iorana korua,
Wow, this week was definitely an adventure!
On Tuesday, a giant box arrived at church with my name on it. It was from
Cecilia from Quilicura and it was a giant box full of food. She had called me about
3 months ago asking if we had food. I told her we did, but I guess she wanted us
to have more! We don't have to grocery shop anymore! Thanks Hna Ceci!
Tuesday night, we stopped by M´s house. L´s been bothering her a
lot recently and she is thinking of moving to another apartment because (and I
don't know if Ive mentioned this before) because she lives 2 doors down from him.
Ly was there to talk with her as well. Ly is doing great since her
experience last Sunday. She and Richard have gotten back together again!
On Wednesday, we helped the construction workers in the church clean the
windows and we had a nice appointment with L P. He is getting involved
with the church again. He is doing really well, and he went to 3 sessions of General Conference this week!
On Thursday, we were doing research on something called Ana tehe tama.
J, one of our investigators told us that he would read the Book of Mormon
if we could tell him what was the story behind Ana tehe tama. We spent the whole
afternoon in the library, asking old people and trying to find out the story. We
are pretty sure that there is no story because we have asked everyone and no one
knows.
On Saturday we got into Conference mode. We were in the church the whole
day because we were in charge of renting the projector, the internet connection,
and opening the church. The first session, M came, but she couldn't stay
for the second session. We were the only ones watching the second session, so
we watched it in English!
Saturday night, we had a completo (hot dog) party before the Priesthood Session so people would come. It didn't work too well, so we had 25 completos for
6 people. We ate well that night.
On Sunday, we saw more people in the church to see conference. We invited a
lot of people and we even had a lunch during the sessions so people would come. We still missed a lot of people there. The power got cut during the first
session in the morning so don't ask me about the last 3 talks of that session,
because I haven't heard them.
Sunday night we had a nice lesson with Cl, I, J, and M
together. It was about obedience. Many of the people present in the lesson
weren't present in Conference, so we talked about what the Prophet had talked
about-keeping the commandments. Elder Adams said something really cool. He said
"we cannot justify our own sins". That was a response he gave to the statement
that "its easier to be obedient as a missionary than it is for a normal
person".
Maybe it is hard for us to keep the commandments, but we still need to try. We need to focus on Christ and His Atonement so we can do it. The sins that have
caused me to stumble in the past do not affect me now because I have learned how
to use the Atonement of Jesus Christ to change me. I learned to trust in Him as
I read the scriptures, as I fasted, as I ´prayed and repented, and as I
listened to my parents, friends, and family bearing testimony of Him. I know He
can change us, but we need to take the first step, and call out for Him.
Love,
Elder Williams
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