Hola a todos... Yes, I know. A little early to be writing the blog. However, I am NO LONGER IN THE OFFICE!!!! Not that I didnt love it but I am TOTALLY STOKED TO BE BACK OUT!!! WOOOO!!!! haha and well now I have p-day on MONDAY!!! So to all of you that love me and would like to write, I will be replying on Monday's again, (and the occasional tuesday, like hoy), just so that you know mom, and Alena. (jeje)
So Sunday was my last time in the viña (shoot, english keyboard....im missing keys. curse copy and paste) and it was great. The bishop had us, Elder Dipaz and I (he was also leaving the office) give our last testimonies and it was great! I love the ward so dmuch and it was great to see so much gratitude from so many members! I realized how many of them that I love and after 6 months it was sad to say goodbye. I do love the ward SO MUCH!!!! But it was great to be working with all of them for this time that I was given! After church I went to lunch with the familia Unda. We had a good lunch, talked about the mission, and then, you know what? They said they used to live in rancagua. Hey Nate Tanner, they remember you, do you remember David Unda and the JAS from barrio Recreo? They said I had a good cousin. IT was sweet! So it looks like you did a good job! =D Then we said goodbye and went to visit some people. We even taught a less active girl, but I think that she will start getting more active now! She knows the chruch is true, and now she is going to help her parents accept it as well! Then I (by the way I was with Elder young and Elder Dipaz,) got back with Elder Valladares and Elder Farnsworth and we went and visited la familia Mancilla. they are so great! We helped them with the santa cena cause they were both sick today, and then just shared a quick thought. I love them SO MUCH!!! It was nice to say goodbye one last time though.
Then Monday, I had to get all my stuff packed, and I woke up bright and early to help the elderes coming from the north get in fine. and well it as a run run run kind of morning, but all went well! Then we had our reunion de los cambios and Presidente Kahnlein went through and I was ALMOST THE LAST ONE TO KNOW but it was what I thought it was, I was reassigned to be with Elder Cannell en La Ligua!!!!! WOOOOOOOOO!!!!! So we got everything together, made sure that i left Elder Valladares with everything that he needed and then we rolled off with my bumblebee bags! haha We got on a bus, not just a micro, but we still had to pay for our own, and its not the cheepest. And then it was 2 and 1/2 hours to the north and the interior. We got there, I didnt really want to unpack and so we got into studies. By the way, I have to finish training Elder Cannell, so he is now my step son!!! WOOO!!! He is a great kid and I am so excited to be working with him!!!! And he has a great attitude, that makes a HUGE difference! So we still have lots of studies to do, so we did that, went over the carpeta (area book) and then at night we went out! We went by the ward mission leader and his family and they are SO GOOD!!!! We will definitely be working with them a ton! and then we went by a couple investigators and let me just say the people are different here, but way more open and calm. Not so much of the running city life! I love it! haha so we had a great time and we contacted some great people as well! Elder Cannell speaks good spanish as well, so thats not even a worry for me. He is still learning, but is so good! Then we got back, did some planning, and then I got a phone call from my new zone leaders.
They asked me "Hey, so you are the new district leader, right?" Huh?!? I didnt remember hearing anything like that, they must be mistaken... then they said "uh.... ok we will see you later than.." hahaha But then this morning I got a phone call again from them and they said "The Lord has called and wants you to be a district leader! WOOOO!!!!" haha So now I am finishing up training and I am the district leader! WOOOOO!!!! So I gave a call to my district and we got some information. I am over us, 2 elderes, and 2 sisters. I am pretty excited, but I still have LOTS to learn. Then we did our studies and cleaned up some at the pension. I found a cool 2 year calendar in the process especially for missionaries. and I roasted my speakers. haha so I will be looking for some new ones!!! haha Other than that, oh, the reason I am using an english keyboard is because there is a couple serving here as missionaries especialized in the branch here (oh, btw, about 75 people come to church here.) and they let us use their computers I guess! So Thats sweet!!! Although, as financiero, I learned we also spend A LOT in travels here! haha thats alright! I am so excited for the work and the baptisms!
