Dear Family,
Well so far this week has been absolutley crazy...this week we had transfers as a mission so that means that it is the busiest week for us in the entire change...I have not slept much these past few days from all of the errands that we have done..but the spirit can always give someone energy. Luckily we got everything figured out and we only messed up with one transfer of the mission so that was a huge blessing. This last change was honestly incredible with my compion. We were able ot see a ton of success and we literally had not a single investigator when we started. This mission is doing very well right now. We are about half way to our goal after the first 2 weeks of the month!
One cool miracle we had was that this last week we really did not find anything positive in our area.....anyways to complete the normal mission standards we had to find 3 new investigators before Sunday night......so on Sunday right after church we knocked doors for like 6 hours straight...anyways also on that night we had to go to the president's house at night to work on some stuff so we had limited time.....right before we had to leave we had not even had a lesson yet when we knocked on a door and found a very very positive lady with her 2 children whose father was killed by a gang 10 months ago...i just know that in this life no matter what happens that God wants us to be happy and through our effort succed. i love you all.. and i know my letters are not very good but i am doing my best! i love you all.
Elder Wilkes
Elder Wilkes in Guatemala
2/17/16
2/9/16
2/3/16
Thankful For Your Support
This last week in our area we had a baptism... her name is Jessica Lopez. She was the last member of her family to be baptized and her brother baptized her! It was really cool. Well I love you all have a great week.
Elder Wilkes
1/26/16
Assistant to the President
Dear Family of Elder William Packer Wilkes
It is with appreciation that we inform you that Elder Wilkes has been called to serve as an Assistant to the President in the Guatemala Guatemala City Central Mission. I know this calling comes from God. He has become a tremendous example to all the missionaries in the field.
As an Assistant, he will have a tremendous influence on the entire mission. I will rely on his counsel and love to better the people of Guatemala.
We appreciate having Elder Wilkes as a missionary in the greatest work on earth. The Lord has and will require much from him.
Yours Faithfully,
Melvin G. Markham
It is with appreciation that we inform you that Elder Wilkes has been called to serve as an Assistant to the President in the Guatemala Guatemala City Central Mission. I know this calling comes from God. He has become a tremendous example to all the missionaries in the field.
As an Assistant, he will have a tremendous influence on the entire mission. I will rely on his counsel and love to better the people of Guatemala.
We appreciate having Elder Wilkes as a missionary in the greatest work on earth. The Lord has and will require much from him.
Yours Faithfully,
Melvin G. Markham
So Greatful to Be Apart of it
Well things are going very very well here... I don't have a ton of time left but honestly we are seeing so many miracles. This last Sunday we had a baptism!! His name is Fausto Vazquez and he is 22 years old. His family is very catholic and did not want him to get baptized. But he really chose to follow Christ. He is honestly so excited about life and he really wants to serve a mission. We honestly have seen so many miracles...Here are a few...
We found a lady who had gone to the temple open house in Honduras and then never found missionaries...we gave her the Book of Mormon and she is in 2 Nephi now. She went to church yesterday. Also, an 80 year old lady showed up at church after the first visit. Haha. She is getting ready for baptism on the 7 of February. She told us that she secretly has always wanted to be Mormon...Yesterday we were knocking doors and we found a less active of 22 years that recently had 3 dreams telling her to go back to church...she told god in a prayer that if the elders came and visited her in her house that she would return and that she would take her whole family...she has 6 children that are not members...her husband died a year ago...Anyways yesterday through the spirit we showed up! The sprit was strong. We have about 10 investigators like that right now. Sometimes I don't know why God is blessing us so much. I just know that there are so many people here with giant needs. If we can help them have a real repentace then God will give us more.
Like elder Renlund said... things are really incredible when we realize things aren't about us. This is the lords work. Everyday I feel so grateful to be apart of it. Also in sacrament meeting my companion and I spoke...but the way his name is Elder Cacares from Panama. It helped us out alot with the ward. Well i love you all.
