Thursday, November 29, 2018

"Faith in every footstep"

There is Sunshine in My "Sole" Today

"How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings"  Isaiah 52:7

I heard once that the Lord likes worn out shoes
I even think it makes Him smile 
For the wear and tear that come
Conversion takes place of style

So if you only knew my story
Why I look the way I do
I think you'd change your view about me
'Bout being "just an old nasty pair of shoes."

For I was once black and shiny
And I looked pretty sharp with a suit
But I've been through a bit since then
And now these dress shoes have turned into boots

I know the life of a missionary
And even better the life of his shoes
Because I am the shoes of a missionary
And we've been about everywhere declaring the good news

I got to see most of the lessons
When the family only had a dirt floor
But when they had cement or tile
I was left listening at the door


And listening was just terrible at first
I remember his language when I first heard him try
But I saw his tongue get loosed 
As the miles and miles went by

My sole continued to wear daily
And the holes have grown so fast 
This mission has passed so quickly
I don't know where the time has passed

They arrive in the field quite the same
Missionaries and their shoes so new
Both fresh, both clean, both ready to go
But neither knowing what they're about to through

Yes it's true missionaries and their shoes arrive the same
But they go home quite different you'll find
One's battered and beaten and torn to shreds
While the other goes home refined

And though battered and beaten are the soles of these shoes
And I feel bad that he can feel the rocks with his toes
I know the thinner and thinner my sole gets
The more my missionary's soul grows

So yes I think the Lord likes worn out shoes
I think it makes Him smile
For with the wear and tear that comes
Conversion takes place of style.




Monday, November 26, 2018

Elder Welker's Homecoming!!

Mom:  What a day to remember!!  We were all so excited when Justin's plane touched down in St George on June 8th at 12:13pm.  We were so anxious to see him again after 2 LONG years! I made sure that I got the first hug! Justin looked so thin! He had lost 60lbs! He had not only changed physically, but his whole demeanor was different. He was so grown up and mature and it was so fun to see this change in him.  Jake and Justin had been away from each other for 3 years now and watching them come together again made me cry.  Justin met Ellie for the first time and Michaela surprised Justin with the news that baby #3 was on the way. It was a very special day for all of our family to be together again.


















After collecting Justin's bags,we all headed over to President Bundy's office so that Justin could be released as a missionary.  President Bundy is a great man and the spirit was very strong in the room as he talked about Justin's mission and the impact he had on the people in Uruguay.  Lots of tear were shed as Justin bore his testimony and prayed in Spanish.

After his release, Justin's first request was to go to In and Out burger.  We met all the cousins there and had a great meal.  When we got to our house, we had a "Welcome Home" sign on the front lawn.  The very first thing Justin saw when he walked into the house was his life-sized "Captain America" figures along with his own photo we used for Jake and Ellie's wedding.  Then Justin saw carpet and threw himself down on the floor to enjoy the softness of it.  After that, he went from room to room discovering new things we had done to the house while he was gone. He was so happy to be home!  He ran downstairs and got all of his guns out of his gun cabinet and was holding them like a baby.  Then he opened his closet door and found things he had missed while he was gone like his Captain America hat, his light saber that Jake gave him etc.  Then he looked in the fridge and saw whipped cream in the can and opened his mouth and started just pouring it in!  We were all just laughing at him!  It was so fun to see him enjoying the simplest things.  Justin hung out with his missionary friend, Joe Cary, who had come to welcome Justin home.  They found their way to the X-box pretty fast and spent the rest of the night playing games.








We had a nice open house the next day and many friends, neighbors and ward members came to see Justin.

Justin reported his mission in our ward on Sunday, June 10th. Justin's trainer, Cody Harkness was there.  Michaela and Ellie performed a musical number "Savior, Redeemer of my Soul."  Micheala sang in spanish and Ellie played the viola while Heather Little played the piano.  It was so beautiful and Justin cried the whole way through along with the rest of us.  He had no idea they were going to sing his favorite song.  It was so amazing! Justin's talk was amazing as well. He wasn't nervous at all and told some great stories and bore his testimony in Spanish. It was such a nice meeting and having family and friends from his mission there made the day extra special.











Monday, May 21, 2018

Week 98 Temple trip with Raquel!!

