Missionary Training

Hola buenos días!! 
I pray that everyone is happy and healthy. I send everyone !Buenas! from Chile. I love being a missionary. I learn so much every day. I've learned how to live with someone. Also how to live with the way someone is. Haha. I've learned how much good there is in the world. Also how much people suffer in this world. And that's why this world needs the gospel of Jesus Christ. I've learned that the smallest things help in the biggest ways. Every day we talk to and pass by so many people. It's crazy to think that your smile, nice comment, deed of service, hug, laugh, and any tiny act of love can brighten someone's day. This life is a gift, every mountain you have to climb. Every river you have to cross is for your benefit. And so you can help someone else up their mountain and across their river. Love God with all thy heart, might, mind, and strength and thy neighbor as thyself. It's that simple. And if we love our Father in Heaven, for he truly loves us, we will serve his children. I know so many people that are perfect examples of that. 
I'm writing this late so i don't have time to write a lot of things I did this week, but i'm attaching some random pics haha.

Highlights of the Week-
- Orientation and Training of new Missionaries
-Ants have infested our house.  Really, they are coming through the walls.  I have started wearing my shower sandals :)
- Got a new Poncho of the Tree of Life
- We emptied an entire pool using buckets. We were very tired and muddy
- Teaching Ruth, Christopher, Kevin, Diego, Achiles, Mirxnas, Natalia and almost 20 or 30 others. We wrote them all on a white board to make a plan.
-Ass Completo (a giant hot dog) terrible name but so good!
-Woke up Sunday morning to no power
- It's scary riding our bikes along the side of the highway carrying your lunch and all your groceries for the week.  But, I am a machine on the bike now, I could go forever. Elder Stoker said it would happen on my first day and it did.
-Guadalupe, Antonio and Luisa are on date for baptism.
-The hermana that lives behind us gave us a huge plate of American comfort foods. Meat, fries, bread, soda and ice cream.
-I love Elder Stoker more as I serve him

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