Tuesday, January 27, 2026

January 20-January 27, 2026 Week 30-Coihueco Branch, Coihueco

Another good week! I don't have a lot of time this p-day. I'm going to Concepcion, but I need to keep up my email streak so I'll keep this one short. 

We are helping our friends prepare for their baptisms, and they will get baptized this Sunday! MarΓ­a and Jose!

Transfers came. I'm going to stay in Coihueco and Elder Jensen got transferred. I'm going to train a brand new missionary again. That is why I am going to Concepcion, to pick him up.

Thats all for this week! Peek at the google photos tomorrow to see my companion and me!

Have a good week!


Exchanges with Elder Gomez




Plan of salvation

Last day with Elder Jensen

Traveling to Conception to pick up my new companion




My new companion Elder Louder from Utah




Monday, January 19, 2026

January 13-January 19, 2026 Week 29-Coihueco Branch, Coihueco

What Happened this week:

Zone activity: we had a lit zone activity. We played some hoops, (2013 bobcats type of hoops) (I swear the next person who tells me I'm a bandwagon for liking Gonzaga🀬) and played some funny charades. It was pretty fun. The zone ChillΓ‘n Γ‘uble is pretty awesome (not as good as Talcahauno, but still). Elder Jensen and I went to McDonalds after.

Conference Multi- zone: It was lit. We talked about putting our faith into action by working hard according to our plans and revelation that we receive. 

Exchange in Chillan: I had an exchange with one of my zone leaders, Elder Thompson πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦, It was pretty good. We had a lesson with a flat earther and the moon landing is fake guy. Had another lesson with a deaf lady. We had to yell so she could hear us. Ate pizza for the first time in a month which was elite.

-Our friend JosΓ© passed his baptismal interview vamos! But decided not to be baptized this week (hence the title of the email) but we'll keep teaching him and hopefully Jose gets baptized this next week. Pray that JosΓ© can stop being nervous and have the faith to get baptized por favor πŸ«ΆπŸ™πŸ™

- We put 2 more people on date to be baptized! Another guy named JosΓ© and a lady named MarΓ­a. They came to church! 

- It's like 100 degrees every day, but it's not even that bad. There is a good amount of shade and a lot of wind so that's clutch.

Watermelon: 2 different members gave us a LArGe watermelon and my comp ain't a big watermelon guy, so I've been absolutely feasting on some watermelon.

Spiritual thought:
The conference was about faith and putting into action.
I really liked the presentation of the APs. They talked about setting goals everyday was like an offering to the Lord, then being accountable for the goals and the work we did at the end of the day.
 
 They didn't say this quote their but I like the quote by Brigham Young (don't quote me on this i don't have google) "pray like it's all on God and act all it is all on you" having faith is praying humbly to God that He will magnify our efforts. 

Well that's all I got for all y'all

Hope you guys are doing great. Have a good week and please eat some McDonalds for me.


Jose "the moon landing is fake" Gomez

Splits with Elder Thompson πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ«Ά



No context necessary




Monday, January 12, 2026

January 6-January 12, 2026 Week 28-Coihueco Branch, Coihueco

Hola fam and friends. Another good week here in Coihueco. ¿Did someone tell me that the pistons are #1 in the east or is this cap? But yea let's get into it ➡️➡️➡️

What we did
-last p-day we played D and D for the 3rd pday in a row. I'm so dialed on this campaign now.
-District counsel, hay que tener lecciones con miembros (you have to have lessons with members)
-talked to everyone and their mother about Jesus Christ πŸ˜πŸ˜
-helped our friend Jose be ready for his baptism next Sunday!!!
-had KFC and ate lunch with a family that speaks english, so we were eating KFC talking to english. πŸ«Ά Es bueno para chupar los dedos--- It's finger licking good 

Spiritual thought:

Every month this year, I'm going to study a different christlike attribute. This month I'm studying about Faith. And pretty much my study of faith has lead to this conclusion: I don't know everything, but I know enough. 
I lot of times we stress about the things we don't know, and not what we do know. I listen to the song "I am a son of God" every morning while i jump rope (it's fire), and every morning I just feel it. I  strongly belief this is true. 
If we come to know that God is real, the Book of Mormon is true, and we have a prophet on the earth, then any other thing we don't know, doesn't really matter. That is just a trap that people can get caught in. I would invite you guys to all do something sincerely this week to increase your faith.

Have a great week! 

If you want to listen to the song "I am a Son od God" 

Elder Arthur - ladies hit him up

Jose is going to be baptized Sunday!!!

Finger licking good

Our friend and soon to be recent convert Jose


After a lesson with Brother Wilson







 

Monday, January 5, 2026

December 30- January 5, 2026 Week 27-Coihueco Branch, Coihueco

Hola! What's up fam? How are you doing? Happy new year!

Another good week for me down here in Chile. The 100 degree weather is not as bad as I thought it would be πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™Alright, let's get into it➡️➡️➡️

SOME STUFF WE DID
Went to the temple
Had an intercambio in San Carlos (another small town) with Elder Williams. We arrived in Chile the same time. He's awesome.
Consejo de zona
Interviews with president

OUR TWO MIRACLE FRIENDS:
We have 2 friends that are going to get baptized in January! 
Their names are Damodar, and JosΓ©. And how we met the both of them is a miracle ngl (not gonna lie). πŸ™

Damodar: so we had to go to Chillan, (the bigger city). We were going to go the temple the next day early in the morning, and we were just going to hope for a bus in the morning, but we were like nah, we should spend the night with the ZL's in Chillan and get on the bus with them in the morning to the temple to be sure. So we got to Chillan, at like 8:30 P.M and we get a call from the ZL's that they were in a family home evening with someone from Coihueco who wanted to get baptized. So we were like, we gotta go. The problem was they were on the other side of Chillan so we start running, in suits, in like 90 degree weather. Luckily, a member in the ward in Chillan stopped and drove us to the house. But, then we got to meet him, and he's really cool. He thought it was crazy that they (the ZL's) were talking about other missionaries that were going to teach him, and we just spawn in (show up). 

Jose: we were waiting in the park to have a lesson with one of the recent converts, and this guy who may have been a little faded (drunk or high) started talking to us about Trump, and of course we were like, we don't care about Trump, Jesus is better. Then he starts talking to us about prophets, if there was a prophet on the earth. At this point we knew that our lesson wasn't going to show up, and so we started talking to him about the restoration a little, and elder Jensen was like bruh what you doing-he's high---Boom flash forward a week. He came to church, accepted to be baptized and is the process of quitting smoking!

PLEASE STOP ASKING ME ABOUT TRUMP:

We don't (and can't) watch news, but stuff went down with Trump and Venezuela. I don't know if y'all know this about South America, but there are so many Venezuelans in like every single South American country πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚, We were in like the main plaza and like 20 Venezuelans were celebrating the liberating of their country πŸ˜‚. But like 47 people have asked us about Donald Trump this week- thus the title of the email ( I haven't been in my country for a while)


Being the New Year, I know that a lot of you guys are setting new goals and resolutions, which is awesome! One of my goals this New Year is to study a christlike attribute every month! I want to share with all y'all a scripture about how Jesus Christ can help us in every goal, and how he can make more of us and help us to be the best version of ourselves. Ether 12:27, and I want to invite you guys to not forget Jesus when setting your New Year's goals!


Have a good week, don't eat the yellow snow, and don't die 

Going to the temple!




Que comΓ­ por el nuevo aΓ±o

Intercambio con Elder Williams

Zone Conference




April 29-May 5, 2026 Week 44- QuillΓ³n Ward, QuillΓ³n

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