Hello Friends and Family!
This week has been pretty good. Nothing much happening. We are in the process of finding new people to teach. We received news this week that we are now not allowed to baptized kids younger than 18 years old. I´m a little frustrated about this so i´m not sure what to do. Supposedly MP said that we are not allowed to baptized kids that we are now focusing on families. It is good that we are focusing on families but we are now rejecting the chance for kids to be baptized. They used the statistic that 85% of kids baptized under 18 years old are inactive.... But we have 5 missionaries from other countries that were baptized younger than 18 that are now serving missions. I feel like we don´t have the right to judge them like that. We could reject a kid from being baptized and that kid could go inactive but then comeback to be the next Branch Prez. we´ve got interviews on Thursday so I think I will be talking to pres.
I had my first mini cambio as a DL. It went really slow the first day because it was new years and everyone was wasted, getting wasted, passed out, or the had visitors. We really didn´t find any news. We are really struggling to find good news. I have had a hard time keeping the faith that we will find good news. But we have been doing really good with our obedience. We weren´t out with girls or anything serious we were just leaving the house late or getting home late. We are getting a lot better with it.
So the other day we were playing soccer with a bunch of members and INV´s behind the church in the soccer court when all of a sudden two drunk guys come stumbling by. All of a sudden we look up and one guy is squatted down next to a tree... WE could NOT believe it!! He was going to the bathroom. One of the Recent converts yells, Hey you need some toilet paper, he looks at us and keeps doing his business. Everyone that was there was busting up laughing. It was pretty messed up.
We were really happy Sunday in church. We had 4 inv´s in church and two of our RC blessed and passed the sacrament. Another one got up and shared their testimony. It was awesome.
We found out yesterday there is a inactive RM that lives right in front of our house. She served a mission two years before I was born and now is inactive. It was really funny because we were trying to find her and her husband said that she was working in Santiago. As we were walking into the house 2 hours later she was outside watering her plants. We laughed walked over to her and started talking to her. She said when her husband starts drinking he tells everyone she is in Santiago. She has the biggest house and three full fields of raspberries. We ate a ton of raspberries while we taught her. The coolest less active and she lives right in front of us.
We found out a member has connections with the TV here in Coihueco and also with the radio. WE ARE GOING TO BE ON TV AND ON THE RADIO! yes, we are in a little town but it´s gonna be funny. We are announcing our Activity and when our church is open. One thing that really bugs me is that all the churches in The states and in other countries it says the name of the church and visitors welcome. None of the churches have that here.
Well I have my first Interview tomorrow and I´m a little nervous. I´m really kind of excited though! It should be really good.
Well still no packages. We have interviews on Thursday so I´m sure I will get them then.
As far as my tooth it doesn´t hurt but it is sensitive.
Well not much else has happened. Love you all and miss you tons.
Elder Torgersen
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