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Sunday, July 29, 2012
semana 6 cambio 7
Hay estamos de nuevo, y ¡que bacan la semana!
Last sunday we ate with the stake presidente and his family and he is just great! He is new as the stake president, as of a month or two, and he is just greatly excited about the work! Then we left and I rode back from Reñaca on a bus right next to a member from Concon and we talked the whole way and it was great to here how everything is doing there! They now have a bishoprick (sp?) and things are progressing pretty good over there! That was great! Then we had to get some medical stuff taken care of and we went after a less active family. They werent home, but we talked with their neighbor and ended up sharing with them! They were really great! The father is a member but the only one in the family and he remembered all the great "noches de hogar" (Family home evenings) they had. So we planned one and they were excited and it was great! They are trying to move to the north for work, but in the meantime, we will try and help them! But they could be changing anyday now. It was great!
So this week has definitely been a crazy one with way too much to do and not enough time to do it all! On monday and tuesday we had a couple of citas (appointments) that we had planned and well, emergencies kinda destroyed those ideas! haha We were running around just trying to get everything done! Nothing too serious, but a lot that had to be done at that moment! Elder Young had to accompany some elderes, and the member that was suppossed to be my companion never came. So I went with Elder Alarcón to visit a lady we contacted, but she wasnt home, and then when we got back all the other elderes had to make another emergency run. So Elder Alarcón and I got the office locked up and went home because it was late. But it still went well.
Tuesday morning we also helped the Kähnlein family get legal here and that took ALL the morning! haha ALso yesterday we went with Hermana Kähnlein to get food for
all the changes and that took a little while too, but it was fun! She runs all around the supermarket and it was kinda funny but lots of fun!
Just a sports thought for all of you who like college football, the starting quarterback (at least I have been told) for Stanford, his name is Dallas LLoyd. He also served in my mission, in fact his last pday we went sand boarding together. Somebody has to tell me when you see his name on the ESPN screen! Send me a picture or something, cause thats cool! haha
Then the COOLEST part of the week, we were going to visit some future investigators and I said " Why dont we change that and go by Alex y Silvia?" and so we did and they werent home. but their cousin who is staying with them is. And he was 19 with 3 piercings in each ear and hair that was of its own type. So we got to know him and then just explained the book of mormon a little, and asked him how he felt. He was studying when we got there and he told us " Well actually I have been a little stressed this week, I was fighting with my mom, and I have a test tomorrow and its just been wild. And usually I NEVER let people like you in, but I thought maybe this time. Its like you came right what I needed it most." IT WAS SO AWESOME!!!!!!! He is going on vacations today but we got his phone number and left him with a book and we will be contacting him once he gets back. He is so awesome and afterwards when we were leaving he said "I am going to have to tell my friends that this works!" Like listening to the word of God works. It was impresionante, errr impacting. I LOVE THIS WORK!!! We really DO NOT know who is ready to receive this gospel! So dont you dare think you can see if they will or wont!
I lied, there was one more SUPER awesome part! After sharing with a joven who is getting ready to leave on a mission, and we had a great lesson with him! He is awesome! We were walking out and we past a mom and her daughter, Elder Young Took off and he had a phone call, but as we passed the mom and daughter, I felt SO STRONGLY that we should talk with her. The strongest I have felt about talking with someone! It was so cool! and so I gave them a card and bore my testimony. It was cold outside, but they stopped and listened. We asked if we could come another day, and she said yes and it was great! I loved it so much!
Well thats all that I got for this week! The family that I was working with last change is getting baptized today as well as a little boy that we found this change, but the other elderes are going to baptize him! WOO!!!!
Well its going great here! I love you all! Ope, for this week a good challenge would be to talk with someone you never have before when you are waiting in a line. Just be friendly and talk with them with a lot of patience! Les Amo!
Elder Marvin
Last sunday we ate with the stake presidente and his family and he is just great! He is new as the stake president, as of a month or two, and he is just greatly excited about the work! Then we left and I rode back from Reñaca on a bus right next to a member from Concon and we talked the whole way and it was great to here how everything is doing there! They now have a bishoprick (sp?) and things are progressing pretty good over there! That was great! Then we had to get some medical stuff taken care of and we went after a less active family. They werent home, but we talked with their neighbor and ended up sharing with them! They were really great! The father is a member but the only one in the family and he remembered all the great "noches de hogar" (Family home evenings) they had. So we planned one and they were excited and it was great! They are trying to move to the north for work, but in the meantime, we will try and help them! But they could be changing anyday now. It was great!
