This
week was a pretty good one. I was suffering from a "Man-Cold." but I
persevered even though I didn't have my mommy there to make it better :(
But we are definitely getting into the Christmas spirit! We bought a Christmas tree and decorated it with ornaments we made out of paper haha
:) We jammed to the only Christmas music we have "Michael Bublé Christmas" haha but it was great :)
Tuesday
was good! We encountered a new investigator named Matias who seems
pretty interested. It was nice to encounter another new investigator.
After that we had a lesson with Lali. It was awesome because she was
awake and animated and smiling, unlike the tired, sad, droopy Lali who
is normally there. She talked about church and members who called her to
check on her. It is awesome to see the gospel changing her life for
the better. I'm also forever grateful to the members who called her.
Member support makes a huge difference in missionary work.
Wednesday
was a good day as well. We taught Lali and she is still doing great! She had a couple other lessons which went well. My throat started feeling
better but my body was exhausted.
Thursday was pretty good. We had lunch with a member and it is the most I have
eaten in forever! We each got half a pan of lasagna and it was a ton of
food! After that we met with a lot of less active members and we taught
Matias some English (Everyone in Chile wants to learn English). After
all the lessons we went and got completos and ended the day.
Friday
was pretty good, it was a roller coaster ride of emotions. We had a 3rd
companion for part of the day because his companion had a meeting. He
is from Bolivia and it was great Spanish practice. We were all talking
and I felt good, but then we had a lesson with Matis and I felt like I
Botched it so I was feeling pretty frustrated. But then I got a Christmas
package from home! We put the gifts under the tree. I also got letters
from my teachers quorum and I loved them :) Then we ended by celebrating
Thanksgiving (A day late) at the Riversos because they wanted to
celebrate a gringo holiday with us :) We ate pizza and had a great time.
I always love it there because I feel comfortable so I am myself and
make them laugh.
Saturday
was a good day. All of our appointments fell through... Puro exito!
(Pure success) But we stopped by some less actives and they appreciated
the visit. The best part of the day was the night. My companion and I
don't really like to do street contacts but we were challenged to do 4
on Saturday. We did 5 and I started the 1st one! I started 3 of the 5
and participated in all of them. I don't mind contacts anymore :) It was
a good day because I can honestly say I completed my motto and had "-No
Regrets."
Sunday
was a frustrating day. None of our investigators came to church. Then
after church we had to stay after because of some ward drama that has to
do with our (Elder Cropper and Myself) secret assignment. I don't think
I have mentioned this before but Elder Cropper and I are here in Villa
Dulce on a specific (kinda secret) mission from president because of
some stuff that happened with a family here. Anyways things were getting
pretty delicate so we had to stay around for awhile. We then ended the
day with a FHE with a family. I will give the whole lowdown of our
assignment next week.
My
favorite scripture right now is Alma 48:17 which says if we are like Moroni then Satan will have now power over us. Alma 48:11-13 teaches us
how Moroni was and how we need to be in order to overcome Satan. He
forgot himself and worked for the well being of his people. I know that
if we overcome the natural man, or in other words, forget ourselves and
serve others, Satan will have no power over us and we will receive a new
level of blessings.
Overall it was a great week! I love you all and hope you are all golden! :)
Love,
Elder Nielson
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Wonderful. Love to read ur day to day. Keep it up.
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