Elder Matheson.... He's the man
The last supper at the mission home
Singing
Testimony meeting
Saying last goodbyes in Arequipa
Leaving Arequipa, going to miss this family!
First hug goes to mama!
Families are forever!
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Week 103
Return with honor!
Friends for life!
Elder Nicholls
Layover at Salt Lake, got to visit with Grandma and Papa
Home at last!!!! To these crazy lamas
Gifts from Peru!
Your all invited to my homecoming... I would to Love to see everyone!!
Monday, July 25, 2016
Week 102
(Fotos de Consejo de Zona) thanks to elder Searle we have a few pics this week!!!
its hard to describe my feelings in this moment, i feel happy for the new start, time with family and new experiences, but i still have that feeling of dang.... i won't see these people for a long time.. they are my family here in Peru. So a bit sad too! I know that all that our Father sends us to do, He provides a way for us to complete it!
I know that missionary work is the work of the Lord! He guides and protects us always. This mission has opened my eyes to how i should live the gospel. obedience is happiness, I know that for sure!
I have been blessed with many spiritual experiences that have changed my life and marked my heart forever! i can honestly say that i have felt JOY, A great feeling of joy during my time in Peru! one of my favorite scriptures is in Alma 29:10 describes it a bit.
10 And behold, when I see many of my brethren truly penitent, and coming to the Lord their God, then is my soul filled with joy; then do I remember what the Lord has done for me, yea, even that he hath heard my prayer; yea, then do I remember his merciful arm which he extended towards me.
I have come to feel this joy that only comes through the Atonement of my Savior Jesus Christ, and i know that the people that i have been blessed to know here have felt this same joy in their hearts! This is only possible because we have a Father that loves and cares for us. He only wants the best for us and that's why we have the TRUE Gospel restored here again on the earth today. I have come to know this, thanks to the testifying power of the Holy Ghost, that I felt while reading the Book of Mormon!
I share this with you in the name of Jesus Christ Amen.
MOMMAS Qs
1. What is your schedule for your last week?
1. Well of course we are gonna work up until Wednesday and on wednesday we are leaving at like 12 noon to Arequipa. Thursday we have trainings and the plane leaves on friday! It will go sooo quick!
2. What are you wanting for dinner when you get home?
3. sunday dinner..... pulled pork with home made mac and cheese!!:D please
love you all!!
Elder Wagner
7.25.2016
Monday, July 18, 2016
Week 101.
Gosh my week has gone by soo fast.... its crazy how fast time goes when you stay busy and work hard, it always pays off! this week we were able to do divisions with some elders from the Zone and it was a good experience! i was with a brand new missionary, we worked hard and had a good time doing it. its kindof weird to be with someone with so little time in the field, they are like super new to everything! its really fun to see... Brings back memories!!
Still no pics from elder Wagner... Just have to look at this! 😉
we have blessed with a new investigator, this week as well! his name is Juan! he is a great guy and has a desire to change in order to have a better relationship with his family and come closer to God. we found him in the church building one day, he had just come from moquegua and is living here with his mother in law who is member! so she is taking them to church! we taught him a lesson yesterday and it is obvious that he has a lot of desire to get to better place in his life!! we are so grateful for this miracle! obedience is key to success!
p.s.
this will tell you guys how bad my english is... haha elder searle and I were talking and he said, "hey what the past tense of squeeze?" Then he waited a sec and said, "Squoze!!" and i was like no! that cant be! and he was like, you sure?! haha we were dying of laughter. he was so sure that it was squoze! And neither one of us could really figure it out! haha it was a really funny white men, that don't speak english moment! ;)
mommas Qs
1. Anything different these last weeks?
1. not really anything different, just hard work and having fun!
2. What day do you go to the mission home?
2. i will be in the mission home, i believe on Wednesday the 27. i will leave tacna that day early, go visit people, have my last interview and trainings until friday!
3. What are your plans for today?
3. today we are going to go and buy souvenirs!! with elder searle! gonna be fun!!
love you all!! have a good week!
