Buenos Dias!
This week was a great week full of different experiences! :)
This
week I got robbed! Luckily it wasn't anything super valuable :) I was
walking in a sector that is poorer than all of the other sectors and we
had just finished lunch. For dessert the lady had given us an apple and
as I was walking I started to eat my apple. Before I could take more
than 2 bites and man came up and started yelling at me and took my apple
and ran away. So it wasn't anything valuable, but I was still kinda
frustrated that he took my apple ;) After the experience we were talking
to a member about it and they said he did it to show his authority and
to show us that we were in his area.
This
week in the same area we ran across a couple people peeing in the
street. It isn't super common but it isn't rare. But just so you know what
kind of things we run across ha ha :)
This
week was a great week for lessons. We had many lessons (8) with
investigators and I was able to feel the spirit really strong. This week
I really focused on teaching the investigators what they needed to
change their life and to receive the blessings of the lord rather than
teach them the material. That is a big difference between having the
spirit in the lessons or not. If we teach them how the gospel and god
can bless their lives the spirit can testify more personally to the
person. After all the lessons I felt very good with what we had taught.
We have many investigators and 2 are going to be baptized this Sunday!
The 2 older brothers of the little girls are going to be baptized this
weekend! It has been so amazing to see their change :)
This
weekend we had a special conference and the branches became wards and
the district became a stake (If you don't understand those words you can
find the nearest missionaries and they will be more than happy to
explain them) :) Jorge Zaballos a Seventy came to do it. He talked about
many things and I could feel the spirit super strong. It was a great
testimony about the callings of the lord.
This
weekend I also received a testimony about fasting. Chile is having a
drought and it hasn't rained in almost a year so this last fast Sunday
all the members in Chile were fasting to have rain. After finishing the
special conference on Sunday we went to leave and... It was raining! I
know that the Lord answered the prayers and the fasts of all the members
and he did it Immediately. I know that the lord will grant us what we
need if we are willing to fast and pay our fast offerings.
These
past couple weeks the Copa America (A big south American soccer
tournament between all the countries) has been going on. Well on
Saturday Chile played in the final against Argentina... And they won the
Copa America for the first time in History! It was so crazy! It
happened when we were in the special conference and when we left the
streets were flooded with people screaming and celebrating and honking
:) I am part of History! :)
It was a good week and the next week will be as well because of the baptisms! :)
You guys are awesome, I love you all :) Stay Golden :)
Love,
Elder Nielson :)
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