Transfers Again and I am going to?......

STAY....AGAIN....with the same companion. Craziness huh! 

Now I know I will officially stay here for my birthday!!!! TWO WEEKS!!!!!!!

This is officially the longest time now that I have spent with 1 companion.

This is my third transfer in this area. So I guess the Lord got sick of changing my companions and told me to stay with this one a while. I was seriously expecting some sort of change. Two companions usually don't last over 2 transfers together, especially considering that he only has one transfer less than I do, and I'm senior.

I DON'T LIKE NOT HAVING MONEY!!!!! It's not cool.

This week was pretty good for us. We taught quite a bit, had good attendence in church, and yeah...things are all good.

I guess I'll talk about some of the investigators we are teaching right now. First, we're teaching this guy named Victor and he is the brother of a super active member. It's going really well, except for the fact he is super prideful and he has read a ton of anti-mormon material, and he expects us to answer every single one of his questions about the anti-mormon stuff he has read! Ugh...really frustrating...so yeah, we've had to chew him out a bit on searching for this stuff, and now he has stopped reading anti-mormon liturature, reading exclusively what we tell him to read, and praying with more faith.

Luis is a 18 year old kid we contacted this week. He is really nice and he came to church this week. It does seem like he will be the type of member that will be a little too close to the missionaries...but yeah, its all good, for now...

All of the members thought that one or both of us to leave the area, so on sunday, we some members threw some good-bye parties for us. Some girls from one of the wards made us some hand towels with our names stitched into it and bookmarks with the same thing, and made us brownies(they were burnt though...brownies really aren't a mexican treat...). Our converts invited us over for pizza. We might have to discuss the Sabbath day again with them though....

I have been thinking quite a bit about stuff I will do when I get back. I think I want to learn how to ride a motorcycle and get one when I get back to Texas. My reasoning is this(with help from my companion who rides motorcycles):

I can get a decent motorcycle for 1500 bucks (2000 with equipment and everything)

It doesn't rain much in Texas, so not a ton of danger

Riding a motorcycle is pretty cheap (50 miles to the gallon)

I won't be travelling much out of Cedar Park anyways, so it will be more efficient

It's awesome for dates ;)

I have also been thinking as far as what I will do when I get back. I'm starting to lean towards something in the medical field, something like what mom does, because I'm figuring, I'll do the same amount of schooling, and right off the bat I'll be making a good amount of money, and that salary will keep on going up the more experience I get. I'm thinking my knowledge of Spanish will also help me a lot in that regard.

So, those are the thoughts of Kevin for this week,

I love you all

Elder Kevin Ammon Wilde

Last picture....wonderful city planning, a power line pole right in the middle of the street.....

Ahhhhh, my life is pretty much complete......

Hey family!!!!!
Well, after an AWESOME WEEK, and CONFERENCE, I can pretty much say, my life is AWESOME!!!! 
Oh, and THE FAMILY GOT BAPTIZED!!!!!!!! ALL 5 OF THEM!!!!!!!
Oh my gosh I felt so happy!!!!!!! 3 of them asked me to baptize them(all the girls.....). It was such an honor. I don't have my camera with me, I'll send the pics next week.
And the person that I baptized the week before bore her testimony, and she cried. I just can't believe the Lord has blessed me so much! I mean seriously, what did I do to deserve so many blessings? I just know the Lord sent me here with this purpose. I am sooooo glad.
Alex and I prepared 2 special numbers for this baptism. And they were amazing, as normal...:P
So yeah, and these people that have been baptized recently are giving us more references, so yeah, we still got stuff to do.
But yeah, and the mission prez wrote me saying how great of a missionary I am, a little ego boost there too....
So....yup, life's pretty much awesome, continuing going along, working....
Oh, and daylight savings, I am NOT A FAN!!!!!! I have had 2 bad night's sleep in a ROW because of that stupid change in clock. Dang Franklin.......
But yeah, I thank God that I have been sent here at this time, because he knew I was needed here. That's what my patriarchal blessing says. Right now in Escarcega I have 12 baptisms. 
And the branch is sooo happy with our efforts here. They said that an entire family being baptized has not happened here since they can remember. But yeah, a complete family being baptized. It is the missionary's dream. I love them sooooooooo much!!!!!!!!!! But yeah, I really can't find the words to say. 
Oh, and all the talks in conference about kids did make me kinda want to get married.....haha, no I still got a lot of time before that happens.
But yeah, in the mission you really grow to appreciate the gospel and what it does, and more importantly what it helps us avoid. I see that every day here in Mexico. YOu have no idea how many lives and marriages that have been destroyed for alchohol, sex in the wrong circumstances, or just not living faithful to the gospel. We really do live better lives.
As one of the talks in general conference said, you can be active in the church and inactive in the gospel, and we really need to be active in both.
Well, I have a little more time so keep writing me!!!!
Love you all!!!!
Elder Kevin Ammon Wilde

November 21, 2011 11:29:59 AM ( Oops skipped a week posting)

HOLA FAMILIA!!!!!

