News from the Promised Land!

Sorry I didnt write last week! Was really busy!

This week has flown by and was loads of fun and we worked HARD!

Monday I got my hair trimmed, the lady did a great job, though i was pretty freaked out. I said 1cm and was worried id come out with a number one shave, but all is well haha.

We also celebrated Hermana Medranos bithday which was loads of fun. She is Hermana Llanquinaos companion and snce Llanquinoa is from chile and some people went there they got her MILO and i was so excited and then i tried it and it tastes nothing like kiwi milo.... was really sad! NZs milo is better haha.

OH and while I was getting my haircut they showed me that video that went viral of the haka at the wedding and i got a little teary eyed seeing my lovely Red Hill ward and a tiny bit of Bens wedding reception!! 

This week we found 5 new people to teach and just saw so many miracles, im loving the work and it makes me sad to think ive only got 3 more transfers. 

Today we went to Lanus, which was my area last winter and did some bowling, I saw my absolute favourite family from Lanus the Senlle family and we all cried! It was fantastic!! 

I hope that you all had a great easter!

Love,

Hermana Wilson

P.S attached a photo that one of my fav americans Hermana Spruill send me (now known as Alexandra Spruill)

To All Mothers

Durring this special easter season I have tried to focus more than ever on Jesus Christ and His sacrifice for me and think of my Heavenyl Father who sent His only begotten son in the flesh to pay the price for my sins and suffer for the pains and heartaches I have and will feel throughout my life. 

But i´m not going to write about that today...

There is a quote that goes something like this:" It is impossible to forget God and remember mother and im possible to remember God and forget mother"

I´ve seen and felt that this week and throughout my mission. My daddy is my greatest hero on earth and I love him and my siblings are my greatest living examples of humilty and love and kindness, but today I dedicate my email to all those loving mothers, especially my own and my grandmothers and Aunties. 

I do truly believe that the love a mother feels for her children is he closest thing to the decine lvoe that Jesus Christ shows uys. People spat on, insulted, hated, mocked, threatened and eventually killed Him. But He was still willing to suffer the sins of all those people and die for them. He pleaded: "Forgive them father, for they know not what they do."

Perhaps i havent been sooooo bad to my mum, but ive deffinately had my moments where i havent been so kind to her. But yet the devine love that she feels for my gives me the complete certainty that there is nothing I could do to separete my from the love she feels for me. 

Our mothers keep us alive inside their bodies for 9 months and then continue sustaining us with their love throughout the rest of all eternity. They patched up our grazed knees, rocked us to sleep, stayed up with us all night when we were sick. They hugged us and told us all would be okay when we were bullied, they stood on our side against any enemy, theyre our biggest fans and greatest comfort. They cried for us when we left home and worried and prayed for us from the moment we existed.

Could there be anything more Holy on earth than a mother? Anything more pure than her love? 

I join my words to Jeffery R Hollands in saying to all mothers: 

"Thank you. Thank you for giving birth, for shaping souls, for forming character, and for demonstrating the pure love of Christ. You are doing better than you think you are."

I thank my mummy for teaching my to care, to love and be charitable. For caring for me when I was sick and holding me while I cried. For being my biggest cheerleader. For marrying my daddy. For always believing in me and for being a perfect example of Christ, of a mother and of Christ.

Love,

Hermana Wilson

Fwd: They didnt steal my Companion! But they stole my district leader AND zone leader :(

This week, like this transfer, just flew by!

As a gift to myself to take away from my mission I got some really great cases made for my spanish scriptures. The lady did an amazing job! Photos are attached. 

 

We had a great pday last week, we had a farewell for our district leader Elder Bavelas (now known as James Bavelas) We ate tacos, made predictions about his future and he about ours and attacked him with cans of fake snow haha. They all played soccer coz any activity here always ends in soccer haha.

Tuesday we had our district meeting and it was great, really spiritual and we finshed saying goodbye to Elder Bavelas and Elder Steinky who both finished their missions today. 

Wednesday we were in Banfield for leadership council where we talk about what we can do to help the mission progress and help president make decisions about the mission. It was my seccond time and was great, we always learn loads there and it is nice to be able to help better the mission. 

Wednesday evening we took the LOOOOOOOOOOOONG trip in 2 trains and a bus to San Miguel de Monte for exchanges with the great sisters there Hermana Dunlop and Hermana Muñoz. We had a great time, found a few new people to teach and had loads of lessons. It is pure countryside and is really pretty there is a lake there so we finsihed the exchange eating ice cream at the lake. 

Friday, saturday and sunday we were actually the whole day in our area! Miracle! We worked hard and have 2 new investigators with baptismal dates. They have to get married first but are excited for that. 

This morning we went and left a farewell sign for our district leader on his gate which he found as he left for the airport, the live close to us. We were totally ninja at 7am trying not to get spotted as we left it there haha. 

The mission is great! I love it! I love teaching and speaking spanish so naturally and being a representative of Jesus Christ!

Have a good week!

Hermana Wilson

In the Elder Bednar Conference: 4 generations!!

My trainer Hna Orgill, Me, My Daughter Hna Rodriguez and my granddaughter Hermana Hinrichs!

Craziest week of the transfer!

Not a lot to say about this week since we were in bed the majority of it!

Last monday we had a practise for the talent show this week, our district was kinda depressed, I think because our district leader is going home soon and this district is really close.

