SOOOOOO, 

A lot of work, and not too many fruits.  But things were great! We were able to find two new investigators and start the process for them on his road to baptism!! So we are excited for them.

Hector, is awesome.  This week we talked about how he is getting to prepared to get baptized... but not only that... he already thinking about the mission! So we are super pumped for him.

Fernando as well is right there.  His story is a little more humbling to me, because I feel like it was a baptism and nothing more... but i prayed and asked to feel the love for him, and as i read during church yesterday, the lord blessed me with that love for him.  I worried for him, i worried for what he needed and how he could become better, I worried how I can teach better to fit his needs and a result of that i felt the love of the lord for fernando!! It was a blessing.

Well I had an experience with my testimony of the book of Mormon this week.  This lady we talked to on the street was not really receptive and had had some good experiences with the church but didn't want to admit it.  So we begged her to read it.. She wouldn't.. I did a little prayer in my heart to bless me with a stronger testimony, and this sincerity of that she needs the book to become better and have a happy family and her salvation crept out of my mouth as I said..¨hermana, you need this book. I know its true and it will change your life.¨   she humbled herself and accepted the book! it was fantastic!!

Baseball you sent and a jersey I bought for my birthday

I LOVE YU GUYS!! CONGRATS JOHNNYYYYY YOUS A GANGSTA

Elder Wessel :)

Members made ne a birthday cake

So... WHAT A FRIGGIN WEEK!! 

So the new comp got in, we got the package and now I have mustaches and baseballs!!!  What a great surprise!! 

The comp is great!! I seriously have been blessed by God with such dedicated children of his to work with. I love him already... He reminds me of Cousin Chris!! So it's cool baby!!! 

So this week, let me tell you about our investigators... 

Hector Gonzalez,

  He is a young hoodrat from the Neuquén city and he was curious one day so he searched the Mormon.org website and put himself to chat with other people on the website.. He then asked that person to send over the missionaries to talk to him more!!  So we passed by his and house and he accepted us.. We then went by two days after the restoration and then he accepted a fecha baptism, for the 13 of June. HE then accompanied us to a baptism and then came to church as well the next day!   After church he asked to change is baptism date... to the sixth of June!! He said he didn't want to live with his sins that much longer!! Seriously a blessing from god! Thank goodness!!! 

Fernando Contreras,

He has been assisting for many years to the church, now he has finally listened to the advice from the Lord and decided to get married!! He put his own fecha for the 6 of June!! So we will see miracles for that!! I AM LUCKY that God is blessing me with the power to speak to peoples hearts and change minds!!

Luis Campos,

He finally stopped smoking.. We are trying to help him to accept a fecha baptismal but he just wont.. He has had so many signs from God but just wont admit any of them.. It is seriously super depressing.. Even harder than when anahi started smoking again... I have spent a lot of time with him and he just isn't changing his mind... I guess it will take a little more confidence in the Lord!!

So that is my message this week! I did get my package and Elder Elwood is great! We are working harder than ever! I testify of the love of the Lord! I know he is looking out for me! I know he protects me from the evil there is here. I know he will work miracles if we let him and give him the opportunity to work them!!   Please let him do some miracles homies!!!

Love you guys!!

Elder Wessel

O good news!! i got my new comp! his name is elder Elwood! He is from good ol Idaho!! I have not received the package yet i am still waiting.  I don't have much time but I wanted to talk about the experience I have had this week"!

So, we have an investigator luis" he is super gangsta and has a hard time smoking.  So we made a plan so he could stop smoking by this Saturday so he can stop by the 30 of May and get baptized! He has the date! He has smoked 20 day for 10 years and 2 days ago he smoked 13, yesterday he smoked 9.. He is doing so well! He has such good desire and im super excited!! im super happy! He will be able to be baptized if he follows likes this!!

·                         Then we have a  guy named Fernando, the spirit of the lord has blessed him and giving him the courage to finally get married after 11 years of assisting the church!!!! He will be marred the 5 of June and be baptized the 6 the day after!! We just went over one day to teach him, and he said dudes, im getting marred!!! We jumped for joy and left relishing in the sprit!! i love you guys with all my heart!! Keep up the love!! Elder Wessel!!

elder ogden!! he is going home! my comp in the Lago Puelo!

