so i tried to send this last week but it wouldnt send. this is my email from the last week :)
first
off P money fell through. she didnt pass her baptismal interview and
long story short were not going to visit her anymore. she let 4$ a month
panic her to the point that she gave up everything she had come to know
as truth. we didnt let it slow us down though. that same day we decided
to say a prayer because we didnt have any appts and we didnt know where
to go. we started walking towards a complex that we had never contacted
and went in the first door we saw open, climbed to the top of the
apartments and knocked a door. an 18 year old chubby stud muffin named
giovanni answered the door wearing a jiu-jiutsu t shirt that said ¨st
george utah¨and elder passey and i just lost it. he was super confused
but let the weird gringos into his house and after like an hour talking
about the restoration he had commited to baptism on the 25th and came to
church with us yesterday. he loved church and after church we taught
him the word of wisdom and law of chastity and hes agreed to live them
both even though hes got some issues with both of them. hes so cool.
we
have another investigator named carlos de cuña that was born in south
africa, his parents are portugese, he lived in NY for like a year, and
now hes been in chile for like 5. we have really been praying for the
gift of tongues cause this guyspeaks likes 50 percent spanish 50 percent
portugese. its pretty tough but he came to church and loved it too. we
had 5 investigators at church this week it was so cool.
benjamin
is set to be baptized this sunday. im pumped he is such a good kid. he
passed his interview yesterday and on saturday when we were practicing
his interview my comp asked him if he has ever committed a serious
crime... and he started balling. we didnt know what was going on but he
ran to his room and wouldnt come out. his mom who we are reactivating
right now and one day will be a relief society president told us that
like a year ago he stole a pencil with some friends and doesnt feel
worthy for baptism! hes got such a good heart i love him.
dad
i know youre probably wondering why i titled my email lean like a cholo
but calm down its got a good story. this week we found this guy named
gilbert who comes straight from the hood of LA. he was deported back to
chile like 5 years ago. but anyway we really wanted to teach him in
english so we went one morning and he let us in. little did we know that
him and his girlfriend were drunk out of their minds. he started
preaching too us about who knows what and cussing us out and right when
we got scared that he might do something crazy he was like wait... i
have a song you guys need to hear... and he put on lean like a cholo and
just sat in his chair and closed his eyes! hahaha we got out of there
fast but it was so funny.
other random things-
my comp fell off like a 15 foot cliff while we were doing service on a
mtn of a psychotic convert who was not satisfied that we could not clean
up the safari behind her house, he was then bit by a dog on the same
leg he hurt in service, and we found a plant outside our apartment that
we have humbly taken in as our own to nurture and care for. its a great
responsibility. his name is bert.
this place is
so cool, and we have the potential for a lot of success. we are working
so hard everyday pretty much running up and down our GIANT zone on our
hill named rodelillo. its tough, but i feel so satisfied everyday when
we get home and we are seeing the blessing from diligence. 2nd nephi 1:21-
and it came to pass that elder passey and elder allred rose from the
dust and shook off the chains of the devil that held them bound! im
pumped for the work were doing and i know we are going to see the fruits
soon. love you all, love the church, theres nothing truer in the world
than the book of mormon and if you dont believe me, read it.
-Elder Allred - chilean street raptor
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