Week 11 - September 29, 2025

 Week 11- Bienvenidos A La Misión

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After 11 weeks in the mission, I have lost my first battle with food. Shout out Pollo Granjero because for two days I couldn't take 10 steps without vomiting everywhere. I know Queen Wilde is worrying right now, but fear not your baby boy is back going with full strength 😁. An 80-year-old Guatemalan Hermana gave me some mystery medicine in a shot glass and this worked wonders. Look I don't ask questions. Gracias, agua, and sí can only get you so far.

Yeyko

So, this has been a continuous roller-coaster. First, he lives about 40 minutes walking and somehow almost every time we choose to walk over there (almost every day) he is not there. I promise you the walk there is a lot faster than the one back… and you might be asking why we don't just call or text him first? Which is where I would like to take the time to apologize to my parents for not answering texts in the fastest manner. I now understand where this can cause some issues. Get hyped for 2027 Mom and Dad. But anyways, Yeyko is really progressing.  He's not drinking anymore and he's really working to be better every day which is amazing. One day we had a miracle where after walking 40 minutes to his house we walked all the way back and while going through the market right next to our house, he ran up to us, and we were able to share a short message and he bought us some snacks. Look I'm not gonna say he owed us that but like…

Bastante enfermo 🫣😦😮😭💩

So yes, I was quite sick. Thought I would give a more in-depth story. Thursday at around 11ish Elder Willis said we should go to Pollo Granjero to eat. Keep in mind he is basically Guatemalan at this point.  He's been here 23 months and nothing affects him. As I look back, I realize the promptings to say I wanted Domino's may not have been just from my stomach. But yes, I went w/ the “safe” choice of chicken nuggets. After we ate and started walking to our next appointment, 30 minutes later, I told Elder I had to sit down for a second and then needed a choco banano to ease my stomach. What a waste of $0.30 cause I threw up all over the street 5 minutes later. The rest of the day followed suit and only got worse… the next day and a half I literally just couldn't eat because I would just throw up or have to sprint to the bathroom. Once I could eat the food was almost an equivalent to Ruth's Chris with how hungry I was and wow how I love Ruth's Chris. It's a shame the 6-year supply of bug spray (for the country) in my suitcase couldn't have prevented this catastrophe.

Gringos vs Latinos ⚽️

Late last pday, we suited up 5v5 gringos vs Latinos first to 10 wins. After a slow start, gringos down 3-7, and some motivation from ZL Smith, we pulled back from what seemed to be impossible. But the mission really does have miracles, everyone. Gringos brought it back and won 10-8. The Latinos were devastated to say the least. I mean losing at ur own sport… Now look I don't just give people credit, but I do give credit where credit is due. Wow, did I go crazy in this match. Had every Latino come up to me after and tell me, “Elder Wilde juegue muy bein”. Too kind. It's a shame the cameras weren't recording to see my bicycle kick goal from center field. Played it cool though.  I had to stay composed. But it was truly remarkable. Wish you were all there, guess you are just going to have to trust me that it happened. This could be a story I tell my kids about. A David vs Goliath equivalent.

Noche de Cine (SOUL)

So this week our activity was a movie night. Which we also had like 30 people show up to so that was a W. Unfortunately, my request of Happy Gilmore 2 was unsuccessful. But we ended up watching Soul. Now I will admit with the movie being in Spanish I struggled to understand everything. But because it is a kid's movie, I was able to pick up on the general messages, and it was actually such an unreal movie and reminded me of so many things I have been taught and also knew. 

In the movie the main character is a musician hyper-fixated on his future as a pianist. His life is consumed by it. In short, the movie goes on, and he switched bodies/perspectives with someone else. He comes to notice all the things that bring him joy that he had not paid attention to before due to his hyper-fixation on what he believed to be his purpose. It's not only the big things that happen but also, and maybe even more importantly, the little things that happen every day.

There's a story that goes hand in hand with this and I couldn't stop thinking about it the whole time. The story goes that there was a fisherman who caught the best fish every time he went out. He would come home with 2 and sell one and for our sake buy some Swig and return to his family and eat on the beach with them. One day a businessman approached him and told him he needed to get a bigger boat and with his talent catch more fish. The man asked why. To sell all the fish and be able to get more boats and hire more people. Then what the man asks. You continue to grow your fleets and then can eventually sell your company and have lots of money. The fisherman than asks where he ends up after this. Where the businessman responds, on a beach with some fish and swig with your family. 

