25 febrero 2019
Well it`s been another week. Unfortunately, we couldn`t get anybody to church this week, but we found some pretty cool people this week, so I think we finally have some people to work with now. We had dinner with the branch president on thursday. He gave us a reference of a lady that lives by him that started to listen to the missionaries a while ago but then her husband got mad and told them they couldn`t come any more. Well now apparently the husband left, so president said we could try teaching her again. We talked to her last night and she seems really cool. She seems promising.
Oh yeah, José sent me a message a couple days ago telling me that his wife was getting baptized this weekend! I was kinda surprised to be honest. I want to talk to Elder Hill to see how things are going in Castillo but I don`t remember what our phone number was...:(
Honestly I don`t know if I have much more to say...nothing too crazy happened this week. Sorry if this is boring.
I`ll probably call again this thursday, so hopefully I`ll have some cool stuff to tell you then.
Have a great week!
-Elder Shelton
Monday, February 25, 2019
Monday, February 18, 2019
Nate's Letter Home - Feb 18, 2019
18 febrero 2019
Well Chacabuco is pretty nice. It`s a lot more chill than my other areas. It`s kinda like a whole ´nother country out here to be honest. There`s wide, paved roads, there isn`t garbage everywhere, and there`s a lot less noice. The people out here are really nice, but they`re basically all Catholic.
I don`t know if I told you but there are 6 missionaries in Chacabuco now. 4 elders and 2 hermanas. There used to only be 2 elders and 2 hermanas but President added more in this transfer because he wants this branch to become a ward. So we`ve got some work to do I guess.
Well when I got here we didn`t really have anything going on investigator wise, so this week we basically just contacted a lot to find some people to teach. We`ve found a few cool people, but we definitely have some more finding to do.
My companion is Elder Mendez. He`s from Pueblo, México. When he talks it reminds me of when I trained Elder Duarte because they talk exactly the same. It`s definitely a different spanish than what they speak here.
José, the guy we baptized last week, sent me a few messages. He said that his daughter got baptized this saturday! I hope that his wife and son get baptized too soon.
Well I don`t think I have much else to say. Oh and yeah, I don`t really know about the video calls and how that`s gonna work. We have permission to call on thursdays, which is our Pday. We´ll probably figure out something in the coming weeks so that I can give you a ring.
Anyway, have a great week!
-Elder Shelton
Well Chacabuco is pretty nice. It`s a lot more chill than my other areas. It`s kinda like a whole ´nother country out here to be honest. There`s wide, paved roads, there isn`t garbage everywhere, and there`s a lot less noice. The people out here are really nice, but they`re basically all Catholic.
I don`t know if I told you but there are 6 missionaries in Chacabuco now. 4 elders and 2 hermanas. There used to only be 2 elders and 2 hermanas but President added more in this transfer because he wants this branch to become a ward. So we`ve got some work to do I guess.
Well when I got here we didn`t really have anything going on investigator wise, so this week we basically just contacted a lot to find some people to teach. We`ve found a few cool people, but we definitely have some more finding to do.
My companion is Elder Mendez. He`s from Pueblo, México. When he talks it reminds me of when I trained Elder Duarte because they talk exactly the same. It`s definitely a different spanish than what they speak here.
José, the guy we baptized last week, sent me a few messages. He said that his daughter got baptized this saturday! I hope that his wife and son get baptized too soon.
Well I don`t think I have much else to say. Oh and yeah, I don`t really know about the video calls and how that`s gonna work. We have permission to call on thursdays, which is our Pday. We´ll probably figure out something in the coming weeks so that I can give you a ring.
Anyway, have a great week!
-Elder Shelton
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| Nate with his new companion and mission president in his new area - Chacabuco |
Monday, February 11, 2019
Nate's Letter Home - Feb 11, 2019
Me voy in style - 11 febrero 2019
Well I´m going to have to make this fast because I had to send in the paperwork for the two baptisms.