Another random thought, the bowens are friends with an elderly couple from Nyssa. The Mclaughlin's. haha they are from Vancouver washington, and well, small world! haha
Well thats about all the excitement from these last few days! I hope all is well at home! I love you all!
Elder Marvin
So Sunday was my last time in the viña (shoot, english keyboard....im missing keys. curse copy and paste) and it was great. The bishop had us, Elder Dipaz and I (he was also leaving the office) give our last testimonies and it was great! I love the ward so dmuch and it was great to see so much gratitude from so many members! I realized how many of them that I love and after 6 months it was sad to say goodbye. I do love the ward SO MUCH!!!! But it was great to be working with all of them for this time that I was given! After church I went to lunch with the familia Unda. We had a good lunch, talked about the mission, and then, you know what? They said they used to live in rancagua. Hey Nate Tanner, they remember you, do you remember David Unda and the JAS from barrio Recreo? They said I had a good cousin. IT was sweet! So it looks like you did a good job! =D Then we said goodbye and went to visit some people. We even taught a less active girl, but I think that she will start getting more active now! She knows the chruch is true, and now she is going to help her parents accept it as well! Then I (by the way I was with Elder young and Elder Dipaz,) got back with Elder Valladares and Elder Farnsworth and we went and visited la familia Mancilla. they are so great! We helped them with the santa cena cause they were both sick today, and then just shared a quick thought. I love them SO MUCH!!! It was nice to say goodbye one last time though.
Then Monday, I had to get all my stuff packed, and I woke up bright and early to help the elderes coming from the north get in fine. and well it as a run run run kind of morning, but all went well! Then we had our reunion de los cambios and Presidente Kahnlein went through and I was ALMOST THE LAST ONE TO KNOW but it was what I thought it was, I was reassigned to be with Elder Cannell en La Ligua!!!!! WOOOOOOOOO!!!!! So we got everything together, made sure that i left Elder Valladares with everything that he needed and then we rolled off with my bumblebee bags! haha We got on a bus, not just a micro, but we still had to pay for our own, and its not the cheepest. And then it was 2 and 1/2 hours to the north and the interior. We got there, I didnt really want to unpack and so we got into studies. By the way, I have to finish training Elder Cannell, so he is now my step son!!! WOOO!!! He is a great kid and I am so excited to be working with him!!!! And he has a great attitude, that makes a HUGE difference! So we still have lots of studies to do, so we did that, went over the carpeta (area book) and then at night we went out! We went by the ward mission leader and his family and they are SO GOOD!!!! We will definitely be working with them a ton! and then we went by a couple investigators and let me just say the people are different here, but way more open and calm. Not so much of the running city life! I love it! haha so we had a great time and we contacted some great people as well! Elder Cannell speaks good spanish as well, so thats not even a worry for me. He is still learning, but is so good! Then we got back, did some planning, and then I got a phone call from my new zone leaders.
They asked me "Hey, so you are the new district leader, right?" Huh?!? I didnt remember hearing anything like that, they must be mistaken... then they said "uh.... ok we will see you later than.." hahaha But then this morning I got a phone call again from them and they said "The Lord has called and wants you to be a district leader! WOOOO!!!!" haha So now I am finishing up training and I am the district leader! WOOOOO!!!! So I gave a call to my district and we got some information. I am over us, 2 elderes, and 2 sisters. I am pretty excited, but I still have LOTS to learn. Then we did our studies and cleaned up some at the pension. I found a cool 2 year calendar in the process especially for missionaries. and I roasted my speakers. haha so I will be looking for some new ones!!! haha Other than that, oh, the reason I am using an english keyboard is because there is a couple serving here as missionaries especialized in the branch here (oh, btw, about 75 people come to church here.) and they let us use their computers I guess! So Thats sweet!!! Although, as financiero, I learned we also spend A LOT in travels here! haha thats alright! I am so excited for the work and the baptisms!
Another random thought, the bowens are friends with an elderly couple from Nyssa. The Mclaughlin's. haha they are from Vancouver washington, and well, small world! haha
Well thats about all the excitement from these last few days! I hope all is well at home! I love you all!
Elder Marvin
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