June is one of my favorite months' 06/05/12 Week 68

TRANSFERS!!!

And nothings changing. I´ll be sticking around here in Azcuenaga with my dear Elder Bravo for the next 6 weeks. We did have a lot of changes in our zone though, it´s sad to see people leave, but it´s always refreshing and exciting to begin working with new people.

This week has been pretty psycho. One of the companionships in our zone have had problems with robbers attempting to enter their apartment, so they have moved in with us until a new apartment is found. We have also had an Elder finish the mission, etc......anyway, the whole point of the matter is, is that we´ve been living with 5-6 elders in the same apartment this week....and to conserve heat, we all sleep in the same teeny tiny room haha.

The work continues to move along. We have had some trouble finding new investigators, but searching is the grand part of the mission right? We are helping one of our investigators named Angela get prepared for her baptism here in the next couple weeks. She only needs to stop smoking to be eligible for baptism, and she hasn´t smoked in the last 5 days! It´s lookin good.

Exciting news: We have book of mormons!! After all of the importation problems, the Lord has blessed us with more of our mighty weapons. We back in business.

We´ve started the weekly english classes here in the ward, so we´ll see how that goes with finding new investigators, as well as Family Home Evenings - Ward Edition.

Alright, now to respond to your email that you sent me, it sounds like Disneyland is the place to be! Haha keep safe on another sure-to-be fun adventure. Oh, and mom, congratulations of your new calling! Oh and make sure to tell grandma carma ¡¡¡¡¡¡FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS!!!!! Tell Brother Gunnell and the whole ward hi for me and thanks for their support.

Anyway, I Love You and thanks keeping updated with me. Sorry for not sending many pictures, my memory card has like 32 viruses from using all the public computers....i´m hoping to save my pictures!

¡Tengan una linda semana!

Elder Winger

Scripture of the Week: D&C 1. Answering the question: Why do we need prophets? -Kinda Cool.

Chinchulin........yum ‏ 05/28/12 Week 67

Hey fam!

So this week, I have only about 30 seconds to write because i´ve been doing some good ol paperwork....blah blah blah.

This week went by super fast! One of the highlights is that we taught a super powerful lesson to a less-active named Daniel and he ended up coming to church yesterday for the first time in months! I also ate Chinchulin with a family yesterday....what´s that you may ask? Cow intestines. Filled. yummmmmmmmmmm

Anyway, scripture of the week: Fillipians 4: 11-13

Sorry to be so short, but i´ll write more next week! Love you and hope everyone is well and safe.

Elder Winger

First step in the rain...and my foot´s already soaked :( 05/21/12 Week 66

howdy!

So, as the title mentions, we´ve had a few days of rain this week. As I showed you last Sunday, my shoes have weathered, aren´t exactly capable of handling such weather. But today, I bought myself a new pair and everythings fine and dandy...and i´m thinkin that they´ll last the 8.5 months... so, it´s fantastic to know now that I can walk without the fear of stepping on a mis-placed nail or doggy dung that won´t touch my bare skin :)
This week went well, but we are a little low on our quantity of investigators. We´re basically in hunting mode at the moment, but hopefully this coming Saturday we will have a baptism for our investigator Angela. We´re praying fervently!
So I´ve gotten to know a lot more of the members throughout the week, and there´s one family with 2 girls who are twins and also 20 years of age. I had about a million questions to answer when they found out that i had a twin as well ha. They send their greetings to the fam. Also, yesterday my companion was telling me about a restaurant that he heard about where only twins can enter...kinda weird, but i thought i would tell you that. So yeah tiff, maybe one day we´ll go there...if i find out where it is....and if it even exists.
I read a scripture this week that really showed me just how important it is for us to share the gospel with EVERYONE that we know and what our Father in Heaven expects of us as members of his church. It´s in Romans 10: 13-15 which says:

13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

My testimony has grown in realizing that some of the greatest blessings and joys of the gospel come in the sharing of it. This scripture really helped me to realize my place in this work and what a privilege it is to help people to believe in Christ and be saved by him. No person es able to receive the gospel without first hearing it from another.

I guess I don´t have too much to write this week, but thanks for all your support and prayers. I hope that we can each find an opportunity to preach this gospel of peace that we have in our lives. I love you all!

Elder Winger

Winter?? 05/14/12 Week 65

Hey everyone!

It was way nice to see everyone yesterday and to spend a few minutes catching up on things. Mom, i hope that you had the best Mothers day ever. You've done everything for me, and I can never give you enough thanks. Thank you so much for what you've given me and our family.
Today we played some soccer and I could really use a nice nap, but i still don't understand the weather here......it seems like we are all preparing for a beautiful summer.
I hope that everyone is doing well and keeping safe. Your are always in my prayers and thoughts.
Here's a quote that I enjoyed. Hope you like it.

"Have faith. Breakdowns create breakthroughs. Things fall apart so that things can fall together." - Dan Zedra

Until next week!!! ¡Con Amor!

Elder Winger

ABC, It´s easy as 1-2-tres 05/7/12 Week 64

Hey.