So im just gonna keep this email short (which is fine cause I can explain things better and in more detail when im home in less than 3 weeks so in reality there is like no point to this email now....)

haha, but yeah this week was pretty good and we've just been doing a lot of contacts and talking with everybody and what not so it was a pretty casual week for us. We did get to go to the temple with Raquel on Saturday which was pretty awesome! We went with her cause it was her first time and so we went on Saturday with the whole ward and it was super cool! It was really different from the baptistry in St. George, like completely different in the way that they run it and stuff and it was quite a lot smaller. But it was a super cool experience and Elder Diaz baptized me (for other people obviously) and then I got to baptize him and another brother from our ward here. We were there forever though cause so many people went to the temple and the funny thing is that more people went to the temple than went to church on Sunday. Which isnt really a good thing cause that should be the opposite haha.

Dahiana came to church yesterday which was awesome! She's super awesome and she really wants to get baptized and is just hoping to get married soon so that she can do that! Pricila sadly didnt come but is going to go next week we are hoping! So I probably wont be baptizing anyone before I go home unless a miracle happens! I might also be able to go baptize Selene in the other mission before I leave but i'll have to figure out if she has a date to get baptized yet but if its before I leave then President said that I can probably go and do that.
But yeah it was a pretty good week and I'll be sure to tell you guys more about it once im home! haha. Love you guys, take care, and see you soon!!!

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Week 96 One month left!!

Well guys I will literally be home in a month from now! Pretty crazy right? heh, wow...dang. Yeah the clock is winding down and its going pretty fast! This last week we started teaching Pricila, the granddaughter of Jose and Raquel and she is super awesome! She is 13 and wants to be baptized and she came to church yesterday! If all goes well she'll get baptized on June 2! I really hope that everything goes good and that she makes it! Were continuing to teach Dahiana and she is awesome! She wants to get baptized really bad but she has to get married first and her boyfriend (the son of Raquel) doesnt seem to be very motivated to do it but I have faith that she can convince him. We're also continuing to teach Natalia and she is awesome and wants to be baptized but has the same problem as Dahiana.

This last week was kinda crazy! We had a multi zone conference in Carrasco, next to the temple, and I had to give my final testimony in front of everybody there! It was pretty crazy to think that the moment had already arrived. It was pretty emotional, it was hard having to give my testimony cause I love the mission and dont want to leave it so soon! I almost cried while giving my testimony but I was able to hold it together. 

Im really excited to be finishing though and I cant wait to see all of you guys! I love you all! I love the mission, I love Uruguay, and I cant wait to be there in St. George once again with all of you guys!

Well thats about it for the week! See you all soon!!!
-Elder Welker

Sunday, May 6, 2018

Week 95 Starting my official last transfer of the mission!

Hey guys this email is gonna be short cause I do not have a lot of time at all. Well this week was good! Elder Williams left and everyone here has been missing him (especially mešŸ˜ž) haha. Well Elder Diaz got here and things have been pretty good. Weve just been working a lot with Natalia and Esteban (they are a couple that Elder Williams and I found and they are awesome!). They need to get married and as weve been meeting they seen to be really considering it. I dont think that they will get baptized while im here but for sure two other missionaries down the road are going to baptize them. Natalia told us last night of how she was able to receive an answer to her prayer about whether the Book of Mormon was true or not. She said that she was praying on Saturday and after finishing praying we knocked at her door (and we hadnt even set a time to go by we just kinda swung by to see how they were doing but it turned out to be the answer to her prayer, pretty cool.) Dahiana has been doing good too (I found out her name was spelled Dahiana not Dyana). She also has to get married and so its also super complicated but later down the road she'll totally get baptized. We also got some super awesome references yesterday after visiting some members and were going to go and see how that goes this week. Im finally on the last transfer of my mission. The time flies by soo fast! Its crazy to know that im gonna be home in like a month! Also it turns out that Elder Holland is going to visit our mission like a week before I leave so that will be awesome getting to hear from him before I leave! Selene came here to church again yesterday! I was able to talk with President Eddy on the phone last night to talk a bit about her situation. He said he would talk with the other mission president about her and try to do as much as possible to make sure that she gets baptized soon. But yeah its all going great over here! Here's some photos of me saying goodbye to Elder CastaƱares and Elder Limas! They went home this last week. Mom and Dad Elder Limas said hi and thanks for everything!

But yeah thats it for the week! Love you guys take care!!!

