Week 40

Como están todos? Well not much happened this week. We might have a few baptisms at the end of this transfer or at the beginning of the next one.

We have a kid that is 8 yrs old that we are hoping to baptize this next week. He is the best, and he is super excited about his baptism. He wanted to take his BOM to school, and he is telling all of his friends about his baptism.

We haven’t been able to teach Luana again. I don’t know how much time she will need.

My comp. is fascinated with the frozen puddles. It was so funny when he shouted wow¡¡¡ , I looked back, and he is using his foot to crack the top layer of the ice, haha. Bueno eso es todo.

Les amo a todo
-Elder Nuevohombre

The dog bite..

Elder Mendoza and I..

 We made steak and french fries..

From Elder Mendoza: "He stopped me for watching the game. CHILE WON THE AMERICA CUP!!!"

Week 39

Bueno, not too much happened this week. We lost Luana for a time. We haven’t been able to visit the people that are progressing, but we had like 12 lessons this week so it wasn’t too bad. I did fix the washing machine so that was good.

We have done some service. We basically cleaned and moved things in one house, and boy was there a ton of spiders. Some of them [were] dangerous, but I didn’t get bit so I’m good. The woman never really cleans in her house, so it was really dirty. It’s somewhat clean right now, so that’s even better. We also pulled a ton of weeds behind a member’s house. We could have filled a back of a truck with how many weeds we pulled.

As for investigadores, we can’t bring Daniel (the kid in the American named family) to church because of a new rule that we have, so that will be hard to help him progress. The guy in the wheelchair accepted a Book of Mormon a few days ago. That was great! We were the first people to give him a Book of Mormon in 3 years. I was so happy.

We have a lot of big plans for a lot of people, but the big thing is we need time with them and that’s the hardest thing to find right now. We are also teaching this guy that is basically always drunk. I haven’t been able to talk to him sober yet, and we have had 5 short lessons with him.

A miracle that happened was one of our investigators moved to a different part of our área and we couldn’t find where she lived. We were walking to another investigators, and we found her in the street.

Things that happened this week.. I got bit by a dog, and the dang dog ripped my pants. I’ll send a pic of my leg. Then later during pday I tried to juke a kid in soccer and, well, umm, my leg is scraped up now too. (same leg) We also cooked a lot this week too. We cooked pancakes, torta frita, apple fritters, steak, and french fries.

Esta nada mas
 -Elder Nuevohombre

Oh and Happy Father’s Day.

Basically all of it is food, sorry. And I don’t have a pic of my leg. I’ll send it next week.

Week 38

Well this week was a week full of ups and downs. Bajamos la caña a muchas personas, jaja. So that was kind of fun, but at the same time we were a little sad or mad that we had to do that.

We had a lesson with a drunk dude that hates Americans, so that was fun. He was pretty racesist or however you spell that word.

Me and my comp are having a lot of fun in our language studies. Today he taught me the restauracion in English. He did pretty good. I was able to understand all of it, and he only studied English for one year.

We taught the family with American names again. The kid really does like it, but everyone else is just there to listen, and they don’t want to do anything to learn more about God. Stinking albedrio.

We just got our funding to buy the part I need to fix the washing machine, so that’s good. It should be fixed tonight or tomorrow because I need socks washed, haha.

Ya that’s about it. We have contacted a lot of people, but when we go back like normal, they are never there. We might have one or two baptisms at the end of this transfer. Her name is Luana. She is like 16, and she really likes the Plan of Salvacion. And she has already gone to church a few times with other missionaries.

Well that’s about it
Elder Newman

Just a bunch of missionaries..

We had our first frost this week..

Carlos and Alex from Allen..

Week 37

Well, first off some bad news. I’m heading back to the same pension and same area. At least I like my comp. He is super fun!

Language study is fun. I am learning to speak without an accent, and I already speak a ton better than some of the other elders that are about to go home in a few transfers. I finally can roll my rr really good, haha.

We had one other guy come to church that has a pretty messed up life. It was great, but he showed up after the meetings were all over so we couldn’t count it as an assistance, ya not much more than that.

We had some lessons, but no one that really wants it.. just people that listen because they don’t want to tell us no. I hope we can start actually getting people to church.