So this week has definitely been a crazy one with way too much to do and not enough time to do it all! On monday and tuesday we had a couple of citas (appointments) that we had planned and well, emergencies kinda destroyed those ideas! haha We were running around just trying to get everything done! Nothing too serious, but a lot that had to be done at that moment! Elder Young had to accompany some elderes, and the member that was suppossed to be my companion never came. So I went with Elder Alarcón to visit a lady we contacted, but she wasnt home, and then when we got back all the other elderes had to make another emergency run. So Elder Alarcón and I got the office locked up and went home because it was late. But it still went well.
Tuesday morning we also helped the Kähnlein family get legal here and that took ALL the morning! haha ALso yesterday we went with Hermana Kähnlein to get food for
all the changes and that took a little while too, but it was fun! She runs all around the supermarket and it was kinda funny but lots of fun!
Just a sports thought for all of you who like college football, the starting quarterback (at least I have been told) for Stanford, his name is Dallas LLoyd. He also served in my mission, in fact his last pday we went sand boarding together. Somebody has to tell me when you see his name on the ESPN screen! Send me a picture or something, cause thats cool! haha
Then the COOLEST part of the week, we were going to visit some future investigators and I said " Why dont we change that and go by Alex y Silvia?" and so we did and they werent home. but their cousin who is staying with them is. And he was 19 with 3 piercings in each ear and hair that was of its own type. So we got to know him and then just explained the book of mormon a little, and asked him how he felt. He was studying when we got there and he told us " Well actually I have been a little stressed this week, I was fighting with my mom, and I have a test tomorrow and its just been wild. And usually I NEVER let people like you in, but I thought maybe this time. Its like you came right what I needed it most." IT WAS SO AWESOME!!!!!!! He is going on vacations today but we got his phone number and left him with a book and we will be contacting him once he gets back. He is so awesome and afterwards when we were leaving he said "I am going to have to tell my friends that this works!" Like listening to the word of God works. It was impresionante, errr impacting. I LOVE THIS WORK!!! We really DO NOT know who is ready to receive this gospel! So dont you dare think you can see if they will or wont!
I lied, there was one more SUPER awesome part! After sharing with a joven who is getting ready to leave on a mission, and we had a great lesson with him! He is awesome! We were walking out and we past a mom and her daughter, Elder Young Took off and he had a phone call, but as we passed the mom and daughter, I felt SO STRONGLY that we should talk with her. The strongest I have felt about talking with someone! It was so cool! and so I gave them a card and bore my testimony. It was cold outside, but they stopped and listened. We asked if we could come another day, and she said yes and it was great! I loved it so much!
Well thats all that I got for this week! The family that I was working with last change is getting baptized today as well as a little boy that we found this change, but the other elderes are going to baptize him! WOO!!!!
Well its going great here! I love you all! Ope, for this week a good challenge would be to talk with someone you never have before when you are waiting in a line. Just be friendly and talk with them with a lot of patience! Les Amo!
Elder Marvin
Saturday, July 21, 2012
He's a little under the weather , the winter cold season is on
*SNEEZE*
Sorry, Im a little under the weather today, but all is well! haha Hows the hot states? I think we might be warming up again! Haha winter never got here, but there she goes! ( i think) haha
This was a pretty good week with lots to do and not enough time in the world! Tuesday we went over to Presidents home to talk about some specifics and it was pretty fun! Our first little get together with Elder Young, Presidente and I! haha We got through there and immediately afterwards, we had to go back to the office and play lots of catch up and well it was a long night in the office! Then on other days we had fun emergencies that kept us in the office as well! I think we were able to leave half the time this week! haha Sadly most of our investigators have been out and about, in other places for winter vacations and we have had WAY too many people in Viña Lately, I dont know where they all came from but they are all here now! haha We have talked with tons of people from other towns now and we are doing a really good job with talking with everyone eventhough we are on office runs and doing things for the mission, we just go with a book of mormon in hand and try to share with a lot of people as we are out! and by doing this I would say that we have sent off at least 10 good references! A few different families and so that makes me happy! haha
We also went into the other side of Viña and found a REALLY good new investigator! I was really excited as we shared with her she started by saying that she is apart of another religion but as we started to explain things she was intrigued because she said "most religions cant explain Gods plan very clearly." We testified that God is a God if Order and he doesnt want us confused" and then we shared wwith her family and sang her a song and then prayed and rolled out. It was great though! It is crazy how the gospel can really help anyone even when they think that they are already happy! I am excited and she said that she would come to church this sunday! So we are going to call her later and remind her!
