Hola Todos Feb
9, 2014
It’s been
another great week in San Francisco
with a few changes. I have a new companion named Elder ____, from North Carolina. I think
we will get along really well! He plays the harmonica too. He knows how to play
Piano Man on the Piano and harmonica at the same time! He has been about a year
on the mission, but came the same day I did to Argentina because of Visa Problems.
I’ve only known him for about 4 hours, but I know its going to be a good
transfer.
We went to
the temple just because the President said that we could go. The mission
assigned our district a day and time and we went and enjoyed a session. I hope
we can do that quite often. It was so nice to go just to feel the spirit. I Just
got to sit and reflect on my life at the moment and feel peace. It was really
nice.
I´m actually
really happy. Sure it’s hard, but nobody said that I couldn't be happy and have
a trial at the same time. Missions are hard things because I miss being
comfortable and at home, but then again, I´m learning so much. The days are
going by me as if they are hours, and
the weeks go by like days. It’s really
weird.
That being
said, the rain hasn’t really stopped, but we are navigating through the mud and
puddles fairly well. We received a referencía from a member on Thursday. Her
name is Ramona and she is super prepared. We taught her about prayer and the
member that is her friend bore her testimony about prayer, by the end of the
testimony both the member and Ramona were crying. Always a good sign.
We also plan
on having a baptism on Saturday. Pablo came to church on Sunday, so he is
finally ready to make that covenant with our Father in Heaven.
We had an
interesting experience on Friday. We were just straightening things up in the
pench before we headed out for the day and out of no where, the shelves where
we kept our food collapsed. There was soy sauce and corn flakes everywhere.
Talk about a mess. Then about 5 minutes later, our desk broke sending our books
to the floor. Talk about remodeling. Anyway after a morning of cleaning, we got
it all figured out.
Funny
story: I was talking to a member on Sunday at church and he just pointed behind
me. When I looked, I saw President Thurgood. I guess he decided to have a
surprise visit in San Francisco.
It was cool! He´s a really nice and loving man. We had an investigator there
with us so it was all good!
Hope all is
well at home, stay warm. I know God lives and Jesus is the Savior of the world.
Never forget that. He is always by our sides. And he will never leave. No
matter what we do and say, he will always be there, inviting us back that we,
through his sacrifice, can return to live with him again. I love you and hope
all is well at home. I still pray for you, so don´t worry, you´ve got blessings
coming your way. It just might be delayed because I´m in Argentina, but
they will come =)
Elder Chipman
Elder Chipman is serving from the Highlands Ranch Ward. For more information about him and his mission, you can visit his blog at: http://elderstephenchipman.blogspot.com/
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