Hello everyone back home! How is everyone doing! It was such a great treat to be able to talk to you dad, mom, molly and Katie for a couple minutes on Fathers day! A couple of months ago our president was thinking and he thought… if the missionaries can call on mothers day, why can't they call on fathers day? So he let us call… I didn’t mention anything before because I didn’t know if I really wanted to… because its so close to my date to end the mission and I figured I could just wait and stuff… but then I thought… why not hahaha… but it was so good to hear your voices and I'm so happy that you guys got back safely from New York! Thanks again for all those who wrote me this week!! I really do appreciate it! You guys are all so amazing!
So it has officially started.. the last transfer.. it’s hard to believe that I am starting my last 6 weeks…. Today started off as a normal transfer day… everyone in our house thought that nothing was going to change but we got a huge surprise! So let’s just start by telling the new news.. my comp Elder Black has been transferred to Livramento…. It was something that I wasn’t expecting at all… but I guess that there was a lot of transfers this time that no one was expecting… you know, although I am super, super sad that I will be changing comps for this next and final transfer, something that I have gained a great testimony about this last 2 years is that President Ribeiro is a man that has been called by God to lead His work here in this very mission! I know without a doubt in my mind that he has been inspired to do these changes and it will all be for the better and to further the work of the Lord! Something is for sure and that is, that this work will never change! The gospel always has been, is and will always be the same and will always be spread through God's servants here on Earth!
My new comp is Elder Omer, he is from Holliday Utah! So one more American comp.. funny huh! Hah! It will be fun to work and to learn from him by working by his side in this wonderful work! He only has 3 months left in the mission so we are going to end it in a good way!
So this week has been a super, super amazing week! We have had some pretty amazing experience! First let's start talking about the family of Ana and Dioberto! They are having some amazing progress! This week they were able to go to church because finally she found a job! She recognized that it was a blessing of the Lord to have learned and accept the Gospel of Jesus Christ and already wants to start paying tithing, being a non member, she is growing so much! Also this touched the point that has been the most difficult until this point!
The only that is holding this family back has been Ana's smoking… she is a chain smoker and the difficult thing with her is that she likes smoking but the good thing is that she realizes that it's something that she needs to stop! We had a super, super spiritual experience with her on Tuesday morning and we taught the 10 commandments!! That morning we had left early and we bought nicotine patches to help her, but we wanted to see first if she had a desire before we would give them to her! So we talk and talk and finally I asked her if she is willing to accept our help to help her stop smoking.. she thought about it for a second and said yes. Then I asked if she was willing to do everything we say and ask her to do… and the spirit was so strong when we started to talk about this, and she said “it depends on what you guys ask”… and then I said “ that’s not what I ask… ha-ha.. are you simply willing to do anything to stop smoking” we ask and she said ya… then we said can we take all the cigarettes and coffee and everything out of the house”… and she said ya ha-ha so we took it all…. Ha-ha.
You know this was just the start… to be honest she hasn’t stopped yet but without a doubt in my mind she will stop soon!!!!
Another experience that was amazing this week is that we marked some dates for baptisms and we will have one of a young man this week! His name is Erick! He is a brother of a member and how we found him was super cool! We were at the church one-day and we always knew that this young man Erick wasn’t a member but he never had a desire to go to church! There was an activity to go to church that night and we thought let's go there to see if he is in his house and invite him to come to the activity and see the baptism after! So we went their and we gave just a short little message on how the Lord blesses us in our lives when we do what he asks us to do, and he came to the activity with us! It was super cool! From that day on he has gone to church ever day and is going to seminary now and loves it! He is talking about a mission already and he only has 14 years old! But he is a young man that is super, super powerful! The way he talks is super amazing! He surly has a love for the gospel!
We also are working with this young man that has 23 years of age and his mom! Cesar and his mom Marlene! Marlene was studying to be a nun some time ago… and now she is like the president of the neighborhood and stuff but she is a lady that is super special! We challenge them to be baptized in 2 weeks! So we are going to see how they liked church and stuff tomorrow!
Being member of the church of Jesus Christ of Later day saints is such a blessing! It’s a true fact that through the Gospel of Jesus the lives of all who follow the example of Christ and become members of His church are brightened and literally the windows of heaven our opened and the Lord pours blessings upon His followers! It's so event to see the difference between the life of someone before and after they have come and gained knowledge of the gospel! I am so grateful for the happiness that I have in my life!
I am also so grateful for changes in my life as well! Even though its something that we don’t want, or its something that may be difficult or its something that we just quite frankly don’t understand why it has happened or why things happen, I have learned to look on the brighter side and see what the Lord is trying to tell us or teach us in every moment! There is something to learn in everything! One thing is for sure… none of us know what is best for us in our lives, but if we look for the help of the Lord, He will always show us the way and what we should do, for as our loving Father In Heaven, He knows what’s most important for us!
I love you all! You guys have a great week OK!!
Love Elder Wiscomb
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