Well, another week down and still working.

These last few weeks weve come across a BUNCH of new investigators.

On friday, we were on the way to an appointment when I had to stop and tie my shoe, and all of the sudden we hear someone shouting "elderes! elderes!"

THis was a single mom who really wants to repent. She listened to the missionaries about 10 years ago but she says that she knows that we are from god and that we can help her to repent.

The only issue with her is that, shes looking to a bunch of churches to help her, so that could pose a problem.

Well, we still dont have any progressing investigators, because NOBOBY COMES TO CHURCH!!!!! Weve been focusing on that, telling our investigators that they NEED to come to church, but they dont do it. And now my mission prez wrote me today saying hes worried that we havent been having anybody at church. GAH!!!!!!!!

But weve been doing all we can.

Oh, we had a training session a couple of weeks ago and our mission prez told us of an experience with a patriarchal blessing that a missionary wrote him about recently. THis was for a recent convert and it said that she wouldve joined the church 20 years ago but a young man that wouldve been her missionary chose not to serve a mission.

That just makes me know that there are specific people that I gotta find and I gotta do all I can to find them.

I am feeling better and my comp is opening up more and more to me. But there is one thing that concerns me a lot. He told me he doesnt think hes gonna serve the whole 2 years. He thinks hes gonna go til the new year and throw in the towel. His girlfriend told him that she would still marry him if he came home early soooooo, yeah....

Well, Ill be on for another 20 minutes,

Love you all!!!!!

Elder Kevin Wilde

WOOOOOOT I AM A UNCLE AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YUP I AM SUPER PUMPED!!!!!!! WOOOT WOOT!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS DAN AND MICHELLE!!!!!

Yup, but this was a good week. We finally had investigators at church this week. Were gonna marry a couple, so thats awesome.

Were working with some less actives to reactivate them.

As a mission were focusing right now on the temple. How important it is to have converts, not baptisms.

But Im doing well because were finally gonna have some baptisms soon!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!

AND I HAVE A NEW NEPHEW!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, I would like to vent for one moment about how I DO NOT LIKE self righteous people. They very much irritate me.

Yesterday, I went to eat at a members house, and the wife went on for about 10 minutes about how righteous she is!!!! Im not even kidding, she was talking about how everyone loves her and how shes such a great example of the church!!! And in fact, her rumor spreading is a reason why one less active that we are reactivating is less active!!!!! GAH!!!!!!!! Unfortunately, theres a goods number of members who are like that. Yeah, not cool.

But I would like to take this opportunity to share they story of the people we are gonna marry.

Well, we had been teaching his wife for about a month and a half and we were about to stop teaching her. And her huband drank A LOT!!!!! And she wanted to leave him (yes I refer to husband even though they are not married), but he was drinking so much, that he had to stop because of health issues in his liver. ANd now that hes trying to stop, hes having severe pains. But inicially, he didnt want to listen to us, but one day he decided to, and now he tells us that he wants to leave all of his old habits behind and come unto christ. IT IS AWESOME!!!! And were gonna have FHE with them tonight.

So yeah, Im doing well.

Until next week, Love you ALL

Elder Kevin Ammon Wilde

Ugh, drama please stop.....is that too much to ask? Oct. 24, 2011

Yup, is it???

Well in this edition of the weekly report of Kev....err...I mean Elder Wildes crazy adventures.....Elder Wilde is officially sick of having so much drama happening.

We again didnt have any baptisms this week which is dissapointing me because I love those investigators but I am about to make the decision to stop teaching them. Its quite sad really. But Ive been feeling super inadequate of being a senior companion.

Speaking of companions, I think you can start calling me the Killer. This is because I do believe that my companion is probably gonna go home this week, and this time because of other issues before his mission.

I HATE DRAMA!!!!!!! GAH!!!!!!!!!!!

All I wanna do is teach and baptize, is that too much to ask????

On the good news, a few weeks ago I had an epiphany (yes, that is one my favorite words). I do feel comfortable speaking spanish. I can communicate, understand, and joke around in spanish. So yes, I am feeling proud of myself in that regard.

NOW, back to the drama, I felt soooo alone this week, because my companion was not talking to me, not supporting me, and I was basically dragging him around all day every day. Now today he finally opened up as to why he was like that, and yeah, hes probably going home.

Good news, I love the weather right now, not hot, not cold, just right.......ahhhh.......

But yeah, this week, I really gotta focus in on finding new investigators. I dont know why, but I am still nervous of contacting new people. Im getting better, but its still hard.

But dang its tough being a senior companion, especially when you have soooo much to learn.

Oh yeah, I got sick last week, Im still a little sick (spanish word of the day, todavia, means yet, or still). I woke up on friday and I could barely talk, and my throat was killing me. I do feel like the Lord blessed me there because the doctor said I needed to take a penicillin injection and other pills and rest for 2 days. But I felt a ton better on saturday and I worked. And I didnt do the penicillin injection because that wouldve been a shot where I dont like it....