My dad would always tell us things mean nothing if you don't have people to spend them with. This is so true and also goes so well with both the stories. It's not always the things that we initially look at that matter most. The “big picture” or “goal.” But those that are around us every day.

Spiritual thought

2 Nephi 33 For none of these iniquities come of the Lord; for he doeth that which is good among the children of men; and he doeth nothing save it be plain unto the children of men; and he inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile.

The Gospel of Jesus is a message meant to be heard and meant to bless the lives of everyone possible. The Gospel is free to all of those that come to it and blesses all of it that do. We are lucky to have prophets and apostles today guiding us through our lives. Helping us come back to the path. I'm so excited for this upcoming general conference and my first in the field. I know there are messages for you and are intended to help us with our days today. Always remember to, “Think Celestial”.    Love you all, Elder Wilde

Week 10 - September 22, 2025

 Caddy of Hope

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To be completely honest, I really don't have a lot to say about this week so I'll try and make up for my short writings in the spiritual thought.

Pamphlets and Pamphlets and more Pamphlets 

So we have realized that everybody wants to talk to the two gringos. And we realized also that we need to try and use that to our advantage. So… we proceeded to print off probably 300 papers with the church information, our number, and most importantly a fatttt picture of us on there and glue it on to the lesson pamphlets of the Restoration, the gospel of Jesus Christ, and the Plan of Salvation. Wish he would've chosen a better picture of me with all the time I spend having to look at them but it's ok. We then went and walked for what felt like 48 hours handing these out to different villages and some people in Rabinal. Can't even lie it was a long day. Very long. The saving grace was the free bus ride back from this guy because he wanted to try and speak English to us. I usually wake up to a 2-minute voice memo from him every morning…

Entrevistas y intercambios

So this week we had interviews and exchanges. The interview was great with President Urizar; he's actually such a goat. Best way to describe him is he's loki just a bro. You just love to see it. And then his wife is literally an angel. I talked with her for a super long time. Genuinely one of the nicest people ever and for some reason the 2.5 hours I spent talking to her, my Spanish was on roids or something cause I was just understanding everything. She couldn't get enough of the BOM y LDM collaboration either. She was in love with it. Then went on cambios with Elder Gonzales. He's from Honduras and we both were just having a great time. But he also really hypes up my Spanish and just had me share every message. The confidence really helped me actually. And it was some much-needed practice that I don't always get. 

¿Donde esta la luz?

So the thunderstorms have been on a heater recently and are just too strong for the incredibly modern infrastructure of Rabinal. Because of this, we keep losing power for very long periods of time which is less than ideal. The craziest part is they just come out of nowhere and just flood the streets. I have seen cars just flying down the streets with no one driving them. It's crazy. Apparently, it only does this like 2 months out of the year. Sometimes when I'm on mile 12 of the day, I send a prayer for the rain though.

Spiritual thought

So it's been 10 weeks and I haven't made a golf analogy. You might be questioning if it's even been me but I'm going to break this streak right now in one of the two examples I give.

In one of Tiger Woods very first major tournament closings, he walked up to his approach shot which he believed to be 100 yards. As any tour golfer does, prior to committing to a shot it is essential to converse with your caddy and fully commit to the actions you are going to take next. After a moment of conversing with the caddy, he pulled the club that would typically fly around that yardage. However, unlike most scenarios, there were things Tiger did not know in these moments as he stepped up to take a shot of significant importance. But Tiger had a caddy who knew him potentially better than he knew himself. The caddy knew that the young Tiger had adrenaline in himself that he may not have seen. The caddy knew telling Tiger the shot was truly 115 yards would lead to a different club choice. One that would not have had an outcome either of them wanted. With everything on the line, Tiger did not know the caddy had given him a “false yardage.”  Tiger proceeded to hit the following shot close, 15 yards further than he intended, and win the tournament.

Many of you have most likely heard the story of the gardener and the currant bush. The bush had grown to be great in size and was yielding no fruit. The gardener proceeded to cut down the bush. It appeared that after being cut down, the bush shed a tear and seemed almost to say, “Why have you cut me down, I was making such wonderful growth and now you have cut me down.” The gardener responded explaining how right now you might not understand but when you are laden with fruit you will be thankful. Thankful that I loved you enough to cut you down. Thankful that I knew what you could be. Many years later this same gardener was in the army preparing to be promoted, or so he thought. He showed up to the promotion meeting and was told he met all the requirements. Had all the attributes but was not going to receive the position. Simply because he was a “Mormon”. As he left with an immense amount of frustration towards the man, he shouted at God. Explaining how he, himself, was making such wonderful growth. How he possessed all the attributes he needed and had done everything to deserve the position. When a familiar phrase came to his head. I'm the gardener here and I know what I want you to be.

