Hola everybody!
This was a pretty uneventful week. We worked hard all week but really didn´t see any fruits from our labor. I am really happy though!! I don´t really know why I am so happy because really not much good happened this week. We didn´t have many lessons at all and nobody showed up to church yesterday. I don´t know. It's hard to not have anybody to really teach that is progressing, but we still have a ton of work to do so that is good.
The first few days in the week we basically just knocked on doors and visited less active members and tried without success to find people to teach. Thursday we went to have lunch with a member family that lives out in the middle of nowhere and we started working with them to re-activate members and find new people that live out by them. It was really fun to see this family get so excited to help with the missionary effort. They got really excited and we have a family home evening with them tonight because they really want to help us out to teach people. We also went to a little corner store while we were out there and this lady had a really nice ice cream machine!! We got really excited so we got some. That isn´t something you normally see out here. Ice Cream is different here, not as good really. But anyway, that was something kinda fun that happened. Then the lady started taking pictures of us which was weird. Haha I guess we stand out a little bit.
Friday we got to wake up at 5:30 in the morning and I went to a city called Villa Alemana to work with a couple other missionaries while all of our companions went to a meeting in Viña because they are district leaders. It was fun to work with a couple of elders that I didn´t know before. I got mail that day which was fun! I got a few cards and stuff, so I was happy!
Saturday our recent convert Carlos and his wife Evelyn and their kids moved to the southern part of Chile and it was kinda sad to see them go. He is a marine and is going to go to Haiti to help with the relief effort there. I got to give him and his son Diego a blessing which was a really special experience. I have really grown close to these people and it is hard to see them go.
Sunday was a tough day too. We didn´t have anybody show up to church and we just feel like we aren´t having any success. I am hoping for a better week this week. This is the last week of this change. So crazy how fast it goes by. I´m pretty sure I will be getting a new companion next week. I just hope that I will stay here in Olmué for the next change.
But like I said, I am really really happy! I really can´t explain it, because we have had a disappointing week, but I just feel good. I am happy to be here and I am having the time of my life! This church is true! I guess thats why I´m happy! Thank you for everything! I love you tons!!!!!!! Until next week! Chau!!
Love Elder Marchant
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Carlos and his family
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Huasos are just cowboys here.
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