February 17, 2014 This week!

I´m grateful for the restoration, and for baptimsial invitactiones. We contacted Maricielo in the street thursday! We passed by and shared with her family a few days later! They all came to church, and loved it! It was a real miracle. They acpted baptismal dates for the 22 of March, and are looking for housing! If you know of something, let us know! I feel grateful, realived as we fulfill our purpose, as we invite as many as we can to know the truth, to be baptised, to give a referall, to do their hometeaching, etc.:) 

Church was fun, this ward is big and moves! We did ¨spiritual corners, which were fun sunday! It was good to be in divisiones with Luis, with Jerson, Mosiah, and Willington! We contacted Miriam and some other Children of God. She knows the church, her family is member, never got around to baptism! 

I´m grateful for Elder Mattinson. I look at him and I think of my brother Tyler Tasso! Haha,  Not always but they´re pretty similar I´d say! They´ve got similar forms to act, anyways, I think Heavenly Father´s a pretty funny guy, and I´m grateful for this remimder of my Brother.

Dad, sunday we had a great class in Elder´s Quorum by Cristian, about the family, being moral, a father, a leader etc. Thanks! Thanks! Thanks! Thanks for supporting me in my mision, for pushing us as kids, thanks for magnifying your callings. I always thought it was cool how you play, and played the piano in primaria, in church etc! 

Benny how´s soccer going?? Hyrum How tall are you now! I got your ninja photos! I love you guys! Estudiarán un poco de español para hablar cuando lleguen aquí??:)! 

I testify that God is our loving heavenly father. He knows my situacion, my desires here in Republica! He knows me and Elder Mattinson, our strengths and weaknesses. I love you all! Check the audio family! 

Famlily, will you read the BoM in spanish?! I testify that God, WILL help you learn, with the gift of tongues, and you´ll be able to speak a little here! 

Elder Tasso

February 11, 2014 Fotos!

20 Then Job arose, and ^arent his mantle, and shaved his head,and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped. 

Now I´m found in Republica, that is to say, In college town, in the heart of Santiago! I´m grateful for its urban, tall, with ranging skyscrapers. Elder Mattinson and I, we wake up to the lulling sounds of heavy machinary, trucks, cars, and buses outside. I feel rather... luxurious in this new envirnment of nice apartments and clean streets. Truly I´m grateful for the opportuntiy to be here.

I´m grateful for Carlos, the man in this ciber who wants us to come over to his house, simply because we spoke with him. I´m grateful for Luis, in the street yesterday, who had attented the LIAHONA school 20 years ago, knows the book of Mormon is true, but never got around to his baptism. I´m grateful that he´ll have that opportunity now:) Thank you for Elder Mattinson, yes sir, that is to say the one and only, the same from the MTC in Provo town Utah! This morning we arose jumping rope on the roof tops of our apartment, to witness a 360' view of beautiful city sourounding us. The rays of the brilliant sun peak over the mountain tops, shining their brilliant light down upon, the inhabitants here. 

I´m grateful for Republica! For Nefi, for Eder, for Fiorela, for the diversity that is found here! With a nice diversity of Chileans, Brazilians, Peruvians, Columbians, El Salvadoranians, Bolivians, etc. I´m grateful that I can meet many new people, cultures and experiences. 

February 3, 2014 Guten Tag!

Family! 

1 O God, ^awhere art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy ^bhiding place?

 2 ^aHow long shall thy hand be stayed, and thine eye, yea thy pure eye, behold from the eternal heavens the wrongs of thy people and of thy servants, and thine ear be penetrated with their cries?

Yesterday we were walking to a FhE, Valentina and Esteben couldn´t come, we prayed saying, ¨Heavenly Father, thank you for misionary opportunities,¨ looking over, we note Ricardo. Walking over to him we begin to talk, he accepts the invitation to listen to the gospel, and lo and behold we found Ana and Ricardo! I testify that our Heavenly Father is grateful, when WE find solutions, sharing the gospel, we seemingly failed situations! 

Ha, Tyler you told me that -/+ 9% of communication is verbal, 35% tone of voice, and 56% body expresion. I think that applies to prayer as well. I´ve felt more power in my prayers, and they are ever more powerful, as I commit to really speaking with my Heavenly Father as fervorous as I may. Yes I think that hand motions MIGHT be approiate here. 

Karina came to church yesterday! We´re ever so grateful for her example. Flor will BE coming to church, she reads, prays, God blessed her husband with Work, tis a blessing, is it not? Fingers crossed and Hearts hoping, prayers raised to God for her baptism the 22nd! Will you pray for Flor Calderon??;) I´ve felt YOUR prayers, and know of their power, of their strength. I know that they will help this family make the change, applying the beauty of the Gospel. 

41 No ^apower or influence can or ought to be maintained by virtue of the ^bpriesthood, only by ^cpersuasion, by ^dlong-suffering, by gentleness and meekness, and by love unfeigned;

I´m grateful for your prayers, your examples, your testimonies. God lives, loves us, watches me, laughs and cries with me. When my feet hurt he gives me that extra boost to keep going. When the rejection hurts he fuels my 

I love you all, more than the gunfire, heard from the video games heard here! 

