He has some new jeans in his Birthday package so hopefully this will be the last time we see these....
Monday, August 30, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Dearest family,
Hey thanks for the happy birthday wishes. I dont feel like I'm 20 already. But no more teenagers in the family thats pretty nuts. Well first of all, no I haven't gotten my package yet but I'm sure I'll get it tomorrow in our zone class. Don't worry i'll just be glad to get a package.
Well this week was an amazing week. Yesterday Jeremias got baptized. It was an awesome experience and everything went well. His parents were there. His mom is already a member but his dad no. His dad told us last night that he wants to get baptized and so we're positive that in September he's gonna join his family as members of the church so that one day they can get sealed in the temple. We've had a lot of cool experiences like that and the Lord is blessing us a lot. Also that family that I talked about last week all came to church again and we're going to baptize their daughter and her friend on September 19th. She told us a pretty neat experience that the night before we came by her house, there was a fight in her family and she was praying a lot that night for help, that God would send help. No wonder we were guided to her house that night. It was a nice confirming experience. We are teaching a lot of people here in Lo Campino. Some have troubles getting to church but the Lord is putting a lot of people in our path to teach and I know we're changing the lives of a lot of people little by little. Our mission is changing a lot right now. We're all having a boost of faith and making really high goals. Our baptismal goal tripled for this next month and the whole mission is making a lot of changes. Its going to be a great month in September. Ever since we listened to Elder Costa the last week when he said that we can baptize as many people we want and told us how to do it, we're actually believing it and its helping a lot. I love the mission. Its been an amazing experience. Thank goodness I still have a lot of time left. Well those are the main experiences I had this week. We're going to go eat some good Chilean food for my bday haha. I'll include some pictures from when we climbed up the little mountain by our house in the clouds. I love you guys and miss you a lot. Take care and stay out of trouble. Les amo,
Elder Webb
Hey thanks for the happy birthday wishes. I dont feel like I'm 20 already. But no more teenagers in the family thats pretty nuts. Well first of all, no I haven't gotten my package yet but I'm sure I'll get it tomorrow in our zone class. Don't worry i'll just be glad to get a package.
Well this week was an amazing week. Yesterday Jeremias got baptized. It was an awesome experience and everything went well. His parents were there. His mom is already a member but his dad no. His dad told us last night that he wants to get baptized and so we're positive that in September he's gonna join his family as members of the church so that one day they can get sealed in the temple. We've had a lot of cool experiences like that and the Lord is blessing us a lot. Also that family that I talked about last week all came to church again and we're going to baptize their daughter and her friend on September 19th. She told us a pretty neat experience that the night before we came by her house, there was a fight in her family and she was praying a lot that night for help, that God would send help. No wonder we were guided to her house that night. It was a nice confirming experience. We are teaching a lot of people here in Lo Campino. Some have troubles getting to church but the Lord is putting a lot of people in our path to teach and I know we're changing the lives of a lot of people little by little. Our mission is changing a lot right now. We're all having a boost of faith and making really high goals. Our baptismal goal tripled for this next month and the whole mission is making a lot of changes. Its going to be a great month in September. Ever since we listened to Elder Costa the last week when he said that we can baptize as many people we want and told us how to do it, we're actually believing it and its helping a lot. I love the mission. Its been an amazing experience. Thank goodness I still have a lot of time left. Well those are the main experiences I had this week. We're going to go eat some good Chilean food for my bday haha. I'll include some pictures from when we climbed up the little mountain by our house in the clouds. I love you guys and miss you a lot. Take care and stay out of trouble. Les amo,
Elder Webb
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Dearest family,
Alright first I'll answer your questions so I dont forget. Well here in Santiago theres hardly ever lightning. I've only seen one bolt of lightning my whole mission. But it does rain quite a bit. Its really green here right now and finally warms up a bit in the day time so its been nice. And my package hasn't come yet. The thing is that every week we have a zone class tuesday or wednesday and thats when we got all our mail and packages so it should be here tomorrow. Let's hope :)
Well looks like you all are enjoying the time with the grandkids. I cant believe how big they are from that picture you sent me. Wow time flies. Well this week was an amazing week. We really saw some miracles here. Well our first night we went out to tract a little bit and knock some doors. We decided to go to a little condominium place thats pretty ghetto called the Pucará. We went there, climbed up to the third floor and knocked on the door. We didn't have very much time so we were trying to find someone to teach and fast. They opened the door and let us in. We found out that they were members but they have 2 kids that haven't been baptized because they've been inactive for a long time. We taught a powerful lesson with them and came back the next day. We gave one of her daughters a baptismal date for Sept 19th. She acepted it right away. They all went to church as a family well, without her husband because he was working. We then asked her how she felt about her baptismal date and she said impacient. Haha wow, I´ve never really had someone say that. Granted she is only 11 but she understands everything. And she's already asking about what she needs to do to go on a mission. And we also met her friend and she wants to get baptized too. The Lord always blesses us when we keep our covenants. Jeremias is also ready for his baptism this sunday. That will be a great experience. He's been waiting for a while now and now he's finally ready and his dad is going to get baptized two weeks later. Those are just some of the many miracles that we've been seeing.