Elder Wilkes
We found a lady who had gone to the temple open house in Honduras and then never found missionaries...we gave her the Book of Mormon and she is in 2 Nephi now. She went to church yesterday. Also, an 80 year old lady showed up at church after the first visit. Haha. She is getting ready for baptism on the 7 of February. She told us that she secretly has always wanted to be Mormon...Yesterday we were knocking doors and we found a less active of 22 years that recently had 3 dreams telling her to go back to church...she told god in a prayer that if the elders came and visited her in her house that she would return and that she would take her whole family...she has 6 children that are not members...her husband died a year ago...Anyways yesterday through the spirit we showed up! The sprit was strong. We have about 10 investigators like that right now. Sometimes I don't know why God is blessing us so much. I just know that there are so many people here with giant needs. If we can help them have a real repentace then God will give us more.
Like elder Renlund said... things are really incredible when we realize things aren't about us. This is the lords work. Everyday I feel so grateful to be apart of it. Also in sacrament meeting my companion and I spoke...but the way his name is Elder Cacares from Panama. It helped us out alot with the ward. Well i love you all.
Elder Wilkes
Changes
Well today I really don't have a lot of time. Yesterday I did have changes and I was changed. I was called to be the new Assistant to the President. I am just thankful for the opportunity that I now have to learn to love each and every missionary in the mission. Things are a lot different now... I drive and car and that is super weird. Honestly I can't think of anything because my mind is racing right now. Just know that I love all of you.
Elder Wilkes
Elder Wilkes
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| One of my favorite converts. That metal thing in the back is his house. |
1/19/16
A Miracle on Sunday
Dear Family,
Well sometimes it is crazy how fast time pases here. I am getting close to only having six months left here in Guatemala and that is so crazy. Things have been going good here and I am slowing figuring out a little more what I am suppose to do. This last week we had a bunch of emergency changes and my companion left. He is from Panama and his name is Elder Casares. He is such a good guy. We both had the same trainer so that is pretty funny.
Anyways we have pretty much been knocking on doors all day long day after day.. just because I never really got to know the area before my other companion left. But we have seen a ton of miracles. This Sunday we are going to have a baptism! His name is Fausto Vazquez he is 22 years old. He is the investigator who called us on the phone my second day here and asked us to come over....he is reading the Book of Mormon like crazy and understands very well.
This last week we did see a huge miracle though... when my new comp got here we decided that we were going to baptize on Sunday. We had no one. But we decided that we could do it. Anyways after looking and looking in every part of our area we found a 16 year-old who was the next door neighbor of the second counseler of the ward. He had been going to church for four months straight and had been living all the commandments...his parents just had not given him permission. Anyways we fasted and on Saturday we went to visit him and found his dad. We built a good relationship with the dad and then asked to talk to his wife about his signing the baptismal record. Anyways he signed it on Sunday and Moises Cruz got baptized on Sunday afternoon! Little did we know all of the young men in the ward were fasting for him so he could receive permission to get baptized. I know that the Lord knows what He does. He knows what it is that he wants us to do. Well I love you all.
Elder Wilkes
Well sometimes it is crazy how fast time pases here. I am getting close to only having six months left here in Guatemala and that is so crazy. Things have been going good here and I am slowing figuring out a little more what I am suppose to do. This last week we had a bunch of emergency changes and my companion left. He is from Panama and his name is Elder Casares. He is such a good guy. We both had the same trainer so that is pretty funny.
Anyways we have pretty much been knocking on doors all day long day after day.. just because I never really got to know the area before my other companion left. But we have seen a ton of miracles. This Sunday we are going to have a baptism! His name is Fausto Vazquez he is 22 years old. He is the investigator who called us on the phone my second day here and asked us to come over....he is reading the Book of Mormon like crazy and understands very well.
This last week we did see a huge miracle though... when my new comp got here we decided that we were going to baptize on Sunday. We had no one. But we decided that we could do it. Anyways after looking and looking in every part of our area we found a 16 year-old who was the next door neighbor of the second counseler of the ward. He had been going to church for four months straight and had been living all the commandments...his parents just had not given him permission. Anyways we fasted and on Saturday we went to visit him and found his dad. We built a good relationship with the dad and then asked to talk to his wife about his signing the baptismal record. Anyways he signed it on Sunday and Moises Cruz got baptized on Sunday afternoon! Little did we know all of the young men in the ward were fasting for him so he could receive permission to get baptized. I know that the Lord knows what He does. He knows what it is that he wants us to do. Well I love you all.
Elder Wilkes
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