Feb 13, 2012

Dear Family,
I get to email today becuase I couldn't email President Because the computers would let us. So Crazy week! Where to start? Well Elder Hardin didn't want me to go which and he was funny. But on trannsfer day we are all outside about to say the pray when President yells "DONDE ESTA ELDER WILDING?" Estoy Aqui I replied and he says you are driving and leading the transfer crew to Laredo! Well I have no clue how to get to laredo, everthing is so flat until you get here and it is hilly on a bike, and the sister Misisonary driving the other tuck behind me didn't either so we had to get a GPS to get us there. So they are getting us all ready and I ask where are the keys and the other driver who drove it there still had them in his pocket so we had to wait for that. Then get gas and the machine asking for an extra code which we didn't know how to work? Did I say that It was me and then Another older sister in the mission and then us bringing 4 greenies and one guy who did a miny mission before his missoin up to Laredo so that was an adventure. Also it was funn to pass the trucks on the 2 way and the Sister missonary did not like that, of course I am good aty that Cuz JJ taugh me going up to Mackay all those years. :) So Elder Sanderson has had a really ruff 3 past months on his mission his companion was hard a hadn't baptized so he was so excited. We have had a blast and laughting like crazy at the mistakes we do. So story we knock on this lady;s door and she comes out like ralampico because of her dogs trying to get out and so Elder Sanderson Starts talking to her and she say espanol para me. Well he was speaking to her in spanish so he laughs a little then he goes on and she says to me que dijo? It was crazy she couldn't understand his accent so  we tease him about that. Meahhh It is fun in lessons when they say something and both of us donn't get it so we have to ask them again which is fun. :) We are learning so much together I love my compion. Did I tell ya that he is from Jacksonn Idaho? BY Rupert.
Pray for us and his family. Thanks Hope you laughted at the crazy adventure!
Amor, Elder Wilding


Dear, President Trayner
Now here in In Laredo. I am super excited to be working here with Elder Sanderson and to work in this area. I was flabbergasted when I found out we would be companions becuase Elder Sanderson told me on the plane that we were going to be put in an area together that was almost pure spanish. Well he guessed it right.
We have awesome investigators that we are working with that are preparing to be baptised. We had a super hard time to have appointments with them. The Verdin Family is past there date and now the Dad is leaving to McAllen for 2 weeks for work then he is going to be up North for three more days after that. We have fasted and prayed a ton that they are not falling into the pit of death.
Omar another investigator is doing everthing to be baptised except giving up the beer. We have been helping him understand the reasons and blessings with it. We taught him the plan of Salvacion and tied it back into the commandments.
We also found Sara last week who accepted a BD and is really good at reading. She was already for church when her daughter asked her to go somewhere with her and so she went but she is commited for church this week.
I am so excited to be working here with Elder Sanderson, he is doing really good he is being more confudent with his spanish and we have been studying together to help eachother out more. Just need to work on keep the people we have pregressing and work on finding and keeping them.
Amor, Elder Wilding

February 10, 2013

Well My computer last week and this so My email is small...
Well my apartment is less than a mile from the boarder and you can see
the mexico from my window. Not going to lie there and helicoppers in
the sky and boarder patrol a lot :) Also we somethings work less than
2 football fields next to the rio Sweet! Also we just follow the
spirit and we will be safe. Elder Sanderson and I work really good
together and have funu all the time. I am on a bike and lots of Hills
so I am so sore!!! :)
ELDer Wilding


PS From Melissa- I think Kyle was so tired that he really couldn't put a sentence together!

