October 22, 2012 - "21" in Chile!!

Well what a week! It’s been going great here in San Carlos! We are finding lots of people and having a good time while we do it. This week we did a lot of traveling again. We had Zone Class on Tuesday. The Zone Leaders gave it. So it was good. They talked about the stuff we need to be doing in our sectors. Like working more with the members and these new maps we got of our sectors. So it was cool. And we took a picture after to send the Clawson’s the mission secretaries. They are leaving in a couple of days. And then Wednesday we had to go back to Chillan for interviews with the president. It was good he talked for a little bit then we started interviews while we waited we did some practices with Sister Humphrey. We practiced street contacting so it was way cool. She is great she is so inspired! Then I had my interview and it was good. Then we went to a class with Elder Brule one of the assistants and he talked about the need to work with members and be more efficient with our time. The mission has had so much changes lately! It’s so great I’m so excited for the mission and for the way it’s moving. I wish I would of come during this time. The missionaries now that come to the mission are studs they already speak Spanish pretty well and they are super animated to just get at it! They keep me stoked. After that class we took the bus home to San Carlos and I went with Elder Turner to do an interview. And we stopped by Maria’s to help her continue stop smoking. She hasn’t stopped yet and we’ve done almost everything. We did a study for her and we dropped the hammer and just got her stoked to stop smoking and we made a plan and everything. And we said look if you really want to get baptized, do this and you will stop. But it’s just not happening so we are gonna have to drop her. And then Thursday I had to go back to Chillan for a leaders meeting with Elder Weston. All of the District Leaders and Zone Leaders in Chillan and Chillan Ñuble went. He taught us some great things of how we should do the exchanges and the weekly calls. So it was way cool I like it a lot.

  Friday we did some planning for church. And we spent the day getting our investigators ready for church. We found a less active member Named Siliva. We decided one day that we would contact a street. And we knocked a door and we talked to a lady and she was sick so she said to come back another day. So the next day we came back and we got in and we found out she was less active and she wants her son to be baptized and he wants to be baptized! So we were so stoked for that. Then on Saturday we did a family night with them. We watched the Restoration DVD and we played a game were you suck the M&M's out of the bowl while you try to roll doubles. So that was cool and we shared some cookies and juice! And they got all excited and they came to church on Sunday! And we also stopped by Talia on Saturday to prepare her for her baptism. We shared the baptismal questions. And she is still excited.

 Then Sunday came around and I got up early and took a shower and I studied a little bit, and then Elder Turner and I walked to the North part of the sector and we looked for some investigators and Elder Benitez and Elder Cruz went to the South part. They passed by Talia and her mom to wake them up, they knocked on the door and called them and yelled but nobody answered so they didn’t end up coming so that was lame. And we stopped by Javiera their possibility for baptism and they weren’t there either. So that was kind of lame. But we had Jose and Jordan come to church so that was good. So we are gonna help them get prepared to be baptized soon. 

And today for my birthday it rained hard all morning! Haha just my luck. So I ate some breakfast and Elder Turner had made some balloons for me and made a big one and he put a pack of Oreos in it. And I popped it and it whacked my finger and it hurt super bad! And Elder Benitez gave me some dumbbells to keep my Mr. Olympia form! And then we went to the gym and we worked out for about an hour and a half then we went and ate french fries and completos. And then to do internet. So it’s been a good birthday so far. And I also thank all of you who have wished me a Happy Birthday also! So thanks for that! I love you guys tons! I hope you all have a stellar week!
les quiero mucho!!
                            Elder Johnson