Elder Wagner
Monday, July 11, 2016
Week 100!!!
Well we had another super full week!
(No pictures from elder Wagner since his camera got stolen...:( but I had to add this in... We are getting excited for his safe return!)
we got to go to Arequipa for the leadership council with the new president and we learned a lot, he is a great man!
one thing that stuck out to me In his teachings is about Love.
it's really incredible how much you can grow to love and care for someone from a different country, that speaks a different language and that has been raised differently than you. but i know that this is the key to gaining a connection through spiritual experiences! sitting down, getting to know them, listening to them, being with them the whole way, crying with them, fasting with them, doing as much as possible for them! through these spiritual experiences that we have had with the people here in this mission a bond has been created that is unbreakable. that is one of the many things that i love about serving a mission, the long lasting relationships that are made! the people here are really my family, that i love and care for.
this is the true Gospel!
mommas qs
1. How was your week?
1. my week was great! we worked hard and saw great blessing in our days!
3. How's your investigators? Anyone new?
3. well we are in kind of a down on investigators! on the search for them but we are trying our best to find some!
4. How did your food turn out last week? It looked interesting ;)
4. i was soo good!!! that stuff that i had in my hand was the batter for a cornbread type thing, it was sooo yummy!
5. What are your plans for today?
5. today we are goin to play soccer withthe other zone!
6. sorry my comp doesnt have one either...
love you guys!!
Elder Wagner
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Week 99
this week has been great! We got to meet the new president! he is awesome! he and his wife are really great people, i love them already!
sorry guys...but no time to write today, we got up early to prepare pachamanca! Its food cooked in the dirt! its cooking right now so just a quick email then we are going to go back take it out and eat!!! its gonna be sooo good!! oh and my camara was stolen... my fault cause i left it out... but ya, what ever! i got some pics from elder Searle so we are good! We are going to play touch football, soccer, kickball!
i love you guys!!
Elder Wagner
Monday, June 27, 2016
Week 98
this week i received a strong testimony on something that i was never really interested in... family history!!! I always thought family history was for old people ... but this week my mind was changed forever! we had the chance to do some family history and i had two awesome experiences! 1. one morning while looking at my family tree i started to put my dads name and all his brothers below my Grandma and Grandpa Wagners name. as i put them in the computer, i came upon my uncle Donald's name. As I was looking at the information that other people had already inputted, I found a link to a website and i clicked on it. as the page loaded i saw the headstone of my uncle Donald Wagner and i was just overwhelmed with a peaceful feeling of comfort, that I know where he is! I felt the spirit so strong, i can't describe it but i know that the Plan of Salvation is the true plan of God and will lead us to eternal happiness.
2. on friday morning we were able to go again and do family history work! with my testimony now strengthened a little bit, more thanks to my last experience, i was really excited to see what i would find! so i went right to work and started searching! guess what i was able to do? 9, 9 names of my ancestors were found and i was able to send their names to the temple! i felt sooo happy and uplifted, i couldnt wipe the smile off my face!
Family history work is amazing!! i know that thanks to the Priesthood that we hold, these ordinances can be effected! i know that we are instruments in the Lords hands as we do this work! i LOVE family history and have learned that it is for everyone!!!
Mommas Qs
1. So how was your week? 1. my week was fast and super great!
2. Any new investigators? 2. yes we have one new one named Aron! he is our mission leaders friend! he is great!
3. Have you been reading the book I sent you about taking off the tag? 3. ya i have a little! not totally yet! but so far its awesome!
4.Everyone is posting about their flight schedule. 4. i am getting home at like 4!
5. What are your plans today? 5. we are going to play kick ball! Should be fun!
love you all!! i hope you have a great week!
Elder Wagner
Monday, June 20, 2016
Week 97
First off, happy late fathers day dad!! you are the greatest dad in the whole world. thank you for the awesome example you are to me, for loving me and accepting me for who i am. thank you for your support in all things and for loving me always not matter what i have done. i will never be able to explain it in words, thank you, for your blessings, your teasing, your laugh, your hugs, your love for mom, your hard work, your faith, your example, your persistence, your care, your service, your dedication and much more but most of all, thank you dad........., for being you.
love your son
Elder Tanner Jared Wagner
love your son
Elder Tanner Jared Wagner
i love the Book of Mormon, i know it is true and it is the word of God! it has changed my life!
