Monday, February 8, 2010

Happy Valentine's Day

hey good morning how are things going? this week has been really busy for me. We went to Viña on Friday for the zone counsel. It was a really good time. I really love those. So I guess the big news for the week is that we now have someone with a baptismal date. His name is Eduardo Alarcóm. He is a 47 year old guy that sure doesnt have the best financial situation but is so humble and grateful for what he has. Before in his life, he lived in Santiago and had a big house and a truck and restaurant with the family and everything was going great until the grandma decided to leave all of it in the name of the sister. She decided to sell it all and left him with nothing. It doesnt really help that he is epileptic either. He lives alone and works in the city center selling candies and stuff in the street. He absolutely loves going to church though and reading the scriptures. In one of our lessons this week, he told us that it was kind of hard for him to read. His glasses arent that great i guess. Well, I always carry around a little magnifying glass with me for the people who say that they cant read the letters of the scriptures so that they dont have an excuse. I gave it to him and he was so grateful. I also gave one to Tatiana who got baptized a few weeks ago. Yesterday she told me that it has helped her so much in everything; work, and in reading the scriptures. So yesterday, Eduardo showed up to church over an hour early to go up into the chapel and read the scriptures. Tonight we are having a ward family home evening in the church to help him and the other investigators get to know the members or the branch. It will be really fun. He cant wait for his baptism on the 20th of February!
The weather is really hot now and the sun is stronger than ever. It really helps us with our awesome farmer tan that we get in the summer down here. good thing it goes away in the winter.
This week, I got my package. Thanks for the things that you sent :) Well hope all of you have a great Valentine's day! Hugs and Kisses ;) haha chao

Elder Nelson