Jesse E-mail - March 9, 2014

this week has been full of surprises! my companion ended us having some stone in his stomach that he had to get surgery for. it wasn't a hardcore cut your stomach open from the outside kinda thing though. they took a shortcut using his throat. everything went great with the surgery but something is wrong with his blood now. when they cut his open on the inside and finished he wouldn't stop bleeding, turns out the "medicine" they gave him has been thinning his blood and he would stop bleeding on the inside so they put  him in intensive care and i couldn't stay with him in that room so i got a get out of jail free card and got to hangout with the assistants for two days in there really nice apartment with air conditioning, two bedroom two bathroom argentine pent house:P i finally got to go to church with them too which was nice because I've been inactive for about three weeks now and I'm pretty sure that's frowned upon on the mission. but today was great and i finally got to eat some real food which consisted of frosted flakes for breakfast, churipan for dinner, and geeso for lunch which is a really good argentine food!! ohh yeah and when i got to visit my companion in the intensive care place i got kicked out because there was a guy that was in between two curtains who was struggling to stay alive and they had to pull out those electric shock things. but i would have to say that the best part was that i got to go and do missionary work with the assistants i mean yeah it was with their investigators but it felt great to talk about the gospel and sit down to teach a lesson. especially to see that spark that we brought to other people as they listened to us. yes its a good thing that my companion is recovering but i cant wait to return to our area and get back to work. i have more time spent inside of the hospital then i have in my new area so that has been a little weird. its been a rough couple of weeks but he wont be sick forever. i know you are probably not going to be expecting this letter because its Sunday but i got some special missioner from president to emial right now in his house just in case i don't get the chance to do it tomorrow. i do have a couple  questions though! how are Anthony's papers doing?? im really excited about that. and also how is aunt Tiffy? well that's about it for this week, i really hope i get the chance to talk and reply to you tomorrow but if not i love you all and i don't know if we have this but yesterday was international woman day here in south america!! so happy late woman day to all the women reading this:P 

Love elder whetten!

Diana E-mail - March 10, 2014

Well hello everyone!!!

 this week has been pretty amazing we had our baptism this week Junior had made the first step to going back to our heavenly father it was great to finally see what its like to help some one come closer to God. other than that not a whole lot has happened this week just a lot of missionary work which is great!!!  i am so glad to be a missionary and i am so happy to be serving with my best friend Jesse and soon be serving with my other best friend Anthony watch out world the whettens are coming to save you!! anyway the Lord works in many ways and i am so glad i am able to be apart of this great work!! hope yall are having a great week and the Lord loves you!!

Sister Whetten

Jesse E-mail - March 3, 2014

(Jesse's Mission President called us on Friday to let us know that Jesse's companion had been in the hospital all week, so Jesse was there with him.  They said that he was doing good and was being very positive.  Jesse finally got to email this week)

well to start things off yes I'm still in the hospital with my companion:P and you are definatly right about me not liking it because im going crazy!! i wont lie its a pretty nice hospital but i hate being cooped up for 11 days straight with out sunshine or weather or anything. but hey i guess its preparing me in the way of patience. i always thought i had enough patience for everything but man two weeks in the hospital sucks!! today i escaped from the four walls of sickness and got to go out into the real world again. my companion stayed with a brave volunteer in the hospital while i finally got to play some soccer and eat something other than hospital food:D none of the food in there is seasoned or salted or anything haha still no Dr.Pepper and not alot of carne:P 

im really happy that there is another temple in arizona! just another one i can go to when i get back! not being able to go to the temple is a bummer, but i swear that time here is different, and it wont stop flying. 

i cant believe that anthony is finishing up with his papers!! im so excited to know where he will go! but its a really good feeling to know that our family will have 3 missionaries out at the same time. 

i feel bad because there isnt too much to tell other than ive been stuck in the hospital. and if he is in the hospital for two weeks then he has to be sent home and then i will be in an area with a new companion working somewhere that i really dont know:P its kinda exciting to know that anything could happen. either way i will be happy to be out of prison and preaching the word again:) we did have a really good talk with one of the nurses about the church though so we really haven't stopped completely. 

i hope everything goes good at home and that you all recieve some rain soon! i pray for you always and love you all!

Elder Whetten

Diana E-mail - March 3, 2014

Hello Everyone!!!

 this week has been pretty good lots of great things are happening in the Samoan ward we had 3 investigators at church and it was so amazing we also have a baoptism on saturday at 10 am we are so excited for this guy and his family he has come a long ways we are so excited for him!!! 

the sun came out for about 2 days and now there is rain again i wish i could send it to all yall because you all need it more than we do i miss feeling dry. but i love it here i love being a missionary there is nothing else i would rather be doing than serving Heavly fathers children hope you all have a great week love you tons and miss you more than words can say!!! 

Sister Whetten

Diana E-mail - February 24, 2014

Talofa!!!
 

Well transfers just happened and i stayed and so did sister batton we are still serving in the samoan ward!! I am so happy I love this ward so much and i know there is no other place i could be. the work is picking up we have two baptizms planed for this next month if you can just pray for them they are very close to these very impotant steps there names are Ave Mulo and Junior Ilaoa.

its been pretty wet lately and i am ready for the sun.

  I promise that i will get some pictures home i just need to figure everything out and i will start sending them home so you can see the people i am working with. well everyone i love being a missionary and i love sharing my testimony with those around me i love the Book of Mormon and the joy it brings into our life. I love  being here in Washington working with the Samoan people i am pretty sure i am Samoan. heres what happened at my birth I was born in American Samoa and my birth mother loved the ocean so much that she pulled a moses mother and put me in a basket and i ended up on the beach of California some mexican lady thought i was so beautiful took me home but on the way home i was snached out of her hands an the rest in history i ended up with the Whettens and so now i am white. any way i hope yall have a great week and i hope you are looking for oppertunities to share the Gospel with your freinds!! love you all!!!

Sister Whetten

Diana - February 17, 2014

well everyone this week has been a great week!! lots of amazing things are happening here. theres also been a lot of rain i really miss the sun. i was kissed by a 3 year old Samoan boy and my life long goal is complete i could die tomorrow in peace lol. well everyone i am loving life and i am so grateful to be serving the Lord at this time there is not other place i would rather be then here!! have a great week!! love yall!!! 

Jesse e-mail - February 17, 2014

hola! Que Tal?? 

my companion says hi! his name is elder Aldana and he is from here, Argentina!

haha he is a really skinny guy but a great missionary! he has really good relationships with the members, haha all 30 of them:P well thirty that are active, this area has a ton of menos activos... less actives! so we work most of the time with them, the first week here in la Florida hasnt been bad but it is a lot different than Parque Baron, its only a two man apartment so that sucks but i will live! bcause it has a lifting set inside!!! so i get to fatten up a little and try and get some muscle back:P other than that nothing out of the ordinary had happened:P a little on the boring side i know but i guess thats life! haha im Happy though! excited to be in this new area and get to know more of gods children. ohh and today i have 7 months in the mission.. crazy!! but im taking it all in and doing me best! thats all i have for this week so i love you all and i hope you like this picture i took with Elder Montano!!!