Monday, September 13, 2010

Hola familia,

Hey thanks for the letters this week. This week has been pretty exciting. Well, first of all, September 11th here is an important day as it is in the USA. On september 11th here like 30 or 40 years ago is when the people revolted against the dictator Pinochet. And so long story short, basically every September 11th, all the teenaged boneheads go out in the street and cause mayhem. Haha I've heard some pretty crazy stories from other missionaries but not that much happened here in Quilicure because its on the outskirts of the city. But we had to enter our apartment when it got dark and we couldnt leave. We did hear gunshots and smelt them burning stuff outside but nothing else happened. It was pretty exciting. This week is the independence day for Chile on the 18th. It´ll be pretty exciting because everyone basically makes barbeques the whole week and free empanadas haha. But importante information for you guys... this next week my P-Day is going to be Tuesday NOT Monday because on monday its still the holiday weekend and everything is closed. Ok? So don't expect a letter on Monday mom and when you don't get it, don't call President May haha. Oh and also, yesterday was pretty cool, we were teaching a family when there was another little aftershock. Once again, we're pretty used to them now but it still gets your heart pumping when the whole building starts swaying back and forth.

Well, the work of the Lord is moving forth here in Lo Campino. Our ward is growing stronger and stronger everyday. This next week we are expecting 2 baptisms in our area. One is the child of that family we found and her friend. The Lord works in mysterious ways but we're finding connections with a lot of people and helping them recognize the church in their lives, through friends and family. Jeremias' dad, Gustavo, already mentioned to us that he's going to get baptized but he's taking his time and not rushing things. We're thinking he'll be baptized the last sunday in September. A lot of prayers will help him with this important decision. I'm learning a lot about how to converse with other people. You guys always told me I was shy a while ago but the mission definitely changes that. You learn how to ask sincere questions. Its really quite amazing how much you learn. We also found another family where only the mom is a member and she's been inactive for years. But they came to church and we're starting to teach them. We're still looking for more people but the Lord always puts them in our path without question.

I love you guys heaps. Les amo muchísimo. Nunca se rindan del camino y siempre den gracias al Señor por las cosas que reciben, tanto espirituales como temporales. Cuídense, con amor,

Elder Webb