Hola familia!
We had an awesome week in the Parque Chacabuco
ward! My Spanish is doing a lot better. So, I´ve got some stories so I´m just
going to jump right in.
Brandon and Jon, two cousins who are 16 and 12,
respectively, came to church last week and they were super stoked to come to
church this week, so we went to their house probably every day to see them and
they weren´t there, but we met about 4 different family members that live
there. It was really funny because they live on the second floor so we just
have to yell at them and someone comes to talk to us through the window.
We talked to Brandon´s younger sister on
Saturday afternoon when we were supposed to have a lesson with all of them, and
she tells us that none of their family really likes church and that they´re
probably not going to come. So, then we go and look for them to take them to
church on Sunday morning, and no one answers. We were super bummed and then
later in the afternoon we go by to see what happened. There is a soccer field
out in front of where they live and we turn the corner and look over at the
soccer field and we see Jon running away from us. Then we wait for a little bit
and we see him come around the corner, see us, then walk away. We went all
Mission Impossible and snuck up on him a little bit and talked to him, because
we thought that maybe one of his parents told him not to talk to us. We
asked him what was up and he told us that he was just scared because he thought
we were mad that he didn´t come to church. We explained that no way we were
mad, just sad and we invited him again. He also told us that he had been
reading the book we´d given him, so that was awesome.
When we actually showed up to church all we had
with us was our confirmation, which was great but none of our other
investigators came. So we go in and the bishop tells us there is a family whose
dad isn´t a member and he wants to be taught. We sit by them and then in
Elders´ Quorum the subject was priesthood blessings, so he tells us after the
meeting that he would really like if we gave his wife a blessing. I guess they
just moved to be closer to treatments for her health, we think she has cancer,
so we give her a blessing and they were both very emotional. It was just
a miracle, though. Incredible
I know that we are so blessed when we just do
what our Heavenly Father wants us to do. He doesn´t ask much, just obedience,
and He promises EVERYTHING in return. Doesn´t matter how worn out I am while on
the mission, it doesn´t matter how much I do or don´t understand, I am always
happy. I love being here and I wouldn´t want to be anywhere else. Of course I
miss all of you, but this work is the most amazing thing in the world. I love
these people, people that I haven´t even met I already love and it is such a
blessing.
Thank you all for all your support. Pray for
me, cause I´m praying for you. (And yes, I know it doesn´t exactly work like
that but hey, it´s no big deal, right?) We´re doing three different divisions
this week so I´ll be with three different latins for three days this week,
hopefully I come back speaking like a native. Alright, until next week!
Love,
Elder Wardle
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