Mommas Qs
1. How was your week?
1. it was a good week! Fast!!!!! Jesus wants to get baptized now! he got his answer! We are going to get it scheduled!
also we did a family history activity with all the converts of the stake, it was great!
2. Did you get any new transfers into your zone?
2. yep there will be 2 newbees and a another sister in the zone!! gonna be awesome!
3. We are all getting alittle excited for you to get home.... I think moms get trunky:).
3. nope I'm not trunky yet! can't be trunky! But time is going by really fast! I have a lot to do here still!
4. What are plans for today?
4. today we are going to play soccer on a turf field! It will be nice to not be on cement!
love you all!! read the Book of Mormon! Its the best!!
Elder Wagner
after Divisions with elder Leavitt and elder Paredes!
Monday, June 13, 2016
Week 96
(Real photo without editing)
I can not express in words, how awesome this week has been! of course, there is hard times that hurt, but i know that those hard times just make us better! its amazing to see how much you can do with a little faith! 
(New hat rule on our mission, just trying it out) lol 
I had a cool experience this week while on divisions with elder Searle. we were teaching an investigator about the word of wisdom and explained how we obey this commandment because we love our Father in Heaven. That we are promised from him, by the spirit, many blessing for the following of this commandment! Elder Searle looked at his tea packs that he had and said, "can we take that from ya?" and he said, "you know what, ya! take it. oh and thats right i have coffee back here too! take it too, if i am gonna do this i am gonna do it right!" we were sooo pumped!!! hahaha it was an amazing step of faith that this man took! it motivated me to do the same and take those steps of faith aswell each day!
Mommas Qs
1. How was your week? Details
1. great week! received 5 references and we have 2 new investigators!!! yay
2. Did you have a baptism this week? I thought the boy you baptized mother was taking the lessons? Can't remember
2. ya his mom got baptized! it was a gerat baptism!
3. Your new investigator? How is he doing?
3. he is doing great! he is progressing alot!
On a funny note, I ripped my pants the other day!! hahahahaha it was all the way up the crack!! i lifted a couple boxes and WRRRRIIIPPP, but what ever! doesn't matter! Not too much longer....
love you all!!
Elder WAgner
Monday, June 6, 2016
Week 95
This week my testimony has been strengthened by living the gospel and doing what the Lord wants from me. I have felt and i can't help but keep feeling an overwhelming peace in my heart! i know with all my heart that this is from living the gospel of Jesus Christ. repenting, changing my heart, loving all those around me, obeying, following the spirit, following the rules, being honest, learing from the scriptures and much more has come to change my life! doing these things with real intent has given me this true peace. this feeling that i have, i never want to lose and that's why i love the words of our beloved Prophet Thomas S. Monson when he says, "Decisions determine destiny", this is so true! i love this gospel, my testimony has grown this week immensely, has yours? We can all do better.... Keep working on it and it will come!
mommas qs
1. Did you get your birthday package?
1. yes i got it! i love it!! thank you soo much!!:) i am scared to play that jelly bean game!! haha we gotta find a good family to do it with :)
2. How was your week?
2. my week was awesome!!
3. How is your new investigator?
3. Jesus is doing great! little by little he is getting prepared!
4. You are going to have a few weeks before school, are you going to want to find work?
4. yes i would love to go to work please!! Right away, i want to be busy!
5. How was your training this week in Arequipa?
5. the training was great! we learned a ton of good things and felt the spirit very strong
6. What are your plans for today?
6. today we are going to eat lunch with elder andersen and say bye to him. then go make tacos as a zone and play soccer!
i love you guys soo much!! have a great day and week!
