Dearest family,

Hey hows it goin? Thanks for the letter Dad. Interesting idea about repairing shoes. I dont think they use airplane tire tread anymore, at least here in Chile. I didnt throw them away but i don't think their worth repairing anyways. Thats good that little Clayton found himself a house already. I bet he's just itching to get in there and be on his own but after he moves in in March he will be bored after 2 days. Thanks for the stories from your mission Dad. I really like to hear about them so if you have more, you're invited to share them with me! Oh and to answer your question, I made that poster but my companion drew the little missionary faces.

Another week has gone by... yesterday I was remembered that it was the one year anniverssary of the huge earthquake last year. We've been lucky to not have any big aftershocks here in Santiago for a while but I've heard that we should have aftershocks for up to 5 years. It was a pretty wild experience as I'm sure you guys remember but wow, its been a year since then. Thats pretty crazy.

This last week was really great! We now have more than a few investigators progressing. We had a cool experience finding investigators. I learned a lot about being diligent. So on about thursday, a plan failed and we had another appointment in 30 mins without anything scheduled. So we decided to knock a street close by and felt good about it. We were working hard with whatever time we had. And so we knocked a door and talked to this lady that was a member of the church that wasn't on our ward directory. She was inactive basicaly because she didn't know where the church was and didnt really make an effort to find it. But we started teaching them and one of her daughters that is 15 hasn't been baptized. And we're teaching her other daughter's boyfriend. They all came to church on Sunday and really liked it. Also, one member's cousin and his girlfriend came to church also, and they both aren't members but we taught them this week and want to get baptized at the end of March. We actually are preparing a lot of people to be baptized in March and all of them have been to church. I'm way excited for that. We actually have transfers in 2 weeks and I really hope they don't transfer me because... I love this area and the members and the people and we're having success but I'll go where the Lord wants me to go. But I know that this is the Lord's work. After seeing the miracles that happen here in the mission, I know that His hand guides us here and prepares the hearts of His children to listen to the message. We're just responsible for finding those people.

I've learned a lot about the Holy Ghost and how we need to recognize him always. The Lord has blessed us all with the best gift he can give us in this life, which is the Holy Ghost. I'm so thankful for the ability to recognize His Holy Spirit and use it to bless the lives of other people.

Well as you guys know... I love the mission!! I'm really thankful for this chance to be here. I don't wanna waste any time and I don't think I will. I love you guys heaps. Les amo mucho, y espero que tengan una semana llena de experiencias inolvidables. Chao,

Elder Webb

Dearest family,
Hey thanks for the letter mom. I hope you guys are enjoying the nice weather up there. Its cooled down a tad down here but the sun still fries everything it touches. I hope you guys dont stress out too much for Clayton's wedding. Just hire other people and then relax haha. Wow 25th anniversary. Congrats! I don't know if you would go on half the rides at magic mountain mom but that would still be pretty cool.
Anyways we had a pretty awesome week! Missionary work is the best. I'm starting to feel like I've been doing this for my whole life and its impossible to think what life is like outside of the mission. Well I don't have to worry about that for a while! We had some great things happen and also some tough stuff. We were able to find some great investigators. Also, we were able to talk to Marcelo, a friend of a member that was less-active, and we had some spiritual lessons. We asked him if he was willing to make a covenant with God and be baptized on March 13th. He told us, absolutely. We're really excited for him. Also we talked with Maria, and she is set on getting baptized but has had problems with work and hasn't been able to make it to church. We also got to teach Cyntia, a columbian lady, and help her with her problems. Its pretty cool how every south american country has their own distinct dialect of spanish. I've gotten used to almost all of them but chilean is probably the weirdest of them all now that I think about it. We also were able to reactivate a family of 4 and all are coming to church now. Their son is way pumped. Yesterday he got the priesthood and last week he opened up a bank account for his mission and started saving money. He's dedicated. We keep putting up our little stand in la feria and it keeps giving us results. Its quite awesome. We do also work a lot with the members which have made a big difference this week.
I've learned a lot this week about the Holy Ghost. In my personal studies, I've made it a goal to be able to feel the spirit strongly every time I study. I've realized that if we are worthy and really focus, we can always feel the sweet promptings of the Spirit. I hope you guys can feel the spirit often, it is a good sign of our personal progress. I know I still have a lot to improve but its easy to know how because its when I don't feel the spirit.
Well I love you guys a lot!! Los momentos más dulces de esta vida son cuando sabemos que el Señor nos confia. Les amo, chao =)
Elder Webb.
ps, Oh Presidente May told us today who the new mission president will be when they change this June. His name is President Essig from Utah.
Oh and the picture is of our little sign we put in la feria.