-Elder Welker

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Week 94 Soy Valiente

Well guys this week is transfers and so im now on the last transfer of my mission! I am now a "valiente" which is spanish for valient/brave/courageous, well, you get the point. Im going to be finishing out these last 6 weeks here in Libia! Elder Williams is leaving, sadly. I was really hoping that he would stay here with me cause he's been one of my favorite companions. Elder Diaz is going to take his place here. He's from Ecuador and he is actually from my group (he arrived to the mission with me) but he goes home one transfer after me because he was in the MTC for only 3 weeks. Elder Williams is going to the city of Treinta y Tres, which is like 4 hours from Montevideo. He's pretty excited though. He wanted to stay here because he loves this area and the ward but he's also excited to leave our haunted house, haha. 

But yeah im excited to be on my last transfer. Its super weird that I only have 6 weeks left, the time goes by soo fast! This past week was really awesome! Weve been teaching that Natalia girl that I told you guys about last week and she is super awesome! She accepted the invitation to be baptized and she is learning a lot. She was going to go to church this Sunday but she couldnt make it because her son was really sick and she had to take him to the hospital in the middle of the night. But yeah i'll let you guys know more next week. Weve also been teaching Dyana, the daughter-in-law of Raquel and Jose and she is super awesome and wants to be baptized too and she came to church on Sunday. She also went to general conference a couple of weeks back. But yeah it going great here and over these next few weeks i'll be telling you guys a lot more about how they're doing and stuff. But yeah tomorrow Elder Williams leaves and i'll be getting my new comp and yeah thats about it! Thats all I got for now! :)

Well anyways I hope you all have a fantastic week! Love you all!
-Elder Welker

Sunday, April 22, 2018

Week 93 Proselyting and more proselyting in Libia

So this was a fun week for Elder Williams and I!! After baptizing Jose we realized that we were low on investigators so we spent like all week this week just contacting and knocking doors and finding new people to teach. I'll quickly give you guys a brief summary of how our week went:

Monday April 9: We had a family home evening with the Subirat family and we went with Jose and Raquel. We read the Family Proclamation and then ate pizza :) We left a little early and left Jose and Raquel there with the Subirats because we're trying to make the transition good so that Jose and Raquel dont feel like they are dependant on us and also so that they can make a lot more friends in the ward. 

Tuesday: We had divisions in Belloni with the zone leaders! It was really fun and Belloni is by far the most sketchy ghetto place in our entire mission. by far. period. I was with Elder Suxo from Bolivia and we entered into this favela at night and it was pretty sketch especially for a gringo. 

Wednesday - Saturday: We did a crap ton of contacts and spent hours each day just proselyting. We found a few more new investigators. It was really good! On Friday we were going to stop by Jose and Raquel at night and we were walking towards their house and I felt like we should go down a different road than the one we were on and I didnt know why but we turned down this other road to get to their house and this guy came driving up to us in his van and said "hey do you guys have a Book of Mormon?" and I said "yeah, but what do you want it for?" and he said that he had lost his and that he used to have one and he gave us the address to his house and told us when we could go by to give him the BoM and so were gonna try again this week (we already tried on Sunday but he wasnt home). We also found this cool guy named Rodolfo whose left side of his body is paralyzed. We knocked this one house and the guy wasnt interested and as we were leaving Elder Williams asked him if he knew anyone we could teach and the guy said "come with me" and he led us across the street and way far into this back alleyway to this house in the very back to this guy Rodolfo. The guy that wasnt interested was Rodolfo's brother but it turned out to be really cool and we taught Rodolfo and he told us we could come back on monday (today).

Sunday: Selene showed up to church out of nowhere! We finished sacrament meeting and I was grabbing my things and I heard someone say my name from behind me and I turned around and it was Selene and I had to blink like 5 times cause I felt like it wasnt even real and that I was just imaging things and I was like "oh my gosh I havent seen you in soooo long!" it was super cool! She stayed for the classes and I got to talk with her. She seems to be doing really well and I really hope that she continues to go to church in her ward in Pocitos so that she can get confirmed as a member. Later in the afternoon we knocked this door and this guy named Esteban came out and he had already met with the missionaries a few months back and already had a BoM and everything and as we were talking with him his wife Natalia came out and wanted to know what the difference between our church and the other churches and also why there are so many churches in the first place so we asked her if she had some time that we could explain it to her and she said yes and let us in her house to teach her. Esteban wasnt really listening but Natalia listened really carefully with a lot of curiosity as we taught her about the Restoration and it answered a lot of her questions and she told us to come by again on Wednesday to teach her more. It was super cool and she seems like someone ready to recieve the gospel because she has a very strong belief in God but never knew which church to join or which path to follow.

