7/21/14
I wrote the subject like that because I feel like I am in California! It is the same! We work in a really rich sector with lots of brand new houses. And, we need some of both languages.
How are you all!? I am doing great!! I love reading about all of your lives ... you are all doing so well!
So first of all, my new sector... I love it here! I really do. But to be perfectly honest I still really miss my old sector. It is hard to watch them grow from afar. But I have seen my other companion a lot so she has told me all about what is going on. My sector has lots of fun problems. President told me from the beginning that he was sending us as clean up control. I did not know how bad it was. We basically are white washing because they did not leave many investigators behind. But the good news is, the sector is full of miracles just waiting to happen. We basically just contacted all day! We walked and walked and walked! It was a long week but me and my companion are good for doing clean up committee. But we are very tired. The miracle is it seems as though everyone accepts us! We probably have about 20 addresses from one week! That is a lot, if you are wondering! Everyone says we can come back another day. But lets see what happens now that it is going to be another day. Let`s see if they let us back in. :-)
The sector is full of miracles. We have had a ton of people say to us that they don`t know why they are listening to us because they never do listen to the missionaries. So, we know God`s hand is in it we are just need energy to keep contacting ... because we're tired!
My companion is great!! She is from Guatemala like I wrote last time. She has a little less than a year and we do great together. She is happy and loves the work. I decided that every companion that I have ever had usually teaches me an attribute that I need to learn. She is teaching me faith! Her faith is so strong and I love it! She suffers from migrains and she got a blessing and it was so sweet to hear her afterwards testify of how she felt. She told me that the moment the mans hands were close to her head her pain went flying away. She is a great support to me and we are going to get some good things done! I think she is going to be one of those life long friends.
The miracle of the week that was the most fun was with a new family. They are the M_ family. There are two sons and the mom who live in our sector. The mom and dad are separated but sort of not, too. Not sure I completely get it. The dad came over to visit his family and just in this moment we were there. The dad came and said hi and then went back to the other room to rest. Then suddenly he came back out and started talking to us. I did not know what was going on. I assumed that maybe the mom and dad were both active members and still married. So we started the lesson with the video "thanks to him." (You should all watch it, it is amazing!!!) It brought the spirit. So I asked the question what you do to be closer to the Savior? The mom and son said that they wanted to read the sciprtures better. And the dad said "I want to replace the bad with good and maybe drink less." So that was my clue that maybe it was not what I thought. So I started asking questions and I learned that the mom and dad are not together anymore. I also learned that the dad does not have a religion and that he had never listened to the missionaries before. He started to explain that he did not know why but he just decided to come out and listen that day even though he had never done it before. So we started talking. And the son started in and gave palo after palo. To give a 'palo' in spanish is like to hit someone but it is a metaphor it is like to tell them to stop being dumb. The son started in saying things like, "Dad I love you so much and I know you have almost everything but you are missing God in your life!" "How would you feel if my friend asked me about you and I said uh... I know he lives and stuff but yeah sometimes I talk to him... that is what you are doing to God!!!" "You are always saying what I need to do because you want the best for me. But now it is my turn!" "This is the best for you and I want you to have it!" (referring to the gospel) It was so cool! I was so happy! I did not even know this family but I was totally crying by the end with the mom. Then my comp was like 'I want to show a video.' I was thinking no! ... let the son keep talking, but the movie was perfect!!!! It is on LDS.org it is about a father. You all have to see it because it is perfect!!! Anyways, at the end of the lesson, I said 'do you think that was just chance that you are here the same time as us?' And he said "no." And then I said 'do you feel something right now because I have never seen a son testify with so much power!?' He told me that he did and he agreed to take the lessons! Now every time the dad comes to visit, the missionaries are going to come to visit too!!!;) J__M__ is awesome!!! He is like twenty but can't serve a mission because of some sort of disability. It is not mental - it is physical. Which is a bummer, because that man teaches with power. The other bummer is they just found a tumor in his brain. I HATE CANCER!!!!!! Why does it always take the best ones!!?!? I don`t know what they are going to do to get rid of it, but I am worried for their family.
Anyway. That is all! I love you all so much!! I know this church is true!! I am happy doing God`s work! He is good at leading us and we are having lots of success. Pray for us because we really need it. We need some investigators! I love you all!
Hermana Webb
Mision Chile Santiago Este
Cristobal Colon 6824
Las Condes
Santiago, Region Metropolitana
Chile
51
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