Machu Picchu

Yeah so In a brief summary I left Puerto Sunday morning and I got to Cusco at night (11.5 hours on the bus) the next day I got up at 1 am and we got ready and took a bus, to a place in the sacred valley called Ollantaytambo. From there we took a (narrow gauge) train to Machu Picchu pueblo, we got there at 6 something, Then we took another bus to the ruins, it was so cool when we showed up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  We started climbing, all the other tourists were slow, and tired we pretty much ran up the mountain because we're  all used to more altitude. Machu Picchu is about 2000 meters and where I was in Puno is 3800 meters.  WE explored the whole city I took a LOT of pictures, we finished early so with some elders we entered in again. WE went up Machu Picchu for a SECOND TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I WENT UP TWICE!!!!!    It was a blast.  There were so many people here  I heard so many languages there.   It was amazing I'll show all the pictures when I get back.  I was really tired we left for Ollantaytambo at 6:30 and we got there 8:30 ish, then we couldn't find the bus to take us back!!!!!!!   We were starting to get worried but we found the guy, we got back to Cusco at 11 at night.   Now some Puerto news.

When I left the District Conference had a good attendance,  and we were getting the zone ready for the baptismal service this Saturday. Our investigator Lucero is going to be baptized on Saturday she's really excited and getting ready.  It wasn't that hot this week it was in 40 C a little above.  I'll send pictures of the service next Monday.

Mom I hope your fine and that you feel well in your treatments.  I love you.

Elder Wilde

September 12th

Thanks again for the package. I love it !!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah we got back from Cusco, on Wednesday afternoon, just in time for lunch. We started working right away to make up for the lost time. We worked really hard this week, and we were able to still meet our goals even though we were in Cusco a couple days.  The picture is me and Elder Choque from Bolivia he's the only other elder from my group that's a Zone Leader. He's really nice, We're buds since Lima.      

This week we found more people and we're going to keep working as hard as we can, I leave this Sunday in the morning to travel to Cusco. I'm coming back Tuesday (maybe on plane for zone leader percs haha) and we're gonna keep at it here.      It's great to be out here mom, there is sometimes some zone stuff to do, like plan meeting or take sick people to the hospital, but it's all part of the job.

I know you'll be well mom, Don't worry, .  Next p-day I'll be in Machu Picchu.  I'll try to write Tuesday.

Love,

Elder Wilde

The Work Progresses and a Trip to HQ in Cusco

Thanks for the letter mom, it makes me sad to hear about all your treatments, but I know it's so you get better faster. I know that everything will come out fine. I know how it is I'm starting to get tired too, but I just keep going I don't really know how. I count that as a blessing, to keep going because I'm doing it for a purpose. 

Yes I just got the package!!!!!!! thanks so much  I love it  I picked it up yesterday. Oh yeah I'm in Cusco right now. The plans changed and we traveled yesterday after the 3rd hour. Took a plane to Cusco.  Some more news is that I'm going to go to Machu Picchu in 2 weeks.  I'm really excited for that I'll send a bunch of pictures.  

Mom don't worry I'm always going to work hard, I've done that since I started and I don't plan on stopping or slowing down the pace. We're seeing lots of miracles and experiences here, we know that so that's why we work to find our mission or purpose here.

Mom I'm praying for you, and I know prayers are answered, we just need to trust in the Lord and accept his will.     I`ll send pictures with families next week. The river Tambopata is really low that's a picture out in a dock by my sector and the other is me in the mission office with Julie's package she sent me.

We are doing really well we're coming out of a slump with power and the same with the Zone we're finding lots of people and teaching them, lots of families. We have a family with a baptismal date for September 24th they are very happy. We are planning a big service in our District because in the Zone there are 17 people with baptisms scheduled for the 24th!!! We're working really hard the Zone is trying it's best and we are having a lot of success that hasn't been seen in a while here. I know missionary work isn't about numbers, but it's usually an indicator if people are working good.  

With my companion we do a daily follow of the Zone about how everything is doing with the District leaders and Friday we have an in person meeting with them and they go over their Districts progress and we exchange ideas about how to help the Zone. I'm doing well I'm happy. My Zone is the best. We've got the best leaders helping us, and we're all in the same cause.

Tomorrow we have the Misson Leadership Council, we will address problems and concerns in the mission with the other Zone Leaders, Assistants, President and the Sister Trainers,

They say that there is a big agenda ,  there are a bunch of new leaders now,     I`ll write about it next week

Yeah this week my Pensionista's fence fell down and I fixed it up by prying out the old nails  and flipping the boards. I only had a hammer hahaha but it's a nice fence now.

Yeah I'm ready to work at home.

Love,

Elder Wilde

This week was pretty good it was hot but not as hot as it was before, it was cloudy some days so there wasn't that much sunshine!!!!!! 