Just as Tiger's caddy knew what he needed, the gardener did as well. The good caddies know what's best for you. They know you better than you know yourself. But the best caddies know you exactly because they have done it themself. The Savior has felt every affliction, every hardship, and every pain in your life. He will be in the details of your life finding the ways to influence you in the best ways possible as he felt what you feel. In addition, one of the most important roles of a “caddy” is bringing you back into it when you begin to be lost. He leaves the 99 sheep to find the one that went astray. He kills the fatted calf and celebrates when his son returns despite his transgression. And he looks for the missing piece of silver and calls everyone once he finds it. You are never too far off. You are never alone. He always wants you to come back. He is always there with you. And he knows you better than you know yourself. He is the greatest “caddy” you could ever have.

“Don’t you quit. You keep walking. You keep trying. There is help and happiness ahead—a lot of it—30 years of it now, and still counting. You keep your chin up. It will be all right in the end. Trust God and believe in good things to come.”-Elder Holland

Ether 12: 4 Wherefore, whoso believeth in God might with surety hope for a better world, yea, even a place at the right hand of God, which hope cometh of faith, maketh an anchor to the souls of men, which would make them sure and steadfast, always abounding in good works, being led to glorify God.

Hope you all have a great week. I love you all.

Elder Wilde

Week 9 - September 15, 2025

 Zone Conference

Started the week out with Zone Conference in Senahu. Now this is literally Jumanji IRL. It's actually insane. When I was told about my mission, this is exactly what I thought and more. It's crazy, too, because nobody there speaks Spanish.  They all speak K'eqchi. But you're literally in the middle of the forest in some of the biggest mountains I've ever seen. There are 3 K'eqchi Zones in the mish out of 8 I think so if you ever see an email titled something to do with Jumanji just now, I'm cooked and send prayers. Yet again won't know what they are saying and will be walking 4 hours to the closest member. But anyways Zone Conference. Had some fire pancakes to start it off. Then had a lot of lessons. Too many tbh. Just like 4 hours of lessons. Got to talk to President a little bit. Sat next to him at lunch and did save a glass from falling. Called me Spider Man. The only downside of Zone Conference; however, was that it was 5 hours there 5 hours back… Lethallllll. It was still cool to see everything though. 

Pictures

I have never ever had so many people wanting to take a picture with me. It was honestly crazy. It's their Independence Day today and so all this week they have been doing stuff and dressing up and I think during this special time they want to take a picture with the gringos. And not to say I'm some giant but here I am. It's easy to spot the tall blonde hair gringo from about anywhere. I think I need to start charging them money for each picture. Could buy a lot of choco Bananos with that.

Hermana Rosa

Alright she's actually the goat. Every single time I talk to her she just hypessss me up. Every single time I talk it's, “Elderrrr your Spanish is getting so much better” or “Elder, that is just amazing thank you so much”. I might just start referring to her as my Guatemalan Grandma. Also we went to her house and she gave us probably the best tres leches and fruit cake of all time. It was actually unreal. And then she's also making my comp and I ties so I'm hyped for that.

Courtesy of the Red White and Blue

So as I mentioned before it is their Independence Day. I honestly feel bad they will never be able to have an experience like a true American 4th of July. Truly the best day of the year. I just want to walk down the streets BLASTING Courtesy of the Red White and Blue. That song gets me going. But Saturday night we went to some stake activity for Independence Day. LITTTTTLE did I know my comp and I were going to be opening acts for the activity. Dancing… they call us up and I'm like uhhh, Elder, what's going on. Humbling. It was truly humbling. It might be a worse video than Greatest Showman IYKYK 😭😭😭😭😭😭. But we made it and had a lot of food after. AND to bring my confidence back up I was talking to this lady for a while and she asked me how long I had in the mission, and I told her to tell me what she thought. When I heard her say one year, I think I could've gone out on the dance floor for 30 more minutes. This one was a big win. Very big.

