Dearest family,

Hey thanks for the letter Mom. Oh and I got to vote in the 2008 election remember? I had barely turned 18. Anyways, I'm glad things are going good. Sounds like you're enjoying the lovely summer heat. Here thinks are warming up a tad but its still cold and there's lots of snow in the mountains close by. It almost snowed here this week. Freezing rain was falling.

Well the incredible experiences this week have been numerous. First of all, yesterday, Oliver Meza got baptized. He chose me to baptize him. Well, its always a great experience to participate in a baptism. He's such a great little guy. He was talking about how he wants to be a missionary. His family will make sure he stays in the gospel. Alexis, who is only 10 years old, has got an incredibly strange personality. He was progressing so well and then the other day he told us he hadn't stopped drinking tea and we explained everything well to him and got mad because he doesn't wanna stop drinking tea and now doesn't want to get baptized. I've never seen a 10 year old tea addict but well, everyone has their agency. Maybe this next week he will have an attitude change because wow, he's a bit stubborn. So we had a cool experience with Francisco and her mom this week. We just had arrived at their house and her mom started saying, "Well, look, we've been thinking about what we've learned lately and we've learned a lot and everything, but well, we just want to say that we believe its all true." It was such a special experience and we then asked them, "How do you know its true?" "Because of the Holy Ghost," they said. The Lord guided us to their house 3 weeks ago as we decided to knock their street and knocked their door last (it always seems like its the last door haha). But I know that the Lord has prepared them well. Francisco is making some big sacrifices because she spent up to 3 hours a day, 4 days a week in her other church and now she's changing completely but she knows its true. Its pretty amazing. And yesterday, our new ward mission leader told us about a non-member and his daughter that want to be baptized and soon. We already met him and tonight we will have our first lesson. Woo! The Lord keeps blessing us with people to teach. I love teaching people the Gospel. Its the best thing ever... spend your whole day talking with people how they can better their lives and return to live with God. Yes mother, I have 7 weeks left... haha. But I will enjoy them exceedingly.

So tomorrow we're going to move out of our apartment and go live with the other missionaries in our ward. I'll send pictures next week of our old and new house. And next week we have transfers but I don't think I'm going anywhere. Anyways, I love you all and I know that this Church is true. Les amo y deseo que les vaya súper bien. Compárten con todos lo que ustedes más valoran. Chao,

Elder Webb

Dear Family,

Thanks for the letter Pake. Its quite amazing getting a letter from another sibling haha. No but its good to hear from you guys. Sounds like you're doing good. So to answer those questions, yes I still have my CTR ring as you can see in these pictures I sent. Also I don't have my flight plans yet and I won't get them for a couple more weeks I don't think so don't worry about it. But yes they already bought our tickets and our flight leaves in the evening on October 10th.

Anyways, back to missionary work... this week was great! We are being extremely blessed here in Almendral. We will have 2 baptisms this Sunday, Alexis and Oliver. They are two great kids. They have some great members that are helping them make friends in church. Member referrals are always the best. So we had 7 investigators come to church on Sunday. We had 6 planned and another one got drug there by a member but he really liked it and so we are teaching tons of people. We have some amazing investigators, really, they are awesome! One is Francisca, who we found by knocking doors. I talked about her last week. She's super evangelical but now is getting ready to get baptized in September. She told us some funny experiences this week. She said she was praying one night and asked if our message was true. She said that night she had a dream and saw the word ELDER and a watch. Haha we asked her what she thought it meant and said, duh you guys know what it means. She said she told her friend from her church about the dream and she said, "no... that cant be a revelation. If I trip and fall then I'll believe its a revelation." Then like 20 mins later she almost falls on her face tripping over the curb. Well, we thought... the Lord works in mysterious ways. She is gaining a strong testimony and will be a great member. Her mom came to church also, who is a less-active member who got baptized when she was 15. So we've been busy running to lesson after lesson. Its been great and the Lord has prepared the way for many people.