We got the sisters' room ready and they got there fine. I also picked up my companion Elder Peña it is really hot for him because he came from Puno to the jungle, and he's never been in a hot sector before. haha

This week we've been working really hard to find new people, we've found a bunch of new families, and they have a lot of potential, we'll keep visiting this week.  Next pday I'm probably going to write late because I'm going to travel to Cusco for the mission leadership council. but I'll write!!!!!!!!       

hmmm about classes I'll talk to Laura about that and find out a solution, but what does credit hours mean??????

So Sunday I ran into the same gringo I ran into 13  months ago!!!!!!!!!!  He was from Lodi.  We had a big talk he's pretty cool, I'm going to stay in contact with him when I get home,  

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Mom I hope  you'll keep getting better and be happy.

Love

Elder Wilde

This week was pretty good it was hot but not as hot as it was before, it was cloudy some days so there wasn't that much sunshine!!!!!! 

We got the sisters' room ready and they got there fine. I also picked up my companion Elder Peña it is really hot for him because he came from Puno to the jungle, and he's never been in a hot sector before. haha

This week we've been working really hard to find new people, we've found a bunch of new families, and they have a lot of potential, we'll keep visiting this week.  Next pday I'm probably going to write late because I'm going to travel to Cusco for the mission leadership council. but I'll write!!!!!!!!       

hmmm about classes I'll talk to Laura about that and find out a solution, but what does credit hours mean??????

So Sunday I ran into the same gringo I ran into 13  months ago!!!!!!!!!!  He was from Lodi.  We had a big talk he's pretty cool, I'm going to stay in contact with him when I get home,  

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Mom I hope  you'll keep getting better and be happy.

Love

Elder Wilde

I'm glad to hear that your doing well with your recovery, and that everybody knows what they're doing. 

So my companion Elder Niaupari is in Cusco right now, to go home. And my new companion is Elder Peña he's from Bolivia, he's a quiet guy. He's coming from my sector in Puno to be Zone Leader here, I'm going to hear about how Puno Central is doing, I'm happy for that.   We're also opening up a sector here, right now I'm trying to get all the stuff the two new sisters will need, bed frames, desks, a bunch of stuff!!!

The baptism of Nicole was really nice, she was  a little nervous, but I baptized her just fine, she was so happy, I didn't listen to her testimony because I was still changing in the bathroom when they had her talk, I was kind of bummed but yeah that's life, I also confirmed her Sunday morning, in Sacrament Meeting. 

Another investigator is Lucero she is progressing and her boyfriend is a member and she came to church yesterday for the second time, The problem is that her parents are super religious to another church and said they will throw her out of the house!!!!  yeah it's an interesting situation.   I'll inform more about how the zone is doing!!!

Tell me about everything at home, I looked at a calendar today and I realized that I'm going to be home in like 3 months!!!!! I'm going to Machu Picchu this change also.

So my new companion is a quiet Boliviano, he's a new leader, and had like 2-3 months as District Leader so I'm going to be helping him a lot .

 Right now I'm working on opening a sector that's been closed for almost  a year, it should be interesting!!!

We are working with the Branch and District to get stuff moving, it should be good, we're working to get the Zone better. to meet our goals!!!!

Love,

Elder Wilde

How's the church doing? I'm doing fine, we had a baptism this week and we have one planned for next week,  We're working hard to find new people. It's my companions last week so we put a goal to have 100 street contacts to go out with a bang. haha 

We have several more potential investigators to be baptized, It's looking bright.

This is  going good we're working with the branch council to help it function better.  I went to my old branch and I visited a bunch of people that were dropped by the way side, and now I'm showing the Elders where they all live to give them more chances.

This week an Elder fell playing soccer and his leg got so swollen that we took him to the hospital and they said he had a mass of dead blood growing in his leg and that we needed to take it out. We consulted Cusco and they said go for it before there was an infection so they operated on him cut it open and so much blood came out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I took a video of the whole thing, I'll show it at home. but he got cleaned up and he rested for a couple days and now he's fine.

I'll write about the baptism next week and who my new companion is.

The baptism on Saturday went really well, there was a lot of people there, and refreshments!!!!!!!!!!   My companion Elder Niaupari baptized her , without mistakes. haha   It was a really good experience. She bore her testimony after and there was a very strong spirit there.

This Saturday we have another baptism of her step sister Nicole, she passed her interview, and she asked me to baptize her, It's a great privilege and blessing to do that this Saturday, I'll send a picture next week .yeah.  

This is my companion's last week he's going to travel to Cusco this Saturday or Sunday to go back to Ecuador. So next week I'll have a new companion!!!!!!!!!!   This p day we're going to play soccer, and that's why I really don't send much pictures because we only play soccer. haha  

I hope you keep feeling better and that all the medicine helps you get better faster. I knew everything was going to be fine!!!!!

Love,

Elder Wilde