First off, yes, I´m leaving. I am going to Chacabuco, which is clear out in campo. So lookes like I´ll be back on the bike. I will be finishing the training of Elder Mendez. I know nothing about him, so I guess I´ll find out tomorrow. Chacabuco is a branch by the way, so this will be my first time not being in a ward.
Well I guess you´ve already heard the big news about the baptisms this weekend. It was awesome. Basically the entire ward was there.
I guess I should tell you how José decided to be baptized. Last monday night, we went to visit him. We had a great lesson about the importance of baptism, and then we invited him to be baptized this saturday. He gave us the same answer he had given us before, that he didn´t feel like he was ready, and that he wanted to learn more first. So then we invited him to pray with us, and to ask God if he should be baptized this saturday. He said a simple prayer and did just that. When he ended the prayer, we sat in silence for a few seconds, and then he started to cry. I explained that what he was feeling was the Spirit. Then he simply asked, ¨¿Qué tengo que hacer para bautizarme este sábado?¨
So we taught him the rest of the commandments on tuesday, then had his interview on wednesday. Oh by the way, we also did the interview for 4 grandkids of la familia Carranza, who aren´t baptized. They all passed, but one of them went on vacation, so we decided to wait a week so they can all get baptized together.
Well, I´m definitely going to miss Castillo a lot. It´s always had to say goodbye to an area after being there for 6 months.
Anyway, have a good week!
-Elder Shelton
Well I´m going to have to make this fast because I had to send in the paperwork for the two baptisms.
First off, yes, I´m leaving. I am going to Chacabuco, which is clear out in campo. So lookes like I´ll be back on the bike. I will be finishing the training of Elder Mendez. I know nothing about him, so I guess I´ll find out tomorrow. Chacabuco is a branch by the way, so this will be my first time not being in a ward.
Well I guess you´ve already heard the big news about the baptisms this weekend. It was awesome. Basically the entire ward was there.
I guess I should tell you how José decided to be baptized. Last monday night, we went to visit him. We had a great lesson about the importance of baptism, and then we invited him to be baptized this saturday. He gave us the same answer he had given us before, that he didn´t feel like he was ready, and that he wanted to learn more first. So then we invited him to pray with us, and to ask God if he should be baptized this saturday. He said a simple prayer and did just that. When he ended the prayer, we sat in silence for a few seconds, and then he started to cry. I explained that what he was feeling was the Spirit. Then he simply asked, ¨¿Qué tengo que hacer para bautizarme este sábado?¨
So we taught him the rest of the commandments on tuesday, then had his interview on wednesday. Oh by the way, we also did the interview for 4 grandkids of la familia Carranza, who aren´t baptized. They all passed, but one of them went on vacation, so we decided to wait a week so they can all get baptized together.
Well, I´m definitely going to miss Castillo a lot. It´s always had to say goodbye to an area after being there for 6 months.
Anyway, have a good week!
-Elder Shelton
"Me voy" = "I'm going/leaving"
¨¿Qué tengo que hacer para bautizarme este sábado?¨ = "What do I have to do to be baptized this Saturday?"
Saturday, February 9, 2019
Special Post - Feb 9, 2019
I (Todd) just received a message and pictures from a member (Joa Romero de Arcos) in Argentina via Facebook. These pictures are of the people (Hermano Alcaraz, Jose, and Laura) that Nate has been working with lately and has mentioned in his recent letters.
Here it is (her responses in grey, mine are in blue):
Your son is very good
he is a good missionary
Thank you so much!
The woman was a baptism two weeks ago
and today the two men were baptized
We are so proud of him and we know that he loves the people of Rafael Castillo
We are so happy to know this!
He will be transferred on Tuesday we are going to miss him
We thought this would happen... He will miss all of you. He loves you all
He is a great missionary, since he was with elder hill the neighborhood grew more
I am so glad to hear this. I am so proud of him
He is a great example to all of us
Do not worry that your son is an excellent missionary. is doing many miracles and saving lives
Here it is (her responses in grey, mine are in blue):
Your son is very good
he is a good missionary
Thank you so much!