Monday evening and Tuesday I had exchanges with Hermana LLANQUINAO! My ex-companion, since I am her sister training leader now. It was a strange exchange because tuesday morning I had to go to Burzaco to do visa paperwork and in the afternoon she had a doctors appointment and then in the evening the sisters from San Miguel DeMonte arrived to say the night because Wednesday we took the long trip over to the Buenos Aires North Mission for a 3 hours interactive conference with David A. Bednar, one of the 12 Apostles. We were extremely lucky to be there! It was a conference filmed live for all the missionaries serving in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uraguay missions, over 6000 mssionaries, and we were invited to be there. I sat about 5 meters away from Elder Bednar and we were able to chat with him and ask question and he was very friendly and funny. We learnt alot about learning from the spirit and he spoke to me presonally saying: "Let me explain something: Men to 10 things, they do 9 wrong and one right, they dont remember the nine, they just focus on the 1 and they say: "Man, arent I just great!?". Women do 10 things, they do 9 thins right and one thing wrong and (Lifts hands dramatically and sighs) dont remember the 9, just the one thing wrong and feel really bad. Sisters! Stop worrying so much!! Elders, maybe you should worry just a little more!" haha it was very funny. 

He started the conversation saying: "dont look so afraid everyone! I am not going to point at anyone and say: "you! Stand up and recite D&C 4". You probably all know it, until an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ asks you to say it and then you cant remember your own name! Im not going to work that way today" 

It was a truly incredible oportunity and I was also able to see all my ex-companions and friends who went to the South mission when it was devided. 

Thursday, and fridayand saturday we had a tummy bug. We got up just to so our 10 minute play for the talent show and saturday night we went to an open house in Gonzales Catan which was nice. Sunday I felt great but after church my companion was too good so she slept the afternoon. Today we both feel great and are ready to work!

I am haivng a great time here, it is all flying by really quickly, even more so now with exchanges and so many other things going on. But I know that this is The Lords work not mine,I am simply one of him tools, an angel send to guide home the lost children of God. And what a true honor it is!

I love you all!

Hermana Wilson

P.S No photos on my camera this week sorry!

Photos: The wedding/conference, Las Flores Lagoon, and my companion is sassy!

I Love To See The Temple! And President and Hermana Thurgood! And Las Flores!

Well last monday we had a really awesome Zone activity having a picnic lunch and playing sports in the field beside the temple. One of the Elders had a Rugby ball and they got caried away playing that and it ended with Elder Bavelas tackled to the ground with quite the bump on his head and forgetting everyones names! I got to put in practice a bit of my first aid haha. Then his companion spent the whole week with a fever and vomiting and so when that didnt pass after 3 days we had to be nurses again taking medicine and food supplies to them. I have experience with tummy bugs now after one year drinking the water here haha, so I gave them the miracle anti-nausea tablets I have used and pepto-bismol and in a day he was better! #SisterNurse

This week we also had our zone conference which was in our chaple so we only had to cross the road to get there! It was fantastic as usual and we had a delish roast chicken and salad lunch with everyone. The funny thing was that last weekend with the wedding they had decorated the cultural hall and all the decorations were still up, so when the elders arrived early to set up they took wedding photos being silly haha. And President began the meeting saying with a wink: "Firstly id like to say a big thank you to Hermana Wilson and Hermana Fierro for decorating so well for this conferance! No one has ever but so much effort in before!" to which I replied "Yeah, we were up all night to prepare!" haha

After the conference I took the 3 hour trip to Las Flores with Hermana Shepard for a 3 day companionship exchange with her. They and the Elders from Las Flores had missed the bus to get to the conference and knowing they wouldnt arrive on time had... HITCH-HIKED!! Yeah we all thought it was kinda halrious, they arrived in a huge truck hahaha, but hopefully president doesnt find out haha, he´d have a heartattack! 

My last day in Las Flores we went to the lagoon there and had breakfast and did the companionship inventory, it was so foggy that my hair got wet as we biked there!

My companion sassed me this morning haha, I always forget to take my towel to the bathroom and she has to bring it to me and so this morning I get up and there is a sign on the bathroom door which says in spanish: Hermana Wilson, how would you feel, if ye shall stand before the bar of God WITHOUT A TOWEL! -Alma 5:22 

I almost died laughing and remembered my towel!  

Love you all!

Hope youre well!! 

Hermana Wilson

Happy Valentines!!!

This week went really well, we found some new people to teach which is exciting!

 I celebrated my one year in the mission! Fire and cake were involved!

It is super hot here, i think I could die, and so humid! There was a storm the other night which usually gets rid of the humidity but it made it worse, we are melting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

I know that after the last wedding I went to I vowed to never go to another wedding on the mission and I really planned on sticking to that.... But we got roped into helping out in the kitchen at a wedding of one of the YSA in our ward. It wasnt as trunky as last time, I promise haha. 

We had exchanges with the sisters from Luis Guillon on Saturday, went really well. I was with Hermana Batista from Brazil and we had a great time and learnt a lot, but it was so hot that day!

Today as a zone we are off to the park in front of the temple to have a picnic and play ultimate frizbee! I made banana cake and chocolate chip cookies. I was in histerics because I left my companion in charge of the cookies in the oven while I showered and I got out and went to look at them and she had flipped them over "So they will cook both sides" hahaha I had to explain that cookies are not like meat haha

Well thats all for this week really..... I dont have any photos because my camera wont load on this computer! But here´s a photo that my companion sent me! 

Lots of love to you all!

Hermana Wilson