Well, it´s been a descent week here in San Miguel.
There´s going to be some pretty scattered thoughts in here, so get ready! I
don´t remember if i mentioned this last week, but i went to a reunion in San
Fernando the other week. I sat down, and turned, and who did I see? Elder
Cedeño! He greeted me with a hearty "Hello my boy!" (In the mission,
our trainers from our first areas are our "papás") So it was awesome
to see and talk with him for a bit, he´s awesome! Also, another funny moment
from the last week was when I was talking with Elder Cordova on our way to an
appointment. A guy riding on a cart pulled by a horse passed us by (As
they do every so often) and I asked him if they had many horses like that in
Chile. He responded yes, and proceeded to explain (a bit exageratedly and
sarcasticly) about how there are horses everywhere in Chile hahahaha.
After a bit of this, I asked him "There aren´t many horses in Chile, are
there?" To the which he replied "No Elder, Chile is normal" I
don´t know, it was pretty funny for me :)
Well, one thing that I´m going to miss from Munro is Buddy´s
Pizza. It´s like 40 pesos, and close to the apartment. It´s garbage, but
still, it´s alright :) Well, here´s a little fact for all of you folks back
home. Elder Danneman and I were walking down the street the other day,
and I remembered that I know a Josh Danneman from BYU (he was in my
Ward). I asked him if he had a relative with that name. As it turns
out, it´s his brother! (Who is now serving in Brasil) That´s crazy, because we know
someone in common there, and also, with Elder Cedeño, we had a mutual friend
named Maryn! Crazy stuff, huh?
Now, to talk about some of the things that happened this
week. We´ve been visiting ward members this week, 1- so that i can get to
know them, and 2- so that we can share a Christmas message and ask for
references. Also, I saw two ex-missionaries this week, who returned to
visit Argentina with their families. It was super cool getting words of
advice from those guys. Also, with one of them, his Dad knew Spanish, but
his mom, no. It reminded me of my first week here! :)
Well, also this week, we´ve visited alot of less-active
members, to help them out in whatever way that we can. Yesterday, we came
accross a member named Enzo. He hasn´t attended for a couple of years
now. We talked to him, and he has alot of doubts about the church, and
Especially the members, because he quarelled with some at one point.
Well, after we answered his questions, and talked with him for a bit, he
recounted to us how that morning, he had found his white shirt and tie, and was
thinking about the missionaries. He muttered several times how weird it was
that we´d come that same day, within the two hours that he was in his house,
and right before he was about to move to a new house. Well, this
experience has strengthened my testimony in a few things. Such as that the Lord
guides us in this work. Also, it reminded me of our purpose. To INVITE people
to come unto Christ and to HELP them do it. That was what we did with
Enzo, we offered an opportunity, and helped to resolve his doubts. He can
choose to soften his heart, or continue on in blindness.
Well, what can I say more? I´ve declared the truth of these
things, and i´ll do it again. This is Christ´s church. Newly
established in the earth. It has his name. It has his priesthood. It has
his organization and revelation. This is my testimony, and I share it in
the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
-Élder Holtry
New view from my apartment.
Elder Cordova and I
Elder Danneman and I
me trying to look epic
Me and Elder Flemming (and Hermana Morales)
The Zone
With Bro and Sis Snow. They are the mission presidents wife's parents and are in Fair Oaks 4th ward
Christmas Cards we give out
My new agenda
One last look at the old apartment in Munro
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