This saturday, Elder Costa from the presidency of the 70 came and talked to our mission and the East mission. It was an amazing talk and focused a lot on faith. Moroni 7:33 talks about how everything is possible and we need to have high goals, and believe in them. He talked about our divine purpose and the missions that we have in our lives and how we are not meant to have small goals but set them high and believe that you can reach them. Then do whatever it takes to reach it. It really struck me pretty good. He's a powerful speaker.
Well I know this church is true, and that it miracles happen on a daily basis. I love the mission. Thanks for everything, I love you guys heaps. Chao,
Elder Webb
Alright first I'll answer your questions so I dont forget. Well here in Santiago theres hardly ever lightning. I've only seen one bolt of lightning my whole mission. But it does rain quite a bit. Its really green here right now and finally warms up a bit in the day time so its been nice. And my package hasn't come yet. The thing is that every week we have a zone class tuesday or wednesday and thats when we got all our mail and packages so it should be here tomorrow. Let's hope :)
Well looks like you all are enjoying the time with the grandkids. I cant believe how big they are from that picture you sent me. Wow time flies. Well this week was an amazing week. We really saw some miracles here. Well our first night we went out to tract a little bit and knock some doors. We decided to go to a little condominium place thats pretty ghetto called the Pucará. We went there, climbed up to the third floor and knocked on the door. We didn't have very much time so we were trying to find someone to teach and fast. They opened the door and let us in. We found out that they were members but they have 2 kids that haven't been baptized because they've been inactive for a long time. We taught a powerful lesson with them and came back the next day. We gave one of her daughters a baptismal date for Sept 19th. She acepted it right away. They all went to church as a family well, without her husband because he was working. We then asked her how she felt about her baptismal date and she said impacient. Haha wow, I´ve never really had someone say that. Granted she is only 11 but she understands everything. And she's already asking about what she needs to do to go on a mission. And we also met her friend and she wants to get baptized too. The Lord always blesses us when we keep our covenants. Jeremias is also ready for his baptism this sunday. That will be a great experience. He's been waiting for a while now and now he's finally ready and his dad is going to get baptized two weeks later. Those are just some of the many miracles that we've been seeing.
This saturday, Elder Costa from the presidency of the 70 came and talked to our mission and the East mission. It was an amazing talk and focused a lot on faith. Moroni 7:33 talks about how everything is possible and we need to have high goals, and believe in them. He talked about our divine purpose and the missions that we have in our lives and how we are not meant to have small goals but set them high and believe that you can reach them. Then do whatever it takes to reach it. It really struck me pretty good. He's a powerful speaker.
Well I know this church is true, and that it miracles happen on a daily basis. I love the mission. Thanks for everything, I love you guys heaps. Chao,
Elder Webb
Monday, August 16, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
Dearest family,
Hey thanks for the emails. So today was transfers. I went with Elder Argueta to the mission home at 8 in the morning and he should be off to Puerto Rico tomorrow. My new comp is Elder Murdoch from Idaho. He's a great Elder. We were in the same zone about 6 months ago. We will accomplish some great things here this change. Also I got called as district leader. I hope that I can be a good leader but I'm excited to serve.
