They Are Throwing Rocks!

So this week was a pretty fun week!

So on monday after the hike, we went and made brownies for our zone conference. We had to give the conference on Tuesday, and it was pretty fun.  We had to do an example practice thing, and the assistants of president made it a competition between all of the Zone leaders, so they recorded it and we are going to see if we won.  We did a rap, and then I shoved cake in my companions face, it was pretty good.

Other than that it was a pretty normal week, a lot of walking, but here we are used to it. Oh, something fun that happened, a group of thugs started to throw rocks at us. Also some guy tried to pick-pocket my companion.  That's been pretty fun.

The weather has been crazy this week.  It goes from being really hot, to freezing cold in no time flat, but it reminds me of Utah weather.  Also on Friday, we had interviews with President Essig.  It was pretty short, but it was still good to see President.

Other than that on Sunday we got a call from President saying that our companion Elder Perez was getting changed, and that we would be getting a new companion, Elder Jorge.  He is from Peru, he has 4 months in the mission, and for the 2 minutes that I got to know him, he is really nice.  So we will see how it goes!

But that's all for this week.  Have a good week.  I love you and miss you all tons!!!

 

Halloween Talent Show

So this week was a pretty crazy week. After weeks and weeks of knocking on doors and trying to find people to teach, we found some!  We found 7 new people to teach this week and they seem to have potential.  We taught quite a few lessons this week and we had a ward activity for Halloween, but not a Halloween party.  It was a talent show.  It was pretty fun, there were about 10 acts, and we sang.
 

Halloween Talent Show

 

On Wednesday we had a leadership meeting with all the zone leaders.  We learned what president wants us to learn, and then on Tuesday we have to teach it to all the elders in our zone.  It should be pretty interesting.

Some funny things that happened while knocking on doors.  A drunk guy came out and told me how pretty I was. He told me that at least 3 more times before I left.  There are the people that come out in just their underwear.  Those are always interesting situations or the people that are smoking drugs and stuff.

But other than that nothing really fun happened.  We went on a hike today, and I got sunburned pretty good.  But hey it's really hot here now so that's what's going to happen. I can't believe that you guys are getting snow when I'm dying in the heat.

 

Nate above Santiago

 

 

Nate, Elder Riches, and Elder Perez above Santiago

 

But that's pretty much all for now.  I'm out of time.

Elder Alder and Elder Riches Staying Together

Hey everyone!!!  So this week was a pretty interesting week.

 

So Elder Cuadros is officially in his house and he is no longer a missionary.  I miss him haha, but he went home on Wednesday.  It was pretty funny because he was so nervous about leaving, but now he

is ok.

 

Nate and Elder Quadros as Jedis

Elder Quadros, Nate, and Elder Riches

Other than that Elder Riches and I stayed together as companions, and we got another companion. His name is Elder Perez.  He is from Peru.  He is a convert of 2 years, and he is 22 years old.  He is a quiet person so that is a change from Elder Cuadros, but he is nice, and we are getting along well.

Nate and Elder Perez

 

This week was a pretty tough week.  We knocked on doors all week!  We ended up talking with more than 161 people, and we made 25 appointments.  Out of those 25 appointments, nobody was there when we passed by, but that doesn't mean that we will lose hope!!!

We were blessed to find 3 new people to teach this week that are really nice, and they understand what we teach really well.  Also on Sunday after praying for a way for investigators to come to church, we received a phone call from the father of a girl that we were teaching before.  He asked if we could stop by his house and take his daughter to church with us.  We gladly passed by and she came to church.

But other than that it was a pretty normal week.  Hope everything is good with you guys, and I love you and miss you all tons!!!

Boring Week

Pretty much this was a boring week.  We knocked on a lot of doors and set up a lot of appointments. The problem is that when we go to these appointments the people are always busy or not there, so it makes it hard to teach, but we are still working hard and trying the best we can.  A funny thing that happened this week is that all three of us got sick.  It started with me.  I got sick during the day and spent quite a bit of time in the bathroom, then that night Elder Riches got it and was in the bathroom all night and then Elder Cuadros got it in the morning.  Other than that it was a pretty boring week. We are still waiting for the transfers so we will see what happens, and Elder Cuadros is going home on Wednesday so that is so crazy!  It's ok, I still have a long time to do stuff!

Sorry it's so short, I ran out of time...

But I love you and miss you guys tons!!!

 

Nate, Filipe, Elder Riches

 

 



 

Playing soccer as a district

Heavenly Father Loves Each of Us

So this week was a really good week!  I had a lot of interesting things happen.

 

On Monday we went to the mall, to go shopping and to eat at a restaurant.  Elder Riches and I ate at Mamoot.  It is really good and it almost is like food from the states so it makes us happy to eat there every once in a while.

