Hey
there family! So its been an awesome week. I was definitely a little bit trunky
the day after christmas after having talked to you guys. Seriously i missed you
guys like crazy! But it all went back to normal within a day or two and now the
work is just cranking along like always. I am basically just going to talk
about a few little things because nothing really big has happened. I attached a
ton of pictures so maybe those will make up for the lack of fun things to talk
about.
We
had our christmas activity last week and that was awesome! There was a santa
there and everything. I knew he was a fake though...maybe the fact that he was
CHILEAN gave it away? haha but the activity was awesome. Thats where a lot of
these pictures are from. my favorite one is of hermano soto, the one with the
two hands in the air. "Two hands up if youre a mapuche indian" what
whaaaaat! Haha he is an awesome guy.
We
also have had some pretty good success this week. We havent been able to make
any progress with Zaira which is frustrating, but Camila is looking like she
will be able to get baptized on the 12th! We have been working SO hard with her
and i will be thrilled if she can make it. I think she will. Yesterday in
church we were talking about the gathering of israel (nothing like having a
lesson about the gathering of israel with a roomful of investigators and
converts of less than a year. i tried SO hard to keep that thing about as
superficial as it can get, but the teacher would not keep it simple. So
frustrating. haha they didnt get a THING) and she basically just responded,
when asked what she learned, that she was grateful that the gospel is being
spread so that people like her could learn of it. It was the sweetest answer
ever and it made me so happy. She is such a good investigator and i will be
thrilled if that goes through. We dont have any other fechas right now that are
really set, but we have a ton of families we are workig with and a lot of
potential for january and february. Hector and Cecilia are still set for the
second of february, and since Carlos is quitting work on Jan 31, we have him
for a Feb 9 baptismal date! We had an INCREDIBLE lesson with him and he
realized if he didnt quit now and get baptized that he would never be able to
make it through college without being tempted like crazy. So he is taking some
really great steps and that should be awesome. We have some other whole
families that we are working with as well, but they just take so much more time
because its harder to meet with them and get them all to progress at the same
rate. I want to be like HEY EVERYONE GET DUNKED ON THE 26TH OF JANUARY, but its
a little bit more difficult than that. Anyway, Ana Del Rio and her kids are
doing awesome and are starting to show more interest, Marcela and her kids and
husband Luis are starting to participate more, and it looks like we are laying
the foundation for some good strong success up ahead. Change just takes time,
and it really doesnt matter how hard i try or how hard i want it. Its not easy
to change your entire life and join a religion, but the blessings are always
there and the change always comes. So its been cool to see their progress even
if it isnt exactly what i want yet!
We
had an earthquake this week! It was like a 5.4 or something, but the epicenter
was about 30 minutes away from us. It was pretty strong but nothing actualy
broke or hapened. It still was so cool though! THe whole house started swaying
and stuff and we both just stood up but had no idea what to do. It lasted for
about 20 seconds so it wasnt that bad. I cant imagine being in the one that
happened here before. It lasted for a few MINUTES! That would have been so
scary, seriously. I cant imagine. But anyway that was exciting and fun. Haha
nothing really big has happened other than that. OH! Actually i tried cutting
my own hair this week, and the hair clippers from walmart blew up after i took
two huge chunks out of the back of my head. It started smoking and turned off
all the lights to the entire house. Kind of cool. But i used my expert
electricity knowledge (fliip switches til it works) and somehow managed to
reset the fuses of the house. Just all in a days work #likeaboss
I
think thats pretty much it. I dont really remember what all these pictures are
because i cant see them right now as i am sending them. We went on a hike today
and it turned out to be themost ridiculous hike EVER. It took us 2 hours to get
down from the mountain because we tried pulling a bear grills and just follow
the sound of the stream. Turns out the brush is THICKEST in the stream. We were
literally faced with a wall of thorns and i have scratches all over my face and
arms. Haha maybe he didnt hike in basketball shorrts and vans shoes? I could be
wrong, but that seems like the best idea for me. Who knows.
Anyway
i love you all so much. It was really great talking to you and i am so grateful
that i have a family so supportive of me. I got WAY too much in the mail before
and after christmas and you guys are all way too generous! I am sending letters
out today but thank you in advance to the Moodys, the Burts, Sister Bertha, the
Porters, Grandma and Grandpa, Sister Christensen, Colleen Moody, and many many
more. You are all WAY too generous and i will be responding as fast as i can! I
am so grateful for all of your support and love. I have made so many batches of
delicious Sister Burt cookies, had tons of stickers, chocolate bars, nerd
ropes, christmas cards, and more. Thank you all! I am way too blessed.
Sorry
if this letter is a little lame. Just look at the pictures. Im beyond exhausted
from that terrible hike and i can barely stay awake as i am writing this haha.
Les
amo y les quiero! Que vaya bien.
Elder
Tengberg
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