Super Elders!

Hola familia!! Wow so thanksgiving didnt pass? We were super bummed this 

Thursday cause i was super hungry and i was thinkning about you guys fuller

 than the turkey you had just finished eating. But its this week? What the heck,

 Ammon gave his farewell talk? How is it already almost December? There are 

Christmas decorations here in the super market!!! Whatttt...! And no, Gilson told 

me that you said a friend from Peru was coming about i dont have anyone in Peru, 

only my comp!! Haha no i didnt meet anyone..

The topic of light is really interesting! We are all born with the light of Christ. But

 because of the live and choices we make, we gain or lose more light. Christ is a 

light because of His example and infinite atonement. His grace is literally our only

 light or esperanza. oh i mean hope..i think haha theres some words i dont even

 remember in english. But Thats awesome, keep studying that!!

This week we were eating lunch and the Bishop was actually home with his car 

which isnt normal. We got a phone call from an investigator and she asked if we 

could watch her kids cause she was like deathly ill and needed to go to the 

hospital. Luckily, Bishop was there and we went with his car and took her to the

 hospital. Right as we left from her house, a neighboor passed by and offered to 

watch the kids. It was amazing the service that other people freely offered and

 the perfect situation that God provided. She is much better now, but I am so 

grateful that God helped us with Bishop being home and having a car and a 

neighboor passing by. 

Something i have been thinking about a lot this week is goals. Goals were

 something i always hated in school. The teachers seemed to just do it to give 

us work. But really we need goals in our life. We will never change or get better 

without goals. I hope each one of us have goals for our live and our spirituality too. 

This week, set goals if you dont already have some!! But set goals that are

 according to the will of God. Humble yourselves, and ask Him what He wants you

 to do. And do it. There will always be a way to do it. 

I love you guys! Hope all is well in the family and the ward too!!

Elder Farnsworth

Gilson is 37 and is from Sao Pablo brasil. He got baptised 8 years ago but went inactive for a while and now has like 6 months back in the church and is preparing for the temple. He has like 8 months in Chile now so he is learning Spanish too and he is awesome! He leaves with us all the time. No he isnt married, but hes looking!! I basically understand portugese now because of him haha but cant speak a single word. (Gilson is someone that Curt told us about that goes out teaching with them all the time.. I was asking about him in my letter)

The ward here is kinda small. We have like 110-115 people going every week and the goal is 120. There are about 1100 members registered on the list. sooo ya. We work with less actives, or try too. haha- we used to eat with an Hermana in the ward, but we changed and we eat at the Bishops house now for lunch and we pay her (his wife) every day.

Sounds fun visiting with everyone at home! Cant believe Ammon is leaving so fast. I was thinking about our Culture Celebration the other day because they have one in Chile that celebrates all the spanish speaking countries that is pretty cool. Im proud of you guys for giving service!! Thats super cool. We visited a Hermana in the ward with TWO missionaries out, a son and a daughter, and she was sharing what she learned from the Book of Mormon with us. I told her it made me happy to see her so strong like this and it gives me hope that my parents are that awesome at home too! I love you guys!!

This week was so fast! But two main things. Well really just one. But one small thing is that we had another Earthquake last night! But it was super small this time but still cool. And the more important thing is we had stake conference. One thing i really liked was a talk about pray. The parents of the speaker turned the chairs of the dinner table facing the other way and that way, they had to have a kneeling prayer before turning the chairs around and eating. He said that the parents teach a child to pray by example and by family prayer. Im grateful for the moments we have had together in prayer. And when we lacked in this aspect, i am grateful looking back for whoever would pressure us to do so. I remember a seminary class with Brother Goss where he told us that we should pressure the family to have pray. Although I was youngest and we didnt have it EVERY single night, I still tried to remind the family. Never think that you are too young or too inexperienced or anything to tell someone else the right thing. Nephi did exactly that with older brothers. If there isnt family prayer, have it. If there isnt family reading, read. If the whole family isnt going to church, find out why and solve the problem with love and kindness. We are in families for a reason, love and appreciate every member that is under your roof and without its walls. Im so grateful for the family and home i came too and would never change it. Thank you guys, i love you! Keep up the work

Elder Farnsworth

PS For P day in the morning, we grilled at the church. And before conference, i made German pancakes! Thought of you mom!

and i forgot one thing! Can you tell whoever, everyone!, that every week, i want people to send their favorite

 verse and a sentence or something about it, BUT of stuff they read that week! 

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German Pancakes!