Oh, and even more drama, my district leader is having issues as well, which is really sad, because he is a great missionary, but I wont go into detail.

OH, and today, my tailbone is hurting. I am worried about that because my son went home because of back issues.

But Im really hoping that all of this drama will stop and I can get back to teaching and baptizing.

So, thats my schpeal for this week, Ill be on for another 20 minutes,

Love you all,

Elder Kevin Ammon Wilde

Possibly the 2 most stressful weeks of my life! October 17, 2011

The title says it all.

My son died in childbirth(went home) because of issues in his spine, and went home on wednesday. I still felt like such a failure.

I got another mexican companion that came into the field at the same time as me. I am still senior companion. It was very clear to me (and he told me later) that he did not get along well at ALL with his trainer, because he hasnt learned much. Which makes things super stressful on me again because I have been doing everything, teaching, finding. I have to force him to participate. I just didnt think I was ready for this just yet. And that stress culminated on sunday when nobobdy come to church. Now there was a big storm and it has rained a TON in the last few days, but it was still bad. So yeah, I was depressed yesterday. Another elder, elder franco (good friend of mine) saw that, took me aside, and chewed me out for being depressed. SO, now I feel better, Im refocusing and this is gonna be a better week. We have 2 baptisms scheduled for this week, but probably 1 will actually happen. Im so worried about that because she´s still very nervous about baptism (because she´s 18 and worried about what will happen after baptism).

 

So yeah, mission life continues, oh, another part of the stress come because at transfers, we divided the areas of my ward to bring in 2 new elders. And with that, I didnt know half of my area. I lost half of my investigators to the other elders. And they told me that they were about to leave my best investigator, which leads me to believe that she doesnt trust them. SO yeah.

 

Oh, I forgot to tell you all that I learned a new word at general conference, "tweetear", "to tweet", hahahhaha. Sorry, that just makes me laugh.

 

I do very much enjoy going to costco, its like a mini trip to the states, because it is EXACTLY the same. Im going there this afternoon. 

 

I never really realized how much of a big deal blonde hair and blue eyes is until I came here. I mean seriously, it is a BIG DEAL. I get soooo many looks from people (especially women). Even more so than other americans, because right now, I am pretty dang blonde. Example, in a lesson a few weeks ago, I was explaining what would happen in the ressurection, and giving the example that I wear contacts, but in the resurrection, I wont have to because my eyes "will be perfect". And one of the women there said "ya son" meaning, "they already are". Yesterday, a member drove us to their house to eat, and I sat in the middle and there was a little girl sitting in the back. And 2 minutes into the trip, she starts stroking my hair....and did that until we got there.......that was awkward....

Yeah and Ive gotten a ton of comments about my hair and my eyes. As I said, its a big deal. SO, if after my mission I have troubles finding a girl, I know where to go ;)

 

But yeah, so these last few weeks have been rough, but its gonna get better,

Love you all!!!!!

Elder Kevin Ammon Wilde

A New Epic has Begun October 10, 2011

Well, as you all know I am training, but Im not too sure it will be for a long time. Actually, I could be getting a new comp this week. For a lot of reasons, first of all, he misses his family SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH, second, Im pretty sure he came out here because of pressure from family and friends, thirdly, hes having some major issues with his back. He and I are gonna meet with President Salinas tomorrow to see what we should do because it hurts him a lot to walk all day, and as you know, we do that all day every day.

 

But he is a good person, humble, and funloving. If he can resolve his back problems here in the mission, I do believe he can be a good missionary.

 

This was a very wierd week, and I felt extremely inadequate. And it was very trying as well. We divided the areas and recieved a new companionship in the ward. And as such, I lost half my investigators and half of my area I dont know. It was even more trying when I heard that the new elders want to drop my best investigator. UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah, I lost all of my confidence in them, I fear they are gonna lose all of my other investigators. GAH!!!!!!

 

But I forgot to describe conference. IT WAS SO WIERD IN SPANISH. But nonetheless, awesome. But it was clear in one of the talks, the translator was very nervous because he finished the talk a full minute before the actual speaker! I laughed. But the jokes of the speakers just arent the same in spanish.

 

But we didnt have too many investigators as sacrament meeting. Our next baptisms are next week. But I'm quite a bit worried. I really hope I can be guided by the Spirit and help people, but I do believe Im going through a trial of faith.

 

Ugh, I always have things to write in my email but then I forget  them when Im at the cibers!!!!!!

 

Oh just throwing this out there, Heidi, you look soooooo different!!!!!!!

 

Nathan, are you married yet?

 

Funny fact about Mexico for the week, you wanna sell something? Buy a reverse tricycle and make noise.

 

But, all is well,

 

Love you all,

Elder Kevin Wilde