But yeah it was a really good week! Next week are changes! (so freaking crazy how time goes by so fast!!!!) But yeah so I wont write you guys til next Tuesday to let you guys know whats happening over here my last transfer in the mission! 

Well love you guys! Have a great week!

below is the pic of me and Selene in the chapel in Libia!

-Elder Welker

Week 92 Jose's Baptism


So yes this last week we were able to have Jose's baptism on Saturday as planned! It went through really good so thank you all for your prayers and your support! He got baptized on the same day that my brother got married so it was a very good day for everybody! Elder Williams ended up baptizing him because the member that was going to do it was sick that day and I confirmed him on Sunday because the member that was going to do it didnt show up to church. So yeah it was really cool and everything is going great here! After everyone had left after the baptismal service we stayed behind with one of the bishop's counselors to clean up a bit and as we were leaving the church we asked him "so, is there anything else we can help you with or is there anything else you need?" and he said "yes. Find another family to baptize." haha. It was really funny but now thats what we're in the process of doing!

But yeah on Sunday was Raquel's birthday and I made her brownies and she loved them! So did her daughter-in-law Dyana and she couldnt stop eating them haha. I make pretty good brownies :) 

The wedding photos of my brother were great! I wish I couldve been there but I can probably just imagine how it wouldve been looking at the pictures my mom sent mešŸ˜›
Well before I know it i'll be home. You guys have no idea how fast the time passes by now! Its insane how quickly the days go by! I still cant believe that im already at this point of my mission! The days and weeks now just go by too fast and I dont really want the time to go by this fast! I want things to slow down! 

Anyways here's some pics of Jose's Baptism! Love you all! Have a great week!



-Elder Welker

Week 91 Last General Conference on the mission!

Well as you all know this last weekend was general conference! It was also my last one while being here on the mission šŸ˜–. It was really cool seeing who the two new apostles were and I really enjoyed this conference a lot. Our investigator Jose went to the saturday afternoon session and the priesthood session and he really liked it! He understood basically everything and had some members sitting with him to explain to him what everything meant. He should be getting baptized this saturday if everything goes through well. We hope it does!!!! Yeah, he's gonna be baptized on Saturday, then on Sunday he'll get confirmed, which is the birth day of Raquel and I have to make brownies cause I promised her id make her brownies and then on the 15th of April is Jose's birthday and were gonna do an asado with him so this next week and so should be really fun!!! šŸ˜

This last week kinda stunk for me cause I was really sick almost all last week and I was having really bad stomach problems and I was having lots of digestion problems too. On thursday we had lunch with the Martin family and I threw up like halfway through the lunch and then after leaving their house afterwards I threw up even more in the street and yeah it was a fun experience.......?šŸ¤”

But yeah I couldnt really work that much this past week. We had an awesome trip to the temple on Tuesday and it was really good and I'll probably only have one more temple visit before going home. But yeah im feeling way better now, Elder Williams gave me some pills on Sunday morning and that literally cured me cause since then I have felt super good so were ready to go back out this week and hit it!!! 

Im really excited for this Saturday!!! Big shout out to my brother Jake!! He's gonna be a married dude at the end of this weekend! Also we are expecting to have the baptism of Jose this Saturday to top that! 

Happy Easter everybody! I didnt really do anything to celebrate it. woohoo! .....ummm anyways hope you all have a great week!!! Have fun watching my brother get married!!!!! Peace out!
-Elder Welker

Week 90 "You're gonna see me get baptized"

Well we had a pretty good week here this past week! Thanks everybody for wishing me a happy 20th bday! I would thank you all individually but im kinda short on time so if you read this email then you now know that you were thanked! (does that sound good? My english is kinda bad after being here for almost 2 years :)

Well anyways this email is gonna be pretty short so im just gonna write some of this last weeks highlights:

Monday March 19: had a zone activity in Bella Italia, I played soccer for like 3 hours and made some pretty sick goals, I even made a goal doing a scissor kick (the wet concrete court helped because I actually slipped while doing it but still made the goal :) I also got sunburned pretty bad cause I was outside playing the whole time.

Tuesday March 20: my 20th birthday!! The other elders surprised me and bought a cake that we shared at night.

