Hey Yall,
So there isn't a whole lot to write about this week. We did a lot, don't worry, but I don't know what to write about it. I guess we'll start with the intercambio we had with the zone leaders.
I spent the day in LA with Elder Elder. That sentence says a lot. Elder Austin Elder is from Nibley, Utah and thinks he knows the Lundstroms in Paradise, but he's not sure. Anyway, I came to work with him in the sector of San Martin on Tuesday while Elder Filamita, the other zone Leader, went to Santa Barbara with Elder Bustos. We had quite a few interesting experiences.
First off, we went to visit a member family for lunch, who's son/brother is currently serving a mission in Bolivia. While serving, he and his companion were interviewed for some news program about the church. They basically gave the lessons of Preach My Gospel as an answer to the questions that came up which is good. We watched the interview while we ate (we had a lot of food) and gave the sister a blessing afterward.
After lunch, we went to visit a Beautiful Black Man. :) His name is Avaly and he speaks French and Spanish, but no English. Sad day. It was a really awkward but funny visit. We couldn't tell if he was drunk or not, but he was awfully weird. We came and he said, "you have ten minutes." We started explaining the Book of Mormon by the pool because apparently his family is very rich. It was a nice pool. When we said the book was a record of the inhabitants of the Americas, he started going off about not having a book from Africa concerning Jesus Christ. We explained that there could be a book from Africa, we just don't know about it. He totally accepted all we had to say, but probably won't get baptized until a book concerning Africa is found. Odd visit, really. The way he read the scriptures was all weird.
One thing that was bothering all of us all week is the Change of the hour. As of right now, there is a difference of 3 hours between Utah and Chile. As of May, it will move to 2 hours. Chile has daylight savings time, but the government seems to change it as they please. Anyway, so we'll see what happens. It just caused problems for us with conference. Luckily, us missionaries got to see all the sessions and the members of our branch went to the Sunday morning session. All 14 members in the bus. Well, 12. We were the other 2.
Conference was amazing, don't worry. We enjoyed it quite thoroughly. That which we understood...ha ha. No, us gringos watched it in English in other room. Of our zone, 8 of the 12 missionaries are North American, so we all packed into a small room off to the side to watch General Conference in English. I have to say, the spirit comes into a room when apostles start talking. I loved what Elder Perry had to say about the sabbath day. He probably didn't say this about the sabbath, but I had the distinct thought that the Sabbath is a day of REST, not SLEEP. So, getting up early is a good thing to do. I love reading early in the morning. It's a hobby.
The Priesthood session was power packed as well. I am always so excited to go to Priesthood because of the First Presidency. President Monson gave us all a great call to become worthy husbands. I love how he said, "Marriage is not about Choosing the right person as much as it´s about BEING the right person." He and others seemed to be speaking straight to us missionaries and using our time wisely. Elder Cook made helped me develop a better appreciation for others, especially women. conference was amazing.
A big shout out to my Friend, Spencer Williams, who had a great solo shot on camera in the priesthood session. Great singing! I always love the music.
As for the work...well, us being in Santa Barbara made it hard to do on the weekend. We left at 11 to be in LA for Conference at 1 on Saturday and had to stay over at the zone leader's house because priesthood ended at 11 PM. We then traveled back to Santa Barbara at 7:30 Sunday morning to pick up an investigator who, it turned out, became busy while we were gone and couldn't come. So, we came back to LA with the Branch and stayed until 7, when the afternoon session ended on Sunday. We then got back at nine and couldn't do anything on Sunday night. We're sad that we pretty much lost two days, but it was worth it for all the counsel we received.
That's it for this week. Write down the things you learned from conference and put them into things that you need to do to "be".
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