hey family how are you guys doin? oh wow did i have a crazy week. first off i am going to tell ya my crazy experience with changes. so i pack all up and the dad of constanca (who is going to get baptized) got a car for us. so we go 45 minutes, to the other side of the city. we wait for about a hour and finally i find out where i am going to go. they tell me that i am going to rinconada, Maipú...it turns out to be the sector right next to my sector. i was kinda mad but its all good. so we drove back 45 minutes and went to my new house. this all took around 3 1/2 hours and i could have walked to my new house in about 15 minutes...but i am not going to complan.
ok now my comp. his name is elder lira. he is from peru and has about 13 months in the mission. he is the district leader and is a good worker. we hauled trash this week and taught a lot of people. but he is unlike any comp that i have had...he is a little cocky and doesnt accept no for an answer. he talks with everyone, which is a good thing but he likes to push peoples buttons. he is really smart and knows a lot about the bible and other religions. but with this knowledge he likes to bash on other religions. he knows his scriptures and when they tell us what religion they are he pulls out the scriptures and false doctrine that their church teaches...it is really hard. i dont know what to do cause many times he gets the people really mad and then they are going to think we are here to attack people. so if you have any ideas on what i can do, tell me.
but ya this sector is awesome. it is a lot bigger than my last sector and the members are awesome. they love helping us and leave with us a lot to teach people. the thing that is funny is one time last change i did divisions here and so i know a lot of the members. also we have a investigator named anastacia who we found when i was here on divisions. so i helped find her like 3 weeks ago and now i am teaching her and we put a baptismal date with her. she will be baptized the 20 of december. also constanca, from my other sector will be baptized in this month and i might be able to go to her baptism so i am really happy here.
we are seeing a lot of miracles every day and working really hard. yesterday we had stake conference and i was able to see all the members from my other ward again. haha it was fun to be able to say goodbye to the people that i didnt have the oportunity to do so last week.
to finish i want to tell you about another investigator that we have. his name is manuel and he is 18 years old. he is so awesome, really he is probably a better member than i am. he has gone to church without his parents since he was 13. his parents told him he couldnt be baptized so he had to wait until he was 18. during this time he tried to pay his tithing but the bishop told him he couldn´t because he wasnt a member. he reads the book of mormon every day and prays. he is really smart and loves the church. also he is preparing to go on a mission...HE ISNT EVEN A MEMBER!!! haha it is crazy he is amazing and he just turned 18 so he will be baptized in a month or 2. he is my hero. it is incredible the strength of this kid. and tori i think you would think he is cute so in 3 years you will have a awesome husband who your brother baptized haha.
well fam that was my week. it was awesome and i love it here. i am glad to be in this sector at this time. it is hot, probably in the high 80s every day but i love it here. i cant believe it is already december. it really feels like i left the mtc a couple weeks ago. i cant believe how fast the mision flys. i love you all tons and hope you guys have a awesome week. oh ya, by the way we were working so hard i didnt even realize that it was thanksgiving this week. i totally forgot which probably was good cause i wasnt home sick at all. sounds like you had fun and i will join you guys in 2 years for thanksgiving haha. love you all tons.
elder hall
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