Hola Todos!
Sounds
like you have had a very “pupee”, I mean, Puppy filled week. Thanks for the
pictures. He looks very cute and fun to have around. Does he like to snuggle?
That’s important too. Just enjoy the fun cute puppy, even if he likes to do his
business where ever he wants too.
I am
also very excited to see Chris (cousin) get his mission call to Peru . It will
change his life for sure!
So
Cassie comes home in a month, and I
guess that means Seth only has a little bit left as well. I guess it’s about that
time where people are finally starting to come home again. It does actually
happen, and it’s going to be happening a lot for the next year.
The only thing happening right now in Argentina is that
every body is getting set for the World Cup.
Argentina
has their first game a week from Sunday, so it should be interesting. I’m
excited to see what it is like, but there won’t be any work to do. I am not exaggerating
when I say schools shut down when there is a World Cup game on. Honestly, Argentina
doesn’t even care about the NBA finals, even if their own pride and joy is
playing.
It’s also been a good week in the offices. Its interesting
stuff, but it’s not stuff that is worth writing about. There are just a lot of forms, packages, and
supplies that we order. It’s getting to the point that when we enter the post
office, all the workers there treat us like we are their best friends and they
always treat us very well! The packages keep on coming and we are preparing for
transfers on the 16th, so this next week should be a busy one. I’m learning a lot about life and
about my Heavenly Father and Savior at this time. It’s weird that I would be
learning so much in the offices and not on the streets, but that’s what’s
happening. I’ve been studying hard, and trying to find a lot of answers. It’s
interesting stuff.
As far as the proselyting side of things goes, we are now
working with a less active family called the Bustamonte family. We had an
amazing lesson with them on Friday and they told us how they were really
feeling that they were doing ok in life, but they were missing something. They
knew it was our Savior. So we hope to help them come back into the gospel. We
are also teaching a sister of a recent convert in the Ward. This recent convert
is very excited about the gospel and is sharing it with everyone she meets, and
she has invited her sisters to come many times. The one we are presently
teaching is a 15 year old, but she is very interested in the teachings of the
church. We invited her to prepare to be baptized, but she said that while she
likes attending our church, she also likes another church in the area, which
she also attends regularly. We were able to explain the importance of the Book
of Mormon and prayer in gaining a testimony, and left her with the challenge to
know whether these things are true. We plan on visiting them again this week to
see her progress.
I had an experience where I answered my own prayer by
something that I said. Right when it
left my mouth, I knew exactly who it was from, and that it was really intended
for me. A scripture that always helps me is D&C 101:16. If we keep the
commandments, we are promised that everything will be ok, maybe not the way we
want it to be, but it will be ok. If we keep His commandments, we are promised
the blessings of heaven, but if we do not what He says, we have no promise. I
am grateful to have examples like my parents. You two have always kept the
commandments no matter what. It’s what I want to be like. You can know that
everything will work out, even if we are dragged through the mud to get there.
To be honest, it’s been a week of reflecting and goal
setting. On Thursday, I passed my one year mark in the mission. It allowed me
to look back and see how I’ve changed, what I’ve learned, and what I can
improve on.
I know that the gospel of Jesus Christ has been restored to
the world. Este
es la verdad, ésta es vida real. Estamos acá con un propósito, y si guardemos
los mandamientos, vamos a recibir felicidad para eternidad con nuestras
familias. Si tenemos problemas o pruebas en nuestras vidas, podemos saber que
hay alguien quien conoce como sentimos, por que él lo sintió también. Yo sé
porque yo oré, y pide por ayuda, y esta ayuda vino. Y cuando estamos en la
noche lo más obscuro, podemos encontrar esperanza y luz en nuestro Salvador. Venid a él, porque no hay un otro manera a tener felicidad.
You can all
look that up on Google Translate if you’d like.
I love you all, hope everything is well at home, see you
next week!
Elder Chipman
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