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!!!

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

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 me😞) 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 Castañares 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