Hola fam and friends how is everyone doing this fine afternoon? Hope all is going well and hope everyone has been able to see the Lord's hand in their lives this week.
This week was a little slower because of the 18th of September, which is like the 4th of July for Chile but here they go a little crazy and party for an entire week instead of just one day. Which is super fun until you knock and text every single member and friend you have and no one is home or responding. So it was a lot of walking trying to find something to do.
One thing we ended up doing is walking to go find the farthest people from in our district, it was about an hour walk from the rest of civilization, but we had a fun time waving to every single car the past us, I think we got a streak of 26 people waving or honking back at us, so like the missionary work progresses.
We actually did find some success that day though and it was hilarious, basically to celebrate this week everyone goes and gets drunk which is why it's hard sometimes to work, but we somehow it worked to our advantage. On our way back to civilization this drunk guy comes walking across the road to us asking why we haven't given him the word of God yet. And of course we were all too happy to oblige, so we found his house and passed by another day hoping he would remember us, and he did! We had a good conversation with him and his mom and now we have a lesson with him on Wednesday!
As for the rest of our friends they are all doing alright, we just have to start committing them to dates for baptism. We've been able to have good conversation and lessons but haven't been able to set a specific date with anyone yet. But this will be the week! I can feel it. We just got to show a little more faith and work a little harder and it will happen.
Alright time for the spiritual thought. This scripture from the Book of Mormon I've used a lot on the mission and it has a lot of power when you think about it.
Mosiah 4:9
9 Believe in God; believe that he is, and that he created all things, both in heaven and in earth; believe that he has all wisdom, and all power, both in heaven and in earth; believe that man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord can comprehend
There are two parts I absolutely love about this verse. The fact that God has all wisdom and all power. The fact that he has all wisdom, we can have faith that he knows everything that we go through, and he knows the best things for us so we can grow. Next he has all power. Not only does he know what is the best for us to be able to grow, he has the power to be able bless us in the best way. So when trials come we can know God has the power and the knowledge to do what is the best for me, and this was what he has planned for me specifically and personally, then we accept the challenge, the opportunity to grow and put in the work. This life never was easy and never will be, and to me that is a testament that God and Jesus Christ exist. This life and this world are so perfect that we can go through the hardest trial that anyone has gone through and if we have the right mindset, and focus on the savior, we will grow from something that should have torn us down. This is my testimony to that fact and the truth of that scripture I have seen it in my mission and it has changed my perspective and who I am. If you guys try you can to its a process that never ends but we will grow so much if we start the process.
Love you all so much and hope your doing well, I'm doing great down here!
Elder Nelson (Hunter)
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