June 13, 2016
I’ll Be Here In Chile While You Guy Water-ski!
What's Good Mi Gente,
This week was insane in the fact that we worked our freaking cans off and had LITTLE RESULTS YET AGAIN! I've honestly never worked so hard in my life and seen so few results. The thing that's been hard for me since the get go in the mission is that it doesn't matter how hard you work... the people still have their agency and can decide for themselves whether or not they want to act on what we say. In triathlon I can work hard and I see the results because it's all for me. The work of the Lord is a lot different from the work of being a good athlete in that aspect. In the end... God decides and we can just do everything we can and hope for the best.
There's a lot that went down this week, just like every other week, but I forget just about everything when I get here and have to start writing to you guys. The truth is that I'm so dang tired that I can hardly think straight. People around me probably think that I ate paint chips as a chili because I'm so out of it.
We did have Consejo de Guerra with Presidente Barreiros this week. It was the last one I'll have with my favorite Brasilero of all time and that makes me sad! He's definitely a huge example for me! It will be cool to see him in Provo after the mission though! We just talked about the weaknesses and strengths as a mission and we pretty much decided that we need to work with the ward and stakes better here! That's definitely something I haven't done super well on my mission is working with the ward! The best part of the meeting was eating afterwards... and catching up with all the guys from my group! We see each other tons in this mission though, so it's nothing new. I just try to keep away from all the missionaries that talk about their numbers, let's just say that Santiago Oeste is the most competitive mission in the whole world. Everyone knows everything about everyone. The one thing I've come to realize is that if I want glory and praise from people I'll save that for after the mish when I'm back in the triathlon world. For now, I'm just worried about helping people come unto Christ by doing everything I can do and trusting in my Heavenly Father.
I did a baptismal interview this week and it was super amazing. I love seeing people who are super prepared! It's just awesome.
I keep chugging along here in Cerrillos. We're working hard, being obedient, and just trying to be better every single day! Love the work, but man am I tired. I can't wait to take a nap today! I'm just trying to really help people come to know their Savior. It's sad to see how lost people are everyday. In a Christian country like Chile it's crazy to see how people really have no idea who Jesus Christ is. I'm glad that I was born in the convenant and have the amazing family I have!
I hope you love Lake of the Ozarks! Take a few cuts on the glass lake of dreams for me! Pics would be sweet!
Love you guys more than I love taking naps! That's saying something!
Elder Weaver
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