August 16, 2016
Relying on God
Friends and Family,
Wow is it good to hear from you guys every week. It just gets me pumped and ready to take on another week. It also gets me pumped to know that my country is dominating the Olympics. Michael Phelps is un-real; I can't wait to see the Olympics when I get home. You'll have to let me know how Wardy does in the marathon and how the triathlon finishes. I'm guessing that the Brownlee brothers are going to take gold and silver. Not going to lie, it's a huge temptation to watch the Olympics when other people are watching in their houses, but I've held strong... I have seen glimpses though. Nuff of the worldly stuff, let's focus on the spiritual.
Ernesto and Sonia are not going to get baptized this month, but they are definitely going to get baptized one day. The thing is Sonia's son Francisco lives in San Miguel and he's going to have a surgery to remove a tumor from his stomach. They don't have the money to pay for it so they're doing a fundraiser every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday until they have the money to pay for the surgery. It's super expensive so we're thinking they'll be baptized in September or October. Changes are this week so we'll see if I stay here long enough to see them get baptized. This isn't the first time I've found someone so ready to get baptized and don't get to see them actually get into the water... I have Rosa from Pajaritos, Rosalía and Julio from Villa Sur, and now Ernesto and Sonia...but the good news is that they will all get baptized SOMEDAY.
We have 3 baptisms lined up for this weekend. Javier, Darío, and Samuel. I kid you not; I have been blessed to find some amazing families here in Chile. Darío and Samuel are brothers and their Mom is a member who was baptized when she was 14 but went inactive at the age of 16. The Dad is also super awesome as well! They’re working on getting married... in the meantime we're going to baptize the kids. Their youngest brother is Miguel and he's awesome as well and wants to get baptized but he's only 6. La Familia Vegas is truly an amazing family! They always give us food, and it's literally just like La Familia Tapia and La Familia Cordova from my last 2 sectors! These kids remind me a ton of Preston and Adin... Samuel is JUST LIKE PRESTON. It makes me laugh. They love seeing pictures of you guys and they want to meet all of you when we come back to visit!
Javier has been an investigator since the time I was with Elder Johnson! He's finally getting baptized! I am way pumped for him!
That's about all for this week. I don't have pics because there's a virus in my memory card. I'll get some to you next week. Yesterday was Feriado so all the Internet Cafes were closed, that's why I'm writing to you today! Cambios are this weekend! It will probably be my last ward!
Love you all a ton! The Fort Collins temple looks beautiful! Can't wait to go with you guys!
Elder Weaver
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