Well this last week here we had some cool experiences. We found a bunch more people to teach and we're helping them meet more members so that they can come to church. Gustavo and Jeremias came to church yesterday and loved it. Jeremias is going to get baptized in 2 weeks and his dad 2 weeks later. They are an amazing family. We're so grateful to be working with them. We met some other part member families. We were teaching a little bit of the first lesson with a guy and his wife when all of the sudden his wife says that she's a member. We were kind of surprised. They said that they liked the church but just stopped going. They also have 2 kids that are interested who can get baptized. We're going to be working a lot with them. I know that the Lord works miracles in the hearts of the people. As a mission we're hoping to have a boost of faith because a lot of Elders have been a little down lately. I've relearned the principle of faith and how it really reflects our desires. If we have the desire, the will, then we have to 'exercise' faith. A scripture that I have been thinking about lately is in Alma 32:41 "But if ye will nourish the word, yea, nourish the tree as it beginneth to grow, by your faith with great diligence, and with apatience, looking forward to the fruit thereof, it shall take root; and behold it shall be a tree bspringing up unto everlasting life." I like the part that says looking forward to the fruit thereof. Its interesting because the fruit can't be seen but its there and we have to look forward at it. Theres many ways we can apply that to our lives.
Well thanks a lot for the package. I'm excited because I'm about out of contact solution. I understand Dad about the patriarchal blessings, I'll read them when I get back. And to answer your question, I usually dedicate most of my time writing you guys. For example last week I didn't write any of my friends. But I usually send one or two emails to my friends every week. And I got the valentine envelope from the ward in february but besides that I haven't gotten anything from anyone else.
Thanks for everything padres y hermano. I hope that the family is doing great and its good to hear that dad is still working at the temple and mom's job is going good and clayton has a calling. I hope that the whole family is good. Man, Jarems kids are so big!!! wow.... well I love you guys. Thanks for everything. I love the mission! chao,
Elder Webb
Hey thanks for the emails. So today was transfers. I went with Elder Argueta to the mission home at 8 in the morning and he should be off to Puerto Rico tomorrow. My new comp is Elder Murdoch from Idaho. He's a great Elder. We were in the same zone about 6 months ago. We will accomplish some great things here this change. Also I got called as district leader. I hope that I can be a good leader but I'm excited to serve.
Well this last week here we had some cool experiences. We found a bunch more people to teach and we're helping them meet more members so that they can come to church. Gustavo and Jeremias came to church yesterday and loved it. Jeremias is going to get baptized in 2 weeks and his dad 2 weeks later. They are an amazing family. We're so grateful to be working with them. We met some other part member families. We were teaching a little bit of the first lesson with a guy and his wife when all of the sudden his wife says that she's a member. We were kind of surprised. They said that they liked the church but just stopped going. They also have 2 kids that are interested who can get baptized. We're going to be working a lot with them. I know that the Lord works miracles in the hearts of the people. As a mission we're hoping to have a boost of faith because a lot of Elders have been a little down lately. I've relearned the principle of faith and how it really reflects our desires. If we have the desire, the will, then we have to 'exercise' faith. A scripture that I have been thinking about lately is in Alma 32:41 "But if ye will nourish the word, yea, nourish the tree as it beginneth to grow, by your faith with great diligence, and with apatience, looking forward to the fruit thereof, it shall take root; and behold it shall be a tree bspringing up unto everlasting life." I like the part that says looking forward to the fruit thereof. Its interesting because the fruit can't be seen but its there and we have to look forward at it. Theres many ways we can apply that to our lives.
Well thanks a lot for the package. I'm excited because I'm about out of contact solution. I understand Dad about the patriarchal blessings, I'll read them when I get back. And to answer your question, I usually dedicate most of my time writing you guys. For example last week I didn't write any of my friends. But I usually send one or two emails to my friends every week. And I got the valentine envelope from the ward in february but besides that I haven't gotten anything from anyone else.