Hola Familia,

Hey thanks for the letter! I'm glad that you guys had an exciting week with lots of things to do. So to answer your question, I'm pretty sure that I'll be getting home on October 11th but I'm not sure. You guys can plan accordingly. This week has been pretty nuts. On wednesday, we went to a member's house and we were teaching a spiritual lesson about forgiveness when we started hearing some big rattling thunderbolts. They got pretty close. Its the first time in Chile that I've seen lightning. It doesnt happen that much. But something really nice is that it rained for about 2 days and that never happens here in the summer. I'll send you guys a picture of the Andes with snow. Oh and about the earthquake, we did hear a lot about it but we didn't feel the tremor here, it was pretty weak and I think we were walking. But Chile is a country the never holds still, its always rocking and rolling around.

Anyways, about this week, it was actually a great week. Yesterday Ronald got confirmed and he's getting ready to receive the priesthood here soon. He's thinking about serving a mission already even though he's not so sure yet. He's a great kid, he's an example for me seeing how much he's changed. Also, his parents came to church and his dad is slowly opening his heart to the gospel. His mom is more than ready to get baptized. We committed her to talk to her lawyer here soon so that she can finish her divorce and get married to her partner. We had a lot more investigators committed to come to church and everything but they didn't show up for various reasons. One had a legite excuse and she is still really excited to get baptized March 6. But after we found out that they weren't gonna make it, we were praying for help so that the Lord would bring someone to church. We basically had a miracle. We've been teaching a less-active member called Hermano Jara. He's been giving excuses of why he doesnt want to come to church and we had lost faith in him. But I've always felt like we needed to visit him. I had made it a goal to reactivate him this transfer. Well on Sunday he showed up with a big smile, excited to be there and brought a friend with him that isn't a member and wants to investigate the church. We're gonna teach them tomorrow. What a blessing we had. We had a zone conference with Presidente May this week and I've learned a ton. One thing I've learned here in the mission is that diligence and hard work are key to success. I've learned how to work hard and be diligent in a lot of aspects and I know that through hard work, with a mind focused on your goal, we can reach our goals. I know that Jesus Christ lives and governs this Church. I know that this is His work. Thanks a ton for all the support and everything! I love you guys. Os amo por todo lo que hacéis. Que tengáis una semana llena de caridad y amor para que seáis discipulos de Cristo. Chao,

Elder Webb

ps. The other picture is of my shoes that are oficially dead and I no longer use, dont worry

Dear Family,
Hey hows it going up there? Sounds like you're freezing up there. I heard the other day the the roof at the dallas cowboys stadium caved in or something because of the cold. I'm not sure if its true because we always here some crazy stuff. Anyways while you guys are cold up there, I'm burning up down here. The sun is so powerful, I'm using sunscreen like crazy. I actually cut one of my long sleeve shirts to make another shortsleeve because basically after one day, your shirt is so dirty you can't keep using it. But I'm fine dont worry. Anyways this week was awesome. Elder Saenz is great! He's like a latino version of me. we're working really hard. This week we found two new investigators that have a baptism date for the beginning of march and so we're going to be preparing investigators. We're finding a lot of new people. Also, Ronald got baptized yesterday!! Woo! That was great. Both his parents came and said that they felt an incredible feeling after their son got baptized. Ronald's mom, Carmen really wants to get baptized, we're still working with them. This week I had a pretty cool experience with Ronald. He started doubting a little bit his baptism and didn't want to do it and he wouldn't tell us why because he said he was embarrassed to say it in front of his parents. So we went by with the bishop and had a lesson but his dad was still there. At the beginning of the lesson I started praying so that his father would leave for a bit so we could discuss his problem. I was praying that he would leave after the first vision of the movie of the prophet Joseph Smith so that the Spirit would already be strong. So we started watching the movie and right after the first vision, his dad poked his head in and said the he had to go pick up his wife from work. Then we were able to help him with his problem and the bishop helped a lot and committed to get baptized on Sunday. It was an awesome experience. I really have amazing experiences everyday. Its great learning how to trust in the Spirit and not worrying about doing that which is wrong because we're doing God's will. We've been setting some goals that we want to accomplish here this transfer. I'm pretty excited for the things that'll happen.
Anyways thanks so much for all the support. I really appreciate your letters and everything. I hope you have an amazing week! Look out for them scandels haha. Chao, les amo,
Elder Webb
PD Gracias por el ejemplo. Recuerden que las acciones siempre hablan más fuerte que las palabras.