Hello Everyone!
¿Como estan? Well things have been great down here in Tacna. we have been
truely blessed by the lord and have been spiritually edified from the holy
ghost. well this last week went by very fast! wow! it has been a non stop go go
go but i have loved it. Alright now to the details. umm...last pday we had the
opportunity to get together with other zonas and play a big game of soccer which
was so fun! hahaha i got to meet some great missionaries and again it is such a
small world. i meet some other elders who know someone i do and it always brings
a smile to my face! okay i dont know if i fully gave a good description about my
comp last week or not so i guess i will really quick. my comp is elder pulido
from guadalahara mexico who speaks just a little english. he has been out on his
mission for 3 months and me just about 2 so we are both greenies together. but
he is a great teacher and friend. we really work well together and the lord has
truely blessed me with good comps so far. this last week we have been busy
contacting and tracting. we had the chance to go up into the mountain part of
our area and knock doors. it is a very poor area and they were so receptive! we
have a bunch of return appointements and are very excited. we had a good time
not getting attacked by dogs and trying not to get completely covered in dirt
but it was great. we were so dirty afterwards. i really love this area and the
people in it. one thing that amazes me is even though they might not agree with
your message they will be kind and listen to what you have to say, which allows
the spirit an opportunity to touch their hearts. in tracting this last week we
have found 3 new familias and many people who are so ready for the fullness of
the gospel of jesus christ in their lives. you should have seen us filling out
the progressing investigator reports. it took us forever! justin dont get mad
bro. i think about you and how hard it must have been for you in the mission
with those russians. sorry bro. We almost had a baptism!!! we have been working
with a lady and she needed an interview with president for baptism. the
interview went great and when we talked with her afterwards her zeal for baptism
was gone and told us that she wasnt ready for baptism! we were so bummed! but we
are working with her and hopefully this saturday it will all work out. but i
love this people. i think about all those scriptures about the gospel being
preached unto the lamanites and i get a burning feeling because that is me right
now. i love giving service to people and want to hug all the sweet old grandmas
around here! the ward is so great too. such faithful members that are in this
area and very kind. yesterday in church i got to give a talk as my welcome
present into the ward which went well. elder pulido also got to speak and then
afterwards elder pulido was asked to give the lesson in sunday school which went
very well, and after that we were both asked to speak in relief society about
missionary work! haha! it went well though. when elder pulido turned the time
over to me, i was nervous but words just rolled out of my mouth faster than i
could think about them! i was praying that they made sense! i testify that the
gift of tongues is real. the spanish is coming along great and i try and bear my
testimony to everyone we come in contact with. also yesterday we found out that
a less active memebers husband had passed away and we went over along with other
priesthood members and sang hymns and two of the brethern gave talks about the
plan of savlvacion. i know it is very sad when someone passes on. but i couldnt
imagine how sad it would be if someone where to pass on and not have the
knoweldge that you were ever going to see them again or be with them! i am so
grateful for the opportunity that i can be with my family for eternity! i love
the quote... a missionary is someone who leaves their family for 2 years so that
others can be with their families for eternity. i love teaching about the plan
of salavation and we have gained a lot of investigators through that lesson.
well what else is new.....oh our shower heater thing broke last tuesday so it is
now cold showers till we can get that fixed whenever. haha mornings here are not
fun! but i just want to share my testimony with you all that i know jesus is the
christ. i have been reading jesus the christ and i feel the spirit so strong
everytime i read it. i know he lives and is standing with beackoning arms to all
his children to come unto him. what a marveouls priveledge i have to invite all
to come unto their savior. i know joesph smith was a prophet of god and thorugh
him we have the fulness of the goespel of jesus christ. we got to watch joseph
smith the prophet of the restoration and even though it was all in spanish and i
couldnt comprehend all of it. i felt the spirit so strong. i love teaching about
the restoration.
Know that i love all of you and that the lord is always near you. with the
lord, nothing is impossible.
i love this gospel. i know it is true. without a shadow of a doubt in my
heart. i hope all is well at home and thank you to all who wrote me. i look
forward to hearing from all of you again this next week. know that your savior
loves you and you are all in my prayers.
Till next week from Tacna,
1-4-3
Elder Weston Birtcher
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