It is so great to hear from you both! I know I say it every week but it brings joy to my heart haha. It sounds like things are going so great at home! Mom I got all your letters and pictures from you and the kids and you have no idea how great it was! Elder N and I had a little ceremony during weekly planning and I told him a lot about my family. He thinks that Gage sounds hilarious haha and he is! It was so great. I love the pictures so much! Grandma is so dang cute and that is so amazing the she got to flip the coin and stuff! She truly is a trooper. I do get the pictures that you send mom and I love them! I would love some pictures from the hunt!! I can't believe that it has already happened. I loved that time of the year so much! Ah good times. I hope the football team just keeps improving. That's kind of lame that all the teams are down this year. Too bad we aren't like Blanding;) Haha I'm just kidding. But seriously. But I will certainly write you all back as soon as I can. And I know I am looking skinny haha but don't worry, we have PLENTY to eat. I am just losing all my mass and it's super sad haha. All of my shirts are like super big on me now. But Elder N did teach me how to knit which was pretty stinkin fun! haha
I am getting transferred! So crazy. I am moving to Stockport which is near Manchester. It's a super Busy place. I am going to be whitewashing the area with Elder Bradley. Whitewashing means that we are both brand new to the area. We will have to figure things out pretty quickly because neither of us will know anything about the area haha. Continuously adjusting! Right when you get used to something out here is when it changes haha. The ward here was so great but I know that our Mission President is an inspired man and that I am going where I need to be. It's sad though because right when the work starts to explode here is when I'm leaving.
It has been a tremendous week here in Shrewsbury! We have seen so many miracles. And I am truly feeling the love of my Savior each and every day and it always starts with a great study on the Atonement in the mornings. That sets the tone for my entire day and I have a huge testimony on personal study. I cherish that 1 hour that I get to just loves myself in the scriptures and the words of Apostles and Prophets. I am learning more each and every day and I can feel the Atonement working in my life and in the lives of others and that is such a miracle!
I had a pretty crazy experience on Tuesday night. I woke up in the middle of the night and it felt very dark and scary in our room. I thought nothing of it so I rolled over and closed my eyes. As soon as I closed my eyes it felt extremely dark. It was like a darkness I have never felt before. It felt as if someone had grabbed my wrist and everything began to get extremely tight as if I was suffocating. I tried to call out to Elder B because he was here on exchange, but my tongue wouldn't move or work. I couldn't move at all. In my head I just said, 'In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to leave,' when I said that the grip loosened slightly but I still could night move or speak. I began to sing a hymn in my head until finally the darkness backed out of the room and was gone. It was a unsettling experience but also a testimony builder because the next day was absolutely full of miracles. It reminded me of the story of Spencer W Kimball when he was attacked by evil spirits and then went on to make the work explode here in England. The next day we met with a man named Raulph who accepted the invitation to be baptised! The problem is is that he lives about an hour out of town and there aren't any buses so we just need to find a way to get him to church. We also met with Sam who actually called us to learn more about our church. We invited him to be baptised as well and he accepted! We are shooting to have them both baptised on the 21st of November. It was very exciting.
I know that Satan and his followers are very prevalent here on this earth. They are trying to stop the work from going forward and doing all that they can to do so. The remarkable thing is is that we have power over them! And I am so grateful for that and the priesthood power that I have.
Later on in the week we had a very weird lesson with this young man. He was throwing a lot of false doctrine at us and saying some very vulgar and nasty things about Jesus Christ as well as other people. The Spirit was not there. I was greatly unsettled and walked away from that lesson feeling very confused and having questions in my head. I then decided to bear my testimony to my companion. It wasn't long and I just testified of the simple truths that I absolutely know to be true. Immediately the Spirit was able to enter my heart and I was overcome with a Spiritual Witness of the truthfulness of the Gospel and of our Savior Jesus Christ. I truly felt his love and I cherish that love because I know that it can overcome any sorrow, discouragement, or sadness we face. We have got Jesse coming back to church but He took up smoking again. It is not easy and I remember us telling him that he will regret it and he does now. It is really sad but I know he can do it again. Don't go back to old habits just because they seem like relief at the time!!!!!!!! They are not. And you are just dragged further down in the end.
A Couple of weeks ago I was looking through the phone and I had a prompting to call this random number in the contacts so I did it. I spoke to the lady. She is about 70 years old and surprisingly she said she would like to meet up with us. So this past week we were able to meet up with her. She is sooo amazing and prepared! Her name is Elaine and she just expressed to us how in her old age she has really been searching for something. She feels as if she is missing something. Her husband has passed away and most of her kids has well. She cried as she shared her story with us. We told her that she can find that thing she is missing. We explained Jesus Christ and the Plan of Salvation and it was amazing! She wants to read the whole Book of Mormon. All because I was just looking through the phone and felt I should call her.
Well I love you all so much. I am doing so great here! There are hard days but I can feel myself becoming more engrossed in the work each and every day. I am losing myself and it is the greatest feeling in the world. The Gospel is the medicine that can heal ANY Spiritual wound that we have, and I have experienced it firsthand. I love you and have a great week!
Love Elder Wilcox
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