its all about them

 

Making cookies

     Well another week gone by, they seem to go by so fast. Welp I'll try to write a little more next week......

 

     Just kidding, this week was a good one we are working hard and trying to do what the Lord wants us to do and more importantly to do it in his way. We are working with several people and I guess Ill explain a little bit about them:

 

John and Claudia: A Colombian couple who came to Chile about a year ago (Colombian immigrants in Chile are like Mexican immigrants in the USA) and are not married, they have one daughter and a second child on the way. Claudia wants to get baptized, she is going to church every week and knows the church is true, John on the other hand has a few problems, but the missionaries have a good relationship with him and we are going to help him. The first few times I saw him he would always wink at me so  I started winking at him every time I see him also I call him Captain, he thinks its hilarious and is beginning to progress slowly.

 

Juan: An older fellow who when we first met him told us that we couldn't come into his house because his brother told him that all Mormons were spies from the United States, after we explained who we really were he was a little more willing to talk to us and we will see where it will go from here.

 

Food for a party!

Alvero: Is married to a member and comes from a very catholic family and he is afraid to make a choice because he doesn't want to offend anyone, but we are going to overcome that with the promise of an eternal family that comes by living the gospel.

 

Ninosk and Alexi: Two kids who really just want to get baptized.  The first lesson we had with them Ninisok told her mom "mama dejeme a bautizarme" or 'mom let me get baptized already!'! so they are awesome and really have desires to learn.  I am learning a bit more about what the scriptures mean when they say that we need to become as little children. 

 

     So those are a few of the people that we are working with. This week I was pondering and reflecting on myself and the things I wanted to gain from my mission the experiences I wanted to have and suddenly it clicked. President Hinckly's father told him to "Forget himself and go to work" well, it finally hit me what that really means. It's not about me and really it never was.  I just didn't realize it. Its about THEM, all of them. About my companion and my leaders, about the members and the less actives, its mainly about those who are not members, but most importantly it is about and has to be about God. If we put him in first place, everything else will line up. We will be able to help more people and will be able to help each of them more. Also this is the only way that we can truly help ourselves. I have been teaching this to people saying it, but until this week I don't think I ever really understood it. I love each of you so much and I pray for you every single day.

Merry Christmas!!

Much love,

Elder Hutchins