Elder Wagner Arequipa, Peru : Week 46

My new llama sweater! Sweet huh!?

well it has been a week of hard work and lots of love!

we have been working super hard this week to find new people without much luck... but with patience thats all! we are actually super happy here in our area! the ward is so lovable and helpful! we have been visiting lots of elderly and all the converts of the last 24 months! its super fun to visit, play, and feel the love that the people have for the missionaries! its really a special feeling! they always help us and tell us about their friends, so that we could visit. The best thing is they always want to give us food, its awesome! so many times we feel its just the investigators and less actives, but who will be here with them for longer time?! THE MEMBERS! haha so you guys are the core of happiness and success! It is the best feeling when you feel that you have helped them know that they are always remembered!

i love this work and this Gospel and my savior and all of you!

this week i taught about potential to my district, i had a box of cake mix and i told them, " what is the potential of this box?" and they said that it could be a delicious cake! and i said ya it has the potential of being a super good cake but we have to MAKE IT!! we all have the potential, to be a big boss, or a professional soccer player, or the worlds smartest man, or the hardest worker, or a leader, or a good dad, you can do it all! but like the cake you gotta MAKE IT! put everything on the line, work even if your head says you cant, get up when you wanna sleep, run when you wanna walk, and be happy when you wanna be sad! dont let anything or anyone tell you that you cant, because YOU CAN! as a missionary, no one forces me to do what i do, i chose to be here, i chose to hurt, i chose to cry, i chose to be a serevant of MY Savior because i know that i have the potential to do it! ya it may seem hard and slow and hot and tiring during the run but when you come to the finish line and you take the cake out of the oven and it smells soooo good, you will never look back and say, "why did i do that?" you will go to your knees and pray to your Father in Heaven and say, "thank you for that challenge." it might be hard to see your potential right now but i will give you a hint on what YOUR potential is....... YOU CAN BE LIKE CHRIST!! you can do it! you just have to MAKE IT! keep pushing! be happy and always thank your Father in Heaven for the hardships and happy times that he has blessed you with! YOU CAN DO IT!! your God knows you can, so do it!! be the best you can be, serve the people around you and be like Christ. follow his example and you will see things change around you and even IN you! i promise and testify of this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen