Family and friends,
This week went pretty well for me, I
started off this week with an intercambio in Qurihue which is another sector in
our zone. I was with Elder Aguilar and Elder Valle in a trio. It was pretty fun
and I learned a lot. Every time I have an intercambio I try to learn something
good from every missionary. Elder Aguilar has a year in the mission and knows English
pretty well. He also can impersonate anybody or anything, it’s so funny. Elder
Valle has 22 months in the mission and knows his bible, haha we "bible
bashed" with 2 different people that day, it was pretty crazy. But it’s
always fun to go on intercambios and experience new stuff.
We had our Christmas conference for
missionaries this week that was pretty fun but it made me really homesick haha.
It hasn’t really hit me that it is Christmas time because there is no snow here
and it is a thousand degrees but with that Christmas Conference, all the
feelings and remembrances came flooding back. We talked a lot about how Jesus
Christ is the real gift during Christmas time. Sure it is really fun to
exchange presents with family and friends during this time but we need to
remember the true meaning of Christmas and why we celebrate it. I got to see a
bunch of my friends from the CCM there which is always really fun and I also
got my Christmas packages and letters from people. Thank you so much for
everyone who sent me stuff:) I’m saving all of it until Christmas! They showed
our movie that we made too, I guess it was funnier to us because we made it....
hahahaha but I thought it went well.
This week I have been studying the
Atonement of Jesus Christ. It’s amazing that I can still learn and grow in my
knowledge of something even though I have studied it a lot before. I have been
studying it, but more than the fact that because of the Atonement we can receive
a remission of our sins and we can be resurrected and live again. I’m studying how through the Atonement we can
receive help and comfort in our everyday lives. We can be strengthened and it
helps us to understand why we pass through the hardships that we do. If we come
to truly understand the Atonement, we come to know of God’s love for us, and
His love for each and everyone one of us is something incredible. I don’t know
everything about doctrine and the scriptures, that I’m still working on, but I
can testify of the power of God’s love for us because I have felt its influence
in my life and it has kept me going when I have been at the lowest points in my
life. My invitation for all of you reading this is that you can try and
discover a little more about the love that I know that God has for everyone one
of you. You can experience it in many ways, scriptures, prayer, church, but I’m
going to leave that up to you guys:) Also to remember the true meaning of
Christmas.
About cambios today... .I am leaving
from Catrihuala! I have had a good time here and learned more than is
imaginable. I have had really good experiences and have grown over this short
time. This week I have had to say goodbye to friends, members, converts, and
investigators, and those of you who know me know that a few tears were shed
hahaha always. The experience of being a missionary is amazing. I am going to a place called Coronel! It is in
the north of our mission and is on the coast next to the ocean! So I’m looking
forward to seeing the beaches and water every day! I heard that I am going to
eat a lot of fish and that it isn’t going to be that hot there so I’m looking
forward to that as well. My companion is going to be Elder Knecht which I am
very excited for because I heard that he is really funny and is a good guy. It’s
going to be sad leaving Catrihuala but I’m ready. I’ll let you guys know how my
first week is in Coronel next week! Geez Christmas is close.... Make sure to
appreciate the snow because I sure am missing it here:)
Love, Elder Clay
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