Love Elder Wagner
Monday, May 30, 2016
Week 94
its really amazing how all the hard work and patience brings soo many blessings! this week we were able to have 2 baptisms! Alexander and Nilda! they are soo awesome! my comp had found them with his last comp and we kept up the great work that they were doing before! we helped them little by little make it too their goal and they did it! best of all their mom chose to be baptized also!!! that will be on the 11th ofJune ! they are a great family that know that the church is true and that Jesus Christ really atoned for their sins! i testify that this is the work of the the Lord! its soooo awesome!! thank you all for your support and keep being awesome!
momma qs
1. How was your week?
1. the week was awesome!! Full of blessings and growing!!
2. Baptisms?
2. yep 2!!:)
3. Do you walk to everywhere in tacna? In Arequipa I know you taxied a lot?
3. we walk a lot more here, but also take a ton more busses!
4. What kind of meals have you had at your members houses for lunch?
4. chicken, rice and potatoes! but some of the chicken here isBOMB! there is one that they cook in a china box, a box where you put the meat on the inside and then the coals on top of the cap and it cooks with the vapor! its soooo good and super tender the meat!! yummmm!!!
5. Isn't lunch kind of hard since most people are at work during that time?
5. no here lunch time is sacred! haha they almost all go home for lunch!
6. Were you able to buy white shirts last week? How are they??
6. no i couldn't find any... but its alright i will live!
7. Gino told me that you are going to Arequipa again this week! That's crazy, I felt like you just went! What is this mtg for this week?
7. ya we have leadership counsel again! its a mtg about what to teach the other missionaries and stuff! Also going to prep for the new Pres!!!
8. What are your plans today?
8. today we are going to institutes to hangout and play what we want:)
Funny story!
this week we washed our clothes and when we were walking back with our bag of clean clothes, we started swinging the bags like Gladiators!! haha they are really heavy so it wasn't very fast but we started a war the 2 of us! hahaha it was awesome it almost took us off our feet each time we would swing it around!!! good times with the Elder Moll!
love you all
Elder wagner
There is a place that we found called the Cochera, or in english Garage. it is a BBQ sandwich shop and this is like a bratwurst on really good bread with tomatoes, ketchup and mustard! its sooo good!!!
Alexander is 21 and his sister Nilda is 15! Elder Anderson. they are super awesome! they were a refferal that elder moll received with his other companion and we taught them and help them progress until their goal!) Monday, May 23, 2016
Week 93
(Denise, my comp and I)
this week we found a young man, thanks to a reference from a member! his name is Jesus, we went to his house and he happily invited us in an and started talking! it was cool to see how the spirit helped us to all click really fast, as we taught him, you could just see the light turn on in his eyes! we asked him if he had felt this before and he said no, never! we explained to him that God lives and loves him and will answer his prayers if he asks humbly with a sincere heart! he promised he would! the next day he came to church with us and he enjoyed it a lot! we went to his house in the afternoon and taught him another lesson, where he told us that he felt that he was finding the truth here with us! it was super cool! its amazing to see the spirit work with the people! HE is really the teacher, we are merely his instruments!
We are excited that this week we will be having 2 baptisms, Alexander and his sister Nilda! they are awesome!
(Super awesome couple in Lara)
Mommas Qs
1. Soooo how was your week, anything fun or different
1. we had a sweet ward activity, Minute to win it! it was super fun!
2. Hopefully you remembered your cord... I want some pictures!!!
2. i sent pics:)
3. How are feeling?
3. i am feeling great:) working hard and living it up!
4. How is the dinner on your own going??
4. its going good! we found a sweet bbq sandwich shop, make a quick sandwich at home or sometimes the members give us food:) its a great ward!
5. How about your investigators? Who are they are how is their progression?
5. they are doing great! working on finding more!
6. What are your plans for today?
6. today we are going to go buy white shirts and shop around a bit:)
7. Did you do anything for your birthday?
7. we ate a cake from a memeber and another member exploded me with a confetti bomb! haha it got all over our lunch, but it was super funny!
i love you all sooo much!! have a great week]!
Elder Wagner
(New hat ;)
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