We have also started with preparing for changes, and when we had our get together with president the other night he made a comment about how I have now been in the office the longest and it would be getting close to time for me to train someone new to come in, so I might be training this next change! but who knows! haha But it is weird to think I am the youngest in the office and will have the most time here! haha Its crazy to think 4 1/2 months have passed since I got here! haha But I love my work here, and I tihnk from what i have learned here will really help me with my work outside the office afterwards! haha
Well Thats pretty much all the excitement for this week that I can think of! I hope that everyone is doing well and loving life! A little challenge for the week, call your parents and siblings and tell them that you love them! May be easy, may be hard, but tell ém like you mean it! I love you all!
Elder Marvin
Sorry, Im a little under the weather today, but all is well! haha Hows the hot states? I think we might be warming up again! Haha winter never got here, but there she goes! ( i think) haha
This was a pretty good week with lots to do and not enough time in the world! Tuesday we went over to Presidents home to talk about some specifics and it was pretty fun! Our first little get together with Elder Young, Presidente and I! haha We got through there and immediately afterwards, we had to go back to the office and play lots of catch up and well it was a long night in the office! Then on other days we had fun emergencies that kept us in the office as well! I think we were able to leave half the time this week! haha Sadly most of our investigators have been out and about, in other places for winter vacations and we have had WAY too many people in Viña Lately, I dont know where they all came from but they are all here now! haha We have talked with tons of people from other towns now and we are doing a really good job with talking with everyone eventhough we are on office runs and doing things for the mission, we just go with a book of mormon in hand and try to share with a lot of people as we are out! and by doing this I would say that we have sent off at least 10 good references! A few different families and so that makes me happy! haha
We also went into the other side of Viña and found a REALLY good new investigator! I was really excited as we shared with her she started by saying that she is apart of another religion but as we started to explain things she was intrigued because she said "most religions cant explain Gods plan very clearly." We testified that God is a God if Order and he doesnt want us confused" and then we shared wwith her family and sang her a song and then prayed and rolled out. It was great though! It is crazy how the gospel can really help anyone even when they think that they are already happy! I am excited and she said that she would come to church this sunday! So we are going to call her later and remind her!
We have also started with preparing for changes, and when we had our get together with president the other night he made a comment about how I have now been in the office the longest and it would be getting close to time for me to train someone new to come in, so I might be training this next change! but who knows! haha But it is weird to think I am the youngest in the office and will have the most time here! haha Its crazy to think 4 1/2 months have passed since I got here! haha But I love my work here, and I tihnk from what i have learned here will really help me with my work outside the office afterwards! haha
Well Thats pretty much all the excitement for this week that I can think of! I hope that everyone is doing well and loving life! A little challenge for the week, call your parents and siblings and tell them that you love them! May be easy, may be hard, but tell ém like you mean it! I love you all!
Elder Marvin
Saturday, July 14, 2012
¡Holi!
How is everyone doing? Are we all loving how cold it is?... o wait... are we all burning up? haha It was another pretty average week this week, however on Monday we went to gobernaciones to do the visa stuff with Elder Young, because last thursday we got there 20 minutes early and it was already LOADED with people! I couldnt believe it! and so we came back monday instead and we were still there until 1 pm! and we got there are 30 minutes before it opened! its because everyone from the northern hemisphere are here on their summer vacation and MAN! There are a ton of people here! It is a little crazy to drive in the streets! A colectivo (cheaper but crazier taxi) almost crashed into us the other day because it just jumped out of no where and OBVIOUSLY wasnt paying any attention.... some people. haha
Then wednesday we have a lesson with Pia, and she invited one of her friends to come with, her name is Joiner. and we shared a little about the restoration with them and it went realyl well! Joiner accepted a book of mormon and said she would like to share more! It was a great lesson and then afterwards she asked me "Are you from Brazil?" HAHA I got a good laugh and said "yeah, how did you know!?" She knew I was joking by then. It was pretty funny she said it just sounded like I have a brazillian accent! It was pretty cool! Now I can say some people think I am either from Brazil or Bolivia.
I also got sent on a pesion hunt. I had to go through our records from 2010 to see if we were still in some of the same pensions as Salt lake has record of. That was fun, a good little game of hide and see! Good thing we have been organized with all the papers! I also got to throw out some old papers we dont need anymore!
Then yesterday I went on an inerchange with one of our two brazillian missionaries in Las Torres. Its just on the outskirt of Viña and it went well! We visited his convert and a couple that are going to be baptized. It went really well! and the brazillian Elder is SUPER tall, like hits his head on door frames! but he has only been out 3 changes now, and so we had tons of fun! I love to see and hear about the gospel in all parts of the world! Its so great!