Escuela

The school deserves its own section because there was genuinely so much going on. We are walking by this school and these kids are begging us to come in. So we do. They are having a fiesta in there and are literally just handing us so much food. I think we had 50 kids just following us everywhere we went and the other 200 were all just watching us. They have an English teacher there, too, and bro was trying to hide from us. He wassss not about to talk to the gringos. But again every single kid is coming up to me and comparing their height it's so funny. Sometimes they will ask how tall I am and I'll tell them and they will just be shoooook. The best is when they ask me to speak English. They all start going freaking crazy. But because they all are obsessed with us, we are planning to just give a hugeeeee lesson to all of them and their families. If we can pull thru w this… Boutta go crazy with the Bappys. Xucoc and Buena Vista aren't ready. 

Jalón (someone lets you hop in their car)

So middle of Sunday we were packing up to go to Salama for pday. We go outside and there is not a single car. It's dumping rain, streets are popping with people. The final bus we were looking for was already gone and buses weren't going the next day. In others words we were looking pretty cooked. We kept asking for rides but nothing was going. We were about to quit when all the sudden we got a ride. Now not only did we get a ride but we got a ride insideeee a car inside a very nice truck. Keep in mind it's dumping outside and would've probably been in the trunk bed in the dumping rain if we even got a ride. So clutch. We then got to Salama and the ZLs weren't there so we couldn't get in the house. When this non-member who knows missionaries really well and his daughter start talking to us and invite us into their house. And just when you thought things couldn't get better. They are freaking loaded and have unreal couches. And all I'll say is somehow Netflix got turned on by them and I had to watch cause they asked us to. But wow was that Canelo vs Crawford fight insane. Grateful 🙏.

Spiritual Thought

So with it being the Independence Day I have been thinking a lot about the 4th of July. And a lot about music. And a lot of other things but weeee will focus on the music cause this is what I'm going to relate haha. One song that I have thought a lot about and brings me back is by Hermano Green (Riley Green). And one song in particular, among many, is "Jesus Saves." Now I'm going to have to go off memory here so sorry if I mess up a couple times, but here are the lyrics.

There was a man I used to pass, on my way into town he was covered in dirt like the world had beat him down. I often wondered how he ended up like that. So one day driving home I pulled over to ask. I said man where'd it all go wrong. He said son do you really want to know.... He said, I lost my job down at the mill when that factory closed, Army quit sending me those checks, the bank took everything I owned, hitch hiked my way up to Chicago, the nights were too danG cold, I hopped a train and headed west cause there was nowhere else to go. Hard to see all of that when you're driving by. So I just write down Jesus Saves cause there ain't no way I could fit that on a sign.

Other than this being such an unreal song, the meaning makes it even more elite. You never truly know what someone is going through. There is so much more to a person than you could ever know. Always be kind because you truly never know. The song also reminds me of the story of the woman who is being stoned due to her transgression. They tell the Savior that due to her having transgressed, she must be stoned. Where he responds in John 8:7

7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

Often in my life I have noticed I can be quick to make decisions about others. I sometimes come to the mindset that due to what others have done or what I have heard I am better than them. But this story is such a good reminder. We all mess up, we all make mistakes, and none of us are perfect. Look for the better in people before looking towards the bad. Nobody is better than the next. You never know someone's entire story and what got them to the point they are at. It's not about where someone is at or where you are at, solely where you are going. You just cant fit all that on a sign 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️.

I also want the people that send me an email every week to know you're actually the best ever and you have no idea how much it means to me. I wish I could respond to all of you. But know I appreciate it so much.

I love you all

Elder Wilde

Week 8 - September 8, 2025

 8 weeks in wow that's two Februarys. Some might say it's the worst month of the year… I'd say it's up there for the best though. A great week in Guate had a lot of crazy crazy talks with people. I'm trying so hard to learn the language. It's so tough going into people's homes and wanting to be able to share something but not being able to sometimes. You just want to be able to share everything and connect the best you can, but we will get there. It's only a big motivation though so we take it.

Sweet 15?

Alright the quincineras here are NO joke. I was trying to print pictures of our Savior when allllll of the sudden Vivir mi Vida and Danza Kaduro start bumping in the street. So as anyone would, I turned cause these are bangers. This guy is galloping in with pink smoke cannons painting the street, chocolates, presents, dogs, flowers, tiara, satchel, and is like getting down on one knee singing. Not to mention the fireworks and confetti poppers. I always imagined if I let Queen Wilde throw me a party, this is what it would've looked like. Don't know if I dodged a bullet or missed out anymore. But no, seriously was an experience I won't forget, and I was 20 feet away watching. I can only imagine how she felt. She was crying (I think tears of joy). Truly incredible. I was too invested to take out my phone. I was too scared I would miss something. There's always the big 21 mom dw and we can go crazy for this one 😁😁😁😁😁. Because I'm a missionary I have to clarify that this is a joke. More of an Agua pura guy anyway.