The woman was a baptism two weeks ago
and today the two men were baptized
We are so proud of him and we know that he loves the people of Rafael Castillo
We are so happy to know this!
He will be transferred on Tuesday we are going to miss him
We thought this would happen... He will miss all of you. He loves you all
He is a great missionary, since he was with elder hill the neighborhood grew more
I am so glad to hear this. I am so proud of him
He is a great example to all of us
Do not worry that your son is an excellent missionary. is doing many miracles and saving lives
Monday, February 4, 2019
Nate's Leter Home - Feb 4, 2019
4 febrero 2019
Alright, I think this is going to be more brief than last week. I just got done sending in el registro de bautismo for Laura, and it kinda took a while.
The week ended on a good note, when we got 7 investigators in church yesterday. One of which was Hermano Alcaraz, the guy I told you about last week. The four of us (Elder Hill, Covey, Giraldo, and I) went and visited the family last night so that Elder Giraldo could do the baptism interview. He passed, and so for right now everything is still looking good for the baptism this saturday. Also, these two grandparents in our ward have brought 3 of their grandkinds that live with them to church the past two weeks. They`re not baptized, and they`re 9, 10, and 11 years old. We have been teaching them the past few weeks, and if we get permission from the parents, they will also be baptized this saturday.
We´re also teaching this capo named José. We contacted him for the first time about 4 weeks ago. We just clapped his house, and he came out and we started talking, and we ended up teaching all of Lesson 1 right there in his gate. Before leaving, I offered a prayer with him right there in the gate, and when I finished, I saw that he was crying. He said it was unbelievable the peace we had brought to him. The next time we came to his house, he let us right in and we sat down and met his wife, and his two youngest kids who still live with them. And when I say wife, I actually mean wife. He`s actually married! I couldn`t believe it. Well, we`ve taught him most of the lessons, and he`s been to church the last two weeks and he really likes it. His wife likes listening to us too, but she doesn´t seem quite as excited to go to church as José is. Hopefully we`re able to get her to church this next sunday. José possibly could get baptized this saturday, but we`ll have to see what happens.
I think that`s about all I got this week. Hopefully I`ll have a few baptisms to tell you about next monday. And I`ll know about what`s going to happen next transfer.
Have a good week!
-Elder Shelton
Alright, I think this is going to be more brief than last week. I just got done sending in el registro de bautismo for Laura, and it kinda took a while.
The week ended on a good note, when we got 7 investigators in church yesterday. One of which was Hermano Alcaraz, the guy I told you about last week. The four of us (Elder Hill, Covey, Giraldo, and I) went and visited the family last night so that Elder Giraldo could do the baptism interview. He passed, and so for right now everything is still looking good for the baptism this saturday. Also, these two grandparents in our ward have brought 3 of their grandkinds that live with them to church the past two weeks. They`re not baptized, and they`re 9, 10, and 11 years old. We have been teaching them the past few weeks, and if we get permission from the parents, they will also be baptized this saturday.
We´re also teaching this capo named José. We contacted him for the first time about 4 weeks ago. We just clapped his house, and he came out and we started talking, and we ended up teaching all of Lesson 1 right there in his gate. Before leaving, I offered a prayer with him right there in the gate, and when I finished, I saw that he was crying. He said it was unbelievable the peace we had brought to him. The next time we came to his house, he let us right in and we sat down and met his wife, and his two youngest kids who still live with them. And when I say wife, I actually mean wife. He`s actually married! I couldn`t believe it. Well, we`ve taught him most of the lessons, and he`s been to church the last two weeks and he really likes it. His wife likes listening to us too, but she doesn´t seem quite as excited to go to church as José is. Hopefully we`re able to get her to church this next sunday. José possibly could get baptized this saturday, but we`ll have to see what happens.
I think that`s about all I got this week. Hopefully I`ll have a few baptisms to tell you about next monday. And I`ll know about what`s going to happen next transfer.
Have a good week!
-Elder Shelton
"el registro de bautismo" = baptismal forms
"capo" = golden contact
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