                 

Elder Sovero Grilling

 

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Hola familia! comoooo estan? 

Wow sounds like you did a lot this week again! Always doing stuff without me! But this week im obviously here Tuesday because P day changed this week! We had a conference with......ELDER RUSSELL M NELSON and his wife and Elder Viñas and his wife!! It was so awesome. But it was yesterday with Santiago North and East and i saw Nate Lee!!! It was so cool to see him. He has like 5 months left in his mission. But the conference was sooo good. I loved Sister Nelsons and Elder Nelsons talk. She talked a lot about the premortal and postmortal lives. She says she is trying to get a ``DVD of our Premortal lifes´´ hahaha but the reason for that is that, without doubt, if we knew our selves before and say what we did and who we were with (Cristo) we would live our lives so differently and we would be doing everything so much better. She says that people who are in the spirit world dont like to be called dead haha but that they live without bodies and they are literally the reasons for people joining the church here on Earth. They are earning and begging and praying for their family members here to receive the gospel and do temple ordanances for them. It was really cool. And Elder Nelson talked about Guia para el Estudio de las Escrituras which is like our Topical Guide and Bible Dictionary combined. It was cool because he doesnt know spanish but he still recognized this index and he wanted to use something specific from our mission language. He also told a story about a Chinese doctor friend that eventually moved to Canada and got baptised! Read it, Papa sent it to me earlier so i already knew it!. I cant remember exactly his words, but the main message i took from his talk, DONT GIVE UP. Dont turn back from a good thing (specifically missions but other stuff too) and never quit. It was really powerful. And we shook their hands so no big deal haha.

We are working like normal this week and not much happened. Trying to contact less actives and help them. Love you guys, i always pray that you are doing the right things and going above and beyond everything. Im so glad for the family i was born into and the friends ive adquired. You all mean the world to me and i literally would be lost if i was alone. Serve others, live the gospel every day, not just sunday, and never forget to read the words of the prophets old and new and pray to your Father in Heaven. 

Love Elder Farnsworth

I forgot! We just went to the Zoo. It was pretty cool and they had a lot of animals from South America that ive never seen or heard of. They had penguins!! and a polar bear so that was sick. But It was pretty fun to go and look at all that. And the center walking to the zoo from the Subway, there was mcdonalds and Taco bell and all sorts of stuff so i laughed pretty good for this. So different here! 

HEY FAMILY

Whats up guys. Once again, you are doing a bunch of cool things without me. Going to Mexico, luckkkkyy. But thanks for the photos and im glad that Grammy and Grandpa are doing good! Mom, i did get the package this week! really fast this time. But we dont have mail this week. And the news of Transfers....Im staying!! this doesnt surprise me but what does surprise me is that Elder Sovero and the other two missionaries in our ward stayed too! Actually our whole zone...there were like no changes in the mission..but its cool! 

This week was pretty boring. But we had a activity Top Chef Elder Sovero. He cooks peruvian food really good so he taught members and investigators how to do it! This was on Halloween. They celebrate halloween here but not a lot and they just copied the States like 15 years ago. 

Saturday we were giving service and we came home to shower and work in the night. Elder Sovero was walking to light our water heater (we have to turn it on with a match every time) and i was taking off my shoes. All of a sudden, i hear a noise from our room and a cat runs from there and runs into me and then jumps out the window that was open! Haha i guess that teaches us not to leave the window open. 

We are really working with the Bishop now and we have more confidence. We had a meeting with him this Sunday. He was using Google Maps to show where Less Actives lived and then he said ``tell me your addresses and we can see your house!´´ haha so we did that and we saw the chapel and house of me and Elder Sovero to compare countries. Pretty cool technology. 

This week was difficult but me and Elder Sovero have plans to change and leave this sector strong. Having finished the Book of Mormon recientely, im really thinking about that. I encourage you guys to be reading the Book of Mormon as much as possible. Follow what it says in Moroni 10 3-5. I did so one day when Elder Sovero was showering. The time you have alone, peaceful and quiet, is the time when you receive revalaccion. Im greatful for this Book and the continual answer that i have received. I know it is true, and from this, I know the Lord is my Savior and that we have a Plan to return to Him. Im grateful for the prophets and their guidance. I know Im in Chile for a reason and it isnt just to get to know a new country and people. It is to know the One and Alone True and Living God. I love you guys and miss you, but if you are doing your part and Im doing my part, we are all good.

Love you ,

Elder Farnsworth

Curt and Elder Sovero