November 25, 2013

Family, friends, and future children. THE FOLLOWING IS A TESTAMENT TO HOW WONDERFUL OUR HEAVENLY FATHER IS. 

This week was pretty pretty dandy. Lets be honest. 

Elder Graham is a beast. From California, Victorville. He´s PRETTY darn good at football and basketball, loves his family, is the 1st misionary out of his brothers. How dope is that?! Right?? He´s from the ghetto-ish, which is good, because Chile has been a relatively easy adjustment for him. Ha, that was honest.

We´re progressing well with the espanISH! Hey Elder Graham, ¨Como se dice I walk?! To walk? To learn..... ¨ All day every day. Pretty dandy. I LOVE that big guy. Which is good becuase if i didn´t, haha, he could beat me up. 

So today when I locked the keys in the church, it was pretty classic when Elder Cuesta and Elder Harrision Climbed the roof to try and get in. That´s pretty logical right?¿?? Sometimes we just need to climb a roof!! 

We´re working with Melina, she was going to have an interview, but had a bummer experience with a church employee. She´s a wee tad shy, but loves the gospel. Loves the BoM, and knows it is true. So were working with her to understand more of the BoM, to gain confidence, to help her understand the Plan of Salvacion. Please pray for her so that she can open up to us AND come to Christ. 

As well as new investigadores, we´re looking, we need a big happy new family! 

President Barreiros is just a fan of White Wash, because it forces us to become stronger. Our sector is really great because we´ve got ALMOST ALL OF THE LEADERS in the Branch and District!!! 

We walk around with our feet here. It´s cool! I´ll be in divisiones with bikes, so I´m happy. It´s actually like city, but CLOSE BY to the country.... so yes, we still recieve country points. 

Mom face, I keep track of how many people say you look really young and pretty. You got 3 this week!

Benny, hyrum, stevey, anna I love you! If you do something for 10000 hours, you will perfect that. Wise words from Elder Graham. Good job in soccer and eveerything! 

Elder Tasso

November 18, 2013 Best Week Eva!!

I rode a bicycle today. I saw vineyards. We rode a bus for an hour and a half! Everything that I am, is inside of me or in my hands! That means I had changes!

As I was making those last minute calls last night to Saed, to Hno Gregorio, to those who I didn´t get to say goodbye to, I truly felt.... filled with gratitud for my time in Primo de Rivera. We took some pretty dandy fotos, check them out!

Patricio ís alright. Thursday we got a pretty jarring call from him, it helped me to come to reality. He had told us earlier "I really don´t have anything to eat." So we made arrangemente to get him food from the bishops store house sunday. He called us that thursday, "Hey when I need help, I need it now!!" 

I thought, shoot what do we do? That night we ended going to church, I think the Lord led us there, Obispo Valdes helped us with the arrangements for the Bishops store house, and for meanwhile, we went to the local Ekono and bought 10.000 pesos worth of food to bring him. It felt so so good to arrive to his house, to feel the gratitud from him:)  He was sick for 3 days this week, including the weekend! Sadly, he asked us not to pick him up for church Sunday.  Sunday night, we went over to his home and saw with him John Tanner. All of the sacrifices that he gave inspire me so much to give of myself. That guys really great, he´s got a long rode ahead of him until baptism, but I know with all of my heart that he WILL make it there. 

My new sector is melipilla III, I will be Training, doing a white wash, and helping out my district as DL. I´m excited, a little nervous to white wash, Ive never done that before, but should be fun! I´ll seeing some great cinema tomorow in the temple, and am truly truly excited for that! 

I´m grateful for the opportunity to be in the fields, (campo...), to learn portuegues, I´ve been reading the BoM in port., to share the 1st vision, that´s always a spiritual kick:), to maybe ride a bike more!!!!! To feel the spirit of the temple, to have a new start with a new ward, to make some amazing relationships, friends, converts, in this new and potentially last branch! 

Today in the bus some pretty girls cornerd us and started talking to us. Not gonna lie, it was pretty uncomfortable in the beginning. Good thing we´ve got companions and the restauracion, right?! So we totally shared about the BoM and one of them ended having a lot of true intent! I testify that people love the truth. Want the truth. 

Pray that we can be lead to an amazing new family through the good members of melepilla! 

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I love chile and all you of!

Elder Tasso

November 11, 2013 ALMOST Stress free!!:)

Another dandy week has passed.

I'm truly grateful for the Book of Mormon. I've found so much shelter from obstacles in that book. Have you every considered waking up early to study it??? Cause...... It might be worth it:)

It's ever so intriguing the see the progression of the Espinace family. Genesis, will be confirmed. God knows when... ha, keep her in your prayers as we've seen challenges with those durn cigarettes between her baptism and confirmation.

We WILL be addressed by the one and only Elder Holland tomorrow!!! And boy are we.... grateful, ha, excited. Scared? Maybe a wee tad yes:)

I was sitting in Sacament meeting, sourounded by Leandro (recent convert), Alejandro, (less active), Elder Hasler was with Marco (an Investigator), Isidora's whole family came to see her confirmation, Felipe, A 13 year old boy I had taught piano lessons was at church..... I feel I can't express the love I felt for those people in that moment. The peace, the.... confort I felt in sacrament meeting with everyone there. I'm so very extraordinarily grateful for the opportunity I've had to see the spiritual development of these my brothers and sisters. To be a small instrument in the masters hands. It's DOPE to be worthy to be an instrument to the power of God, to be a witness.

