Hola familia y amigos,
Feliz Navidad! It`s been raining and sunny every other day here so it
doesn't really feel like Christmas. This week was crazy, a ton happened.
On Tuesday my companion, Hna Torres had to leave for Punta Arenas. She has a
lot of stuff and it took her a long time to pack. I had to convince her to leave
things behind. We kind of had an emergency transfer when the zone leaders called
and said that we needed to be in Rio Bueno in an hour. Hna Torres freaked out
and started laughing hysterically from the stress because she wasn't going to be ready
in one hour. Two hours later we made it to Rio Bueno!
Apparently all Chilean airports were going on strike so we had to hurry and send
Hna Torres on her flight to Punta Arenas before they closed everything. I
stayed with the hermanas in Rio Bueno, Hna Kogianes and Hna Torres (from
Argentina). Yes, I got to be companions with Hna Kogianes again!
Hna Torres2 (Hna Torres from Argentina ,I shall call her Torres2) was
finishing her mission. She was supposed to be in Osorno on Wednesday but with
the airport strike no one was going home. Crazy cambios happened and she stayed
in trio with us (triplet companionship) on Wednesday we traveled to Osorno to
drop Hna Kogianes off at the terminal so she could travel to Valdivia to be with
her new companion. I stayed with Hna Torres2 and we waited for my new companion
Hna Villena. She arrived 2 hours later.
Hna Villena is de Ecuador! She came from Valdivia, Rio Cruces and knows
Rodrigo and Margareth! She has 4 months in the mission. I'm her third
companion.
Hna Villena and Torres2 and I stayed and worked in trio in San Pablo for
three days. Hna Torres2 was a good sport, but she was stressed out about not
going home, her family was probably freaking out. We joked about how she was in
overtime and her authority card already expired so we should be able to have
tons of lessons with member present haha. But it was super fun to work with both
of them. Hnas Torres2 and Villena are really relaxed and quiet and chill, the
opposite of Hna Torres de Colombia haha. I miss her and su merced haha.
On Thursday we had to build a giant Bible costume out of cardboard. The
zone leaders asked us to make one for a Christmas activity the next day. I never
knew a Bible could take so much time to make. But it was fun to get to know the
hermanas better.
We taught the Familia F on Thursday.We invited them to be
baptized and they told us they're tired of the missionaries always asking them
to be baptized. They don't feel prepared and they want to wait.... it was a
little disappointing, but at least they were honest with us. They said they have
desires to be baptized in the future but not so soon. They want to investigate
the church for a couple years... so they're not really progressing that much
right now. but we're still going to pass by every once in a while to read the
Book of Mormon with them and invite them to church.
Their son, V is 29 years old, but looks like he's 24. His progress is
different. He likes the church but he works a ton. He's gone for 3 or 4 weeks
at a time so he can't commit to anything. We're going to keep trying with
him.
Friday in the afternoon we had a big Christmas missionary activity. We went
to Osorno and a choir sang Christmas carols in the plaza and we contacted and
passed out balloons and cookies to everyone. The elders dressed up as the Bible and
the Book of Mormon and took selfies with people haha.
Saturday Hna Torres2 finally went home! We sent her to osorno in the
morning. We had fasted that she and the other missionaries would be able to go
home and a day later the zone leaders called and said she was going home.
Miracles happen!!!!!
It was super fun to be in a trio, I'm going to miss Hna Torres2.
Now Hna Villena and I are together just the 2 of us in San Pablo. She`s
used to busy crowded Valdivia so she got here and was like "where are all the
people?" haha. The members are super excited to be able to 'kill me off', or
rather that I'm ending my mission here. They say they are already planning my
farewell party.
Sunday we only had Victor in church. It was our Christmas program and I
sang a solo of Away in a Manger. We did the same missionary activity in the
plaza of La Union and it went well. We walked a lot
Hna Villena caught a cold. She`s not feeling very well but she`s still
really excited to work hard and be here in San Pablo.
It was a great week and time is flying by and im really enjoying the 12
Days of Christmas packet that Mom and Dad sent me. I'm trying to improve on being
more grateful and prayerful during the day.
I wish all of you a very Merry Christmas! I know that Jesus is the Christ
and that He lives and that He is the Savior of the world. I'm so grateful to be
His missionary.
love, hermana williams
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