Wednesday March 21: 21 months in the mission! We also had a multi zone conference in Carrasco and it was fun and uplifting as usual! 

Thursday, Friday, Saturday nothing super interesting to write about.

Sunday March 25: Gave a talk in church today! I love giving talks and I talked about member missionary work and the blessings of the temple. Our recent convert Raquel and her husband Jose came to church and Jose came in a white shirt and the tie that Elder Williams gave to him.

Monday March 26: I had some pretty bad stomach and digestion problems like all day so we didnt leave until the evening to go to some lessons we had set. We had an awesome lesson with Jose and Raquel and we taught Jose the Restoration aka lesson 1. It was really good and we had been wanting to invite Jose to be baptized for a while but we hadnt been able to have a formal lesson until last night. At the end of the lesson, right before I asked him to be baptized, he said "you know what, im going to get baptized". The funny thing is that I heard it, and Elder Williams also heard it, and we looked at eachother as if to say "did he really just say that?" and so Elder Williams was like "wait wait wait can you repeat that?" and Jose said "yeah, your gonna see me get baptized". And we were so happy and we set a date with him for April 7!!! We really think he's gonna be ready and he already has 2 assistances in church. I really hope he makes that date also because thats the day that me brother Jake gets married on and it would be awesome cause that way I feel more happy not attending his wedding! Haha, a big slap in the face!! haha just kidding! :) dont take that offensively! :)

Anyways things are going great here! I also have some photos here that I wanted to send you guys last week but my sd card was having issues and I couldnt get the photos out but here you go:
 
1. Me with my son (Elder Fairbanks) and my grandson (Elder Millet). Elder Fairbanks is training a new missionary this transfer and I got to take a pic with them at Tres Cruces on my way to Libia (my new area)
2. Me and Elder Williams! This guy is awesome!!! He reminds me of my brother Jake cause he likes football but he also likes video games like me and he knows a lot!! šŸ˜
3. I dont think I sent this to you guys but this was when I was in Rocha with Elder Larsen. I found Monster Guarana!!! I didnt even know that this existed because Guarana is not something that you can find in the states but its common down here in Uruguay, Argentina, and Brasil.

anyways love you guys! Have a great week!!!!!






-Elder Welker

Week 89 Chau Rocha! Bienvenidos Montevideo por tercera vez!!!!

Hey everybody!!!!! We just got told transfers last night and im leaving Rocha and heading back to Montevideo for the third time!! Im soo excited to go! Im heading to MaroƱas, the only zone in Montevideo that I havent been to yet (cause I was already in North and East Montevideo stakes). But now im going to a ward called Libia, which is also the name of my new area and also my last area of the mission!!! I'll be finishing out here in Montevideo my last 3 months of the mission!

Other exciting news: I'll be companions with Elder Williams (he was the MTC companion of Elder Fairbanks, my son haha). Elder Williams I heard is also like the grandson or something of Elder Ballard (thats what I heard but i'll have to ask him). Also Elder Fairbanks is going to be district leader and trainer in Treinta y Tres which means that im going to be a grandpa on the mission haha! Also Libia is right by my old area of Camino Carrasco!!!! The best fetching area in the world!!!! I'm totally goin to ask Pres Eddy during my last few weeks to visit members and converts from there. Also im going to be living in the same house as Elder CastaƱares (my last comp) and so im going to watch him die (end his mission cause he goes home after this transfer). Also my trainer Elder Harkness served in Libia right before going to Maldonado to train me, so im gonna have to talk with the people there and see if the remember him. But yeah im super stoked to end my mission there!! Also Libia/MaroƱas is the most sketchy part of our mission, where missionaries get robbed most so im putting my watch in my luggage and i'll probably not wear it til I go home haha.

But yeah these last few months were pretty fun here in Rocha. I learned a lot here and I hope to be able to finish out my last 3 months strong! This past week one of our investigators, Graciela, finally came to church and she had friends there that she didnt know were members of the church and so she fit in just fine. She has a baptismal date for the end of the month. We'll have to see how that goes. I think she can make it and I hope that Elder Larsen does well here in Rocha with his new companion. This past transfer wasnt easy and we had a lot of ups and downs but overall we had a good transfer and overall I feel like we did a lot of good for the area that future missionaries will be able to work on. 

Photos!!!!!