Hola, Muy buenos dias!!

Faaaa this week.  Well I can honestly say that... wow, feels the same as the last week!! haha All the rumors are true! We had to stay in the pension for a long time!! A whole two day! Only a little bit of ceniza(ash) fell.  It was a lot! But it was enough that they wanted us to stay in!! But we still had the opportunity to work!!

While we were stuck inside, we played monopoly, truco (argentina card game), risk, uno!! And me and my comp became master chefs with cinnamon rolls and all different types of food!! haha do you know I don't have marshmallows or gram crackers?? I cant make smores!!

Investigators...

Honestly it's super hard to tell you guys this... but seriously we just aren't having success!! I don't know what it is...  this week I did a lot of reflecting as we walked the chilly streets..;) haha but seriously, God is so great! He produces miracles if we let him.  There is nothing in this world that he can't accomplish... HE CANT BRING POEPLE BACK TO LIFE:  I mean why couldn't he help us with investigators.  Then I realized the only thing holding him back.. The missionary  I am.  I promise I am obedient but I realized there is a lot more that I could be doing.  I could stop doing the minimum and work on the small things are do the maximum that i can do! I have strengthened my faith. I study my heart out to learn the lessons! i know as i grow and bring my self to become worthy enough to teach his children, he will bless me with investigators!!

It is super humbling to be on the mission and learn the lessons I have learned! I am so happy with the decision to serve!! I do love you guys with all my heart! i am working my butt off!!

Just remember humble yourself, love god more than anything else, and things will be worth it in the end!!

Love you guys! The camera thing isn't working! I will try and send pictures next week!!

LOVE YALL

ELDER WESSEL :)

haha what tuff one... so this week was fun! week ws fun! we found one good new investigator and he is super great! he is listening to us and is willing...

all the dates for baptism fell this week. we dont have one anyomre... But what we falt now is getting people to come to church... man that is the hardest part! people dont believe in marriage and they dont believe in waking up and coming to church.  So during the week they are shy and dont watn to answer the door! soooooo that was the week!  a lot of walking and not teacheing.  it sucked! but we are persevering with faith! and trusting in the lord! i promise you! 

We baptized the kid of the lady we baptized last week! his name is GAEL.  he is capo!! i love him! and we asked me before he got confirmed... ¨´elder, now is baptism by fire?´´  it was presious! i loved it!! haha 

that was my week! loveyou gusy!!!! keep up the faith!!

elder Wessel 

pictures are working... sorry i will send them next week yall!!! ;) loves ya!

HAY carramba...

THings are great... so when success comes, the trials come at you like the tsunami that his haiti.... this week was so hard... Seriously.  If you can imagine calling every investigator a night before to meet with you the next day, then have everything fall through in that day... that is what happened... EVERY DAY! haha it was great.

Seriously nothing huge happened.  I have two cool experiences tho... 

The first is that yesterday.. we had a ton of appointments after church and we have to go visit all the investigators after church to yell at them and ask why they didnt come..;) haha so things were looking super good right... wrong... visited every person and everything fell through. the tema of the week.  So during the whole week we passed this one street and i always wanted to contact it... but i never did.  We really ran out of things and people to visit. so we did! We contacted this street. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SO MANY WAVING FINGERS IN MY FACE IN MY WHOLE LIFE TIME:  that street was so long.  it took an hour to touch every door.  the last house we touched..... invited us to come back and excepted a book of mormon.  IT TOOK ONE HOUR TO GET TO HIS HOUSE:  i started to think about that experience a lot... and how god sends us through all these hard trials to test us.  I think he was testing the dilegence that we have a missionaries, to see if we are worthy to teach this child of his.  THis guys name was cristian.  SUper cool and very receptive. Hopefully something good comes out from it!... one hour... haha 

The other one was we had a terrible day earlier in the week, and it was a hour before time to go home... i told my comp... bueno, una casa mas... he agreed. The first house we went to, this chica came out and invited us in.  We then taught the restauration to them, and set baptisms dates for may second.  IT was great! but they already dropped us... haha but i learned that if we stay diligent though the day, god will give us a chance to testify of his gospel! is was great!! i love those experiences... even tho they are super hard!!!

other than that, the hermanas baptized one lady they found that week i was able to inspire them, and they asked me to baptize her!! it was great!! i will send photos!!

