Pictures from April 25th

Buena semana!

Funny story last week when I went to write.  I went to sit down and toatlly fell!  Everyone started looking at me, it was pretty funny!  I just laughed it off!  

This week has been pretty great!  I have seen lots of help from God!  This week we went to a little town called Mafil.  It is ready to recieve the Gospel, but we just need a group to get started there.  We have a recent returned missionary there, that has been helping us a ton!  

You know there is nothing better, than to see Gods investigatores pray!  I have followed some advice from a great father and have realized that one of the best things to do as a missionary is to ask the people to pray, and if they do pray.  How can we expect the people to read and pray if the dont have a habit of comunication with our Father in Heaven!  

This week I have once again learned how to be more direct, it was not easy.  However as a mission we are focusing in the Atonement of Jesus Christ.  I have made a plan of how I can apply it everyday and have more Charity for others.  It has worked so far!  I know that God truly is here to help us every day!  Thank you all for your examples!  

Elder Mills

I will send pictures next week!  

Feliz dia de la Madre!

Well this week has been really good so far!  I dont have a ton of time, but I really enjoyed skype with my family!  This week was really cool and I had a great experience about praying in specific!  There was a lesson where we asked for the gift of the descernment, and instead of giving us this gift, God used the member that came with us.  Through him we found exactly what the Lords investigator needs!  It was a wonderful lesson and experience!  Other than that it has been a pretty great week!  I am sure grateful for the wonderful mom I have!  As well for all the moms that have shaped so many lives!  Love you Mom!  Thanks to all of you for your examples!

Elder Mills

Buena Semana!

Well this week was good!  Like always I dont have a ton of time!  However!  It has been a great week!  In our sector there is San Jose and a bunch of little towns around us.  There is one town called Mafil that has about 25 members, The only problem is that they would have to travel here, and they dont have that kind of transportation.  However we have recieved permision from the stake to start a group there!  It is awesome!  That means we have a lot of work!!  To just top it off, a missionary from that town just finished his mission, so it is awesome!  I am pumped!  That is the great news!  There is a lot to go still, but it is in process!  

Other than that the week was interesting!  We had a puking baby in the middle of a lesson, and the cops getting called on us for knocking a door.  But it is all good!  We also found 4 new investigators, and they are actually our neighboors!  It is pretty cool!  I am pumped!  I know that God really prepares people to hear his message!  He also works according to the faith of his servants!  He cannot however take away the free agency of others, but he can prepare those that are ready to recieve the Gospel, and as long as the missionaries are dilligent, faithful, and obedient the heavens will open up!  As servants all we can do is our best!  Thanks for all your examples to me!  May God bless you all! 

Elder Mills

All good in the hood of San Jose!

Well this week has been pretty good!

Currently I am in Valdivia in order to change my adress in the PDI system.  This place is huge!  I have been in little citys so far, and it feels so weird to be in a bigger city where the stuff is cheep.  They food in my previous sectors is expensive.

 Elder Salgado went and now is in Texas.  My new comp is Elder Hughes from Nevada.  Elder Salgado was 6 feet 3 and strong.  My new comp is taller!  Also I am his last comp.  So I am sending two other missionaries home!  It is awesome!  I have learned a lot so far.  They have two years of experience and I am super happy to have this opportunity.  Elder Hughes is a really humble guy and a great example!  He has a lot of desires to work hard, so I am pumped!

  

This week has been pretty cool.  On Wednesday I was in the bus from 6.30 in the morning to 5!  Wow it was fun!  Other there is an investigator here named Nico.  He is really cool, and progressing.  Also we found a new family last week and they are doing really well.  They are super awesome, and have 3 little boys that are sick!

I just realized I sent a uncomplete email.  But everything is going great!  I have learned a lot this week, on of the things being patient with myself and others.  I have really learned that it is super important.  I also learned about enduring to the end.  Sometimes when we are in tough trials we say ´hang in there´.  However enduring to the end includes to not only hang in there, but strive to be more Christlike while doing it.  There is always something we can learn in the trials we have!  Love you all! Here are some pictures!   

My Comp is Dead!

Well this wednesday my companion leaves the mission.  It is cool he has taught me a lot!  I still don't know who will be my next companion, but I will know probably today or tomorow!  This week was pretty good!  I have learned a lot and we have found some really good new investigators!

  We also had a inter cambio with the Elders in Lanco.  Lanco is just a little town an hour away from San Jose.  It was awesome!  I had the opportunity to  leave with an Elder Saldariaga from Peru!  We found 3 new people!  It was a ton of fun, and he is a really good missionary.  He is still in his training, but is doing great for only being in training!  He will really go far, if he keeps up the hard work!  

I learned a lot about how we teach people and not lessons this week.  I have noticed at times we spit out a lesson and pray they understand.  However we should ask them questions while teaching so we can really apply the lesson to them.  In the end they should talk more than us.  It is actually a really hard concept to catch.  For me at least, but I am learning how to be a better teacher!  Thank you all for everything! 

Elder Mills  

This is a picture of the view out of our window,

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