Good morning Family, 

Well this week was a blast and a bunch of work!!

I really don't know how to start out this week...

  

We just started out with a normal p day! We didn't really do much because it was pouring rain!! So we just played ping pong in the chapel and just chilled, literally. We ate ice cream!! haha its the best ice cream in the world!! You gotta trust me!! But then we had a good Tuesday.  We didn't have a district meeting because we would be leaving to Bariloche for the weekend to meet the president. So we just worked and we did some service for some menos actives in the branch.  They didn't have lights, so my small knowledge and my comp being an electisista we work on the lights and put lights and plugs all over the house!! Tell Robert Lord this... he will be proud he taught me a little bit.  He may not think I listened when he talked but I did. ;)

    

Wednesday we finished the lights and talked with Julian and then also with his sister Lorena!! We talked the importance of recognizing the trails of our faiths and temptations.  This was something hard for them to understand.  So we talked about that and they accepted dates to be baptized the first of agosto!!!! wahoo!! PS.. We will expect a baptism this week!! Pray that we will see a miracle!!! :)

Thursday, we straight up traveled to bariloche!! Seriously I'm so lucky to be a witness of Gods greatest creations.. THE ANDES MOUNTAINS!! Its so awesome and the lakes it unimaginable!! I'm so blessed!!  But we got there for a solid Zone Training.  We did combined zone training with bariloche.  That is why we went. I'm part of the zone San Martin. 

    

This Thursday afternoon had changed my life... IN Ether, Moroni talks about how things were so great and the words were spoken so powerfully that they could not be written, this is what had happened.  I have never felt the spirit like I did feel it there.  We talked about the talk "Faith in the lord Jesus Christ" By Gene R. Cook.  I want you guys to look it up. It is on the website byuspeeches.org in this talk it talks about six steps of faith that we need to see the miracles and the blessings of god. We started with a story about a missionary that committed himself to baptize 25 people in 25 days!! And he baptized 18 but the week after he baptized 11.  We were filling the spirit.  In our two zones we put the goal to help 136 people receive the remission of their sins by the 8 of Agosto.  Here in villa la angostura my comp and I put the goal to help 20 people receive the remission of their sins by that same day.  I have faith because I know it can be done.  I KNOW JESUS LIVES.  He resurrected, he lives, and so does all the miracles he can perform.

  

A little bit of background, I have been studying this talk for almost the whole length of my mission.  It is about a missionary who changed his whole mission solo by faith.  He was an example to me in my mission and I have been following this talk since my time in Lago Puelo! And it has changed my mission and it is the reason because I started believing in the Lord Jesus Christ! And why I started baptizing.  And now I had the privilege to meet this missionary. He is from Uruguay.  HE is my President.  I have never been so dumb founded in my life.   It was the coolest thing to know!! And now he lets us drink coke as well. :)

One of the steps is to expect God to act after the trail of our faith and doing our part.  For that my message is that Im going to do my part.  I have been trying my best to make this time worth while, but now, I know exactly what I need to do.  I should expect god to try my faith.  I shall not give up; I shall not let down my faith. I shall gird up my loins and go to battle every day! And with that I know God will bless me.  I will persevere through the trails that come my way.  Just like I have done before. I shall deflect the fiery darts that satans throws at us! We will glorify God on the 8 of Agosto and nothing will stop that.  Joseph Smith the prophet of the restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ said, ¨No man can stop the work of the Lord.¨ we will glorify him and he will be triumphant.

Thank you so much family for all of your support! I love you guys with all my heart and I hope you guys know that!!!

Elder Wessel

So this week was pretty solid!! haha I don't really have much to write! It was still a miracle but it wasn't anything out of the ordinary.(note from Kacey..Miracles are ordinary now...got to love being in the Lords service!) 

 It was just a good simple week of hard work and getting things all set up for Saturday!! Well remember how I was telling you guys about Lucas,, HE GOT BAPTIZED!!  It was legit!

 So Saturday we have to wake up early to come set up the font, because it is a small swimming pool!... which has a hole in it.. haha but we come set that up, then it takes all day to fill up so we have to wait there while it fills up!! And then the zone leaders who live 2 hours away showed up to interview him! He was super ready and will be the only youth of 16 years in the branch here! He already has a huge responsibility with the sacrament!