Benancio 

Alright this guy we taught a lesson to and wow was this one a Rollercoaster. It was about 5 lessons too. We were talking for 3 hours (me about 2 minutes). But basically, this guy lives in BFE so we took a 45-minute bus ride there. We got there and he was super interested then we start talking to him and he whips out 3 Bibles one he wrote, one apostate, and another normal. I just looked over at my comp. Now it didn't cease, it only got crazier. He proceeded to say he believed in Jehovah but not Jesus. Apparently, Jesus is a code name for suffering. Then he said Jesus did not in fact go on the cross. He said this while wearing a cross. And he said we all have a third eye and if we pray long enough it will appear on our forehead. Also said that we are all just frequencies and sound waves… I'm barely even scratching the surface there was much more said. He diddd pull up to church tho. To add on to this it was dumping rain on our bus ride back and there was a massive tree in the middle of the road so after 30 minutes of machete work, we were able to start going again. That night we were also walking to visit a family and this 70-pound pure muscle pit bull (I'm also one of those adjectives I'll let you decide) tried darting out at us and if it wasn't for the chain I think I might've died.

DOGS

This brings me to my next point: there are dogs everywhere. Everywhere and some of them are really nice but some just go nuts every time they see you. I feel really bad for the puppies here tho because if a kid gets ahold of one of them… cooked. I watched a kid throw around the dog from How To Lose a Guy In 10 Days like a freaking jump rope. I kid you not. After the roller-coaster of his life, he was then placed on the highest part of the house and was stuck. It was truly wild. Was really feeling for the guy. He was begging for his life but for good reason. It's a good thing we stopped the kid from grabbing the sling shot, too…

Rosa/Juan

Now Rosa is a member in Cobulco and she's a goat. Went and got us chao mien and wow was that fire. But what followed Rosa was insane. After finishing talks w Rosa we said hi to this guy and I'm gonna be honest forgot his name cause the story was too crazy so we r just gonna say Juan. But Juan just starts bawling, crying, and talking to us. Turns out Juan has recently done some crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy things. But yeah we are trying to tell him little by little you can change and we are sending him a scripture a day. We really do think he is trying to be better, but wow was it a heavy hitter to hear.

SOME POSITIVES!!!!

CHOCOLATE BANANAS AND KUNG FU PANDA ICE CREAMS. Look these bring light to my day every time. For only 50 cents, too. They are just absolutely unreal. The KFP IC is cookies and cream with a chocolate shell and is unreal. And the chocolate bananas for just 1-2 quetz or like 15 cents… can't even explain. Also, we got a Bappy lined up for Sunday shoutout Oscar. I think we might get a couple more this week too feeling good feeling like things are lining up. Our Zone is currently going crazy w baptisms we are def leading the mission. I think we have 20 across our 4 areas in the first week and a half. Time for Rabinal to start adding more. I've also been kinda the goat of Journaling since I got here.  I haven't missed a night. Will this persist… I'm not sure.

Spiritual Thought

(Life thought I guess)

One thing I have already quickly come to find is how astronomical an attitude is. It's something I knew before but I am only getting to figure it out more. As a trainee out here in the field I'm really just a penguin from Madagascar. Smile and Wave Boys Smile and Wave. This really is me. But I have been learning so much about the importance of attitude. It really all starts in your head. When you put your mind to what you want or put your mind to what you have to be positive about in a situation, things follow. Now this is true in the mission and just as true in life. Take the positives and run with them. Even the smallest wins can be game changers. When you take a situation and think about all you have to be positive for, everything else fades, the hard days go by a little faster, and you start to be a little happier. When you focus on the more important things in life and not the things of the world you truly begin to see why these should be your priorities. In 3 Nephi 13:21 we read, “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Put your priorities to that which are eternal not temporal, and you will start to see the blessings that come with it. You get to decide what your priorities are and where these are, your heart will be also.

It's already so apparent I am where I'm supposed to be and even more incredible to see the love people can have for a kid that can barely even talk to them. Big shout outs to Christian mission call to Brazil and Talia to San Diego ARABIC speaking!!!

