August 26, 2013

Hola Everyone

This week went by a little bit faster. My pen that I've had for over a year, and the entire time in my mission finally died..Sorry for the sidetrack..We weren't able to set a baptismal date with Renaldo. He really has a lot of doubts and has heard/seen too much "bad stuff" in other churches so he really is kind of not all that interested. We'll see how he is this next week. We found a kid and his mom who both seem really interested. They committed to read and pray so we'll see how that went this week as well. We have changes tomorrow and I'll be getting a new companion. Elder Flores from México. He arrived to the mission home the same day I did and was in my first zone. He is super awesome so I'm excited for this next change. I'm grateful for the opportunity that the Lord gave me to be with Elder Allaucca. Things were really tough and we didn't have much "success" but I learned alot about myself and who I want to become as a missionary and as a person; and what I need to do in order to arrive at that point. This life (and especially the time during the mission) is a learning process. All of us are going to commit errors, we're going to have our own opinions and thoughts, but we have to learn from our mistakes or our difficult times and move on with faith that the Lord will help us improve. That's about it for this week. I love and miss you all! Have a great week!

With love,

Elder Jayson Welker

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August 19, 2013

Hola Everyone

This week went by a little bit faster. Our baptismal date with Rendaldo fell becasue we weren't able to meet with him at all. He was out of town. We are hoping to get back to work with him this week. We have had a less active man come to church the last 2 weeks. He is really knowledgable about the gospel but has been inactive for 4 years. His little 2 year old daughter has been the key. We still continue to contact a bunch. We taught a few good lessons with the spirit there but we can't ever get in the house again afterwards. It has been super frustrating but the Lord is in charge and knows what he is doing. I'm just looking for his guidance and direction to know that we should do to lift the work in the sector. That's about it for this week. I love and miss you all! Have a great week!

With love,

Elder Jayson Welker

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August 12, 2013

Hola Everyone

Well this week was about the same. It's still cold and wet here so the weather hasn't improved too much. We had interviews with President Warne for the first time. He is a good man with a good grasp on what needs to happen here to have some success. We just need to get all of the missionaries on the same page. Today we went to a place called 7 Tazas. It was some waterfall stuff. It was really pretty. We found a man named Renaldo last night and put a baptismal date with him. He has some really good questions and we're excited to work with him. Other than that not much really happened this week. Our sector is really, really small so its hard to find people to teach but we keep pushing on having faith that the Lord will bless us in our labors. I love and miss you all and hope that you have a great week!

With love,

Elder Jayson Welker

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August 5, 2013

Hola Everyone

Well this week was about the same as last week. We didn't find very many people to teach and we didn't teach very much. We just ride around on bikes or walk around tracting all day. It is pretty hard to keep the excitement but I'm trying. We did have 2 less active people come to church yesterday so that was exciting. The branch where I'm serving has about 35 people who come. And almost all of them are from 2 families. I've learned that everything that happens is for our benefit and progress, whether its in the mission or afterwards. Everything has a purpose and we just have to have the faith and confidence in the Lord that he will keep his promises as long as we live worthily to receive them. I have officially completed 8 months in the mission. 1/3 of the way done...every time a month passes it just blows my mind. Well not much to report on this week. Hopefully things start to get better. I love and miss you all. Have a great week!

With love,

Elder Jayson Welker

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