Well we are going to put in work and try and get some baptisms. At least it stopped raining, now hopefully everything will dry out.

Elder Nuevohombre

Elder Elwood, Juan, and me.

My new companion, Elder Mendoza and me.

My new magical powers, jaja.

Week 36

Well, I’m still in Godoy, but I was switched over to the other area. I am now comps with a Chileno that was in my District, Elder Mendoza. He is from Concepcion Chili. This is his third transfer in the mission. Yep, we are going to baptize a ton, jaja, and we are going to have a lot of fun!

Right now two sister missionaries are in our [old] area. I feel bad for them. Well I hope they are safe. I don’t feel like the sister missionaries should be in that area.

Ya I don’t have much to say, it’s a change.....oh and I finally have a washing machine woooo!!!

We finally got someone to church, just in time for us to leave. It’s been raining for like 4 weeks straight, I’m ready for the sun. At least I’m not sick anymore. Well now that’s about it.

Cho- Elder Nuevohombre

[For some reason Elder Newman couldn’t get his pictures to load, so he promised to send them next week.]

Week 35

Well this week was more suffering than rewarding. I got rid of most of the sickness I had. The only problem now is I can’t breathe very good. I walk around everywhere wheezing. I’ve just about used every [essential] oil [I have] trying to get rid of the gunk in my lungs and nose, but it doesn’t seem to be working. By next week I’m hoping to be back to normal.

No one came to church that we invited. One guy said he had to cook for a birthday thing so that’s why he couldn’t come. The girl was drunk the night before Sunday, so she didn’t want to come at all. All the others just slept or were too busy (for God) (that’s a horrible excuse). All of our baptismal dates fell through. I can’t think of anything to help this ward grow.

I’m talking to members and the President about doing a class for members and investigadores about finances, like Dave Ramsey and investment stuff, because they have not a clue what is out there that could help them save what little money they have. There are a few familias that I really want to help out. They give all they have to the ward and the missionaries even though they don’t have much for themselves.

We did have a really spiritual lesson with a guy named Juan. He is in a wheelchair after a serious accident with a semi tire, and because of that he had to give his kids to his ex wife. He is experiencing pain physically, emotionally, and spiritually. The missionaries have been visiting him for 3 years, and he hasn’t come to church. He feels like the Lord has done this and has a reason for it, but he can’t see the reason. We told him we don’t have the answer for that. We talked about the atonement of Jesucristo and how he knows what he is feeling. We then were very direct with him and told him that the help and happiness he is looking for is in La Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Ultimos Dias. We shared our testimonies and gave him some promises as representatives of Jesus Christ. I was feeling so many emotions at once. He then told us he would come to church.

Yep that’s basically all that happened this week.
Elder Nuevohombre

Week 34

Well nothing super cool like the pics from Rusty. He really has a pretty mission.

It’s been raining all week, so all my clothes are plastered in mud. And what sucks even more is we have to wash everything by hand. But that’s ok, I will definitely hug and kiss the washing machine and dryer when I get home.

We have a few baptismal dates for the 4th of June  (Juan, Yanet, Daniel, Yonathon, Payllelef). I’m hoping they all stay, but after a transfer and 4 weeks, we have not been able to get anyone to come to church. So if they decide to come to church, then that would be great. We have been doing literally everything we can to get our investigators to church.

Well that’s it. We have this one girl that wants to get baptized more than anything but can’t because she is a single mom that works for anyone she can, and she is barely getting enough to feed her kid and keep a shack that they call home. It’s sad. The one that wants it can’t, and the ones that can don’t want it. I feel so helpless here.

We have all they need, but none of them will give it a chance. The ones that do [give it a chance] are just trying to prove it wrong, so the lord won’t give them an answer because they don’t have real intent. I wish I could take away people’s free agency and make them do these things. But I can’t, and that’s not what the lord wants.

I like in DyC 88 verse 32 where it talks about how people will receive what they are willing to receive, but everything does have its price. Are you willing to pay the price for exaltation?

That’s all for this week.
Elder Nuevohombre

My muddy rubber shoe covers.

'Merica!