I love you all so much!

Elder Wilde

Week 7 - September 1, 2025

 We finally have a lot to talk about.

GUATEEEE

Started out at 4 am on Wednesday, got to the airport at 7 then landed in Guate around 11:30. Now this is where it gets interesting. Hopped on this lit van bus thing. Got McDonald's right out the gates. Then had a 7.5 HOUR bus ride to Coban. Which was so lit just seeing all of Guate it's actually unreal here. Just pure mountains and green everywhere. At one point in the ride this Hermana from the Dominican gave us this little life saver type thing. We all put it in our mouth and just looked at each other.  It was so bad. We got the church at around 8 and were quickly greeted by people singing, "Called to Serve." in Español. Once we got there, I kept asking for hints about my area to the Elders there, but they wouldn't tell me. We went to President Ulizar's house and had food w all of them and it was great. On the ride there, it was dead silent for so long and then I summoned up the courage and all my Spanish and gave a fat como está. This actually did get brownie points.

Elder Willis y RABINAL/CULBUCO

Turns out the Elder I kept asking was indeed going to be my comp. We woke up the next morning and went to a meeting to learn a bunch of stuff and then have our areas revealed to us. I am being trained by Elder Willis who has 21 months in the mission so I'll be sending him home which also mean I will most likely be in this area for the next 4.5 months at a minimum, so we the people better be ready. We also had A white-wash in our area which means we r both missionaries who haven't been there before, so we are learning together in a way. The area is in baja Verapaz and we actually have two areas so lot of area to cover. And some houses are just in the middle of nowhere it's so lit. Like actually just trekking thru the jungle.

Elder WILL-DAY

So I figured out quickly that the name WILDE was just not gonna work. From this day forward I am Elder WILL-DAY but the people here are so nice. They are always like HES SO TALLLL. Gives me flashbacks ifykyk. They also think my eyes are crazy haha. I've gotten asked so many times how tall I am. They are also so patient with my Spanish. They love to tell me my Spanish… but the people here are actually the best. So nice and just so giving it's insane. One of the families every time they see me the kids just sprint up to me and all hug me for like 5 minutes. They also all love hearing me speak English. This is a big relief because I too like listening to myself speak English because it makes me feel less stupid. I almost feel like I'm flexing like ya I can speak fast too. 

 

Otras cosas 

For three of the days, we were also w Elder Redd (from my MTC) and Elder Gonzales(his trainer). And wow do we have a good time. We have so much energy together and just go off. The best part is when Redd or I speak Spanish. We just go crazy.  It's like records r being set each time. So for P-days we got to Salaman which Is a big city a little outside of Rabinal. But on the way there, I think the lady next to me was listening to 50 shades in Spanish can't even cap. But for all ik in Spanish it was prob the Bible. OHH we also have a domino's in Rabinal.  It's the only American thing there.  Got it Friday. Un-freaking believable it was unreal. Haven't stopped thinking about it honestly. Also, our crib is loki solid. My comp is like Parker w the 60-degree room at night.  I'm actually getting frozen out in there. Yes, we have a/c no big deal. But only at night. Also, semi-warm showers.  We just keep winning.

Spiritual thought 

So an amazing Elder sent me this talk called, "The Imperfect Harvest," from 2023 April General Conference and I'll just insert the part that I loved so much. Actually, so good. 

“And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. “But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. “And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?” Brothers and sisters, that may not have been the end of the conversation. I believe that as Peter and the Savior walked back to the ship arm in arm, Peter soaking wet and perhaps feeling very foolish, the Savior may have said something like this: “Oh, Peter, fear not and worry not. If you could see yourself as I see you, your doubt would fade and your faith increase. I love you, dear Peter; you got out of the boat. Your offering is acceptable, and even though you faltered, I will always be there to lift you from the depths, and your offering will be made perfect.”

I just love this so much because I know I will falter so much on my mission, I already have. But it is not intended to look at ur imperfections. If you were to view yourself the way the Lord sees you, your abilities would be strengthened immensely. Peter did what he was supposed to do, maybe even more. He got out of the boat. He exercised faith in the Lord. It is more important to realize our potential is greater than our personal viewed limitations. 

I have loved every second I've been here and can already tell these are the people I am meant to serve. I love you all.  I Def have more to write but I can't even remember at the moment.

Elder Wilde