What a week! This week Elder Mendoza and I parted ways as he
went to Puerto Montt. I am now here with Elder Barriga of Santiago, Chile. He
is great. He is a convert of about 3 years, and we have about the same time in
the mission. It was a good week, we found a lot of good people who we are going
to start seeing who will progress and are ready for the gospel in their lives.
We started teaching a guy named Ruben who is really good, but its sad because
he was in a train accident and now he has no legs so it will be a challenge to
get him to come to church.
This past Sunday, my companion and I gave talks in church as
well. We talked about magnifying the calling and helping others
to come back (sublimanaly stop being so lazy). This is a ward of old people and nobody wants to do anything so we are working hard to animate them to start
working because the attendence is around 30-40 every week.
We have really been working hard to work with the bishop
here which is helping.. We have an activity this Friday which is a talent show.
We´re praying that the ward shows us some suport in this talent show and that
people will come and inactive members will want to come.
We are still getting alot of cold but only in the morning. I
am back to sleeping with thermals for the next 8 months.
I love you all and am happy for Mom and Dad and their new
house purchase.
Love Elder Nelson