I've learned a lot about self control and agency lately. I've realized that I have complete control and agency of what I think, say, and do 24/7. I love the fact that I can choose to think about my investigators all the time, and choose to think about how I can help them more. I love the fact that I can CHOOSE the right all the time thanks to the wonderful gift of agency. I've developed a great love for choosing the right thanks to the atonement of Jesus Christ. Agency is a wonderful principle, as Clayton said, it really is the ability to make good choices.

I'm loving the mission and loving the people here in Chile. Thanks for everything. I'll send more pics next week. Take care. Les amo muchísimo y siempre recuerdo el buen ejemplo que han sido para mi. Chao,

Elder Webb

Dearest family,

Thanks for the letters this week. Glad to hear that you're doing alright Dad. So I still havent gotten the package but I bet tomorrow in our zone class I'll get it. And I know you'll like this dad. There's a new missionary in our zone called Elder Silva from Bello Horizante, Brasil. He speaks little spanish and a lot of portugues so I've learned some stuff. And yes I understood what you wrote.

So this week has been pretty nuts. We've been teaching a lot of people and had some great lessons. This week we were knocking doors and out came some guy named Cristian. He didn't seem that interested but he was really nice and we set up another appointment to come by and visit him. We went by and his daughter told us to come in. We taught them both but it seems like the Lord has prepared his daughter to learn about the Gospel. We had a really spiritual lesson and when we got to the 1st vision, the Spirit came into the room and I could tell that she could feel it. We invited them to church on Sunday and Cristian said maybe... but she (Francisca) said yes. She went to church yesterday and said she felt really comfortable there. We're hoping that she'll be baptized in September. She's very... Evangelist, but the Spirit can convert every willing heart. We're also preparing Oliver to get baptized in 2 weeks. and Carlos and Javier are to young men that want to get baptized at the end of the month. The best part, is that yesterday we had 5 investigators come to church yesterday!! Yes. We should have a lot of success here in September. All we have to do is work hard. And its true, at the end, its just natural to work harder. I have two months left so I'll give it all I got.

Well I'm loving the mission here. San Felipe is great! I'm learning everyday about who Christ really is and what it means to love Him. I hope you enjoy the pictures. Yes, it says Babylon Bar. Haha. And I got to baptize an investigator from the other missionaries in our ward. The water was freezing! Well take care. Les amo mucho y oro por su bienestar todos los dias. Chao,

Elder Webb

Dear Family,

So this week has gone by fast. Thanks for the email. I hope everything calms down a bit at home haha. Sorry I havent taken any pictures of our place yet. Next week I'll have a lot of pictures for you guys. So happy August! I can't believe we're in August already. Unfortunately the time is flying. And yes I did sing a solo in church but it didn't turn out that bad and no its not video taped haha.

So we've been working hard here this week. I think I'm used to being surrounded by lots of people now because hardly anyone lived on the island. We've had some great lessons and found a lot of new investigators. The people are willing to listen to us here. But its still hard to get them to progress. We are preparing some people for their baptism this month. One is a young boy thats 9 years old. His parents have been inactive but now want their son to get baptized and he really likes going to church. And so he's preparing and we're determined to help that whole family get going. The ward here is great! There are lots of members willing to help out with the missionary work. I have a feeling that this week is going to have a ton of results. So last week we went to visit a potential investigator and she said, sure come on in. So we shared a short message with her family because they didn't have much time. Its in those moments that you have to depend on the Spirit. She didn't show much interest but I felt like we needed to give here a Book of Mormon without explaining the message of the Restoration. So we gave her a BoM and she opened her eyes and said, Wow thanks! I love to read!! She asked us how much it costs and when they ask that question its because they´re willing to buy it. We said it only costs your committment to read it and she said of course. So this week we have another appointment with her family and we hope some miracles will come with it. This ward here is great and has 2 companionships so there's a baptism basically every week in the ward. The members love the missionaries here. So I'm doing great and loving the mission. I'm studying a lot about the life of Jesus Christ from the Bible and learning how he does everything and says everything because He loves them. He gets after a lot of people because he loves them. Our Savior is the key to our lives and everything we do. Hopefully we all could be true Disciples of Christ in absolutely everything we do. This Gospel is true and I know the Book of Mormon is true. We need to read it in order to strengthen our testimony of Christ and put into practice its principles.

