Hola mi gente,
So, this week was absolutely awesome! I have a lot of experiences to share, and I hope I remember them all! But first things first, I do not have changes and Elder Marquina will be staying with me another change! Elder Marquina is super pumped and so am I, the key is we have to baptize this change! This ward hasn't seen a baptism for about 10 months! Luckily we have 6 people that are all progressing beautifully. This is saying a lot because when I got here, we literally had NO ONE.
So let's start with the fact that Elder Marquina is improving with his foot problems. He can finally walk at the pace I want to walk, and he's a lot happier now. He really was bummed out with his feet all this change and when Rosalia didn't get baptized it definitely took a hit on both of us. This next change will be different though!
So this past Thursday we were contacting, but literally no one was opening the door. We saw this bulldog though and Elder Marquina wanted to take pictures because it was so awesome. So did I, mostly for Preston because I know he loves bulldogs. While we were taking pics, the lady in the house came out laughing and it turns out she's Colombiana! This whole house is filled with Colombianos! She originally just laughed and we started to contact her just by getting to know her. She was leaving for work at that moment, but told us to come by, well today... The funny thing is there was another guy in the house and we decided to talk to him as well. He's a 20 year old kid from Cali, Colombia (there's a lot to be said about Colombianos from Cali... The city of sin.) He let us in and we started a “Cómo Comenzar a Enseñar” (How are we going to start teaching?) and then linked everything in to La Restauración (the Restoration of the Gospel). When I gave Joseph Smith's first vision, he went completely quiet and I knew he felt something. This kid's name is Arturo Franco and his accent is probably the coolest thing I've ever heard. I want to talk like him someday. Every time we call him we yell "HOLA COLOMBIA, CÓMO ESTÁ MI PARCERO?!" He didn't believe me when I told him Aunt Lelsy is from Colombia. THE COOLEST THING IS THAT HE CAME TO STAKE CONFERENCE WITH US THIS SUNDAY! ACCEPTED A FECHA FOR THE 21 OF NOVEMBER AS WELL! He's definitely not a perfect investigator, but he's got the desire in his heart to change!
This Saturday the member of the seventy wanted all the missionaries in Ochagavía to go to the afternoon session of Stake Conference. It was an interactive meeting where members got to participate and share their thoughts and feelings on certain subjects. When Día de Reposo came up I felt a really strong impression to talk about my World Championship experience in London and how I decided not to go. Everyone was oohing and ahhing and after I had so many people come up to talk to me. Including President and Hermana Barreiros who immediately told Elder Marquina and I that we were going to have another change together because of our comments in the conference and because all the members of the ward have basically begged that we stay together another change. So we got to know Saturday about our changes rather than yesterday.
It was quite the adventure getting everyone to Stake Conference this weekend... Just like any other Sunday, it's just crazy the things we do as missionaries to get people to the meetings.
We had such a cool lesson with one investigator who is not married but has a daughter and is living with his girlfriend. He's a really cool guy and we found him my first day here in Villa Sur actually! He's reading the Book of Mormon and he's progressed a ton! We taught the Word of Wisdom and Law of Chastity yesterday. Not going to lie, I was a little nervous. It was amazing though, because after we explained that having whoopie before marriage is a sin, he totally went quiet and said "Chiquillos, necesito arrepentirme, pueden ayudarme para que me case?" WE WERE PUMPED! He invited us to Once this Thursday and he said he’s going to talk to his girlfriend so that he can get things moving. He really wants to be baptized.
Lovin' life, seeing miracles, and ready for another change in Villa Sur. We saw 2 Haitianos get baptized this weekend in the Stake and another Chileno as well! It got us pumped to baptize in our ward!
The mission is tough, there are times that I feel inadequate and that the mission is not going the way I planned. I read a quote from President Hinckley that Mom gave me and I love it and think it’s so true. "Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he has been robbed. Most puts don't drop. Most beef is tough... Life is like an old time rail journey-delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinder, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride."
Love all of you! Thanks for the support! I'll be sending out about a million letters tomorrow!
Love Ya All!
ELDER WEAVER
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