the middle of July?? It's unbelievable.

Well, this past week went really well! We are loving our work here in La Chimba and hope that things can keep going well :) It's been a while since I mentioned investigators, so today I would love to talk about the Paniagua Family and Sussel.

The Paniagua Family was passed to us as a reference from a member and is absolutely amazing. We have had 2 appointments up until now and they have both gone great! The mother of the family is rather quiet but is always very attent while we are teaching. The father is very outgoing and is always asking all kinds of questions. He has a very good knowledge of the Bible and his questions normally are about The Book of Mormon's place historically. He's very sincere and willing to experiment on what we teach. We're loving the opportunity to visit this family and look forward to future teaching visits :)

Sussel is a wonderful woman that we met this last week in quite a special way. Basically, she has been a member of another church her whole life but has never felt supported or helped being there. One day, she was walking in the center of Cochabamba and stumbled upon the institute building that our church has there. She saw that many people around here age were entering and decided to enter too. She loved the bible classes and the great supportive feeling there and asked for more information. That's when we got a text message from the institute secretary, passing us the reference to our area. Sussel has a ton of interest in the Church and mainly loves the way she feels while she is there. We look forward to helping her learn more about the Church :)

Well, thinking of a small thought for you all today, I began to think about time. Time is one of the most valuable things that we possess. We live each and every day with our set 24 hours and have the great blessing of choosing how to use them. Here in my mission, I have learned a little more about the value of our time. While serving a mission, there is a rather strict schedule that includes waking up at 6:30 AM, getting ready, studying, and planning all before 10:00 AM. Many would say,"What's the problem with getting up at 7:00 AM or later?" Well, if I get up at 7, I push the whole schedule back 30 minutes, meaning I get ready, study, and plan later than I normally would, leaving home well after 10 AM. What's the problem with that? That means I get to share this amazing Gospel with less people simply because I have less time. That is something that, as a missionary, I can't afford. This also applies to each and every on of you. If I plan to get up at 7 AM so that I can excercise, study the scriptures, and then go to my university class at 9 AM, but then get up late, I now have to cut something out of my schedule. If I cut my exercise, I put at risk my physical health. If I cut my scripture study, I lose that valuable time to feel the spirit and prepare myself for His guidance during the whole day. Laziness often causes us to lose valuable opportunities. We all need to learn how to manage our time in such a way that everything fits into our daily allowance of 24 hours. We do not have any time to waste. I invite each of you to think about how you use your time and set goals so that you can do everything you need spiritually, mentally, and physically. I promise that as you do so, you will find that there really is a time for everything (see Ecclesiastes 3).

I love you all so much! Thank you for your love and support! If it's not too much to ask, please pray for the Paniagua Family and Sussel. I would greatly appreciate it :) Have a great week!

Elder Wynn

Photo: Elder Rugel and I with our new black suits with aguayo inside :)