Week 41

Happy birthday Tyler!! (This was his birthday photo)

(This is Tanner's pension Jenny, a family that he taught got him this cake for his birthday, he says they are a great family!! Jenny is the Sweetest lady, she is his mom away from home!) 

well yesterday in our sunday meetings i started thinking about something....Why are we here?  Why would Heavenly Father have us come to the earth?? You know why???  Cause we need to be tried and tested, we are here to feel pain and happiness, heartache and rejoice, peace and stress, and to progress; but even better we are here to CREATE ETERNAL FAMILIES! isn't that a statement? Create eternal families, man that makes me just tingle! but what does that mean? it means

1. we need to help other people understand the gospel of Christ

2. help others go to the temple

           -baptisms for the dead

           - sealed together as families  

with these things we are making eternal families!! We do this not only for us, but for people that have passed on, so they have the chance to accept the gospel that we have here! what are we waiting for? help them out! haha its our responsibility to do this work! and when we do it, God promises us blessings! i love this work with all my heart, and i testify that when we help other people that have passed on, God blesses us! Just do it! 

(Tanners "district" smash birthday cake.  Get this they still ate the cake!)

this week has been a party! we had lots of work and blessings!! the work here is going super good!! the thing that we need to fix is our balance in how we work with the people we teach and how we help them! we will be working on that a lot this week and i know by doing this we will see more miracles! the work will progress even more here in 15 De Agosto! 

(City lights of Arequipa) 

we had 2 baptisms this week! Araceli and Maryori! it was so awesome! we worked with them a lot and the young women of the ward just flocked to them and they have felt right at home! its been super great! 

we are hoping for 1 more this next saturday! his name is Oliver and he loves this gospel! he has a strong testimony! we are so blessed to have Oliver and see him grow and mature in this gospel! he is 23 and ready to change his life for the better! 

(Such a special day!)

Our weeks are work, work and more work!  I love it!! And have a good time doing it!  

MOMMAS Qs

1. week was Awesome!!!

2.  Did you get your birthday packages? 

2. ya i got all of the packages!! thank you to all that sent me one!! i am so grateful for it!! 

3.  What is the weather like now? 

3. ya it is getting colder! It's perfect, hot during the day and freezing cold at night!  but i bought a llama sweater today so I won't be cold at night!! its sick! 

4.  Your pension sent me a pic of you on your birthday.... It was so sweet of her and it really made my day! 

4. ya she is the greatest! i love that lady!! 

5.  What are your plans today??

5. today we went on a 4 hour tour of Arequipa and we had a blast! playing and taking tons of pictures!!

Love you all, 

Elder Wagner 

(Today's tour of Arequipa)

(Isn't it just beautiful here!)