How´s everyone been doing this week? I´m happy to hear that dear old Tiffani returned to Home Base :). Sounds like it must´ve been an adventurous week.
This morning was exciting because we went to an investigators house, called the civil register, and fixed a date for the 15th of June for their Marriage :) Their names are Dario & Rosana, and the other couple is Rosa & Willy. And Following: Baptism. Rosa and Willy tried to convince us that they wanted to wait until August of 2013 to get married, because it would be their "20 years being together anniversary." I said "that don´t fly with me." They settled for the 15 of June.
I´m sending a few pictures from the final day of my last area, i haven´t taken too many pictures here yet.....but i´m on it.
Our comical moment of the week was Thursday. My comp got sick so I had to sit in the apartment ALL DAY. With my natural american mindset of "time is money", I decided to try opening a little kiosco from the front door (kiosco- little shop that people have in their houses. they sell "the necessities" from their front window." I decided to try it. With a sharpie pen and some paper, I wrote : Gelatin $3, ñoquis (a food) $7, and Toothpicks: free. Nobody bought anything, but it was a good effort.
I´m loving azcuenaga and the work of the lord. We have high hopes for this area and for all of the missionaries in our zone. I know the Lord is guiding this work, and he continually shows his miracles in everyday life. I´ll be talking to you next week using SKYPE from a members home. I´ll send the email of my companions skype account to you tomorrow so that you can add it.

Until next week. I love you!

Elder Winger

May your Mayo be Merry 04/30/12 Week 63

¿Qué les pasa? Buen dia.

Alright, Let´s just cut straight to the good stuff. My new comps name is Elder Bravo from El Salvador. We are actually from the same group that will be finishing in February of the coming year. Anyways, He´s an absolute stud and we are going to have a good time working together.

This week flew by really fast, which is nothing new...but it was more of a "getting settled in" type of week. It didn´t start out too hot, because as the zone leaders of the area, on transfer day (wednesday) we had to wait at the bus terminal from 8 am until all of the missionaries came and went to their respective areas. We were there ALL day with not much to do haha. At about 8 pm that night, Elder Smart came strolling in through the doors. We had a lot of catching up to do, it was a great time. But the bad thing was that his bus didn´t leave until 1 in the morning.....so Elder Bravo and I finally left the terminal at 1:15 on thursday morning ha.(but no worries, we were satisfied having gone to Mcdonalds 3 times throughout the day) 17 hours in a bus terminal will drive anyone crazy....but i´m already that way, so it didn´t affect me much.

I´ve spent the last few days just getting to know some investigators, members, things like that. Nothing too exciting to report....i did bear my testimony on sunday. woo hoo.

I feel super boring this week, I´m Sorry! But I love the new area, it seems really chill, and we have a legit heater and shower....cuz it´s starting to get chilly .

Scripture for the week: D&C 88:62-63. Let´s continue drawing ourselves unto Christ!...continuously :)

P.S. I ate Mcdonalds again today. That´s 4 separate visits to the golden arches this week. Ese payaso que vive ahí me asusta mucho.

p.s.s. I forgot my usb drive today, and so there aren´t any photos.

p.s.s.s. I meant push up BARS not BRA haha. here´s a website for an example.

 

p.s.s.s.s. just wanted to put another p.s.

p.s.s.s.s.s. ¡Love you mucho!

¡Un Abrazo a todos! ¡Qué tengan una buena semana!

Elder Winger

I forgot to mention how hard it was to say GOODBYE to my recent converts and the members in Villa Gobernador Galvez! It´s the hardest part of being a missionary. leaving.

I did receive a couple of cool gifts, like a mate (similiar to the cup i sent to you in the package with the scripture covers) and i received a soccer jersey of the RIVER team (one of the big teams here). Just thought i would mention those 2 things. :) bye.

 

Todays forecast: 100% Scrumdidilyumpcious ‏ 04/24/12 Week 62

To Whom It May Concern:

This past weekend, we had the baptism of Juan Carlos Quintana! This time, thinking beforehand for once, we decided to fill the baptismal font up on Friday to avoid the "Oh fetch, there´s not any water" panic attack that is always sure to come on Saturday. Everything went fairly smooth, and I think that success can be tied back to that one decision, and just the fact that Juan is a stud. As we entered the water for his baptismal, we both shivered and said, "oh wow, that´s quite chilly." I immediately thought to myself "Thank heavens that I only have to be submerged up to my belly-button....." As Juan came up out of the water, his face lit up (into what i believe was a reaction of Joy and/or shock), and he cried out "Está Frio Ché" or "It´s fetchin cold man." Everyone got a good laugh. it was pretty hilarious jaja. He also recieved the Holy Ghost on Sunday and him and his wife Rosalia are now on their journey together towards eternal life :) what a fairytail beginning.
Also this weekend, my whole district (which consists of 3 companionship's) had baptisms!!! WOO HOO!
I found out today what is going to be happening to me this coming transfer that begins tomorrow. I´ll be leaving good ol´ Villa Gobernador Galvez (in the Rosario Zone) to Azcuénaga (in the Rosario West Zone). I´m going to be companions with Elder Bravo, who i´ve heard is from central america. We are going to be the Zone leaders in that area, which is pretty exciting ha. It´ll be another chapter of adventure in the lord´s vineyard.
Breaking News: We found another Rat´s nest that was actually built INSIDE our oven (but you can only see that part if you look through the back) It was disgusting. Oven Destroyed. We are currently on the hunt to kill 6 (more or less) little rat-sculs in the apartment. It´s Fear Factor for real.
Anyways, that has been my week! Thanks Shantra for sending the pictures of Ali! She´s already so big! A lot bigger than the last time I saw her....haha (no pun intended)
Well, looking to do SOME WORK in the upcoming transfer. Keep safe at home. Love you Family. And Friends.

Elder Winger