Wowie never have I done so much in one week, but so little at the same time. I promise that the more you read the email, the more you'll understand what I mean. Actually here's a little bullet point list of anything significant that happened last week that doesn't need too much explaining
- -Painted the house
- -Interviews and Zone Conference W/Pres
- -Emergency transfers that left me in a trio for a few days
- -Helped my comp E. Medrano with all of his last minute things he wanted to do before he went back to his house
- -Dropped comp off on Sunday :(
- --Now it is just me and E. Alcala (comp from MTC) waiting together for our new comps to get here
- -I'll stay in Durango in the same area for 7 more weeks thanks to weird transfers
So ya pretty much we've just been busy all the time with anything but missionary work, which has been so frustrating for the people that we're working with, but has also made life super fun ahaha.
For example, Friday we were trying to cross a street, when we got stopped by a homeless man. He than started to say how he loves Mormons and that his brother's a Bishop and that we need to give him 40 pesos so that way he can save the world.
I was confused how a homeless man could save the world with 40 pesos, but luckily he informed me that he could do it because he was our new God. To prove it, he stared at E. Alcala for a very long time, and said that you have exactly 63 pesos in your pocket. E. Alcala did not, in fact, have 63 pesos, but instead a solid 16 pesos. We then left him to return to his post... standing in the middle of the busy street.
Other story but I've become addicted to the new Coca Cola 8-bit. Granted, I've only had two so far, but I plan to change that in the coming week lol.
Super spiritual experience was going to the baptism of Alejandra in E. Alcala's ward. Thanks to the testimonies, conversion stories, and the baptism itself, I ended up having what I believe has been one of my most spiritual experiences on the Mission so far.
I can't justly explain what was said, but I will say that the intense peace and joy that I felt is something that has carried with me since Thursday. As I watched Alejandra be baptized and become a member of the Church of Jesus Christ, I was left thinking, "What experience led me to becoming converted?"
As I have pondered this, I've come to believe that I never had a huge, instantaneous conversion, but rather a mosaic of different sized, life changing spiritual moments. I went on to share my testimony on Sunday to share my experience about this baptism, and at the end I asked everyone this same question I asked myself. Now, I want to ask all of you,
"What experience led to your own conversion?" Along with that, "How have you held on to that conversion?"
As for me, I know that I am still here because I need this peace and joy that the spirit brings into my life. It has become a bigger addiction than my problem with Coca Cola 8-Bit, and that's saying something lol
Please think about this question this week. I don't ask for much in my emails, but this week I ask for this. Let me know what your answer is to this, or simply just think about it. Allow yourself time and let the spirit help you answer this question, just like it did with me.
I know this Church is true, Ily all, Peace❤
-Elder Winegar
Pics hehe, kitten, bye bye Elder Medrano, trying to unplug the baptismal font, sunrise, painting out house, cutting hair, and coke 8-bit
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