5/18/2015

Bueno, 


I think that the biggest blessing that I could write to all of you this week comes in one word, Temple. This week the ward had a trip to the temple and included in that trip were: 

The Seguel Family: We have been leaving a lot to work with the 17 year old son who is preparing for the mission (we were the first missionaries to ever leave with him).  They were sealed together for time and all eternity this past Saturday. The bishop had them come up and bear testimony of the experience, it was marvelous.

Silvia Quiroz: A new convert who had been baptized in December.  She went to the temple for the first time and did the baptism for her oldest daughter who committed suicide two years ago. As she shared her experience with us on Sunday (the bishop also had invited her to go up and share her experience also) the spirit saturated the room.

Daniela Muñoz: She is a new convert who was baptized in November.  She went to the temple for the first time and did the baptisms for her grandparents.  Whats more is that when she shared her thoughts and feelings of the experience in sacrament meeting, for the first time

ever, both of her parents (less actives that we are teaching) were in the audience. That was good.

Camila Johnson and Matias Rios: Both shared their experience of receiving their own endowments, both of them will leaving within two months to go on their missions.

The Lord is blessings us through His holy house. I love the temple.

Elder Hutchins

PS. My companion is doing a lot better and no longer wants to go home, he actually says that he is beginning to like the mission!!!!! That's what happens when Elder Hutchins is your pops!

5/4/2015

Well, today are transfers.  My companion is leaving.  He is going for the first time as senior companion to Talcahuano. As a replacement, I am getting a new missionary.  That's right training. I am super excited for this opportunity to train a new missionary.  Actually, it will be super interesting because the other two missionaries in our ward are getting taken out and my new companion and I will be the only missionaries working here.  It is a huge ward so that will be fun and there will be little time for resting, just how I like it!

Honestly, this week was super rainy and just kinda normal.  My companion knew that he was leaving, so he wanted to say goodbye to everyone and other than that, we were visiting members and less active members. We did however have a really cool first lesson.  We contacted earlier in the week, Solange Cordones, a young mother and she invited us to come by and visit with her and her family later, so we did.  As we began to speak of the gospel and how it strengthens families, she was dumbfound by how much we focus on the families.  Her biggest desire is to be able to join a church and go as a family.  Her husband is a little slower and less religiously incline, but I have seen God work mighty miracles through the faithful prayers of woman. We are excited to go back and visit them again and I know that we will be able to do marvelous things. 

I love you all!!!

Elder Hutchins

4/27/2015

This week flew by, but it was a good one. In order to help my companion and the other missionaries in our house to get up on time, we do insanity each morning.  It is a workout video that takes you through an intense workout, but hey, if it helps everyone else get up on time, count me in. 

Also this week we went with Gaston and his future wife to the registry civil to set up the date and the time for their marriage, they will be getting married next Monday at six!!!!! Also they loved the experience at church once again, God is working miracles in their lives and little by little they are changing and coming unto Christ. It is going better in their restaurant and they are excited to keep learning. 

The other person we are focusing on right now is Juan, he reminds me a little bit of dad, (except for the fact that I had to teach him how to pray) But he is the father of Mitzi, the young woman who got baptized a few weeks ago and his wife is Silvia she got baptized in December. Anyway, we had a few lessons with him this week and he loves the church, he has actually began to call it 'our  church' whenever he makes a comment about it.  He told us that the big difference between our church and what we teach, and all of the others is that 'ours is true'. Words of wisdom. When his family first began meeting with the missionaries he did not like the church, but now that is changing (now he is starting to remind me of grampy) and I can see in him a great church leader. 

I love preaching the gospel and i love being a missionary. Please remember to help out the missionaries wherever you are, they need your help.

Much love,

Elder Hutchins