Getting a little wet

Well this week was a good yet really hard week. It all began Monday evening. We had four baptisms scheduled for this Saturday and from the beginning Satan's influence here in Nonguen was more than obvious. Work schedules were changed so that we couldn't meet with people, others were offended at various aspects of the church, still others lost any sense of urgency to be taught or to learn about how it is possible to attain salvation...oh man, it was rough. I think we almost got kicked out of a few houses, got yelled at, called servants of the devil, and stepped in more than one pile of dog poop. But I have to say despite all of this I think this week was the best week of my mission so far. It was just an adventure.

One day we went exploring a new sector where we had never been before. We began at the bottom of a large hill, just at the edge of our view we could see a house so we said to ourselves "might as well go there", but the thing was when we got there we saw another house just at the edge of our view, when we got their another, then another. Eventually we were hiking through the woods winding back and forth finding about ten houses WAY up in the hills of Chile. (Pics to come).

For the first time since I've been here we are beginning to try to work as much as possible with the members, and we are seeing the results. We have a fifteen year old youth who has asked to go out with us almost everyday for a few hours. Heck, I'm not going to stop him, he is welcome. But through him we have found two new investigators, and about fifteen people who we have scheduled meetings to go back and see. But could you imagine that the first time he went out with us he told us that he had no one who he knew that we could go and see, and now look where we are. It is a testament to me that God works in mysterious ways, at times we think that we don't know anyone with whom we can share the gospel, the message of hope and joy that we have. Well just like the promise open your mouth and it shall be filled, I invite each of you and promise, go out with the missionaries and your mind will be filled. With the names of various friends, family, neighbors, and just people you know form regular day to day life. 

Nonguen Baptisms 10.13.13

Highlight of the week was Saturday. We has three baptisms here in Nonguen!! Officially doubling the number of baptisms for the year! It was a spiritual experience and I would like to invite each of you who has been baptized to reflect on the experience, and then to meditate on the covenants which you made and look for at least one

thing you can do to be more true to those covenants. For those of you who have not YET been baptized I would like to invite you to ask yourself why not, and then to pray and ask God if it is something that you need to do. And just for good measure and because of my standing as a missionary I testify to you that it is indeed something that you should do, it will change your life.

I love each of you so much, keep being awesome!!!!!

Much Love,

Elder Hutchins