September 10, 2011

(Picture from the Mission Blog labeled: Dedicated Diligent Missionaries. The other two have gone home now)

Sorry for the wait. We’ve had a full day. Elder Whitney is getting his last preparation day wishes in. It has been really fun. We are going to go here soon to Thilo and Marlenes house to be able to record them for the film we are putting together for the activity on the 26 of this month....

Guess What!!!I got the package. Elder Orozco and Tooley and Whitney were so excited. They wanted to tell you that you are the best. They really did like them and are very grateful. We took a bunch of pictures, but I don’t have my camera right now, sorry. Ill send them next time. About the birthday present....you know that I have changed alot here on my mission right....well, lets just say, me puse Clark y abri el regalo. No pude esperar. Me lo encanto. Muchas Gracias. (Translation: Like Clark, I opened the gift. I could not wait. Charm me. thank you very much). Did you get that? I actually didn’t even see the warning until after it was opened. Woops. No se preocupe. Voy a tener un compleaños con cualqier sopresa igual. (translation: Do not worry. I'll have a surprise cualqier compleaños with equal).

I sure love you Mom. This week has been one of the best. I couldn’t let myself think too much this past weekend. It wasn’t as hard as I thought. I have been on divisions 2 times this last week and loved them both. I sure love that. That is what is so awesome about missionary work. The good old work. I absolutely loved it. I still get butterflies, but I get over them. I have found myself to be much much more bold. A lot more than I have ever been. I don’t know if that has come from being in the office. I can only imagine that it has. I sure love you.

Thank you for everything.
Pray for Lilia and Sergio. They have their date for the 18th. We have had the most wonderful experiences with them. I love teaching people because I love them. I love praying for them and practicing for them. I just love them and can feel that Heavenly Father loves them too.

A man in the street asked me today "what do you think is the biggest problem in Chile". I answered LOVE. I dont know if he understood it the right way that i meant it, but surely, it is love for God. Doing what he says. The famous saying is here....I follow Christ "in my own way". How false. What a trap. It is the phrase that I have heard more than any other. I love the Gospel. I love how simple it is. How powerful it is. It changes lives, bodies, minds, hearts. I just feel so privileged to be able to be a representative of Jesus Christ. .. The biggest and most wonderful thing has been with Lilia and Sergio. We taught them about the Priesthood and had a very spiritual lesson. Thank you Mom for teaching me about miracles and how to go about receiving one. We have been fasting and praying. We blessed them by the power of the Priesthood. Remember she told us that she couldn’t get baptized because of a sickness. I talked to her yesterday and she said that she actually feels better. Miracle. She prayed that Heavenly Father would heal her so that she would be able to baptized with her son on the 18th. It was one of the more beautiful moments of my mission. I love simple faith. It is strong. Please be praying for them to trust in God and trust in the promises of his two servants in this sector. We have felt it is right.

…Pray for our protection. Santiago traffic is not the safest thing. Love you tons.