Cooper Winegar: March 2023

Yo yooo what's up!! This week was absolutely insane, solely because for the first time in a long time we did nothing.

Last Monday while we were playing soccer with the district and another ward, I stepped bad and hurt my foot. After a little bit I realized that I hurt it kinda bad, due to the crazy swelling. After going to the hospital, they told me it was a second grade sprain. That's the first miracle I saw, being that it was only a sprain and not a broken bone. The kindve frustrating news after was that we would have to stay in the house for the week so my foot could rest, and after seeing another missionary go home that same Monday from a sprain caused injury, I was very willing to comply haha.

So basically all we've done has been lots of calls, lots of área book cleaning, lots of naps, and lots of exchanges so that way my companion wouldn't have to finish his 3rd to last week chilling in the house haha.

But through the pain and the cabin fever we were able to see tons of miracles! One person we called ended up remembering her Facebook request to learn more about Jesus from two years ago! We had a video lesson with her and she's gold, just that she lives over there in Mexico City. Watch out for a Nahomi Martinez Elder Koger hahaha.

Other super cool miracle was when my comp said in the morning prayer yesterday to help us find people to teach for the missionaries next transfer. We didn't think anything was gonna come from it, until a brother called us wanting to visit his cousins with Elder Summers. Cool part was they found an entire family and another person that are already ready for baptism, answering Elder Summers prayer!! That's was awesome haha.

Then today, I remembered that there's a physical therapist in the ward, so we went with her and after 30 minutes with her she totally fixed my foot. It was nuts. Such a huge miracle being able to see that everything's gonna be fine haha.

Anyways it was a sweet, long, unforgettable week, and I will probably not be playing lots more soccer for the rest of my mission haha. I love this church and I know it's true. Read the book of Mormon if you doubt it. Trust in Christ and the tumult of the world will begin to seem not as big of problems. Love you all bye!!

-Elder Winegar

Pics in the house yay yuhhh also lots of ankle pics warning

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Monday, March 27, 2023

Pics from this week and rolled ankle

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Not really sure why I put that down as my email title but its pretty late and it was the first thing that came to my mind lol.

It was a sweet week! We went on exchanges with 2 elders, but one of the exchanges lasted 2 days 3 nights so I wasn't with my comp tons. BUT it was cool cause we got to help out lots of elders!

Over here we're struggling a bit to find people still, but yesterday we got an impression late at night to start knocking doors in a richer part of the area, which made no sense. After an hour of knocking doors, only 2 people opened up to us, one who gave elder Summers a sweater and another one that accepted a visit from us this upcoming week. I can easily see the both going places and accepting the gospel later on.

Don't have too much to comment bout the week but we keep seeing miracles all the time. Mexico is awesome and I love the people of Torreón. Keep the missionaries in your prayers cause I know they've got all you guys in their prayers!

Peace out

-Elder Winegar

Pics

Oh ya funny story was when I pulled our phone out of our pocket and it somehow had restarted our phone and washed all our battery, so I don't really have pics for this week lol. But hey love ya guys and have an awesome week!

Many hands make light work

Monday, March 20, 2023

Hellooo what's up guys! Today's been super pro, we're coming back from a magic town called parras. It was super cool and we had lots of fun and now we're gonna start the week with exchanges, should be good stuff.

This week was super good, we had lots of miracles with a member named hna zacarias. She's an incredible member that left the house almost every day to come and teach lessons with us and to take us with all the people she knows. We ended up finding two golden people with her and we got to celebrate big time with her.

The craziest part of all this is that this sister has had cancer for a very long time and that has permanent migraines. On top of that, she has a very hectic family with many kids and many responsibilities. If I was in her place, I would totally have rejected the missionaries and rested in my spare time. But after seeing the sacrifices of this sister, I've begun to reconsider it haha.

Other cool highlights were intercambios this week, I got to go out with Elder Hilton and my day one buddy, Elder McArthur! It was super awesome being able to relive the good ol days and just being able to work together again, but this time with me knowing more spanish haha.

Something we did recently that I love is that we put a toooon of pics of Jesus in our house, to the point that we can't look anywhere without seeing a picture of him. It's honestly helped so much tho and I've been able to keep a more Christ centered mind set. Which is awesome because Christ=happiness. I invite all you guys to do what's necessary to be able to focus your minds more on our Savior. I promise life will come out better like that.

Love you guys so much, peace out, here's a scripture that I loved from this week too! (Micah 7:18-19)

18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

-Elder Winegar

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Bumpy car ride spelling

Monday, March 13, 2023

What's up guys, we got another week pounded out!! Honestly we worked so dang hard but didn't have much to show for it lol but it was so dang fun. Me and Elder Summers have been doing super good and it's still been a weird adjustment being with another American, but it's a party.

Big miracle was when one of our investigators wanted to come preach with us.

So sorry that's all I had time for lol, I got distracted. Love and miss you guys

-Elder Winegar