After Lunch yesterday we felt the powerful impresion to go see Marcelo and his family. He goes into rehab for a year tomorrow. Initially he was the reference, but his dear dear mother I find is the one who will continue to benefit from the Gospel. As we taught him, his brother and his family, Aidez, his grandmother..... Marcelo needs the atonement. Ha. Thanks Eisten. He'll do great with the BoM in rehab.

Patricio Madrid deserves a Gold Star. We're going to go skydiving with him in utah one day. He witnessed the Baptism of Gabriela, and thought, Hey I'd like a new name as well! The name of Christ! He was intrigued about the concept of being born again, taking a new name upon himself, etc.  "I don't give a durn about my lungs, but i want to quit smoking to be baptized!"

Got any adivce for me? I'll take it, and maybe apply it;) ha

With Love,

Elder Tasso

November 4, 2013 Halloween, Isidora

Halloween was a real thrill!!! 

"Hey pato!! Patricio amigo mio! How´d it sound to you if you picked you up with a member a little bit before?! Ahhh ya, lets do it! Well, we did. 

Patricio is progressing, slowl  but surely. He´s really talkative, which is just dandy. It was so good, and so so funny to see him dancing at the halloween party. He went to town, more or less, with the food, little hand sandwiches, limon pies, etc. Lots of Soda! It was good to see this 52 year old Chilean war lietunent get out of his house, dance (not WITH his wife, veronica, she refused, haha....), but he did his best to woo her to the dance floor but to no avail. 

Veronica was befriended by all of the good sisters there, in her non expressive way I know she was very grateful for the experience. 

We had a really long long lesson with her husband Patricio Saturday! I sat there thinking, ¨wow!! From where is this pacience, this willingness to listen coming from?¨ As we had been there for a while already, and she had left to buy in the street market. 

When she finally returned, she started to cook, she´s just starting to listen to us, and we felt the impresion to offer her a blessing. She acepted and it was given. I know that they´ve felt very grateful to have company, to have a friend! He´ll be batpized the 24th, but needs lots of help with alchohol and cigerettes. Keep up the prayers! 

Isidora got baptized yesterday! Her family has an internet cafe close to our deparment, we go there a lot. One day, while there, we felt the impresión to talk with them, show them fotos of the fam., and such! They accepted to listen to the missionares and from there everything began! 

Yesterday after her baptism, in a fireside we had with the stake with P. Barrieros, she came up to me and said ¨Thanks..... Thanks for baptizing me....¨ Reserved, maybe a little shy, but very firm in what she does. Her brother Nico and mom, Veronica, are reading the BoM as well. 

Veronica wants to swim with dolphins. That´s her dream! (Veronica Espinace, mama de valentina and Genesis). Lets do it, eh?! She´s also a pretty darn good missionary. If you can make time, you´re all invited to our missionary picnic at church in front with the grass! 

Carlos was a texan for Haloween!!! With a big mustache. 

It was cool to see him yesterday literally convince Jasmine, his daughter, and Charlie, her boyfriend to come with us to the fireside! He´s still not  a member, but everyone thinks he is. He´ll be baptized the 17th..... although he still doesn´t know it.... hahah;))(()()()))))(((

I think the best testimony of this gospel that I have, are the photos of you guys. I show them to érbody, and they say, wow! Pretty please, may I read the BoM? or just get baptized??!! or go to the temple?! hahaha. 

Elder Hasler IS THE BEST COMPANION EVERRRRRRR

Love you all!!!!! 

Elder Tasso   

October 28, 2013 The Spirit of Elias

The spirit of Elias is real. We had a FHE at church with the Llanos family, Marco, Espinace Fla, and a few MA! In truth... it wasn´t the BEST organized thing I´ve ever put togethor, but the spirit was really strong! There´s a special spirit about the BoM, of leadership! OBEDIENCE! PreachmyGospel- don´t even know, gets inside of the head of the investigator or ward or something ha!!! 

But the spirit of Elias that here was felt, in that little FhE with a projector, cheap cookies and juice from Ekono next door, and ¨I´m a child of God¨ was...powerful. Everthing felt.... blurred or dream like. Well, it turned and well, and Carlos is stoked, everyone else.... LOTS OF QUESTIONS!!:)

Miracle in disugese!!! Our lunch fell through Friday!!! We called up Marco, ¨What are YOUR plans my good friend?¨ ¨Come on over!¨ We ate with him and his son Bastien. Their relationship is... strained or weak at best... ¨The Joseph Smith movie would be perfect for your family!¨ Marco felt that Joseph Smith really is a prophet, and such a boss! Bastien felt the same way and got excited. Marco and his family are slowly, but very shurely repairng themselves. 

I like teaching piano! ¨Elder Tasso, I had a dream that my sister encouraged me to learn to play the piano! Crazy idea, buutttt would you teach me?¨ ¨Me thinks yes!!¨ 

He´s progessing well. Simplified version of Joseph Smith´s first prayer. Pretty great, eh?! 

Theme of New Inv. for the week-   Help me with my addicion ppppplleasee!!

We´ve only had one lesson with the 3 but Marcelo, Jonathon, and Thomas, have all felt a need to come to christ... or to english! Marcelo was a reference, his mom looked close to tears about how to help him. The lesson was super quick, 15 minutes, but he really wants to change. LDS family servies, Ward members, calls, prayer, and the book of mormon. Dad, any more tips????

Jonathon came running up to us in the street!! I want to learn english, you teach and speak it, right?! We shared with him.... and we´ll see him in english. 

Our misioners in Cerrillos are.... spectacular, amazing. They make me laugh everyone, and we´ll see some real progress very soon! Help us baptize families with your prayers! 

Wtih love,

Elder Tasso!