Hola Todos!
It’s been
another good week in San Fransisco. We’ve
been working really hard in this area, and we haven’t had a lot of success, but
we have a baptism coming up this Saturday! Pablo has come to church and
is super prepared. So we hope to have him baptized this upcoming Saturday, and
confirmed the following day. I’ll keep you posted. He should’ve been baptized 12 weeks ago, but hey, it’s all good. We
think the hurdles have been cleared, we just need to finish.
So with
that, it’s been great! We’ve been working closely with the Elders Quorum
President this week and have visited a lot of less actives members with him. He
taught me a lot about the blessing that we have when we sing hymns. When we go
out with him, he tells us only to sing hymns. So that’s what we do. There are
very few things that can bring the spirit faster than a hymn, and it doesn’t
mean that you have to be able to sing, trust me, I would know.
If things
go as predicted, I’m probably heading to a different area next week. I’m a
little bummed because I really like it here. Plus, I don’t like getting
transferred. You get in a routine with your comp and with your area, and it’s
comfortable. With transfers, you just feel lost and you don’t know what’s going
on for a long time. Let’s just say, I have a little bit of hope that I can stay
for another transfer or two, but we’ll have to see.
Overall, life is good, I’m getting
along with my companion, and the weather is that beautiful fall weather. The
leaves are changing colors, and the farmland is really pretty now. It is just a good atmosphere all
around. Dad, it is good to see that
my experiences are similar to your mission, because if I become just like you,
I will be a very happy man--just so you know.
I’m also starting to learn how to have fun on my mission. It’s
impossible to be too serious for too long and I’m not really good at being
serious.
Thanks for the
money. Inflation has been up and we had
to use some money from my checking account for food. The mission recently made the adjustment so
we will get more money, so I don’t plan on using more soon. I just get so hungry =)
As far as
the food of the week: I made a super good pasta mixed with fried onions and
bell peppers. I think that I should just buy a deep fat fryer or something like
that because that’s all I seem to know how to cook, but it’s so good! As far as
the impressive donuts that I made last week: They were really just bread in the
shape of a circle, fried with extra sugar in the dough. I’m still trying to
figure out how to use yeast. It’s a process.
Anyway,
Thanks for everything! I love you all, thanks for all of your support.
Love
Elder
Chipman
PS: You don’t
need to worry about me being robbed. I’m a giant here. Nobody remembers
my name because it is hard to pronounce for them, so they just call me Elder
Grandote, or Elder Giant. So there you
go.
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