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Hey Y'all,
Wow, this week went by really fast. I feel like it was yesterday that I wrote from Santa Barbara about going to Camilo. As you may know already, Camilo Olivarria is the name of the Branch here. The whole Missionary zone of Coronel is a district in the Church. It's about the same as a stake, but it's still building as a site for the church, so the mission president is the district president here. The branch president is awesome and speaks really good English, actually. The sector as a missionary is the biggest one I've been in so far and I've yet to figure out how big it really is. Coronel is a city just south of Concepcion here right on the shore line. Actually, the elders went jogging to the beach the other morning. Half of Coronel is another sector and our sector is actually split into two companionships who split the city of Camilo in two. It's not really a different city, just a suburb of Coronel.
The best part about this zone of missionaries...we're all elders! There are not Hermanas here in Coronel. Cool, huh? There are 16 elders here in this zone that stretch from Coronel to Arauco, another city about 20 minutes south. My new Companion, Elder May is from Idaho. He's got just over a year in the mission and is a great missionary. We live with the other two from Camilo, Elder Rossi and Elder Swenson. No, he´s not a child of President Swenson. Elder Swenson is in his last cambio, so we'll have a dying man in the house. He and Elder May are both district leaders in our zone and they are always sharing ideas. Elder Rossi, one of the few missionaries with less time in the mission than me, is from Santiago. He got to Concepcion in march. He's very obedient and a really great guy. He and Elder Swenson go running most mornings.
One of the best parts of this sector is that Elder Kamalu, the missionary who trained me, was here in the same sector about a year ago. He's going home at the same time as Elder Swenson and may come stay at our house before he goes so he can say good bye to some investigators.
As I said, the sector here is the biggest I've been in, so I'm as lost as can be. Without Elder May I don't think I could find the house. But I've got a trusty map and we're doing the best we can.
Speaking of Elder May, he is a great missionary. I don't think I've felt the spirit more in my mission than with him this last week. He doesn't go very fast in the work, but I think that's good because he gives the spirit a chance to talk to the people and tell them what we have is true and will help them. I love working with him. He's the oldest of 6 kids in his family and they were sealed in the temple just 3 or 4 years ago. Cool, huh?
Well, I'll write more about the sector here next week and more about the baptisms we're witnessing. A young man named Carlos was baptized on Saturday, which is awesome! I'll tell you all about Luis later!

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