well this week was deffinately a ton better than last week. It was actually a great week. We had probably the best baptismal service ive had in my mission and we´re workin hard. So we dont have a ton of people to teach like we did a few weeks ago because they all got baptised but we still have one more baptism in two weeks and we´re gonna find a lot more and just do it again! We have transfers tomorrow but im going to be staying here in Lebu on the beach for another six weeks so im pretty stoked about that i cant lie. We are actually doing a bunch of door contacts like i did in Texas. Surprisingly enough in my whole mission here i have never really done that! But now we are giving it a try to see how it works and so far so good! I honestly like talking to the people on the door and making them laugh. Its a good time and a lot better than awkwardly stopping people in the street. We have already found a bunch of cool people to start teaching. This week i was able to work with my heart again. I guess the week before i was just down and whatnot but now i feel great and excited to keep working for these last 10 months. Its kinda funny how much of a roller coaster the mission is. What i have found throughout my mission is that when i just give myself to the people and do everything for them things go bye so much better. A lot of my friends here ask how we take so many people to church and what my secret is or what ever but i honestly dont have an answer. It just lovin the people!

well i am glad to here that kevin is so excited to go snowboarding! good bro cuz when i get home we are gonna go shred it up and have a way good time. I still cant believe that mike halcomb is engaged! haha man that is so cool im so happy for him. Anny´s kid looks so good! Ya, i honestly do not know what to say to the fact that katie is signing up for USU. I read that and just kinda sat there surprised. Man, that is really so crazy but awesome for you katie. I remember when you just cried all the time. no im just kiddin:) for real tho that is so cool. Joan going to Phili for 3 weeks should be really fun. Everyone sounds so great.

Yestderday i gave a talk on the importance of acting instead of just sayin stuff. that is kinda a problem here in chile. A lot of people just talk but i think the talk went by really good. I really do love talking to the people here. When i got here to Lebu there had been very few baptisms in the past months. And way too many people in the ward told me that no one was listening to the missionaries and that everyone already talked to the missionaries. Well in my talk yesterday i mentioned that to the ward and looked discreetly at all the people that told me that and said, "well sorry, but that is a complete lie. That is exactly what satan wants us to think. I told them that in the past month 6 people had gotten baptised and that more will come." hahaha hopefully it wasnt too strong but i think they might have felt a little dumb. Hopefully because there are so many good people here. good times tho!
Welll i hope everyone has a great week and is really happy. keep praying for the work. have fun and be good.

love you all so much.
Elder Elder

here´s this weeks baptisms and a huge eared dog that i thought was cool.

Well so far 2011 is a great year. Me and my new comp Elder Steele are having a lot of good times and helping out a lot of really good people. We baptised 2 people on sat! It was one of the craziest baptismal services I have ever tho.....The service was supposed to be at 5:30 so we started filling up the font at 3 so it would be ready on time. Well anyways, we left the water filling up and everything was fine and when we came back someone had shut the water off and there was a half a foot of water and it was 5:20. So ya......we had to fill up the font really really fast with cold water and we baptised them in luke warmish water. It was a little cold i wont lie. But we baptised!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




I really love chile so much. We go to the beach a lot with our investigators and have a great time over there. It makes me wanna live close to the beach! We do a lot of activities with the young peope here so they come to church and go on missions as well. There are a lot of way chill guys here. We have an investigator thats gonna get baptised on the 29 that 16 and a stud. He plays basketball and he´s way good. I guess he would go play in Argentina too. He is really really receptive too about the stuff we teach him. When we taught the restoration to him i asked him to explain back to me what he understood and i think he explained it better that i did. The lady that we went and taught on christmas is doing amazing. She will be an amazing member. Her and her daughter are also getting baptised on the 29. She just soaks everything we teach up. She´s gone through some pretty rough times and she deserves a break. We are really really close with helping a couple get married and baptised! We have an appointment with them tonight.



This moring we went and played basketball out side because it is just so nice and warm and feels soooooooooooooo good! How warm is it there? -8 right?? man, im sorry. But im lovin it here in the nice warm sun.



This wednesday i will have a year here in chile. I really cannot believe how fast its passing. It really amazes me and scares me too. Next year from now ill be studying. Also, very weird. I remember before the mission all i thought about was getting ready for the mission. Now, I have to think about life after! Im really glad i still have 10 months left to keep working hard and keep helping people. Ive really realized how much i have to take advantage of the time i have.



Well im doing good down here and i appreciate all your support. Im sorry your all sick too. Kev, i hope you are snowboarding right now. Because you know that when im back, we´re gonna be going all the time. Have a great week everyone. Pray for the work please. I love you all.



Con amor, Elder Elder

I am helping to rebuild this house

Well hello my family how are you? Things are going great down here we´re having a lot of fun. We had special permission from my pres to stay out late with our investigators for the new year and we had a ton of fun. They are an extremely poor family but the nicest people. We had dinner together at like 11 at night and then we went to the fireworks. We really had a great time. Here in chile every one always has a dinner like at 11 and then goes and watches the fireworks. This family also is renting this really small house and has land up on the hill and a little house but they need the house to be bigger but dont have the money. So me and my comp went halfsies and we bought what they needed. The dad started crying when we told him what we wanted to do. This morning we went to buy the supplies and we were going to build the house but its raining............and so we cant today. I really wanted to build his house with him so bad. The house that they live in is very similar to the thing we made for the horses several years ago, but inclosed. Im not kidding at all when i say they dont have much. The dad has smoked since he was 9. His dad died that year and he told me his family fell apart and just lost everything. He doesnt know how to read because he lived in the street pretty much after his dad died because his mom worked so much and he was left to himself. But it really has been amazing to see the change in him and his family. He calls us his angels that God sent him. He also told me that now i have a house to come stay in when i visit chile! They have a baptismal date the 15 him, his wife and daughter. 2 more want to get baptised too but need to get married first. Another lady that is going to get baptised on the 22 is really awesome. She had been baptised in another church and we are teaching her that for the baptism to be valid we have to recieve the holy ghost too. We read a story about that in acts 19 and we told her to pray. She also really liked the restoration movie. Well anyway she prayed and after her prayer she went to the bible and opened it up randomly and it opened to acts 1:5. It was litterally the perfect scripture for her. It says For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptised with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. When she showed me that she told me. I think he answered my prayer. It really was super cool. she went to church yesterday and loved it.

So that is what is going on with us lately. I hope you are all doing great and having a great time. i love you all and wish you all a happy new year!

Love, Elder Elder