Thanks for everything padres y hermano. I hope that the family is doing great and its good to hear that dad is still working at the temple and mom's job is going good and clayton has a calling. I hope that the whole family is good. Man, Jarems kids are so big!!! wow.... well I love you guys. Thanks for everything. I love the mission! chao,
Elder Webb
Monday, August 9, 2010
Monday, August 9, 2010
Hey family,
Thanks for the letter dad. Things are going better here in Lo Campino 2. We've had some amazing experiences with a couple families. We taught a family about how they can have an eternal family and it was a really powerful lesson. We read the Proclamation to the world letter and talked a lot because they didn't believe that they could have an eternal family. It was a really powerful lesson and the spirit was really strong. Then we gave them a date for their baptism and their son will be baptised on August 29th and the father on September 12th. We´re also working hard with the members and we´ll should be finding a bunch of new investigators soon. I know that its been dificult here but through hard work this ward will bring forth a lot of fruits. Well I don't have very much time today because on the last monday, the missionaries that leave get to visit their converts. So I can't take much time. But this sunday is transfers. I'm gonna be staying here but I'll let you guys know who my new comp is and everything.
Oh and I remembered two more things that you guys could send me that would help me a lot. I need a new little bottle full of olive oil to give blessings because I lost mine after giving a blessing once. Sorry haha. And also, I had a bunch of little wallet size pictures of my mission picture that I took at brandts. I'm sure there's a bag full of about 10 or so in the house. If you guys could send me some more wallet size pictures or get a couple more because I would like to leave some with our converts. Well I'll be writing you guys next week and filling you in on what happens and some funny stories that I've had. Thanks for all the prayers. The mission is amazing and is changing me everyday. Thanks guys, love ya heaps. Chao,
Elder Webb
Thanks for the letter dad. Things are going better here in Lo Campino 2. We've had some amazing experiences with a couple families. We taught a family about how they can have an eternal family and it was a really powerful lesson. We read the Proclamation to the world letter and talked a lot because they didn't believe that they could have an eternal family. It was a really powerful lesson and the spirit was really strong. Then we gave them a date for their baptism and their son will be baptised on August 29th and the father on September 12th. We´re also working hard with the members and we´ll should be finding a bunch of new investigators soon. I know that its been dificult here but through hard work this ward will bring forth a lot of fruits. Well I don't have very much time today because on the last monday, the missionaries that leave get to visit their converts. So I can't take much time. But this sunday is transfers. I'm gonna be staying here but I'll let you guys know who my new comp is and everything.
Oh and I remembered two more things that you guys could send me that would help me a lot. I need a new little bottle full of olive oil to give blessings because I lost mine after giving a blessing once. Sorry haha. And also, I had a bunch of little wallet size pictures of my mission picture that I took at brandts. I'm sure there's a bag full of about 10 or so in the house. If you guys could send me some more wallet size pictures or get a couple more because I would like to leave some with our converts. Well I'll be writing you guys next week and filling you in on what happens and some funny stories that I've had. Thanks for all the prayers. The mission is amazing and is changing me everyday. Thanks guys, love ya heaps. Chao,
Elder Webb
Monday, August 2, 2010
Monday, August 2, 2010
Dearest family,
Sounds like things are pretty exciting back at home. To answer your question, I actually took out 60,000 pesos which is about 120 bucks because its about 530 pesos for every dollar so it doesn't seem like that even charged me a fee. Thats good!
Well things have been a little tough this week in Lo Campino. Well at least it was like that in the beginning of the week. We had a couple of days where everyone was rejecting us and two of the three families we were teaching aren´t talking to us anymore. Juanita isn't talking to us either. But I'm learning a lot. I know that we have to pass through these hard moments in order to become purified and more humble. We helped reactivate a lady that hadn't been to church for about 12 years and she came with her husband who isn't a member and her son that is 9 years old. We went by after church to talk with them and had a powerful lesson about eternal families. I've never felt the reality of eternal so powerfully. We're going to be working a lot with them. I know that is what they want most right now. We also found another family last night at about 9pm. There's three people in the family. I'm so excited for them because they understood their need for baptism and expressed their desires to be baptized in the end of August. We'll be praying a lot for them as we help them realize that all the blessings they are looking for in their lives exists in this perfect gospel. I know that the Lord blesses us when we are in times of need, all we have to do is ask.
