Oh yeah my friends and family! Its been clear for 2 weeks
now! So the weather is going crazy! It should be pouring rain right now, but
hey I don’t got any complaints! So it was a great week-
Tuesday we had to go
help out in the office with the new missionaries that came in! So that was
cool. I had to photocopy their passports. But they are all studs they were
itching to get outside and speak some Spanish and share the gospel! So they got
me stoked! They were all out of it because they had been traveling in an airplane
for 1 day, but they were just energized! So I got to talk to them and share
with them a little about Chile. Then after we walked to lunch and got the day
started. We taught a bunch of lessons so it was cool! We also had sport night
at the chapel, and some youth from the city showed up and we played against
them. It got a little crazy because they started playing for keeps! And I was
like oh no what am I gonna tell president if someone snaps a leg in half! But
we started out the night with a prayer so nobody got to hurt! But that was
cool, and then we shared a scripture with them.
Wednesday we had
District Class! It was cool. We had a good leaders meeting, half way through it
the Assistants came and shared a couple of words with them. And I had to do a
practice with one of them so it was cool I learned a lot. Then we went into the
chapel and we did presentations. And then we went to the District Classes. I
taught about the importance of putting baptismal dates in the first lesson. And
everybody had good comments so it really helped out. And then I did a practice,
and then everyone else did a practice so it was way cool! Half of my district
is former District Leaders so that’s cool they help out a lot. Then we went to
lunch with the Elders that work in the office. So that was cool. Then we spent
most of the day doing contacts. And we taught a couple of lessons. We are still
passing by the family that just got baptized to keep them progressing. Because
there is a new new convert program in the mission because a lot of new converts
go inactive right away. So its way cool!
Thursday came around
and we started it off well. We went and did a service for a member in our ward
who had to move. So we helped him clean out the house he is moving into. The
house he is moving into is a former drug addict’s house. So it was super nasty.
I found an old syringe on the ground and the member said that one of the rooms
was filled with beer bottles and cigarettes. So we had to haul and rake up a
bunch of garbage in the backyard. It was like one of those houses on the
packrat t.v. shows! So we finished that and then we went and dropped off my
dirty clothes and then went to lunch! Then after lunch I took a shower and we
got ready to leave. We had a good day. We taught a lesson to one of our new
investigators and he had a question about something he read in 2 Nephi ch2. So
it was a way complicated doctrine question and the member we were with Igor
took care of it. He is a stud he is the member who served his mission in New
Jersey! But now he is moving to Utah so we are gonna lose him! haha but it’s
alright. But we had a couple other good lessons! So it was way cool!
Friday was great
also! My favorite weekly planning! We had a good session of weekly planning
some good words were shared there! And then after we went to lunch and on the
way the taxi driver honked his horn at a guy who had run a red light, and the
guy that ran the red light stopped in the middle of the street and stared him
down and yelled something. Then we turned and we were behind the guy and he
stopped and got out of his truck and came over to the window and started
yelling at the driver! And I was like somebody woke up on the wrong side of the
bed this morning. So then the guy gets back in his truck and starts driving and
we start driving and then he swerves over and I was like whoa dude! It was
crazy but the story would of been 10 times cooler if we got in a fender bender
but that was one of the crazy stories of the week. But then I did a mini
exchange with Elder Luna. He’s a Chilean from Santiago and we were in Curico
together about a year ago. So it was cool. We put a baptismal date with our
Mexican friend Omar! So that was sweet! And we did a bunch of contacts and
found a new kid to teach. But it was a long day for sure. But that’s always
good when you get back to the house at night and you are just gasssed that
means it was a good day.
Then Saturday we did
some studies and did some more contacts and tried to pass by some people but
right as we came they were leaving so that was a bust. But we did some contacts
in a super rich part of the sector and nobody was feeling like listening about
the restored gospel that day. But lunch was good none the less! Then we walked
back to the office and switched back companions. Then I bought some toilet
paper because we had been out for about a week. So we got ready for the day. Then
we left. We did a bunch of contacts an Saturday also, and we taught some good
lessons that’s for sure! We stopped by the Verdugos house to see how they were
doing and it was Sara’s birthday! And she didn’t tell us! So we ate some snacks
and some little pizzas they made and shared a little bit with her daughters who
aren’t members. One of them is older and has 2 kids and the other one is 17 and
came to the church once with us but lives like 3 hours away. So that was cool!
And Sara shared her testimony with them so it was way cool!
Then Sunday came
around and it was sweet! Our main man Omar came to church we went by and picked
him up. And we got to church and our Bishop finally got back. He had been in
Utah for 2 months because he had to go and baptize his grandson. So that was
cool. Sunday was the missionaries turn to talk. So Elder Arancibia gave a
killer talk about enduring to the end and Elder Fuller talked about the
Restoration and it was way cool! And then between the 2 talks Sara gave her
testimony! But she teared up and wasn’t able to talk. But the Spirit was so
strong from what she was able to say! She is so awesome and her daughters! Then
the classes were sweet, and we had some girls from our English class who showed
up! So that was cool! And the Elders Quorum class was way cool because Igor
teaches it and he is a great teacher. He always relates personal stories and
stuff so it’s cool! I always look forward to that class. And then after we had
a killer lunch! It was fried fish and mashed potatoes! Then we went home and we
changed and went out to work! We found a new investigator named Álvaro, and he
accepted a baptismal date! So it was way cool. And at the end of the night we
were walking on top of this hill in Las Aguitas in our sector contacting, and
it was super dark. And we walked up to a bend in the road and we had to walk
around some mud and then this huge Michael Vick dog came out barking and almost
tore apart Elder Arancibia so I almost busted out some Jackie Chan there! It
was crazy we both had our back packs off ready to go at it! haha But then we
did some more contacts and headed home. We ended the week doing 212 contacts that’s like the most I’ve done
all my mission so it was cool. We were stoked, and the spirits were high, but
the body was wasted so that was a good way to end the week. Then I went home
and took numbers, and we played some checkers I think. And today for P Day we
played some good ol fashioned futbol!!!!!!! I scored some GOLAZOS for you guys
so don’t fret!
Well there it is, I hope you guys have a stellar week! Thanks for writing and all of the prayers! I love you guys tons!
Elder Johnson
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