Area: Santiago, Chile
Companion: Elder Lopez
Hey
Family,
Well, the surprising news. I stayed in my area! I was completely expecting to leave cause I've been here 5 and a half months already and its only my first sector but instead, elder Lopez left! I´m bummed that he had to go cause he´s a really great friend but I´m, at the same time, excited to be able to work with someone else. My new companion is Elder Lezcano from Paraguay (He´s been to Igwazu Falls!!!!) and I think that we are going to get along pretty well. he's been out for exactly 1 year and actually was an old companion of Elder Lopez. I think that things are going to be good for this cambio.I´ll be honest, at first I wasn´t really happy about the change. I really wanted to go to another sector (area). I love the people here in Corona Sueca but I have knocked every house in the sector and many more than once haha so another 6 weeks at first seemed really like a curse rather than a blessing. We got the changes Saturday night right before we wnet to bed and I felt so frustrated! I don´t quite know why I felt so frustrated but I think I was more frustrated than I have felt in a LONG time. I just went to bed feeling like that and then woke up feeling the same. I wasn´t in the best mood haha. But we went to a meeting in the morning for the ward before church started and I still felt really frustrated. I had to force my smile. (Dad- smile, even if it kills you!=) I felt so frustrated ALL morning and even into the sacrament meeting. But in Sacrament meeting during the passing of the sacrament that started to change. I can´t explain it but all the frustration just kind of ebbed away and was replaced by peace. I just got a feeling of peace in my heart and I knew that it was going to be ok. I didn´t feel any of the frustration that I was feeling before but felt rather good about the change and enjoyed the rest of the day. I know that htat was a blessing from Heavenly Father, to change how I felt because if it was just up to me I would have kept on feeling that way all day haha. But He wants us to be happy and has promised us his spirit if we keep his commandments and keep ourselves worthy. I know that was the Holy Ghost that changed my heart because in Galations in the Bible it tells us the fruits of the spirit, one of them being peace. I'm just grateful that Heavely Father blessed me with that peace.Last night I was thinking about the change some more and a thought popped into my mind that maybe this could be a really great blessing for me. In my time here it has been somewhat hard to find people to teach and help to baptism but there are some great investigators that I have always felt will progress but that they just need time. I had the thought that maybe Heavenly Father is blessing me to be able to see some of those people be baptized. I know it is going to be one of my hardest changes as far as the work goes but I feel like it will be one of the best, most rewarding and most blessed.Lindy, happy Belated birthday! I loved the pictures and it looks like you had a great time. Mom, that cake was awesome! You´re always so creative. I¨m so glad that you have so many new clients, Mom.Thats great! I´m excited for you to have so much work! What a great blessing.Cutler, I heard that you dominated in the water this last week! And Thanks for your email! I´m glad that you are doing so well at the polo. I was kind of worried at one time about going home and you being bigger than me but I don´t think that will happen. I think I´ve grown a little bit in height and if not than definitely in weight. I weighed myself the other day and I weigh 82 kilos which is about 180 pounds!!! I left at like 165 or so... i think i´ve gained. haha but elder Lopez had gained 14 kilos in his time here or about 31 pounds. But have fun at Brianhead and up there with Lindy. Take some pictures of Tucanos and of Lindy skiing for me. I hope its fun and funny =)Lindy, Thanks for your email. I was thinking about something that Kathy Headlee always told us while we were there in Zambia. She continually told us to stay present. To stay in the present. She said that yes we can learn from the past but we shouldn´t live or even dwell in the past becasue Satan uses the past to bring us down, to feel helpless, hopless and lost. Don´t dwell in the past. She also said its pointless to dwell or live in the future because God is the only one that knows the future. Instead stay in the present to change the future and to write a good past. Just stay present- its much better.Spencer, I hear that you are thinking about working on an oil rig or something? Write to me and let me know what you´re thinking and how you´re doing. I can´t exactly call each week to find out.Thanks to all of you for all of your support and help. I love you so much and really appreciate your prayers and thoughts and support. Mom, I got a package from you last week for Valentines day! It was great! Thank you so much! I loved the articles and the tie and candy. I wore the tie once in the week and then on Sunday =) Thin is in!! haha. The finance elder in the office was complaining to me that I get too much mail but I love it. Thank you and to everyone that writes to me, I LOVE hearing from you all and though it might be a little slow, I will write back ahaha.Until next week,Les amo,Elder Holland
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