1. I thought this was really funny. I had an intercambio/division with my district leader Elder Perrins in La Paloma and we went by this really old lady who is a member cause she needed a blessing and after giving her the blessing I saw her clock and thought it was funny and the second she left the room I quickly snagged a pic of it haha. I dont want to spell out what it says, I think you guys can figure it out haha.

2. we were getting ready to go to a service and when I saw what Elder Cole was wearing it reminded me of a Liahona cover that I had seen just a few days before so I made him take a picture with it haha. 
-Elder Welker

Week 88 More Miracles in Rocha!!

So I just quickly want to say that this week was pretty good for us here in Rocha, we found a lot of new people to teach this week and things are getting a bit better for us here. 

So this past week Elder Larsen had one of the coolest experiences ever and it was really cool what happened. So we found this less active family called the Lopez family and its just a mom named Virginia and her two kids, Sharon and Yohan. So Elder Larsen had found them a week ago when he was on a division with Elder Cole and then we went by this week to get to know them a little more. Well it turns out that Virginia just recently came to Rocha like 2 years ago and before that they were living in Minas (which is a city in a different department of Uruguay). Well we were talking wit them and Virginia said that she found out about the church like 10 years ago after getting to know this senior missionary couple named Elder and Sister Crum (I think thats their name). Well Virginia and her husband back then got baptized and they were active while living in Minas but after coming to Rocha they went inactive. Well it turns out that Elder Larsen, just days before coming on the mission, was in a store with his mom doing some last minute shopping for his mission and this senior couple overheard them talking about his mission and so they asked him where he was going to serve and he told them Montevideo Uruguay and they freaked out cause thats where they had served a few years before! So he came on the mission a year ago and now he's here in Rocha and found the family that that senior couple taught and baptized! How cool is that?! 

But yeah things are going good here! We also had this Evangelical priest guy come up to us and start to bible bash us in the street and started to quote scriptures trying to fool us and started to tell us "yeah I have a Book of Mormon and you know what I found? I found it full of errors" and he just kept going off on bible quotes and was like "you know what it says in Proverbs 10:3 ?" (just an example) and were like "no" (cause I dont have the bible memorized verse for verse) and he was like "ohhh so you guys dont know what it says" (like as if to show that he knows the bible better than us). Well I asked him if he believed that revelation ended with Jesus Christ and he said that everyone knows that once Jesus died that the work was over and that everything was finished and that He saved us so we no longer needed prophets. And then just as I was about to ask him about Paul and tell him how the work really wasnt finished he took off. But yeah really interesting guy he was a total nutjob haha. Anyways thats basically the interesting things that happened this week. :)

Heres some pics I got for you guys!!!!

Last week in La Paloma and back in the Xmas conference when I was with Elder CastaƱares

anyways I love you guys!!!! Have a great week!!!!!!
-Elder Welker

Week 87 Back in Maldonado after 14 months!!!!!!!

Well so this week had a lot of ups and downs. The biggest down was that we couldnt get anyone to attend church this week and neither did the other 2 elders here in Rocha. Its been soo hard to get investigators to church and we have tried everything!! I dont think ive ever had such a hard time getting investigators to church until I came here to Rocha. On the bright side we had an okay week and saw a few small miracles along the way and I feel like we are making progress but its just a little slow is all. But we are making progress here! Um, so I finally got to go back to Maldonado after 14 months!! Maldonado is where I started my mission and I finally got to go back because we had a multi zone conference there and so we traveled there for the conference! I also got to eat a tortugon which is basically a giant hamburger/sandwich that is only made in Maldonado. It was so good!!! 

In other news I only have 100 days left in the mission field which is crazy but im trying not to think about it. We went to La Paloma today! It was sick! We got there last night and stayed the night with the elders there and then at 5 in the morning we went with them to the dock and watched the sunrise! It was magnificent!!!! Soo dope!!!! 

But yeah weve been working with our member list soo much here recently! Its soooo bad! The directions and addresses of people are really off and a lot dont even live here anymore or they have died and the member list just never got updated so were using it as a way to 1. clean up the member list so that missionaries and members dont have trouble in the future and 2. its also a great way to find new investigators and its been working pretty dang well for us as for now!! Im lovin it! But yeah things are really chill here in Rocha! If you guys want to know anything else be free to ask cause thats about all ive got for the week!

1. About to eat a tortugon in Maldonado
2. my plaque in La Paloma!
3. view of the sunrise in La Paloma 



-Elder Welker