Conferencia Woo

[Tapachula, Mexico. Monday, April 7, 2014]

This week was a good one! General Conference was WONDERFUL! We got to attend all four sessions, and I almost understood! It was actually really cool to listen in Spanish because I didn't understand all the words as well but understood the messages, so the spirit could teach more than usual. I don't know how to explain it. My notes are all spiritual impressions rather than their actual words and it was very special.

We invited the father of the family L. to come and actually test it out, to see if there is something more to this church, because we've been teaching them for so long and they're really not progressing. He says all of our messages are bonito and he has good desires but doesn't understand really that this is IMPORTANT and that they've got to come to church. Every week we pass and they say they'll come in five minute and don't. But we figured out the mother is really what's standing in the way because she doesn't want to and he doesn't want to go without her. So this week we invited him to come alone if he needs to and take responsibility for his family. I think something finally touched him because he thought for a long time and said he'd come. We passed for him Saturday morning at 9, and he wasn't ready so we said we'd come back in ten minutes. 30 minutes later he was in the same place with sleeping kids and no wife home. He promised he'd come in ten minutes and we left without much hope. But the messages of conference were beautiful and about an hour in, who walks in the door but B. and his two kids, all awake and dressed up! We were so happy, and the moment after he entered, all the talks centered in families and the last one by Elder Eyring specifically talked to investigators who had been brought by the missionaries. He listened really attentively and I think was actually touched. I told him since he missed the prophet he'd have to come the next day too, joking, but he said he would! That was such a special experience because we've been praying for them for so long and we know angels were pushing him out the door. We'll see what happens.

Today we had a taxi driver who told us he wrote music and began immediately to sing in a voice much like my grandpa Wilson's. I just thought I would include that so he could know he has a copy in Mexico.

We were really low on lessons again this week and contacted a ton. It was hard to always know where to go but I learned a lot about following the spirit and we met some really interesting people. One time I contacted and she responded in English. You'd think, this is perfect because I speak English. Turns out I don't anymore. It was amazing how hard it was to only use American words and talk about the restoration in this language. Whaaat? She was from Florida and had already talked with the missionaries, read the Book of Mormon and decided we were all crazy. It was kind of sad because she had desires to help her children but didn't recognize it when it came.

But. General Conference wow right? I loved all the talks, especially Elder Uchtdorf's that talked about having gratitude as a part of who we are, not just being grateful for THINGS. It should be part of our nature as it was Christ's. I know that as we try to be more like Him we will find more than we've ever had and He will make more of us. There was something so powerful to me about apostles quoting passages of the Book of Mormon, verses I use every day. Apostles, prophets, Book of Mormon, the Spirit, they all testify of each other, and they ALL testify of Jesus Christ. He lives and He loves us and He has done everything so that we can change and have help with our burdens as Elder Bednar said! I love you and pray He will be with you all throughout the week!

Hermana Wilson


[From Dad:]
Incidentally, the reason this blog post was delayed a week is that Linette and I (Randy) were on a cruise with some friends from our neighborhood.  You may recall this artistic picture that Kelsi sent while at the MTC:

Well, we noticed that we had bought the same Speedo brand water shoes at Costco as our friends the Elmes, so of course I sent this picture to Kelsi: