With the exception of two nightmares I have had in the last 18 months,
I love my Elder Winn dreams.
I like to think that they are tender mercies
from a loving Father.
Also an interesting fact about Jack,
When Jack lived in my house he hated chocolate,
(I know WEIRD, huh?)
Anyway I would have to be very creative at holiday times.
Often times Santa would bring wintergreen mints and tic tacs.
It was hard sometimes when passing by the aisles and aisles of chocolate.
When he was a little boy and we talked about a mission he would ask if I would send him things on his mission so he wouldn't miss home. I promised him then that I would send him a box of tic tacs every month.
Boxes and boxes.
So what is the ONLY thing that my son asks for?.......
Chocolate!!
DARK chocolate in fact.
Weird, huh?
Missions change our boys in many wonderful and mysterious ways.
Hey everyone!
Greetings from Guatemala! Thanks for all the emails. This week went by really quickly. I don't really know why. Time seems to go quicker and quicker by the week. There’s only two weeks left in the change. I’m hoping to stay with Elder Dunkley, because we get along really well.
Well, the great news is that we had a baptism of Esperanza and Jasmin this past Sunday. It was a great baptism. A lot of missionaries came, but we didn't have much support from the members. That gets frustrating sometimes, but it was still special. I really enjoy baptisms, and they were both really happy to have been baptized.
We’re looking for some new investigators. The ones we have now are progressing slowly, but i’m afraid now that then may stop at any second. That seems to happen frequently here, so it’s always better to have a lot of investigators. We took a man named Isidrio to church yesterday. He seemed to like it, but he left really quickly right after sacrament meeting. That’s actually always a game I like to play, seeing how many people I can get to Gospel Principles class rather than leaving. It’s pretty fun, but here in this ward I’m busy playing postlude music.
Which is another interesting topic. Our ward has a really nice piano, and I am the new ward pianist. Usually I only play the songs I know when there’s a piano, but this time I’m reading all the hymns, even when I don’t know them. Anyways, I think that’s pretty cool, because I can almost read music now. I didn’t think I would get better at the piano on the mission, but I guess it’s happening.
This week we had a very interesting interview with an Elder in our zone. Remind me to tell you guys about it when I call.
Tomorrow is zone conference. I’m looking forward to it. I have to give a talk and Elder Dunkley and I have to give a few workshops. I hope everything turns out well. I am speaking about the 13th article of faith. All of the attributes apply to us as missionaries. Last time I talked in a zone conference I talked about reverence. Supposedly the last time I spoke I spoke pretty strongly. We’ll see how it goes. I’ll try to be nice. In the zone Elder Dunkley and I are trying really hard to be nice and have everyone happy, but there have been quite a few problems so far this change. It’s unfortunate, because this mission is such a great opportunity to change for the better. I feel like I have changed a lot.
Well, I guess we’ll do question time now!
Lol, no. but I bet you are running out of questions
2. Do they color easter eggs in Guatemala?
No, the color the streets with colored sawdust and have a lot of processions. It’s pretty interesting, and really pretty. Grandma and Grandpa would like it.
3. Are you going to color easter eggs with your gringo companion?
At least one! With a marker or something. I’ll send you a picture. =)
4. Can you even guess what is in your Easter package?
CHOCOLATE! I hope. =) Elder Dunkley already opened his, and we ate it all. =)
5. What is the weather like in Guatemala? Is is cold in the morning and night still?
It’s getting hot! This is the equivalent of summer here now, and I am burning hot.
6. Are you still cooking at all? What do you usually fix for dinner?
For dinner I usually eat beans and eggs, because it’s cheap and tasty. We aren't cooking a whole lot though.
7. So you were expecting a question about your awesome mother? Fooled you then. Nerent
Lol i was. =)
This week i have been studying a lot about repentance. I think it is amazing that we can be washed clean from all of our sins. Repentance is one of my favorite gospel principles, mostly because here in the mission I have been able to see how it has changed soo many people.
OH! I remember what I was going to write. Remember Ana Garcia? A while ago her nephew got baptized, and this last Sunday two of her direct family members got baptized. And 8 of them are going to church. Her nephew is now planning on going on a mission, and both of them went to the Temple to get baptized for their family members that have passed away. Anyways, I think that is awesome. Remind me to tell you guys about that when we get to call, because it’s an amazing story.
Well, that’s about it for this week. Wish me luck with my talk. I think about you guys often, but I know that I’m in the right place. There’s nothing more important than what I am doing here. I have a strong testimony of my divine calling as a missionary.
I love you guys,
Elder Winn
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