February 4th 2013

That is so crazy about Robby and Aleesha!! Yeah that this crazy about the super bowl your right it doesn't matter to me at all. I found out that I am getting Transferred to Laredo texas Right next to the boarder!! My companion is Elder Sanderson I was in the mtc with him he was up in the north for a long time so we will see how we can teach in the spanish language together!! I am pretty nervous it is going to be crazy!! I Elder Sanderson is from Idaho too so that will be fun. I don't have that much time to write today but I have learned so much from my first area that it is crazy I am going to miss my companion and the area but I know that the Lord needs me somewhere else. yup so tell people not to send anything to my old adress I won't be there. I am glad that you enjoyed my stories everyday down here is a story which is fun! I can't believe I will be the one that knows the most spanish in my next area cuz sometimes I don't know what people are saying to me which is bad I am nervous! haha but, I know that the Lord will help us and bless us though. I can't think of to much to say this time I don't know why? Well I canthink of a few all the Elders in my apartment make fun of how fat I am... not like pancita wise but like mentally like how I get a little granchy without food and how I say mmmm when i eat my food Elder Hardin tells my that I am sinning with Glutany. I think is how it is spelled? Oh are recent convert Ed said the closing prayer in Sacrement meeting!!! It was my heart swell with joy as I saw him walking up there to go say the prayer. The D&C scripture is true that if you save one soul your heart with be filled with so much joy! :D I love you guys so much I hope the snow and the weather is treating you guys right cuz I hear Laredo is super Hot!! ahaha Love you tons keep praying for my New and old companions please!! ") love ya bye! :)

January 28, 2013

That is crazy about your calling and all! Wow Justin's papers are already in that is so crazy!! I think if you put 100 dallors more in there I will be ok and fine. Yeah My companion and I are so bleesed to have another Baptism! We also had president stand in on confirming Ed ayer. I see babies and want one and also want to hold them bad but I can hold their little hands then I am fine. Also had you had the time to find my pristhood line by chance? Also I have a funny story I think you might like. So Elder Hardin and I were eating and his lunch he made it fast and ate it fast while I was still making mine then he went into the room to take a nap and once I finished making my lunch yup you quessed I went and sat on my bed and ate my lunch cuz I hate to be alone so I ate there so I wouldn't be. Then today and I was cleaning the bathroom and a came up and hit my head on the capnet door and it really hurt then I started cleaning again then smacked my fourhead on it and then laughed and shut it and thought to myself I bet my life is super funny for our father in heaven to watch. haha I have learned so much with being with Elder Hardin he is teaching me so much and we are super blessed by the Lord. I love your prayers and we can feel them everyday that we are out here. Everyone his getting sick down here too! I haven't got very sick knock on wood. Also did you fine out anything about the insurence card? So crazy how fast the time is just slipping through are fingers right now. I love ya tons. Also my companion hates my singing it is super funny cuz I think it is a sin for me to sing the spanish hyms haha.
Love, Elder Wilding


Dear, President Tranyer
Things are going pretty good up here in Edinburg North with Elder Harding and I. We had the confirmation of Ed Russow and then he received the Aaronic socerdocio the 3rd hour which was super awesome to see how far he has come and hope much he is growing in the gospel.
We also had the baptism of Lupita which was spiritual for their family and you could tell she was very happy. It was cool becuase her brother Frankie I could tell felt the spirit when he saw his older sister be baptized. Mari and frankie are doing pretty good working towards being baptized on the 25th of febuary.
We also had the awesome oportunity to go over the Bonilla's house and have Sister Bonilla's parents there. We think that sister Bonilla set it up becuase her mom wants to know more and see how see can change her family. Her Dad when we came in shook our hands put on his boots and then snuck out the back door and left. We had a lesson with Patrica, that is the mom, and she has a ton of question but can all be answered in time and is hesitate to be become Mormon and not have her husband change. She didn't end up coming to church. Also she use to go to La Vista a long time ago.
We are hoping to have more appointments with the Gonzales family that was out of town and get them working towards their baptism.
Things are looking really good if we can just have some more lessons with our people and get them coming to church.
Amor, Elder Wilding

