Hello Everyone:
Well how is everyone doing? We
are now in the last week of the cambio. We will find out Sunday
night/Monday morning if I will stay in Coihueco. My leaders told me the
other day there is a really good chance I will stay and my comp will go.
We never know. Anything could happen... But my ZL´s called last night
to ask how many beds and tables we have in our house. There is a chance
that we could have just opened this sector for 4 missionaries. There´s a
chance they could split us up, put me with a new comp and put a sr comp
with my comp right now. It would really help us out if there were four
missionaries here. I´m really getting sick of everyone looking to me to
do everything. Sundays are about to kill me. Everyone is always saying
¨Elder, Elder!¨ It´s never my comp it´s always me. And pens must not
exist here... I have learned to buy crappy pens because people are
constantly asking us for pens. I made the mistake to pass a pen to
someone and next thing I knew they were gone. It drives me nuts. No one
ever has pens.
Halloween here obviously isn´t what it is in the
states. People put on costumes that were really cheesy and nobody did
anything cool. Just basically walked around asking EVERYONE for candy. I
say everyone because they were even asking us.... We had just left a
house and were practically running to our next cita and a group of
little punk kids says, ¨dulce o travesura¨ My comp gets the genius Idea
to say ¨Travesura¨ In the mean time I´m talking on the phone with the
recently returned missionary that is now our 2nd counsellor to see if he
can come with us this week to a lesson. Next thing I know I feel
something hard hit my shoulder blade. I turn around and a little kid
chucked an egg at me. Luckily it didn´t break. But... the little kid
picks it up and hucks it again. This time hitting my backpack... Egg
shatters getting my backpack, back, legs, and the backs of my arms
covered in egg. There was a young kid that is a member walking by at the
same time and he chased the kid down... I don´t know what happened to
the kid but a lot of people saw it happen and yelled at the little kid.
We walked into a negotio or little store and asked if they had any paper
towels. The guy working there said if it had been him he would have
chased him down and beat the crap out of him... lets just say that was
the edited version of what he said. ha ha
This last week I decided that since door to door
contacts wasn´t working we would call some old numbers in our phone. I
called a couple people and some of them had really dumb excuses or just
hung up on us. Then I called a girl named Fabiola. I told her we had a
lot of numbers in our phone from people that were sharing with the
missionaries and we would like to pass by her house. She basically then
say´s ¨elder wait wait. I´ve been a member for a long time... I´ve
been baptized and even sealed in the temple. I then find out that it
is the sister of our president... the sister that was in Los Volcanes.
The family that I got to know really well. Her brother is the
handicapped kid that would pass the sacrament in Los Volcanes. She had a
good laugh but was glad to hear we were doing good here in Coihueco.
Last Monday the leaders in the mission had a meeting
with the MP. I guess during this meeting he talked about stepping up and
working harder. I guess he used me as an example in the meeting with
all the ZL´s and DL´s. My ZL and DL said that president is freaking out
about how much success we are having here. MY ZL´s told me... I have
no idea what you are doing but president pretty much loves you right
now. This last week we focused on Less actives and Members and we got a
family and 2 other people to church along with 4 INV´s. We got
the church attendance from 35 to 55 this last Sunday. It was awesome.
The MP and the Asistontos are really excited with the work we have done.
We found a LA (less active) member this week and she asked us If we
could baptize her two sons... We told her... ¨umm let us think about it
for a second... YES!¨ only problem is her youngest son is only 7 but
turns 8 in March. We are going to talk to her about baptizing the 12
year old first and wait for the next son.
We had a costume party in church on Friday and we
invited a lot of LA´s and INV´s we got bunch of crap because we were
celebrating the birthday of Satan... blah blah blah. We ended up playing
really funny games, the members danced (while we sat and watched) and
then ate food and drank soda the members and our INV´s had a blast. It
was really fun. Except for the dance... Since we couldn´t do anything.
This last Sunday was AWESOME!! With the success we had
with numbers and the people that came. Daniella the RC of about 3 weeks
got up and gave her testimony. It was AWESOME. She was a little nervous
but she got up and bore her testimony like a pro. Me and my comp both
looked at each other with surprised looks.
Well, we should have another baptism this next week and
we are trying to figure out what is going on with Ricardo. He comes to
every activity and church every Sunday but is really having a hard time
with his family. He is 25 years old and I guess his family is really
bugging him about going to church and everything. We are going to meet
with him on Thursday with a member and try to get him baptized this
month. Sister Humphrey said we need to be loving but really firm and
open with him. Pray that our meeting with him goes well.
The drunk guy that kicked me is in jail right now. I
thought I told you guys. He got picked up by the carabineros and is now
in jail for 3 months. Still haven´t gotten Halloween packages. I
already ordered G´s, don't need more.
This week we are going to focus on finding more
people to teach. We had to drop a couple families that weren´t
progressing.
Well thank you all for everything. Love you all and miss you tons.
Elder Torgersen
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