I just spent like 10 minutes trying to send you guys a picture but this computer is crap so it doesnt send anything...Its been a crazy week haha on Monday we went and played soccer as a zone by a huge metal flower and it was so fun. On tuesday I had to go and get my ingrown toenails taken out and i thought it was going to be like the last time and fast and id be walking haha but they put me in a surgery room and i had to change into surgrey clothes and then they put an iv in my arm and i had like 5 doctors to take out the nail in my toe. they didnt even take it all out they just cut the two sides but there was blood and i have stitches and stuff and they dont want me to be walking for like 3 weeks but the doctor of the mission said that in like a week id be good. I havent been out to work all week and it SSSSSSSSSUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. ON thursday i went to a meeting with President Ayre and President Wu who is the stake president of Congreso where were at, it was awesome. On saturday we did an open house of the church but really professionally done with projectors and signs and refreshments and teachers and guides, wow it was awesome. I worked in taking refrences and giving books of mormon in the refreshments room with a brother that is from los angeles as part of Homeland Security for the United States! He has family in Tremonton too, michael Smith is one of his nefews that goes to bear river and wresteld adn did cross contry. He is super awesome. I am going to be Homeland Security for the United States! I have had my big toe wrapped up in gause ever since tuesday and i havent been able to wash my foot for a week. its so nasty that the nastiness is afraid of it. haha I really miss my area and want to get to work, i have the stitches still in my foot i still have to be careful i still cant put a shoe on. tell dad to take care of it the way the doc tells him so it cures up good! The ward is awesome we eat a ton here too. yesterday i ate with an american family from idaho and she made stir fry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:0... Wow i miss home cooking haha. there are alot of americans in the ward that just show up all the sudden for like a week of 2 months or something. I like the mission alot!!!!!!!!!! it is the best thing i couldve done. everythings chill if you would like to get to know more visit my website that i dont have haha. jk i love you guys!=*
Elder Wikstrom

Transfer Week, Last area

Hey how are ya! i changed areas! I am in the zona congreso, i am a zone leader now, my companion is Elder Ortega, he is from Sevilla Spain. He is awesome i can already tell. We are in the area called juncal but we work in the villa 31.=) Its THE city right here where i am at now! its so busy and tons of people. Today i dont have lots of time cause in one hour i have to be in the boca to play soccer with the zone. I am living in a pension with 4 elders. elder parraguez from chile and elder bennett from utah and my companion and I. I left boulogne last night and it was realllly tough. Angel and brian and his whole family cryed and i did too! He gave me a hat that he had used every day and then told me "thanks for helping me know jesus, and for bringing his gospel" The bishop gave me a picture of his family in the temple and gave me a hug (something that the bishop doesnt do) and everyone was really sad, I was too but i am realllllly happy to be here! I am in an area that has the reputation for baptizing the most in the mission. This zone baptized like 23 people last month and is doing great! I am really happy! The mission is the best, I have pictures of the baptism of Pedro Duarte but this computer wont let me send anything. I love you guys i am going to have to finish in a sec cause i am going to have to fill out some money forms for the zone and stuff! I love you i will write in just a sec=) kisses=*

Everything is good here i am great and we have a baptism this weekend! Pretty happy! Pedro was baptized on saturday but his confirmation we couldnt do on sunday because he was really sick and so he will be confirmed on this sunday. Here in this area there is a confirmation pediente also. I hope work is doing good!

heres some of many photos i will send more next week i have to go right now i love you all and tell dad that i love him too!
Love Elder Wikstrom

Weeelllll this week was a good week! I was able to do transfers in my first area of the mission and see how things were doing! The painted and cleaned up alot but the house still had that same smell from when i was there haha not a bad smell just a smell that it has haha. This week we are planning on having another baptism of a man named Pedro that is 19 years old! We have been having really spiritual lessons with him. He cant wait any longer for saturday to come and i cant either haha! Im very thankful for having a new companion because our teachings are really the way that preach my gospel shows us they should be! Our bishop here is really happy with our work and complimented us and says that we have a kind of trust with him that other missionaries have not had! Our ward mission leader is a reciently returned missionary also and so we are going crazy here with the work! I have to go to the doctor i think this week and get like 2 or 3 ingrown toenails taken because they are infected but itll be ok. Next week there are transfers and i dont know if i will be here still or not! I have 3 transfers in this area now and in alllll my mission i have had 3 transfers in every area but i only have one transfer left so i will either be here one more and make it 4 or i will be in another area for a month and a half, i am ok with whatever haha the lord will put me right where i need to be=) I am really enjoying the mission and havent ever regreted coming and so if any of you who are reading this are even thinking about the mission and arent sure just go out and do it! I have loved every moment of it=D! The lord lives and called Joseph smith to restore his church and this is his church. i will not know any better then than i do now that its true. as long as we read our scriptures, specifically the book of mormon and say our prayers and go to church well never be tossed like a ship on the sea without a sail. I love this work and testify that the lord is the head of it all!

Elder Wikstrom=)

60 days left!

This week has been a great week. Weve been working really hard, the president has really liked our work and sent one of his asistents to do visits with us to see what we were doing and how we work! The divisions were great!
We have 2 more people on the 13th of june thatll be baptized Marcela that is 25 and Pedro that is 19. Three of our converts got the priesthood and are passing the sacrament and attended the temple dedication of Cordoba! Hopefully two of them that are of age will be getting the melquisdec priesthood here soon in the next stake conference. I have really been giving alot of myself everyday and my companion has been too. We are coming home beat up everyday and if it werent for verifications in the night with the other areas i think wed be in bed early haha. We also had the opertunity this weekend to teach the 3rd hour in church on combined sunday about missionary work! It turned out really well after the class 5 members approched and were giving refrences and asked if they could do visits with us! I have learned that its really important as a missionary to use your personality among the people and teach with power! We were able to teach about 35 lessons with member this last week and our bishop is working hard too! We sleep hard eat hard and preach even harder! The lord has been blessing us with sooooo many maricles in our area. In the scriptures one can find all the answers, ecspecially in the Book of Mormon. (I have got 3 hard core ingrown toenails too, all of them infected hahaha. But stay calm i am taking under medical control) The wheather here is about 70 degrees in the day and like 60 in the night, its nice.
tomorrow i am going to do divisions with the elder that are in my first area of the mission, its going to be amazing seeing my first area it has almost been a year and a half. Everything here is good today i ate a burger and fries and a pepsi for lunch=D The members are taking really great care of us too! Thanks for all the prayers and support in what ever way you do! I know that there are many of you helping me out in ways that may seem small to you but theyre very big changes down here in my part of the land=) I hope you have a great week!


Elder Wikstrom