hey family. how are you doing? man it feels like it has been an eternity since i have talked to you guys. this has been a good week but hard. the weather continues to rise and we continue to walk. haha in my other 2 sectors it has taken me 3 months to get to know the whole sector and the people. this sector has taken 3 weeks. i am sure i havent walked this much since my first month in chile.
i think the people here are sick of us. we have contacted the same people over and over. it is sad when we walk down the street and people start running, bolting into houses, jumping infront of cars...haha no its not that bad but close. we have knocked tons and tons of doors and done more contacts than i can count. but hey, at least i am getting a sun tan :) you guys arent going to recongize me when i get back. i am going to be a black round ball with red hair.
i dont know if this will work but my mission leader sent me this photo of mariela and her baptizm. she is so awesome!!!
i was really disappointed with halloween here. there was no one in the streets, no one. we thought, "ok we are going to be able to find tons of families and people to contact" but no, nothing. there were a few kids here or there but nothing like the states. and ya mom, they dont celebrate thanksgiving here but i wouldnt be suprized if they started in the near future.
this week i was able to go on divitions with my distric leader, elder hurtado, who is going to leave the mission in 3 weeks...crazy. but ya we were able to go and teach with the sister missionaries in our district. one is named hermana smith from orem, ut... who would have thought. but ya it was so awesome so be able to teach with them. hermana smith has 4 weeks here in chile and speaks incredible spanish. but even more impressive than that was how they taught. i dont know why but they just have a different spirit. they taught and it was just powerful. we taught the law of chastity and it was incredible to see the power of 2 young women, who have lived in such a way that they are pure and clean. you dont see that very much here in chile, or anywhere in the world. how incredible is the gospel and what it teaches us.
but ya, alison, our little investigator is still preparing to be baptized. she is so cute and loves coming to church. we have helper her mom start coming back to church and is suporting her. i love watching people come back to the church, it is so incredible to see the change in their lives. also i dont know if i have told you about constanca but she is another little girl who loves going to church. we have helped activate her parents as well and tomorrow we are going to put a baptismal date with her.
one other thing really quick is my little amigo named martin. his mom was baptized 2 months ago and he is 7 years old. he is the coolest little kid. he is always asking us when he can come and help us do mission work. we gave him a little mission bag and he loves it. the other night we had a family home evening and he gave the lesson on faith. his little spirit was so powerful. it was awesome to see how strong he is already only being 7 years old. he always says that he is a gringo and he has put his nick name as "elder hall jr." haha he reminds me so much of myself when i was his age. he is awesome.
but ya i love you all so much. tell gma hall thanx for the letter and the money for halloween. i got it the day before so it was awesome. you guys the church is so so so true. it blesses so many lives and really can change the world. there is nothing else in the world that can compare to this work. i love it, even thought at times i want to die on the spot, i love it. i have grown more than i thought was possible. i thought i was really strong before the mission but now i am 10 times stronger than i was. jansen and landon, get ready because your going to serve a mission. get ready now, dont wait. read, pray, read more and pray pray pray. i love you guys.
Lyndsie, i love you so much big sis. i am sorry for what is going on in your life right now but you are so so strong. you have been a awesome example of what the gospel can do. i love you. just keep going always. god loves you and so does your family. i am praying and thinking about you. and dont worry, you are beautiful. you are smart, and funny. your awesome. you are so strong and i know that you will be fine. i love you
well this is a long letter but ya i hope you guys have a awesome week. keep on praying for me and for the work. hasta la vista, chao
elder hall
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