I modified my moms dicho... 

Trust in the lord,

Obedience,

Sacrifice,

Stand Strong

i learned a lot of the law of sacrofice this week.  I will sacrofice myself for his work!! i love you guys!

Keep it super cool!! love you guys more than a mama bear loves her young!!

Elder Wessel 

ps you remember beau mccarlie??? on of my bestfriends from provo... HES IN MY MISSION:  he lived right by days market!!

Hola familia..

Me parece que todos de usted estàn en duda ahora.... Entonces voy a escribirles en Español.  Que les parece?

Ahora, estoy muy bien.  Estoy un poco con estres.  Pero pasa siempre en la mision.  Esta semana ha sido una muy maravillosa... y estoy muy agradecido por tenerla.  No tenia muchas experiencias... pero creo que sugun mi fe, dios va a poner las experiences y las bendiciones que necesito en mi camino, no? Siendo lider de distrito tengo que ayudar a todos los misioneros en mi distrito.  Sabiendo eso, las hermanas fueron robados esta semana, entonces tuve que estar con ellas mucho tiempo y perdì mucho tiempo en mi area. Los ladrones robaron todo. Camera, Garment, Ropa, moletas, maquillaje, jaja fa era feisimo.  Una de las hermanas queria irse a la casa pero entre todos los misioneros y otras cosas ella se quedò.  fwuuu... haha 

Ojalà que me intiendan.  Una experiencia esta semana pasò con Elder Cardenas.  Se acuerdàn de èl?? cuando yo comenze, estaba alli en cultral co conmigo! y hicimos intercambios esta semana y fuimos a un lado y visitamos a una mujer se llamaba Romina.  Y esta leccion fue de diez.  El espiritu no era tan fuerte pero ella acepto la fecha despues de la leccion de la restauracion, y despues de enseñar la ley de castidad! y sus unicas palabras eran, ¿Que tengo que hacer para bautisarme? enserio, no me pude imaginar! esa fue la experiencia esta semana.  

Ahora, Disculpàme, pero no tengo photos, pero les amo mucho! no tengo much tiempo.  estamos trabajando con el señor.  Nos està bendiciendo! gracias por todo su apoyo!!! LES QUIERO MUCHO!!!

¿VISTE?

Cuidense mucho! 

Elder wessel

Im sorry i wrote in spanish.  But people were doubting me... so i showed them that i can speak in spanish!! i really can!! love you guys!!!

Meet the Mormon night at the local theatre

So things are great!! Im loving the mission...Im sorry dont kill me... but I dont have a lot to talk about... IVE GOT TOO MUCH!!!!!

This week we had a showing of MEET THE MORMONS in the huge plaza at a huge major movie theatre!! it was super cool! we had investigators come and had 3 menos activos!! it was fantastic! the movie is great!  I enjoyed watching... even tho it was in Spanish! hhaa but now my loving family sent it to me in package and then in itunes!! it was dope!!!!! wahooo!!

Then with the contacting thing we have found 4 great people and two of them have accepted  the fecha to get baptized!!!! Natalia and a guy named Frank! haha well known American name!! it was great! im not going to tell you about them because when i tell you about the good new people they never work out! just pray hard for them!! just know when we found frank he was already ready the book of Mormon! haha so things i hope will work out!! 

Other than that things are going up and we are loving the work of the lord family! I am happy to say I have survived a year in the mission if I make it to Thursday and if I make it Friday I TURN 20!!!! haha that's cool huh! but things are great! so now, I just keep submitting myself to the will of the lord! 

Also this week the apredizaje is that I learned how to really just bare sincere testimony when I talk with the investigators and the hearts are more open and more willing to recognize me as a servant of God and how God will work in them!! I love it!!

