Experiences!
As we all know it´s easy to get caught up in the day to day errands, tasks, and junk that aren´t important and to forget to love the people. That happened to us sunday, right before the sacrament. For example, there wasn´t bread for the sacrament, so we went looking for some from a neighbor by the church. I ended up asking a lady to borrow some ¨marraketa¨ for the sacrament, she was really nice and we got everything solved and working smoothly quickly. That was funny.
But anyway, I was really concentrated on what WASN´T. What wasn´t to standard with the States, I suppose.
During the sacrament, I prayed as always, but especially first gave thanks for all of the good things. For the new church, for the efforts of the Relief society, for the bishopric and his counselors, for the hymns and music, for the bread, for the cool air, Sister Moena, etc.
After, as always, I prayed for forgiveness- for my weaknesses, for a lack of energy or enthusiasm, for judging people unjustly, and for my negative thoughts.
The end result was that I was able to have one of the most significant experiences ever taking the sacrament. And throughout the church services, I was happy, relaxed, and able to focus more fully on helping everyone else.
I´m not sure what was very different about that sunday, but It was awesome and wanted to share that with you, and the spirit, especially from the testimonies of the members, was very very strong.
Also the Church is true becuase Patricio, a member who recently moved from Argentina, has the following testimony.
He wanted to come closer to God, Investigated the other churches, but was denied becuase he wasn´t to their standard. The Catholics told him that he was too old to be baptized. He said that Jesus was baptized at 33. They said that Jesus is the son of God, and you aren´t. That´s actually a lie! The others didn´t turn out either, excecpt for ours, because he prayed to God to find HIS chruch, and the missionaries in Argentina found him.
Lidia is progressing very very well. She´ll be baptized the 27th, and really wants to repent and change. She also always gives us lots of fruit or bread, that´s awesome. It´s a miracle to see how prepared she came for us, I remember when we contacted her, it was a thought that came to us. We came over to talk to her, her son and friends. Turned out that she really wanted to change, and was, and IS sick of a life of sin.
Fabian, Her son, is also progressing well, buutttttt it´s probable that he will be going to the beach for like 3 weeks and so really won´t be ready or prepared, but in the near future will be baptized. Updates to come on when and how long he´ll be gone. There's a cool concept here, to ditch and go to the beach for long periods of time, even up until the whole summer, in a beach house.
Pray for Edith. She´s very, (way too) socially comfortable in her Evangelical church. The ward is going to visit her and help her, but she´s probably not ready to be baptized in the near future.
Pray for the Zone Ochagavia, that we can achieve our 12 baptisms set as goals for the month of Febuary!
Our home ward, with 22 missionaries, really has soo much impact in the world. The small things that all of my leaders have done for me, have helped me arrive and become at where I am, and where the other young men and women are, today. Alma 37:7.
Mom and Dad, please send my love and thanks to your parents, friends, etc. for their letters, especially Grandma Ethella, for the lovely consistent Dear Elders! Thanks for your testimonies and support!
It´s really hot here in Chile. But not too hot.
With Love!!
Elder Tasso
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