Lucas baptism

 Then the hour of his baptism, the championship game of the American cup between Argentina, and Chile was on.  So no body showed up to the baptism... We were calling everyone telling them to come, and everyone said no! They went into overtime, so it was even worse!!  Lucky, we had some humble, Christ like, people show up a little bit late, and the attendance was 10 people. A huge change from last week! But it was one of the best baptisms I've attended!! The spirit was so strong and Lucas loved it!! I'm so happy I could be apart of it!! Then on Sunday we confirmed him and had a great day!! 

Yesterday, it began to snow on us!! It was so cool! haha we have been having some crappy rainy weather lately!! haha remember the week in lago puelo, well this just got worse!! haha But I'm loving it!! The mission is great and I'm just having the best time of my life!! I'm trying to be the most obedient that I can and learning to just put all my trust in the lord!! So far, he has blessed me for trying!!

Meet the Mormons quote ¨I may not be perfect, but I'm perfect at trying.¨  CAPOOO!!!!

Well I've been studying a lot of Joseph smith, and really I just want to be like him!! I want to share my testimony that he was a true prophet and he translated the book of Mormon! I know with out a doubt that, this is true!! I hope this week you all can strengthen your testimony on Joseph Smith! It is what we will need to testify at the last days!! 

Love you guys!!!!

Elder Wessel

Hellllooo family,

 

Sharon ready for her baptism

So it's weird to speak in English!! haha I really miss it! Being with a Latino comp I really miss ENGLISH!! hahaha

But this week was crazy! I don't have much time but i will share the story.  We wanted to baptize someone this weekend. So we focused and looked for someone that had assitences in the church.  We found a little girl named Sharon and her mom and all her family are members.  Except her.  SO we told the ward in ward council we told them to set up the baptism because we are going to baptize someone! The counselor of the branch was excited for the faith, but the president got mad! We sent the date and Sharon accepted. 

The font

 We got everything set up.  Sooo, the president called us very mad!! it was just Satan not wanting the miracles to happen here.  Then the wife of the president of the branch went over the house of the sisters and told them that no one was going to come to the baptism.  They dropped in the excitement and their animo.  It sucked super bad.  The sisters told me no we will have to wait for the 4 of July.  But I told them no.  My companion and I get the faith and we told them no.  We kept them strong and the president told us he would not come because he had other things to do and we didn't advise him with enough time. The little girl asked that he baptize her.  So we spent all Friday fixing things and praying that he would come.  After fasting and praying the president didn't want the baptism to happen.  We called our mission president and he told us," No man can stop the work of the lord". Joseph Smith. haha it was so cool. Then he told us, DO THE BAPTISM. So we went through with it. And that Saturday in the tardy, the president humbled himself and he came to the baptism.  And actually more people came to that baptism than the regular attendance in the church.  It was the best!!!!!!!! There are some pictures! It was great!! And now we have another investigator Lucas of 16 years old and he will be baptized on the 4 of July!! Please pray for him so his mom will let him.  And he will be the first youth in the branch.  The only young kid above 12 yrs old and under 18!!! It will be sweet!!!

 

They love their ping pong almost as much as soccer

Love you all!!

Elder Wessel!

My new companion Elder Marzo

SOOOO this week was a week of getting to know all 18 members of the small branch of Villa La Angostura! It was great! we met a ton of menos activos!  This place is just pure tourism.  FOr the contacting in the morning, i have tried this new system where i don't knock doors anymore.  We only talk to people that are outside because they don't have a door to slam in our face!! haha and almost everyone is form out of the city! It is been cool tho!!  IN fact in much of this week! The world championship of outdoor motocross came to villa la angostura and RYAN VILLOPOTO won.  Everyone says i look like him and they love to talk to me about it!! Its actually pretty super cool! too bad i didn't get here when they raced!! 

So we worked some fanny off this week and found an investigator named FANNY! haha she is awesome! Super catholic but believes in everything we tell her! so its pretty dope! haha She has a baptism date for the 18 of july! she didn't come to church but we will work with her this week! its good to get to know here! i shared my life story with her.. and we became good friends!! So we will see what happens!!! :) 

our church 

Next we have another lucas! I am going to name by boy lucas!! practicamente all of my investigators have something to do with lucas!! haha He has a baptism date that we put for the  11 of july! so i am super happy for him.  He came to church and was super excited! if we baptize him.. he will be the only youth in the branch! so it will be crazy! but he was super pumped about that priesthood and how he could have a responsibility!! so it was a great sunday yesterday when he came to church!!

