April 23, 2012

I can't wait to talk to you guys in 2 weeks (Mother's Day) I am super excited. Everything here is going really well. We are working hard and seeing so much success. We go all day long teaching and finding. I get home at night and I just plop onto my bed and pass out. HAha If I sit still for too long I'm out like a light during the day. ( Kinda Like mom) we have been having cold rainy April over here. The past week and a half it has rained everyday. Where does it all come from? It never ends and it is always wet. I do enjoy it but I think the biggest thing I miss is the feeling of the rain coming in Arizona and the smell of the rain. you don't get that too much over here. Its just always wet. What can you do but deal with it. Other than that not much else has happened. I am doing really well and can't wait to talk to you all soon. Tell Riley I say hello and I miss him. Even though he's the Devil. HahAHA Love Elder Wilson

April 16, 2012

Hey Misty and Everyone
I am having such a great time with E. Giboin. He's almost finished with his mission so he really knows what he's doing. He is teaching me so much and its like a second training for me. We are working so hard, everytime we get back to the flat I do everything I can to get ready for bed quickly and then hop in because I am so exhausted. We are doing really well in ilford and we are having alot of success. We just got done playing football (soccer) with the rest of the zone and my feet are really sore and I know I will be walking gingerly tomorrow. I can't believe all that I have been through and I can't believe I have been gone for nine months. It feels like yesterday and at the same time it feels like an eternity ago. So much has happened and I have had so many experiences. I am trying my best to write in my journal as much as possible so that I can remeber all the wonderful people and experiences I have had. Keep me posted on how you all are doing I haven't heard from a lot of my friends lately and you all better write me if your reading this. I will try to do better as well and respond to everything I get.

I love you all

Elder Wilson

Happy Easter

We had a great week this week and it is the end of the transfer. E. Murri is going to southend on sea and I am staying here in Ilford Yaay! I am getting the former Assistant to the President, E. Giboin (He's Scottish). I am super excitied and I am going to learn so much here in these next few weeks. and within these next 5 weeks I get to call you guys. FOR MOTHERS DAY. It feels like yesterday it was christmas, I can't believe when I call you I will be 2 days away from my 10 month mark. This experience goes by way too fast. But I am enjoying it and I am super excited. Easter was really great. We had an impromptu dinner at an american family's home. They were so nice to feed us. They have 4 little kids and it's so funny to see that 3 were born in the U.S. and have american accents but the youngest one was born here and she sounds english. So funny to hear her talk even though she's only 5. She says Mummy and other little english words. We had another baptism this past week. Vijay Sehgal. He is also from Punjab where Sham was from. We have been teaching and baptising alot of people who are from India and Pakistan. In the past 3 years we have baptised around 15 people from the middle east. This will probably be my last transfer here in Ilford so when it nears mothers day don't send me too much letters or anything because I might be moving. I hope you all are doing well keep me posted and send me an email whenever you can and let me know how everything is over in the U.S.
Love you all!
Elder Wilson

April 5, 2012

Hey Misty,
Happy Birthday and I hope it was a great one for you. Welcome to your 3rd Decade. :) Its okay you still look in your twenties. How was the Hunger Games, I read that book before I came out and I enjoyed it, the 3rd one however was a very mixed feelings ending for me. But I hope the movie was good. We watched conference and I really enjoy priesthood session. It was amazing and I know for me alot of it made me think of the Amazing Sealing power of the temple, I loved conference and I really enjoyed all the talks I got to hear.
This weeks analogy of missionary work comes from Elder Carder from Wales. He is serving in Romford with my district leader and this is his second transfer in the mission. He drew his testimony for us. It is two men with top hats, one has a duck on top of his head. His friend says why do you have a duck on your head, and he can't help but stare at this duck. the man with the duck says I have a duck on my head? and the other says yes. So the duck man says would you like a duck on your head. and his friend says Why would I want a duck on my head. This symbolizes our testimony. We feed and feed this duck (testimony) and It gets bigger and bigger and people without a duck, notice this wierd thing and can't help but stare at you. People always always stare at us. It is a little unerving sometimes but they look at you like you have this freaking duck on your head. During district meeting Elder carder told us about this analogy and we couldn't help but laugh profusely. But yes If you want to know what a missionary feels like put a giant live duck on your head and walk in public, you get the same response. We still get it even when we are in normal cloths which is just strange. Anyways Keep your duck fed.
Love
Elder Wilson