This week was really funny and stressful. Well i mentioned last week
that i got put into a different area and it is called Taltal it is
basically just a preety little fishing city. It is really preety and my
penchant is like a 5 minute walk to the beach. It is so preety but there
are alot of problems with this little slice of paradise.
First off we are about 2 hours each way to any big city,
it is just us and the hermanas over here so we are just are own
district, and we cant do anything with them on p-days because president
is worried about elders and hermanas being too isolated together so its
like there not even there. Also my companion is the second counselor in
the branch presidency and i am the executive secretary and the first
counselor is allways traveling so its like he isnt here so we have to
hold up almost all parts of the stick but, the president is really great
he served a mission so he knows how things go. Its really crazy he has
been the branch president for 14 years because there is literally no one
who could take his spot because there is a total of 5 people who have
the melchizedek priesthood including us. Dont worry though its not as
bad as i am making it out to be. I am excited for the oppurtunity to be
here and change this branch the best i can.
All in all though we have been teaching ALOT of
people who have been members for a couple years but dont want to go to
church because of one true reason and that is because they are just
lazy. They say that it is hard to get up, they allways give talks
because the branch is so small, and they just try to find very little
things to question there faith and we answer it and then just flat out
say, no! So this branch as been a very interesting change because we
have to give talks almost every sunday, do the tithing, and do the
activitys for the young men, elders quorom, and mission activitys. So
there is alot more to it now then just teaching the gospel. I cannot
deny it is a little overwhelming at times but we do our best to not get
stressed out about it.
We have been teaching a few people though who are
just gold. We have a lady named angelina. She has come to church the
last few sundays. Has a baptism date for the 14th so we are super
excited about that and so is she. Also we have a 15 year old kid named
camillo who had only been taught the restoration and asked when can i be
baptized but, the only problem is our mission president has set a rule
that we cant baptize anyone under the age of 16 unless they have been
born into a family who is active, which obviously he hasnt. So we have
emailed our president asking if we can slip by this rule for him but we
will see what he says its probably a no but hope for the best. Also we
have just been trying to work with his mom but she is almost impossible
to talk or get in touch with because she is allways working.
We also have this guy named sergio who used to live in california
and knows english almost perfectly and as asked us to only talk to him
in english so he doesnt lose his it. It is super weird teaching in
english but fun too. It is very hard with him though because he is stuck
on like only two things he wants everyone to be the perfect christian
and especially himself and he says in genesis that on the seventh day he
rested but here everyone thinks that the week starts on sunday so he
wants to know why we dont go to church on saturday instead of sunday and
we have given him so many answers but he just wont budge.
Also one other question you guys have asked is about
my companion Elder Preston. He is 20, from california, Santa rosa
(shout out to hayden) He went to school at UCLA before he came out here.
At UCLA he was on the rowing team there. He has 8 months in the mission
and can speak almost fluent. He is preety cool, quiet so i do alot of
the talking but when he does say something it is really funny.
But today was so great we asked some of the members
if we could borrow there bikes and we went and rode on the coast and
climbed to the top of this rock and got some great pics of taltal but my
comp has them and he cant get his computer to send them to me so maybe
next week i will send them but i will definitly send the ones that i
got.
So that is preety much everything and just want to
let you all know i am great, and even though this area will be a big
change but i know it will help me understand alot of the other areas of
the church wich is really exciting. And even though my spanish is coming
along slowly but surely. I can definitly comunicate and understand
almost everything they say but of course i still have to work on it
alot. Anyway i have a challenge for you all this week that you all pic a
topic to study and prepare a talk like you were going to give it but
then just save it and know you allways have it and i know you will know
so much more on that topic and if you continue to do it you will grow so
big in the gospel but its ok if you only do this week and would be
excited to here your feedback and what you learned. Love you all so much
and am allways praying for you.
con mucho amor
elder adams
the first is of the beautiful area of taltal.
The second one is of this giant plant thing our investigator angelina has
in her back yard and there are little fruit things that come from it
called tuna. Not a joke they are called tunas according to angelina.
the third one is of me at this cool rock area that has like a million shells and i got quite a few good ones.
the fourth is of me cooking some dang good pasta. Haha and i know what
your all thinking elder adams making pasta what has the world come too.
But all i can say is the mission has changed me and that i have to do my
own food and pasta is really cheap and you get alot of it.
