Thanks for the Package

Hey hey hey Family! Whats going on!? This week was a lot better, kinda. I just learned to really bridle my tongue and watch what I say. I got the package!!! THANKS SO MUCH, so all the food is gone already though because I had to share. But man the watch and blanket are awesome! The pictures too... So this week, we by far got some of the top numbers in the mission isn't that great! 11 lessons with a member and 32 others, and 180 contacts! wow! I DON'T CARE ABOUT STUPID NUMBERS. I care about the people we are teaching and whether they are progressing or not, and if my time and the things I do help them change for the better in anyway. (He is still struggling with his companion) Im learning Spanish though! so hey, I just wish I could be comps with someone who cares and has love for the people. I have been studying caridad y amor (Charity and Love) every day because I really need it. lol.. And by the way its really cold, and we don't have a heater. Yeah welcome to Chile lol it sounds like I have had a bad week but I really haven't. I have learned alot about who I want to become and what type of missionary I want to be also. Man I am so happy to hear that the people I love back home are all good and happy... Jared didn't email me I am mad I want a picture of what he is up to I miss that kid. I took out 100 dollars because I am buying another coat and an umbrella, but I am out of the hour I have to email so I love you all!!!! I'm happy dont worry!!!

Family Baptism

We baptized the family this week! It was really stressful because the califont didn't work, you can see it in one of the pictures. ..... So yeah I got to baptize in cold water baby! 3 people to! I did Jioseph first, he was easy he is really small. I had to be careful with his name because there are random i´s so its hard to pronounce. Then I baptized German and I had to do it twice because I missed a word. By this time I was freezing because I had been in the water for about 6 minutes and I finally baptized Karen she was easy to just the name was a little tough. Afterwards I had to pull the plug and wait for them to be done changing before I could. Yeah I was really cold. But it was an amazing experience to baptize a whole family it doesn't happen that often.

Don't Freak Out!--I've been sick!

Hey family! Thanks for sending me yet another package I can't wait to get it! This last week has been tough because a few of the days I have not been able to work due to being sick. DON'T FREAK OUT, the mission took good care of me. But the bathroom here in Hualqui, that might need to be replaced! lol and don't worry mom I am not boring at my lunch appointments now that I am getting used to the Chilean PERMISO aka the word that allows you to do what ever you want and I can speak Spanish now lol.. Ha we had a noche de hogar with the ward where President Chavez came and spoke, we had 93 people there! Including quite a bit of less actives and investigators! yeah! Beforehand me and Elder Godfrey were in charge of not allowing the kids to play on the stage so we played with them in the cultural hall just not on the stage, I just happened to have balloons in my bag;) lol but then I saw the saddest thing in the whole world! Two boys and a little girl playing with paper airplanes that didn't fly!!! Yes of course their Moms made them, and I thought to myself, man I remember how cool I thought my dad was when he would come home and could make me toys that actually flew. And on top of that more than one type, you know I made some and had some fun with the kids! Kudos to you dad for teaching me well... Oh and that big Book of Mormon we made for the missionary work part of the noche de hogar, it was pretty tight it opened up and we had a bunch of church stuff in it. I'm not getting along with my companion at all, he is just a big ball of pride he hides behind the, oh im a poor latino... but no he pops Mr money bag toys out of his suitcase but yet wants me to pay for the bus and the food, Yeah RIGHT.. lol All he cares about is numbers. I am learning patience and trying to let all the things of conference take part in my heart lol..... But we work hard, so I can't complain we are just missing the whole love part of the work so I actually don't enjoy it to much I hope I get transferred in 3 weeks I won't though. Karen and German are being baptized next week by ME! lol German had to work this week ;( But they made a plan to get to the temple in a year already! tight I know... Thanks to everyone who sent me letters I got a few this week, including Trevor! That came out of nowhere I will be sending him one soon though;) oh and the last pic is how kids ride bikes here... Elder Godfrey was like hey if you were in America you'd all have a bike.. I Know horrible, but it was really really funny. America is the promise land! This week I studied Moses and Abraham, yeah I felt like a little piece of nothing, but the Church is true! lol I love you all and I can't wait to get the blanket I need it lol...