How did the challenge go? Did you do it? Did anyone see any miracles? I am sure someone did, so please email me and tell me about it! Now this week, if you have not done last weeks challenge, DO IT! As for this week, when you are out in the public, smile at EVERYONE you pass! They will wonder why you are so happy. And when the moment comes, tell them how the gospel of Jesus Christ blesses you, and for that reason you will wear your sincere smile! =D
"Cynics do not contribute, skeptics do not create, doubters do not achieve." This is the work of God. I know it to be true. I love you all!
Elder Marvin
Sunday, July 8, 2012
semana 3 cambio 7
Holi holi holi! I just want to start with saying I had THE GREATEST birthday baptism in the world! All went well last saturday, we got President Gillespie out and President Kähnlein in! It was a bitter sweet moment because they are both jut the bestest families in the whole world! I was holding strong until Hermana Gillespie said goodbye to me. Dang it. haha Then we got the baptism ready and well the star was running late, but then she got there and all went well! Afterwards we were cleaning up and about to leave when Pia, the girl who was baptized, and her friend came running over and Pia said "I almost forgot to tell you, Happy birthday!" It was the coolest thing ever! haha
Then Sunday I had the privledge to confirm the gift of the Holy Ghost to her and it was my first time! I wasnt too nervous, and it all went well. It was probably the quitest I have ever heard that chapel get, but I felt the spirit so strongly and Pia said she did too. It was awesome.
Then Monday we got to know the President a little bit better, and we explained all of our many duties to him. It was fun to sit and talk with him, although it is crazy because he is truly just learning it all as we go! He is so humble and awesome and his wife is so professional and I just love them all! haha Then I had to finish paying all the rents and buying some bus tickets for the zone leader counsel.
On 3 de Julio I was just doing my regular when we got home, and I went and prayed and when I got done, I was about to climb in bed when Elder Petersen called me into the living room. So I went and as I entered they were all there and dancing with a "feliz cumpleaños" banner and a cake with "20" candles. So they all sang and it was just a great little surprise! haha It was pretty awesome! Then they wanted me to bite the cake and I knew that they were going to shove it in my face, but I didnt care! So I decided what I usually do, "go big or go home" and well you could say I was definitely wearing it with a little help from Elder Petersen and Elder Arredondo! haha It was great! haha Then we ate chocolate cake and went off to bed.
My 4th of July wasnt anything special, although I saved a bank telleres job when he made a $700 mistake and I totally saved him. It was really interesting how it all happened, he just thought he had received more money than I really gave him. I am sure he would have had to pay it if I hadnt gone back that same day, and its likely he could have lost his job, just like that. And I have worked with him quite a few times, and for the first time I saw him smile and the look of being truly sincere was SO DEEP when he said "gracias". It was powerful and left me speechless, definitely not something I will forget!
Thursday we were left preparing for consejo and that was ALL day long, and we even got back late. blegh. haha Then for consejo, we had a "asado" or bbq and it was a little crazy cause we had to go and buy all the food that morning as well as go and get one more bbq to cook on. But we got it all done and just in time and it just all turned out great! Then in the night with some of the hot coals that were still going, we roasted marsh mellows! haha Awesomeness!
Then today for pday we played basketball and I loved it! I wish we could do that every morning for our exercise! I got a lot of good exercise in and it was great! Its also a lot of fun because Elder Young and Elder Petersen played before and so it is a battle and no one wins too easily! haha Then we went to an 8 year old baptism and we had some investigators there and it went great! It was a great baptism all together and then we had a great coordinacion misional and our ward mission leader is just AWESOME!!! I love how excited he is about the work! So tip to all members: BE EXCITED about this work! I know it is true, and I have seen and felt the difference that it makes in the lives of many!
Thats how my week went, how was yours? Was the rodeo good? I didnt even remember I was missing that until someone said they went.... haha Its a little "chile" here, but not too cold! ;) haha (Thats for you briggs!) Well I love you all! and well, lets throw a challenge in here for the week, it has been too long:
-Who do you know that is going through some rough times right now? Take 60 seconds, think of them (whether it be 1 or 100), give them a call and tell them that you love them. Tell them how important they are, because I promise you they are waiting right now for your phone call.
I know this is the true church, I feel it everyday. I know that Jesus Christ came and died for us, and that through his actions we can live as a family for time and all eternities. I love you all, now GO AND DO that which you should!
Les amo!
Elder Marvin
His birthday cake 
Dont know what this is but that's just Bryce
Pia's baptisem 
Pia's baptisem
President and SisterKauhlien their family and the office staff
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