Givem Chicken and Rice Mom! haha. Well this week
was a pretty good week. We had two baptisms this week. Frank and
Damaris. Damaris is a little girl who´s parents are members and her mom
is the only active one who is 9 and wanted to be baptized. Frank is one
of the friends of the other two teen guys we baptized last month. Its
kind of funny because when we started teaching his friends he would tell
them lies about us and the church and didnt want to listen to us. This
past month he has seen his friends change and that they are happy so he
just came to church one day, liked it and then asked us if we would talk
to him too. He told us that one night his family was having problems
and he went into his room to pray to ask if our message was true and
said he just felt really calm
after and was ready to be baptized. He is a really good kid and is
adapting well and making friends in the ward. I heard that the poblete
family has been having some problems so i asked the bishop to talk to
them to see if they need help. They dont have a lot of money right now
and there roof is falling apart and every time it rains water enters in.
The ward is going to go over to his house Sat. to fix his house. When we
visited them last night Jose poblete was worried that I thought he was
just baptized to get help financially. We explained to him we didnt
think that at all and that the ward will always be there to help and
that he should always ask for help if he needs it.Well this week I
really tried to focus on teaching people who God really is like you
said Dad. Here everyone prays to him as if he were some imaginary being
and as if he is a God of punishment or a God who can give them power
like star wars
or something. Even the members have problems "please don't abandon us
my God" is what some of them say. Its so important that they just
realize he´s our father. They get so scared going to hell and I always
try to explain it like if your son did something really bad would you
tell him to go burn in a firey pit forever and abandon him for the rest
of his life? they usually say "well no he´s my son." Then I just explain
that God would not either.One thing that is frustrating here is when I
can see that somebody understands our message and I can see the spirit
testify to them that its true and they simply wont change because they
are catholic!!! I am sure you had that more than I do being in Italy Dad
haha! No mom, there is not one house that I always want to eat at
because we eat the same in every house. haha. Last P day we went to the
natural park. Like the zoo but in the jungle. Its
cool the first time but this was my 3rd time and i dont want to go
anymore. 3 trips to the zoo in 4 months is too much for me. And YES!
finally we had people in the chapel. 8 actually with 3 families! It
always makes the week better. Well thats about it. I think today we are
going to play soccer. I love you all! love, Reg
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