Thanks for everything. I love you guys and hope everything goes well this week. Oro por ustedes todos los días y sé que el Señor les bendice mucho. Chao,

Elder Webb

Hey family,
Thanks a lot for the letter. I hope everything goes great this week. So on Friday, I left the island. It was pretty sad having to say goodbye to everyone but I know the Lord wants me somewhere else. So I'm in the Zone of Los Andes but I'm actually in the city of San Felipe. About a half an hour west of Los Andes. Its a big little city and there's a ton of people to talk to. Im not use to so many people or ground so flat. We use bikes here and its been a big change but its better. The work is a lot more up beat and we have lots to do here. Yesterday we were blessed with a baptism. Victoria Garcia, an eleven year old girl got baptized. She's awesome. She's the result of member thats invited her to church and started bringing her. Her mom come to the baptism and it appeared like she felt the Spirit. Hopefully she can follow her child's footsteps soon. Oh and I did a musical number during the baptismal service. Its been a while since I've sang at church. San Felipe is extremely cold... but in the day its pretty nice. I'm gonna have to buy a new scarf. I'm excited for summer again.
Also last night we went out doing contacts and we said to each other with Elder Fuentes from Guatemala, that we're not going to enter into another house until we finish our contacts. So we went out talking with everybody and finished our contacts. Then we went to an appointment at 8 with a family and as we began the lesson, 4 friends entered the house and we invited them to listen. They agreed and we taught them lesson 1 and invited them to be baptized August 21st. They said yes one said that he never had been baptized before and wants to do it. I know that the Lord blesses us sooo much as we are faithful and diligent. Its an area here in San Felipe where missionaries that work hard will always have success. Its a great strong ward. The Bishop is great and the ward mission leader is amazing. He's so willing to help us a lot
Well I don't have much else to say. We're working hard here and I'm excited to be here. Its a nice calm little city. I love you guys a bunch and hope that all goes well. Chao,
Elder Webb

Dear Family,

So today we have transfers and they called us last night and it looks like this is my last week on the island. I'm going to the city of Los Andes, a couple hours north of Santiago. My new companion is Elder Fuentes from Honduras. Supposedly he's new in the mission because I don't know him. Well actually after being exiled on the island for more than 4 months, I hardly know anyone haha. But we still don't know which day I leave but it should be this week. Elder Alvarado will come here to replace me. It appears Elder Bravo will be with him for a little while until they leave just the Arellanos here. So I'll be leaving the island... sad times but it was an amazing experience here. I'll never forget it. I love the people here. This week we spent most of the time looking for new investogators and now I can say that we've knocked 98% of all the doors here. Unfortunately we didn't find anyone interested. But as we've prayed and fasted, it appears that Heavenly Father is preparing someone to receive the Gospel. As I said, I can already see miracles happening. A member´s friend called Tila, who is evangelica, had a dream about the Book of Mormon and asked a copy from that member. So I'm sure that while she reads it, the Holy Ghost will fill her heart. A little fasting and prayer always humbles us enough that God blesses us. Elder Bravo has been a great companion. He's a great missionary that will achieve great things in his mission. I'm sure he and Elder Alvarado will do a great job here with the Arellanos. Jorge decided that he wants to get baptized after he gets back from the other island (San Ambrosio) where he goes to fish for 8 months. So I'm sure I hear about it when he gets baptized. The little branch here keeps growing and now we have an average of 20 people in church. They said that if we keep above 20, we're gonna get a new chapel. Blessings blessings. So I'll always have this little island in my prayers.

Well I'll keep you guys up to date. Tomorrow I'll tell you when I leave the island. Sorry I can't send longer videos because the files are too heavy. Maybe when I get to Los Andes. The Arellanos made some burritos and we helped them. I'm sure thats the first food I'll want when I get back. Don't send the package to the island haha. Remember, a SMALL bottle of contact solution not a big one. And I have one more request, a betty crocker carrot cake mix with a thing of cream cheese frosting to make here please =). Thanks for everything. I love you guys heaps. Les amo un montón y espero que disfruten el calor =). Chao,

Elder Webb