On Tuesday we helped a member paint a room of her house.  That was pretty fun.  I have painted a lot in this sector, but I love painting so that's ok.  After that we passed by the appointments we had, and nobody was there so we decided to pass by for a man that I had talked with the other day.  When we got to his house he let us in, and the smell of acohol was strong.  So he started talking to us, and when drunk people start to talk, they don't stop...  but something interesting happened.  As we sat there listening to this broken man tell us about all of his problems, a feeling of love for that man came over me that can only come from God.  It was in that moment when I could honestly feel the love that God has for each and every one of his children.  I could feel that even when we make mistake after mistake, if we humble ourselves and do what He asks, He is willing to help us in every way possible. It was an unforgettable experience.  

On Wednesday we had to wake up early to go to a meeting.  So my towel was hanging to dry from the day before in our bedroom. So when I went to shower I grabbed it and put it in the bathroom. When I finished and grabbed my towel to dry off, there was a huge spider on it!!!  Pretty much I freaked out and threw the towel on the ground and stomped on it.  When the spiders can kill me, [Chilean Rincon spiders are more venomous than Brown Recluse.  They are from the same family, but more dangerous.]  I don't mess with them.  We had our missionary conference with President Essig.  It was a good conference, but that was the second time that I was listening to it so I got a little bored.  Then after we got back we had quite a few appointments really close to each other, so we did divisions to try and do more than one thing at a time.  That night when we got back to the house, we found another giant spider in the tub.  So that's when I started to get worried, because there are a lot of spiders coming out, and I just so happen to sleep on the upper bunk... Closest to the deadly spiders...  so I knew I wasn't going to be able to sleep well.  So I decided to pray and ask for protection from the spiders. (lame right) but I learned a valuable lesson. As I was praying I still had the fear of a spider biting me, but that's when I realized that Fear is the oppisite of Faith.  So I said to myself....I said a prayer and I know that I will be protected, and that's when I felt that burning in the chest sensation, and I knew that that is what faith is.

 

 

Chilean Rincon Spider

 

Then on Thursday we got a call from a recent convert saying that he lost his $400 dog that was pregnant.  So we went to help. Before we left to help him, we offered a prayer. With my new experience about faith the night before, I knew that if I asked without doubting anything that my prayer would be answered.  So I prayed that we could find the dog. We went and we looked half the morning, and couldn't find her. So we left and told them that we would keep an eye out while we walked around.  That day we didn't find her.  BUT, we did our part, we went and looked!  So now God took care of the rest. The next day in the morning we got a call saying that they had found their dog!  A man had found it in the street and took it home to wait if someone would come looking for it. Now the miracle is that he actually gave them back their $400 dog.

Then on Saturday we passed by some new investigators that we found and we taught them the Restoration.  We then invited them to come to church with us the next day and they said yes!!!

On Sunday we had a BAPTISM!!!! Her name is Alison Aguilera.  Her dad baptized her after we reactivated her family!!! It was great!  Finally we had a baptism where nothing went wrong at the last minute and on top of that the people that said that they were going to come to church actually came!!! I was very impressed.

 

 

Alison and her family.  Her little brother wouldn't get in the picture.

 

But I'm out of time.  I love you all and miss you tons!!!

Flying Kites

So this week was a pretty good week. but it was still really crazy too.  I haven't had a normal week in a long time haha, but hey its more fun that way right?

 

So Monday was a pretty fun day.  We had permision to leave our sector, but we didn't know it so we just hung around, and had a member cook lunch for us.  Then we went and flew Chilean kites.  I got mine really high up there so that I didn't have any more string.  It was cool and then I brought it back down again.  It was way fun...  yes there is still a part of little kid in me.

Then on Tuesday Elder Riches went on interchanges with other elders, leaving me to work in our sector with Elder Cuadros.  It was a pretty good day after all, but there were still a lot of people who weren't there...  but that's ok what else is new right?

Then on Wednesday Elder Cuadros was sick and throwing up, so Elder Riches and I left him with a member and we went to work.  We were able to find a new person to teach and we are still knocking a lot of doors, but the people where we are working now are really nice! So that makes it nice to work there.

On Thursday I went on interchanges with a different group of elders. They had a ton of people to teach, so it was weird going from one appointment to the other, because in our sector we are trying to find new people. 

Then on Friday we had leadership counsel of all the leaders  of the mission.  It was pretty fun, and more changes are happening.

Then Saturday and Sunday we watched Conference.  It was great!!!

But I'm out of time.. love you and miss you tons!!!!

Getting a Little Better

Hello todos!  Haha I speak spanglish and its really funny.

 

So this week was a pretty standard week for us.  We are just trying to find new people to teach, so that means that we knocked a lot of doors. We are having a hard time finding people to teach, but other than that things are going good.  We had to postpone our baptism though until after General Conference.  Hopefully we will have 2 baptisms then.

We did do some service this week.  A sister in the ward put a new roof on her garage and so we helped her paint it and also painted her gate outside.  It was pretty fun and it was really sunny so I got a start on my tan, haha.  My companions had to go to the chiropractor this week, so I got to sit there for almost 2 hours doing nothing, but hey if it helps them feel better. I'm feeling a lot better now, and things are going good.  I have gained a little weight back. I am back up to 140!  Woo!  I really don't know what else to write so that's it for now, haha.  Next week will be a good letter.

Love you and miss you all tons!!!