Love Me

All the Medication that he is taking now, he has lost 20 lbs.

The Power of Water-Service in Dichato

Hey family,
So this last week just flew by! We did our normal Missionary work and we also got to go to Dichato, we were supposed to build homes but lacking the materials so they had us clean up trash and broken homes.. I felt like Iwas back at work again, its quite funny how much of my job experience has helped me in the last 2 months. lol It was really sad, I had to joke around with the other gringos and talk about other stuff or else I would have cried. Then we had Mission conference, and then General Conference It was really nice to listen to something in English for once. Things are just so much better in English. The Spanish is coming slowly I am talking alot more now, I sat down and wrote almost 800 words I know in Spanish. yeah tight huh. Overall, I feel like I was just emailing you so I don't really have that much to write, oh! German and his son came to Priesthood session and liked It, that's a big deal saying that its an hour bus ride from their house. We should be baptizing their whole family this Sunday ;) Just the mission is going good, right now I am just finishing all I can with learning Spanish and working as hard as i can. Well I love you all and I will talk to you next week, oh we had 2 pretty big earthquakes. it was fun..

Love your son, Elder Ward


Dichato--the power of water










Riding home to Hualqui-they all changed into comfortable clothes

Hey family! How is it going? For me here in Chile things are going really good ;) and its not that cold yet so don't worry and I am preparing for the cold weather. This last week I got a new companion from Peru, he has been a member for 4 years and has been out a year this week. So I found out that I know a lot more Spanish than i thought, this week has been complete Spanish for me. Since my new comp can't speak English it takes my Spanish study to a whole new level. But I can almost understand everything said to me and I can talk and people actually understand me now. So I'm content for now! The Lord is blessing me a lot. We spent a lot of time contacting since we only had 4 investigators, now we have 11 lol my new companion is way tight. Except he locked himself out of his email account so we have to go back to the house to get the phone to call the office to try to get his account fixed so hopefully I will be able to get back on Internet. If not I love you all and be safe! I will try to email again in a few hours.

Ha so I'm back on the computer here in Hualqui. My comp is still having a hard time with his email, but I was able to get him on the phone with the old people in the office so I hope that they can help him. So this next week is going to be crazy because we have district class Tuesday, then the whole zone is going to Dechato to build homes on Wednesday. Then Thursday we have mission conferecia and then general conferencia too. So pretty much we already have alot of our time planned and then contacting and meeting with our investigators and jazz this week is just going to be crazy. Elder Garey and Godfrey are still in our house so at night I get to speak English con Elder Godfrey for about 45 min ever night. But I'm going through a weird thing were I can't speak English or espanol, and I far dang sure can't write either of them too.So it sounds to me like Jared is breaking my Honda! Stuff doesn't wear out if you treat it right. Geez, dad you were probably in the garage all day! I'm sorry that my emails have been so short but we are just so busy and its not getting any slower anytime soon. It continues to amaze me at how much you can experience in one day! And I am continually learning and becoming. I lost some of the letters I had written so I have to re-write some of them but I sent a bunch off about a week before the earth quake and then a week after it. So I hope somebody is getting my mail! lol I go to bed tired, then I wake up more tired. I swear someone is beating me in my sleep! But yet somehow when I'm out working I am fine, its so weird. So its taken a whole week to barely get to know my companion because what is usually said in one or two days took me a week! hahahahai read Cody's blog man I miss that guy. My new comp has really shown me what its all about, new convert only him and his mom/brother and the missionaries knocked their door and shared the plan of salvation. So he throws it at almost every person we contact I love it! Most missionaries are scared of teaching it. I am excited for the rest of the mission, so far some days go by so fast while others feel like two years. But this last week felt like one long day! But only one so its all good. I love you all! Talk to you next Week!!!
Love Elder Ward