It’s getting hot out here...

something something.... something... I’m suddenly unable to remember the song... No worries. Forget it...

Turns out, it’s almost summer time here in Chile. We are looking forward to them good ol’ sweaty days in the sun (sounds fun!). The other kind of soggy walking will now commence. :))

In other news.... HNA DIOSES left for Santa Juana to be companions with the entrenada of my best MTC companion, Hermana Ellis!! Small world.

I am now with Hna Judkins from Oregon who is also the entrenada of one of my former companions what??...odd. Anywhoo, the last week with Hermana Dioses was awesome. It’s so cool to see how the cambio is inspired in a way I never imagined. I really had an amazing time with her, and I’m gonna miss the little lady. I never worked so hard in my whole mission as I did with her, so that was an awesome little refresher for me!! I’m so excited to see how our hard work is going to pay off in these MY LAST TWO CAMBIOS WHAT??? Funny how time does that to us.

On a completely unrelated note, in my studies of the Book of Mormon, I LOVED reading the two different como se dice relatos? [stories] of the people of Limhi and Alma. Two pueblos, Two problems, Two different solutions, One Dios. Do we allow God to help us find the best solution, or do we try and do it our way right now? I’m still probably one of the saps who has to fail 3 or 4 times before I catch on that there’s a better way if I just wait a hot second. God is so nice to us. So patient. Also with Joseph Smith that one time when he asked what Joseph wanted to know even though He’s literally God and already knew exactly what el jovencito wanted.
CHALLENGE: in our mission we’ve been on a music fast - listening only to hymns- and also reading the First Vision and our Patriarchal Blessing each week. It’s actually been pretty neat. Give it a shot? for a friend?

I hope you all had an amazing Turkey Day and ate lots of food to celebrate that one time that our ancestors almost starved to death. AMERICA.

Fotos: COMING SOON. I finally got my card cleaned (mas o menos), but the only photos I have for now are just blurry evidence of the Virus. Check it out. How neat is that?

Yes Very Yes

not a good prize

PS I hope I didn't just send you all the virus. That would be.... just the worst. sry not sry.

I freegot to tell you I saw this awesome mormon message and I wuv it so I just want to share it.

um.......nuffin

A cordial henlo to all.

This week..... nothing happened. it was a normal week. Except for that one time when it hailed so hard. like tiny golf ball sized ice chunks of death. good times. I’ll have fotos for you all soon. maybe next week.

For now, I have some other stuff I need to take care of. soooooo sorry not sorry. Gotta go.

For your spiritual studies feel free to enjoy Mosiah’s fabulous unifying speech and note how he invites his people to act and change, and then how they all unite and wanna repent! That is some powerful stuff.

We did a Christmas activity in the plaza. it was fun. there are some fotos.

Our p-day Activity Smores and hotdogs (or legs?)

Here is the zone...

Can you see that, Richard?

Puro Insanity.

And I'm not talking Shawn T, even though that man is literally my best friend.

This week we had 3 BAPTISMS and I said, "God? Is that You?" and yes, it was the tender mercies of the Lord that allowed us to help 3 people make sacred covenants. It was fabulous. Also Satan Lives. There was literally SO much opposition. Lit erally. Suddenly there wasn't any water in the Church....And then there was water, and then it was freezing and then at last like 2 hours before the baptism everything was fine. We just had to push the baptism back one hot second or rather hour. But everything turned out fine. :D jaja. My compi was literally about to die of stress. She's the best. but I have such a strong testimony of Chill and Faith that I know if we do our very best God will make things happen in the way they need to.

Also right afterwards in the bus we lost all of the baptismal clothes of the rama and the Elders. #blessed

Actually it was a testimony builder because we totally fasted to find it and then TODAY we talked to the bus people and they were like, "Did you guys leave a bag of wet clothes on our bus?" and we said, "We are the party responsible for the soggy clothes. Where they at?" and now they are gonna bring us the goods. I love baptisms.

Also one time I was reading in the Book of Mormon and I really liked Jacob. He's such a cool guy. I love that he shares with us his worries and also some of his faults. His metaphorical olive tree is literally so good. I might be going out on a limb here, but i love olive chapter 5 :))). no but seriously. don't leaf without reading it. that would be the pits. ahem. sorry.

Also I laughed hard when I read 2 nephi 33: 14-15. literally Nephi is like, "See you never sinners. Enjoy your eternal BBQ." Nephi is......such a bro.

Other than that we worked soooo hard.

Here are fotos.

Success!!

The water came out gross and green, but it still removed sins and past transgressions.

She's a big ol' heifer. Also there are cows behind her... 🙃

One more photo! "LOVE is Pain highness!!" I love Chile. This is my favorite bus stop. Love is not stronger than chains. (or however it goes)

No wait,  I FORGOT TO TELL YOU THAT MY TRAINER GOT MARRIED SO HARD. Here's photographic evidence that there is life eternal after the mish.
 #Thanks mission mom