January 21, 2013

Dear family and friends!! I sometimes get confused while emailing who I am senting it back too haha. Elder Hardin and I had a Baptism yesterday!! It was ED!! He was so prepared!! the 2 people I have baptized so far look like mom and then Ed likes like Dad. Eriqueta is dark and as a body, hair, face, and skin like mom and ED is short white, bold, has a laugh a little like Dad. Crazy Wierd!! They are just barely older than you guys!! It is crazy how you see your family in the people you teach jaja. Elder Hardin Baptized him and messed up on the words then started agian then baptized him then we had to do it again cuz he might had said something wrong? It is becuase that is the first baptism he did in english all the other english investigators his companions baptized. I am doing good we are doing really good in the work together Elder Hardin as helped me out a ton in the work and my chinese digo spanish. hahaha I thank you for the prayer for My companion and I. We can feel them everday. I am loving the work everyday that I have out here. I love your stories I can't belive all the snow and cold. Don't worry time goes so fast that the spring will be here super soon. I will send my camera card this week so you will have it. I didn't know shawn was getting married or that Kenna was and is dating Alex or that Molly esta pregnant. crazy i want to hold a baby so bad it is hard not being able too do that. We can feel your prayers becuase we are being so blessed in this work everyday. I am running out of things to say cuz I can't think of any funny stories to tell? jaja Oh I have one the Sustaita family is redoing their floor in thier trailer and I feel through one of the boards you put down and walk on after you tare it out and scraped my leg it didn't really hurt I just felt dumb but then say well I am not me if I don't do something like that. Also we help our investigator Juani get this bug frig in her house and the doors wouldn't come off. That was fun becuase we really didn't know the name of the tools that well in english so spanish was super fun to try and figure that out. but we got it in. I think that is everything I can think of? Love ya all tons!!!
Amor, Elder Wilding


Dear, President Trayner
Last night we were super blessed to see a baptism of Ed. It was an aswesome expierence to see another prepared person to choose to fallow Jesus Christ.
This week we tried hard to make the last weeks finding efforts turn into new investigators in was a little slow at the start and payed off all in the last night.
Lupita had her interview and is doing really good towards her baptism next week. We also were blessed to have her younger sister Mari and younger brother Frankie both exect a BD for the 24th of Feburay! They all came to church again this week too.
Their neighbor Isaac we had a lesson with him and his family along with Fankie and Mari. They all excepted to be baptised all together.
Juani our other investigator didn't come to church we are going to find out what happened. She is a nice lady that is living in a little camp trailer with her 2 little hijas.
I thank you for the help and love that you do for me and all the missionaries. I can't remember if I told you that I love you too! :)
Amor, Elder Wilding

January 14th

Dear, Family and Friends.
First look up Luke 7:37 and you will love it!! Look for the funny thing in there and tell me if you find it? Also I forgot to ask a long time ago what happened to the Boise temple and the remodling? Yes I got my card ready when I got home after emails and got my temperary licence card. Also I think for just incase I need and insurence card or a copy of the front and back if you can't give me one? Something like that? That is awesome about all the snow it just barely got cold again today. I will have to find out more on email I think that if other people email I will just take a picture and read it later It has to do with having the email time for your family? That is super sad about Knzie and Chris :( I can't remember if they were married in the temple. Time is going so fast it is crazy!! HAhah Karlee is now almost a missionary!! Crazy!! Yeah tell Clayton comparing yourself to other missionaries can kill someone just be better than you were the day before that is why it is called the present! :) The guy that we are teaching ride now, Ed, Is super awesome and looks a lot like Bruce Wilos. And all also went to alot of thing in temple square at all the christmas stuff also walking into the temple and then turning around when guys in white suits started walked toward him hahaha. I think I forgot that Shawn was getting married that is crazy!! Also I didn't know that Kenna was dating Alex that long or even dating crazy! hahaha I am so greatful for the prayers that you have for me and My companion they are so awesome I can't remember if i told you to Pray for his family too. It is nice to have prayers for the missionaries families too. :) I forget a lot of thing I just sit down and type and forget something that you guys have told me. oops haha I love my companion and this work so much I have never been so blessed and learned so many things!!! I love you guys with all of my heart and pray for you guys!! Take picture of all the snow :) I got my flu shoot and hated it!!!! MY shoulder tuwitched and flexed when the needle was in and then it hurt so bad!!! I can out of the booth with me holding my arm while it was dangling there like a dead fish. And then started to whine and The other elders started to laugh at me and then the other lady at the desk. It hurt for like 3-4 days!!! haha Well love ya tons!!!!!!!!!!
Amor Elder Wilding!!! :)