For two days I was with an Elder called Elder Key that just barely got to Chile and is from Texas. It was awesome to be with him because he doesn't speak a lick of spanish. Haha it was great but he is an amazing missionary that is always happy. We worked well together and I helped him learn the first vision in Spanish which he said that day in a lesson then later the man accepted a date for his baptism. It was amazing. I love the new missionaries. In this transfer we are gonna have a lot of changes in the mission. My comp finishes his mission and goes to Puerto Rico. 24 missionaries are leaving and we're going to receive 18 new missionaries. I would love to train this transfer but we'll see what happens =). Well I would like you guys to maybe throw in a couple of prayers for Juan Carlos, Juan Francisco, Gipsy, Lorena, and Alberto because they're an amazing family that really needs to find a way to get to church this sunday. Also for Marcela, Gustavo, and Jeremías. We are looking for some baptisms in the form of a family, especially these families we are teaching. The power of prayer is amazing.
Alright if you guys insist, the only candy I would ask for are those crazy core skittles. Those are amazing! And don't forget to send lots of pictures of the family =). Oh and maybe some of those scripture stickers that you can stick over the verses. But if you can't find them at Deseret, dont worry about it.
Well thanks for the letters, the love and support. I love you guys a lot and I always pray for you. Stay out of trouble and all the drama the happens back at home. Chao,
Elder Webb
Sounds like things are pretty exciting back at home. To answer your question, I actually took out 60,000 pesos which is about 120 bucks because its about 530 pesos for every dollar so it doesn't seem like that even charged me a fee. Thats good!
Well things have been a little tough this week in Lo Campino. Well at least it was like that in the beginning of the week. We had a couple of days where everyone was rejecting us and two of the three families we were teaching aren´t talking to us anymore. Juanita isn't talking to us either. But I'm learning a lot. I know that we have to pass through these hard moments in order to become purified and more humble. We helped reactivate a lady that hadn't been to church for about 12 years and she came with her husband who isn't a member and her son that is 9 years old. We went by after church to talk with them and had a powerful lesson about eternal families. I've never felt the reality of eternal so powerfully. We're going to be working a lot with them. I know that is what they want most right now. We also found another family last night at about 9pm. There's three people in the family. I'm so excited for them because they understood their need for baptism and expressed their desires to be baptized in the end of August. We'll be praying a lot for them as we help them realize that all the blessings they are looking for in their lives exists in this perfect gospel. I know that the Lord blesses us when we are in times of need, all we have to do is ask.
For two days I was with an Elder called Elder Key that just barely got to Chile and is from Texas. It was awesome to be with him because he doesn't speak a lick of spanish. Haha it was great but he is an amazing missionary that is always happy. We worked well together and I helped him learn the first vision in Spanish which he said that day in a lesson then later the man accepted a date for his baptism. It was amazing. I love the new missionaries. In this transfer we are gonna have a lot of changes in the mission. My comp finishes his mission and goes to Puerto Rico. 24 missionaries are leaving and we're going to receive 18 new missionaries. I would love to train this transfer but we'll see what happens =). Well I would like you guys to maybe throw in a couple of prayers for Juan Carlos, Juan Francisco, Gipsy, Lorena, and Alberto because they're an amazing family that really needs to find a way to get to church this sunday. Also for Marcela, Gustavo, and Jeremías. We are looking for some baptisms in the form of a family, especially these families we are teaching. The power of prayer is amazing.
Alright if you guys insist, the only candy I would ask for are those crazy core skittles. Those are amazing! And don't forget to send lots of pictures of the family =). Oh and maybe some of those scripture stickers that you can stick over the verses. But if you can't find them at Deseret, dont worry about it.
Well thanks for the letters, the love and support. I love you guys a lot and I always pray for you. Stay out of trouble and all the drama the happens back at home. Chao,
Elder Webb
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