Elder Tasso

January 27, 2014

Heavenly Father,

Thanks for that miracle yesterday. We contacted Valentina and Esteban again, our neighbors, in the park. ¨Want to come to a FhE tomorrow with Presidente Coloma?¨ She replies, ¨Wow! Last night, I dreamt that I entered in that house, that my uncles were there (them, I don´t know), and that there was a big group of people! Yes we´ll be there!¨ This was a tender mercy from thee, thanks! In the last 20 minutos of the day we contacted them, and found Nicolas. I´m not sure if I´ve EVER taught a whole lesson in English until him! He lived in Boulder, Colorado, and Bend, Oregon. Climbs rocks. Likes to camp. etc. He´s pretty nifty, the English flowed pretty well!:)

I´ve learned a lot from inviting the Primary kids, and deacons to come with us to lessons (with permision from their parents, very very important, that mistake will not be made again:). In the streets with Lucas, Issac, Tomas, etc. Are they my little brothers, Hyrum, stevey???? Or little balls of energy, that contact with us? We´re in a lesson with Patricia and her son Vicente. Lucas shares his testimony, ¨I read the Book of Mormon with pictures, then I prayed.... to God.... and I felt.... good inside, like really good.¨ Who can contend with that??!:) They are also prone to whip out pistols and guns, or play machine gun in the street, haha. Tomas has a lot of faith, we set a goal to invite 5 people to a FhE, he did 7,8,9 invitacions in 5 minutes:)

Now this is not all; little ^bchildren dohave words given unto them many times, which ^cconfound thewise and the learned.

Thank you that Elder Graham could baptize Miguel (from Sisters Arzola and Periera)! Miguel's testimony made me feel the desire to continue iniviting everyone! I know that so many want to believe, but it´s hard. Even at times I feel that their words betray what they know! Inside of them, there is a light of Christ that says, ¨this is good, this is REAL, this is true...¨ They might say for now, but I know, there are so many that want to believe, that will believe, I commit to continue invitando with patience and love! 

We commit to keep inviting Flor! We´ve been obediente and working hard, but dry for baptisms in January. We´re going to help her for her date the 22 of Feb., and go to church instead of the street market. Will you help us out with baptisms in Feb? We´ll pray with everything we´ve got:)

Thanks Father for the package from my dear dear family and mother. I loved reading the letters from my friends and family! And eat salmon!

I love you so much, and my family and friends! I know Christ is my savior, my perfect example and thy son! Thank you for you mercy.

Elder Tasso

Family: Love you lots! Thanks for everything you do! All of you! love you a ton, thanks for your prayers I FEEL them right now and every week!:)

January 20, 2014

Today we B-balled it up (team Ravenclaw) in the Church. Get this. I put up like 5 baskets. What was really neat, we studied as a zone and district, togethor, all at 9:00 (well, at 9:15 we arrived a wee tad tarde). I really love the spirit in the church. I know every time we go to church, every person that goes to the chapel, will feel a GOOD SPIRIT:) The Lord loves us so so much and protected us, nobody got hurt!:)

Miracle. I had the courage to share NICELY 2 Nephi 29 with Gonzalo, a young testigo. We went to visit a less active family, the Valverde family, that hadn´t been highly receptive to us before. BUT we were able to enter, found seats, and shared with them. ¨What do you all expect of US, as missionaries:)?¨ They reply, ¨that you come MORE OFTEN!¨ Haha. It will be done. That was a tender mercy. The family will progress well, as should Gonzalo, the friend. He seems more open to the BoM after Chapter 29. The Lord loves his children so much, and he leads us to them, as we work diligently! And opens their hearts to the Gospel! 

We´re working with a less active family Maria Jose Circe, Hna Circe, and Byron Circe. They´re SUPER willing to listen which is dandy! We´ll have a good FhE with them tongight! Super! 

 30 And thus, in their ^aprosperous circumstances, they did not send away any who were ^bnaked, or that were hungry, or that were athirst, or that were sick, or that had not been nourished; and they did not set their hearts upon ^criches; therefore they were^dliberal to all, both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, whether out of the church or in the church, having no^erespect to persons as to those who stood in need.

 31 And thus they did ^aprosper and become far more wealthy than those who did not belong to their church.

Wednesday. We´re eating lunch and we´ve got double! Woohoo! Nelson and his family are a bit low on food, so we think to share with them. This really was inspiration. We end and go over to teach Nelson and his famlily. He´s been out of work, and low on food. AFTER: Hmm... I think they could use the rice and chicken we´ve got, no? How´s it sound to go to the house to get them some food? WE arrive. ¨Hey Alberto! (Neighbor and Investigator). Want to read something from the BoM? Ya! Super awesome he is. ¨Hey Spencer! Ha, (he calls me Spencer sometimes, but we´ve got to break that habit). I´ve got some extra food for you guys! ¨ Well, double bonus for Nelson and Flor, we think. We got back share with them. They invite us to take ¨once¨ (supper), with them. We accept and teach them the Plan of Salvation! Their are so many ways to serve and increase our love for our neighbor and for the Lord. I love him, and know he lives, and will be obedient. But sadly they don´t make it to church. 

I testify that whatever we share, LOVE, FRUIT, CONVERSATION, TESTIMONY, CARS, SNOW, multiplies. 

Love you all!