This week went well. Not too much happened but we’re working on getting a good groove and we had a crazy lesson with Martin. So, basically his dad is a little difficult and he distracts the theme of the lesson a lot and I lost my cool and started bashing with him a little. Then as I was getting kind of chata and trying to shut up so that I wouldn’t impede the spirit anymore Hna. Horton did the coolest thing. She allowed a small pause and said I have a question for you guys. “Martin would you like to get baptized?” He said, “Yes!” (During the confusion of the lesson he had shared his testimony with his parents) Then she asked his parents if that was ok with them and they were both like yeah that’s fine if it’s really what he wants to do. It was amazing how strong the spirit was. Before we left I wanted to fix my mistakes so I told them I was sorry and they were kind of like “What? No it’s totally fine no se preocupe!” They were honestly amazing. Since then Martin came to church and when we dropped him off at home his dad showed off his parakeets to us. It’s kind of funny but sometimes the most difficult seeming people are actually pretty amazing.
House Time
So, my compi got sick and we got stuck in the house again for a couple of days. I’m thinking God’s giving me a great opportunity to learn some extra stuff with personal study which is pretty great cuz I always feel like I don’t have enough time to learn. Stinks that Hna. Horton had to be sick though. 🙁 We also had a surprise house inspection which was a little crazy and took about 2-3 hours because the elders in the office were teaching a new service missionary couple how to do inspections. They seem like they’ll be a lot more thorough than the elders which seems like a good thing, but it’ll be a little harder for us. 😉 I don’t have lots of time today, but I sent some pictures of this weird weaving thing I did this morning to dad so if anybody wants to see it they can ask him for that. I think he can forward it. Love you all tons and I’ll try to write more next week. :b
Transfers?!
So, we had transfers. I’ve only been in Cabrero for 6 weeks (or 1 transfer) but God told President May that he needs me in Arauco now. So today I arrived in my new sector. It’s kind of funny but the kitchen seems really fancy to me because the oven is electrical and it has degrees on the knob to change the heat! It’s crazy! We have lots of cupboard space and everything. I might take some pictures and send them next week, but any who, my new companion is Sister Horton from Sandy Utah. She is Senior comp. and I am Junior comp. It’s a little interesting because she has 11 months in the mission and I have almost 15 not to mention I’ve been senior comp my whole mission (minus my training) and this is her first time, but I think that’s just further proof that God knows more than us and every transfer is inspired. I’m really excited because my companion seems really cool and I think she’s going to help me work like crazy. Sadly we will probably only get 1 transfer together because this is already her 4th transfer in this area, so we’ll have to use our time well. 🙂 I don’t have a whole lot to say this week, but I love you guys a ton and I’m going to upload photos of members and stuff from Cabrero as well as one of Sister Horton and I. Take Care!
Great Week
This week was pretty great. We ended up finding various inactive members, we had some really inspiring lessons using the scriptures and hymns and such. 5-6 inactive or less-active members came to church as well as the 4 investigators that we had. 1 of the less-active members actually ended up committing to pay her tithing again! (We didn’t bring up that topic, she did) It was pretty amazing! We didn’t find any new investigators but we did get a lesson with an old lost investigator and we’re going to continue working harder and harder every day as we learn more and more and become more capable. 🙂
I’m not sure if the subject is English or Spanish or Spanglish but that’s the best that I’ve got. 🙂
Vamos Chile!!
Hola Familia!
So, this week we’ve been working really hard. 🙂 We found 5 new investigators and had 4 people in church. It’s kind of interesting because we keep on finding more and everything every single week. Hopefully that continues! Good news, my feet should be alright. I will need surgery but I’m pretty sure that will wait for home in November or something. So the cool stuff that happened this week.
Cabrero
So we got a slightly rocky start this first week. We don’t really have many investigators. If I understood right we’ve got about 3 investigators and the new investigator that we found last week and now 2 more that we found yesterday. Then there’s about 4 new investigators that we haven’t had contact with after their first lessons so we’ll see if we can get things going. Luckily I think we’re starting to get a rhythm and learning more about the sector so I think we’ll be making some good progress. I’ve already gotten to know quite a few of the members and they seem really great! There are a bunch of recent converts and they and the active members from before have already given us a few references so it seems like the obra has a good support system here in Cabrero! I’m excited to see some progress over the next few weeks, especially because the new investigators that we’ve found really do seem golden. Our investigators that I have met are Bernardita and her daughter Katalina, Veronica, Ines and her husband Humberto, and Eugenia.
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Transfers!
We had transfers today! So now I’m in Cabrero and my new companion is
Hermana Bechthold. She’s from Texas and she’s really cool! I’m not the
best at describing people but she’s really nice and funny!
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Pure Craziness!
This week was Great! Cautín really is progressing. After yesterday we
have 3 investigators with baptismal dates that I really think will get
baptized. Alvaro, Mariela (Hna. May helped us teach her), and Ricardo.
So Alvaro was living with Daniela (They aren’t married), but Saturday
he moved out and is living with his Grandmother in Padre Las Casas so
that he can live the law of Chastity and get baptized and he also
proposed to Daniela and they’ll be getting married in January or
February of 2019! Their son Javier who’s 8 also wants to get baptized!
We’re super excited for their family!
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Keeping Busy
This week was pretty good. Maxen passed the sacrament on Sunday and he
just keeps on impressing the members. Also this Sunday we had so many
members and investigators at church it was kind of crazy. To make it
even cooler we had a new senior couple that will be moving into the
ward in the next month I think and they came to check it out. They’re
super nice and they should make a good addition to the ward. We also
had the primary program and God blessed us so that we ended up having
about 6 kids instead of only one!
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