January 28, 2013

Dear family

Thanks you all so much for the happy birthday wishing:) it makes me

feel so good to hear from all ya'll:) You guys rock!!!! Sounds like good

ol SJ is becoming an iceberg. I love the snow:) I probably won't see it

for a while though:) haha but thats just fine with me.

This past week was WORK WORK AND MORE WORK!!! haha Elder Dredge and I

are changing the area up and dropping a ton of people that are not

progressing. Because of this we had to find some willing people.

Naturally we tried resorting back to the ward to receive references

but we don't have that many people meaning... CONTACTING!!!! I don't

believe I have done so much contacting and beating on doors in my

life. I counted it up between elder Dredge's planner and mine, we have

the numbers of 113 people. How many of those are in our area? Around

the ball park of 54. How many were families and wanted to hear from

our message? Well not to many to say the least:) something like 3 or 4

people. haha a lot of work for 4 people, but it was so worth it. The

Lord has truly blessed us with finding these people. This week we are

going to be doing quite a bit more, but hopefully more teaching than

anything. fingers crossed:)

So as much as I don't like people to celebrate my birthday a few people

regrettably remembered... At the end of church outside we were talking

to a few members trying to get people to walk with us this week when

all of the sudden a couple of people starting to sing happy birthday..

pretty soon most everyone in the area started singing, even passer

bys. haha I love Angolans:) they are so nice. I am just happy not a

whole lot more happened:) Tonight we have a family night with the

people that started the singing. I hope the end of my torment is

over... haha

Edson is rocking fyi!! He is just sucking everything in like a

sponge!!! Hopefully this week we will be able to start talking to the

rest of his family too.  From last week he already read 7 chapters in

the Book of Mormon!!! I am so excited for him! It is so cool to see

the changes happening within his life. He is just more happy to put

it frankly.

Well anyways I love you all so much!!! I hope you all have a great week!!!

Elder Wilhelm