Villa La Angostura

Other than that... the area was dead when i got here.. so we have been working on the revive.. I am starting to think my mission with President lovell is sending me on revival missions! all my other areas have been dead when i get there! haha its weird.. but i'm loving the mission and love witnessing the miracles that god blesses me with!! its seriously just such testimony builder that i WILL NEVER FORGET!! 

i love you all so much.  i am doing the best i can!! Keep praying for the FAMILY!!! we need to be stronger as a family!!!

Love elder Wessel

Soooo whats up family! ;)

Sadly, i have been transfered from Progreso Neuquen... and i have been moved down south to The most beautiful place in the mission! even more than lago puelo! its call Villa La Angostura.  My new companion is from Cordoba the provincia that just dedicated the temple!! he is new and only has 4 months on the mission! we are already getting along super great and i seriously was scared... because i didnt want to leave neuquen.  But i have two super great hermanas in my district.  one i went to school with.  Hermana Epply and also an hermana from Uruguay! its pretty cool! the Hermana from Uruguay is super great and is bran new and is so excited for the work!! this area in villa is completly touristic and hasnt seen baptisms in a while! but i promise you... that is why the lord sent me here!! I am going to change things here with my capo (stud) companion! he is super pumped to work and doesnt doubt anything!! Faaa im so excited!!!!

 

Good old shoes one year old shined and ready to go to work

But this week was great.  So on the lunes we had a great p day and we just had fun and passed time together as missionaries! then we had a great tuesday where we were just teaching a full! and Hector already is inviting his friends to listen to the missionaries.  we talked to one of his friends in his house and the we put a baptismal date as well for the fourth of july! i hope to see some good news from elder elwood! then, wednesday we were jsut focusing on finding new investigators because i kind of new i would be leaving so i tried to get it as prepared as we could so elder elwood could have some good stuff to show to his new comp.  then surprisingly we got a reference from a guy we stopped in the street and he told us to visit his brother. we went to vist his brother and he was stoked to listen to us! we taught the first vision and he loved it and the spirit was super strong and testified very strongly and he accepted a date to baptized as well! it was great experience! Then the other days were just normal working days just trying to endure to the end!! it was a great week filled with will some great stories!  also we talked to that one maria lady the one i gave a book of mormon to.  She accepted us in here house and we chatted with her.  She is going through a hard time and we just prayed with her, and she was calmed i moved away before i could see other results but i home things go well!

 

we dont always wear our mustaches, but when we do........we wear them well

On sunday was a day of happiness.... I got to see Hector and Fernando recieve the priesthood aaronic! it was great i got to stand in the circle and participate!! it was a great experience and a very humbling one as well. I know that God blesses his servants when they put there heart to him! i know he loves every one of us! i know that if i work hard i will be blessed!! i love this work and i am still excited to be doing! i dont know how i have kept the excitment to this day but i am still trying to get work done!!

Love you guys with all my heart!! keep things rockin!! Greatings to johnny for his new baby and being a great dad!! i hope things are well!!

Love you guys,

Elder Wessel

i dont know the order.. 

Bishop of Neuquen.  I worked with him a lot and we were great friends!

Flia Carrasco.  The best family that took take great care of me siempre

HOLA FAMILY,

So this week I picked some good fruits and through some new members into the world of the Mormon life.  :) 

This week was rough igual.  We were working with the people to help them prepare for baptism and that was good.   But we are more worried about getting people to be baptized in the next weeks!! So it was a hard, awesome, long week of hard work and preparation!  AWESOME.

But, what was good is that Hector Francisco Gonzalez Ledesma got baptized on the six of June 2015 and Fernando Segundo contreras got baptized on the seven of June 2015.  And confirmed both of them on the seven of June 2015. :)))

So Saturday, it was crazy we cleaned the font and baptized hector and this lady named Sara. She was from the other elders in my district.  We had a district weekend :) they had a beautiful day.  Fernando was full of doubts and didn't want to get baptized.  HE had is baptismal interview Saturday night then watched the baptisms.  He then was filled with the spirit and say that gave me desires to get baptized.  so it was already to late... so we set him up for Sunday morning at 8 in the morning! The elders drained the water on Saturday night... so as we were leaving we had a little freak out... because it take 3 hours to fill up... hahah 

So the Sunday morning we woke up at five and went and started filling up the water.  Fernando came, blessings worked from god and things went great!! 3 baptisms and 3 confirmations!! It was great I was so happy!!

I never had the spirit testify to me as it did on Sunday when i realized us as missionary's didn't do anything for these baptisms we just were tools in Gods hands!! What a great and crazy week!!!

Love you all so much... :)

Chau

Elder Wessel

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 :)