Well that is it! keep loving the family and love God and do his work!!

love you guys  a whole lot!! 

:)

Elder Wessel 

HOOLLLAAAA familia, whats good?? 

   So, this week was super good actually.  Kind of.. haha it was super hard.  We walked a ton.  We started out with a great P day.  I have a hair cutting machine that I bought in Cultral Co so I started a barber shop for the missionaries and I cut the homies hair! It was great.  Mom you would be proud of me. ;) P days we usually just play soccer and get some ice cream.  It super good and gets us ready for the week! 

This week was good because we are just focused on getting people baptized. We were focused on how to help everyone like less actives and people and members.. .But the president has stressed that our objective is to baptize. So we are just really focusing on talking to investigators and then less actives.  But mostly the Investigators.  Its super awesome and been a super stressful week because we only have like 3 solid progressing investigators so we have been walking around a lot and have been working hard to find new investigators.  Which leads me to some really awesome stories!!

    On Thursday we had a good experience with a guy name Gabriel.  He was outside smoking on some lovely cigarettes which are totally bad for you.  But we walked up and asked him how he was.  As a trainer.. I let my comp talk and figure his way around Spanish and the gospel.  It was a little bit rough.. But things worked out.  He started out the conversation as a normal missionary would.. not really knowing where to go... then Gabriel told us.. no I’m not interested... I got filled with the spirit and then, I got super humbled... I just started testifying of the truthfulness of the book of Mormon and how it can give us the tools to fully repent and be cleansed.  Then his son walked out, about 5 yrs old, and it was a perfect opportunity to talk about the plan we have to be with our families for ever.  He then had this huge change of heart.  He humbled himself.  I shared the introduction page with him, he read it silently to himself... and then got a little emotional, and said give me a week.  I will read it.  The change of heart in him was incredible.  I really saw the hand of the Lord work in him and saw his heart fill with the spirit.  Also the truthfulness of working as a companionship, and talking the both of us. That was someithing we struggled with before, because of the language barrier for him. But now we finally understood. We are so excited to work with him. Please pray for him!! 

Many experiences to come and many that I have..  Family, I hope I am making you proud.  Sorry dad my emails aren’t the best.  HAHA I just can’t get all the information I want. My hands.... hurt... ;) ahah I will get better.  But just remember that I love you guys! I am doing my best. I will baptize for the lord.  I will bring people unto Christ.  I love you guys!!  

Keep it real like always! Like mommy always tells me... TRUST THE Lord AND PRAY ALWAYS!!!

 

Elder Wessel

Feburary 24 2015

WHATTTS Up family! its seems like it’s been for ever since I have sent home a good email.  HAHA but I don’t think this week is going to be much better.   

I have ended my sweet time in Lago Puelo and I got moved up to the area of where the mission office is.  I have been called to serve as the District leader in Progreso, Neuquen.  annnndddd I am training.  WAHOOO.  My new greenies name is Elder Coyle.  He is from California, Sacramento.  He is super cool, and he is a super body builder guy.  HE is going to get certified as a p90x guy!! DOPEEEE 

haha family, I am super great.  I seriously had a harder time leaving Lago Puelo.  IT was my second home.  I feel like half my heart was torn off me.  It really saddened me.  I remember the night we found out about transfers I stayed up all night bathing my pillow. I felt the love of God and the love the investigators and members had for me and I had for the them.  I felt like I had to leave my family a second time.  Mom, no offense, a little harder than leaving you... I loved that pueblo with all my heart.  I hope one day I will be able to return and see them. 

Now I have a new journey ahead of me.  I am called to help other missionaries and help the mission progress! I hope prayers are in my way I will need strength to help all these people and be lead by the spirit.   

Family, I am sorry I forgot camera, so I will send pictures next week!! Pinky promise!!

PLEASE, continue to pray for the people of Lago Puelo.  Pray for them, that they will be filled with the spirit and will take the covenant of baptism.  I know Lucas will arrive one day to be baptized.  After his daughters get baptized as well.  Thank you so much for caring and praying for me!! I love you guys will all my heart!! I hope things are going well at home!! 

ELDER WESSEL!!!!!!