Bueno, this week was actually really good with everything that went down. Finally a tsunami is passing by here in Calama with baptisms! We were able to reach most of our goals this week with new investigators, lessons with member and baptism dates. It was a good week of work where we were just running all over the place like normal but also a good week in our sector. Only goal that didn´t happen is that Hamlet didn´t get baptized. He had his interview this week but he is just way too prideful and doesn´t want to change and it doesn´t make and sense. We´re going to drop him for a couple weeks to see if he changes or anything because he just doesn´t want to change at all. So that´s what happened with Hamlet this week. But this week si o si we are going to have a baptism! Finally! Its a kid that has came to church, his name is Gaspar. He´s a 14 year old that we found like a week ago just knocking on a door (by accident) and we found his family. We have been sharing with him because hardly his family are home but he´s gone to church twice now and has his baptism date for this Saturday. It was cool yesterday when we went to pick him up for church he asked us if he should go to church in a suit and was also asking about passing the sacrament lol. We told him that we can definitely help him out with that but first he has to get into the water! TA. So finally we have someone. We also have a couple of other really good investigators that we have found but they just need to get to church now and get baptized. So we´re going to work hard to get them to church this week so they can get baptized next week!
Also here in the zone things are going a lot better as well. When President came down he talked a lot about what the zone needed to hear and now we are working well together as one now as a zone. Everyone is animated to work and everyone is now working together. There is a lot more unity in the zone. This last weekend we had 6 baptisms as a zone and this week coming up we should have 8 baptisms. Our goal for the zone this month is 16 baptisms and I know that si o si we are going to reach that goal this month and get even more! So things are going really well in the zone now. Last month was a little rough as a zone but now with Elder Jennings and a new mentality we are working well and hard here in Calama! President this week helped a lot with the animo(there really isn´t a word for this in English). They talked a lot about the charity of Christ. The assistants also came and talked a lot about the results and how we can do better to have better results, with verification and also the Spirit of Urgency which is just helping out all the people we can enter into the waters of baptism ASAP. We also did some good practices about how to have shorter lessons of just like 10-20 minutes to leave the spirit and get out of there! It was really good. But we were in and out of the conference preparing lunch and everything as well. We were in charge of everything and making sure that everything was working and that we had everything for the conference. But yeah the conference was really good.
Things are going really well with Elder Jennings. Having fun and also working real hard. We have been all over the zone just doing interviews and everything though. Like last week I mentioned about a couple of interviews that I had. They were really good. One of them was with a mom that I spent like 2 hours to try and help her to resolve her doubts and everything to help her to get baptized. One of the longest interviews that I have ever had. But I was able to resolve like all her doubts and at the end of the interview I finally found her real doubt is that she wants to get baptized with all her kids and one of them really doesnt care all that much which the church. So the missionaries are going to keep working with him so that the whole family can get baptized. Also had a couple interviews with other investigators that were really cool and really prepared and everything that got baptized this last weekend. Also tomorrow I have to head down to Tocopilla early tomorrow morning to stay the day over there to go and do interviews there. Just running around doing interviews! As a zone leader its not just our sector. The whole zone is our sector so we have to worry about everyone and go running around helping out everyone. Its sometimes a little stressful and a lot of responsability. Because if the zone isn´t doing good then everyone looks at us pretty much. A lot of responsability and pressure as zone leader but I have definitely learned a ton and it has been a lot of fun. The time also just goes flying by real fast!
Today should actually be pretty fun as well. We´re going to head out as a zone and go bowling! I havent been bowling in soooo long so it should be fun. They are normally closed on Monday´s(right on Pday) but today they´ll be open so we are going to go bowling! I´ll have to send some pics and videos of it next week!
Yeah now I´ll keep my eye out for some graffiti to get some more pics lol. There are a ton here!
Yeah Ive heard a little bit about my converts from other missionaries. There are a lot of them that are still pretty stong in the church with callings and everything. But there are also a couple of others that aren´t doing so hot either... But that´s how it is in the mission work. Cant judge the future of people but everyone has their agency as well which sometimes sucks lol.
Well stay safe over there! I have heard a lot of stuff from the news and everything here in Chile! But sounds like you guys are going well! Hopefully God will keep blessing you guys! I have definitely seen the blessings from here! Love you guys a ton! Hope you have a great week!!
Love
Elder Newkirk
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| Pics from the conference here in Calama with President Ferreira |
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| Pics from the conference here in Calama with President Ferreira |
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| Pics from the conference here in Calama with President Ferreira |
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| Pics with a couple of members kids that we were playing around with lol |
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| Pics and video from the crazy wind that we´re getting here in Calama. Sand storms going on! |
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