first of all, everyone can calm
down about the volcanic eruptions and explosions in chile. don't worry
everyone, i'm just fine. there are about 90 active volcanoes in chile
right now, but i'm AT LEAST 500 MILES from the nearest volcano. there is a little bit of ash in the
air, but i'm in the center of chile and the volcanoes are erupting closer
to antarctica, so its all good.
ok now that
the volcanoes are out of the way, this week has been another solid week
of knocking doors, and inviting everything that moves to get baptized
and come to church. 2 people accepted our invitation to get baptizd on
the 16th of may, but they didnt come to church this week so we have to
move the fechas back to the 23rd now. their names are luis vasquez and
jorge perez. ill let you guys know whats goin on with them.
unfortunatley veronica told us yesterday that she doesnt want to see us
or visit with us anymore because she is going through too many problems.
i wish people knew that when we have more problems, we only need to
turn to christ more. its hard knowing that this message can help these
people and seeing them use their agency to reject it.
this
sunday we had district conference and it was amazing. saturday at 6 was
the adult session and the district presidency and some of the relief
society counselors spoke. the whole theme was the role of families in
the church and the things that we need to do as families to reach
salvation personally and exhalation as a family. on sunday, we had
priesthood session at 9 and then the general session at 11. president
warne came to speak at both, and his discursos were awesome. he talked a
lot to the menos activos and the weaker families in the gospel and told
us how we NEED to have family night EVERY monday and that it is one of
the most important and essential family activities, and how we as
families need to read the book of mormon together and go to the temple
often. im am truly grateful for the example mom and dad set for me to
read the bom everyday and to make family home evening a priority of the
family. i now have a very strong testimony of the importance of noche de
hogar as a family EVERY MONDAY. apply this teaching from the profeta
and see the blessings that will come from it.
i
have a quick story to tell about divisions we did this week. so i went
to a little town called peralillo about 35 minutes from my sector to
meet the elders there and to work with their converts and meet the
people they are working with. i went with elder hadlock from st george
utah (who knows the sumans by the way) and we went to work right when i
got there about 12. they have bikes in their sector because it is all
country, so we went off contacting and meeting people and working like
normal. at about 8 00 we were headed to meet one of their converts, and
we had to cross this big field with a little bridge over a canal of
water about 5 feet deep. i saw elder hadlock cross the bridge just fine,
so i went after, but half way across the bridge broke and i went head
first into the water and soaked everything i had!!! the rest of the
night was pretty fun, contacting soaking wet and trying to teach people
haha. we couldn't go back home until 9 30, so for that last hour and a
half i was soaked and freezing, but it was a hilarious experience.
missionary bike problems. everything ended up just fine, but it was
just a funny story that i thought id share ha.
questions;
exactly how close are you to the volcano?
hundreds and hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of miles
are there going to be any service opportunities for you with the aftermath?
no all the volcanoes are in the limits of the consepcion and osorno misssions way way south
were any of the missionaries evacuated?
not from the chile rancagua mission
was there a good amount of warning so everyone could get out of their homes safely?
i just heard about all of this three days ago, so im not sure
Which part of your mission is the closest to the volcano?
my old sector, constitution, but even then its still hundreds of miles south
Jill said she's tried cow heart and said it's gross. How did they serve it to you?
grilled with a side of rice. jill obviously hasn't been to the countryside of chile to eat some cow heart before haha
Did Luis or Veronica make it to church this week?
unfortunatley no
What are a few fun facts about Elder Perez?
hundreds and hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of miles
are there going to be any service opportunities for you with the aftermath?
no all the volcanoes are in the limits of the consepcion and osorno misssions way way south
were any of the missionaries evacuated?
not from the chile rancagua mission
was there a good amount of warning so everyone could get out of their homes safely?
i just heard about all of this three days ago, so im not sure
Which part of your mission is the closest to the volcano?
my old sector, constitution, but even then its still hundreds of miles south
Jill said she's tried cow heart and said it's gross. How did they serve it to you?
grilled with a side of rice. jill obviously hasn't been to the countryside of chile to eat some cow heart before haha
Did Luis or Veronica make it to church this week?
unfortunatley no
What are a few fun facts about Elder Perez?
he
worked as a masseuse before the mission like aunt krisha, and he is super
trunky now that he only has one change left, he loves sea food and raw
fish
alright
everyone, thanks for the updates and emails, i love you all, don't worry
about the volcanoes anymore. ill talk to you next week!! viva chile.
love
elder pacheco