Dear, President Trayner
This week we were able to have more success in more places and struggled in others. All and all in was a good week.
We had the interview for Ed to be baptized next weekend we moved up his date a week becuase he his super ready. He hasn't missed on day of church or one appointment had he watch most of the D&C movies and liked them. He is doing really good living all the commandments. He is another huge blessing in our area.
Lupita and her family came to church. Lupita is doing super good she is reading in the Book of Mormon and almost feels ready for her Baptism. Still working with her little brother Frankie and her little sister Mari and they both came to church too.

We worked super hard to find this week. We recieved some awesome referrals from the Bonilla family that Sister Bonilla's family all live in our area. We went by her parents and her little sisters that live together there were bussy but seemed nice and proming. Then we went by her older sister who came to church a lot went she was 12 and her and her husband want to have a lesson in the Bonilla's house together. Also when by an old investigator and talked to his mom and she wasn't to interested but now wants her whole family to come to church and help from God. She has 7 kids and is living with her oldest son.
Our work this week is now to make sure that the BD go down and to turn all these awsome prepared people into investigators.
We are doing really good Elder Hardin and I and are excited for this next week to come.
Amor, Elder Wilding

January 7th 2013

Dearest Family and Friends!
My lincence will be heading to the Mission office and I haven't recieved my card yet. The temp is pretty cold no snow I like it I like having to bundle up and be warm. We had members that don't have any heat and they are not use to the qweather and they had to bring all the materies out in the living room and use their stove for heat which isn't quite to good for the Carbon dioxide :/ Last week we did super good on people coming to church and this week we only had one which is better than none. really you are doing the whole down stairs? Tell Dad I want a Wood burning pot belly stove down there to the right over the gun safe on the wall!! OHH that would be so nice!!! :D Take my  blanket a curl up next to it!! Then grap anything that will snuggle with me, Snuggle and watch movies bahaha meaahh! :p I can feel and see anwsers to your prayers for me and my companion everyday that we are out here in the Lord's great vine. haha the sickness is going around super bad down here. My companion got a flu shot right after we went to a members house and we walked in at it looked like the black flu hit!! Like 3 people laying down sick in the living room and 2 others walking around like Zoommbies. Then My companion loves it when I run over to sister Sustaita who is sick who has a sickness of some sort then run over and touch my companions arm hahah ops ;) Oh man Karlee leaves so fast!! That is crazyy she just got her call!! Well Love you tons got to go!!! :)
AMor, Su Hermanito Elder Wilding! :)


Dear, President Trayner
This week was a better week we have more investigatiors that are really good at keeping appointments so it was easier to have some more members present for our lessons. We had a harder time on finding this week it is a part member family where the mom is a member and stopped going to church when she got married and starting going to the Catholic church with her husband. We had a lesson with her and her 3, one who is 6 years old, boys and they all expected BDs. The boys names are T.J. who is 18 and wants to be a soldier of God, I told him once he knows it is true he can serve a mission and be a soldier of God haha; The other boy is Andrew who is 13 who is a super cool kid too. They told us that the hard part will be getting their Dad to meet with us is what they said. They didn't come to church and we are hoping to have a lesson with them tomorrow.

Ed Russow came to church for the 3 week in a row! He is progressing really good we taught him the Restoration and he told us that he knows that Joseph Smith is a true prophet. Next we taught him the word of wisdom and he had a tea problem but he gave us all his tea, which was a lot, and said he would stop drinking it.

Then our other investigator Henry dropped us and said that his health is too bad and he wants to be taught in the future. We testified to him and he was sad that he and to stop meeting with us.

Lupita the investigator in the other part member family didn't come to church. We are working with her to have her own answer to know that it is true.

Amor, Elder Wilding