April 7-April 13, 2026 Week 41-Coihueco Branch, Coihueco

Hola a Todos? 

How are y'all doing? I hope you guys are doing well and enjoying the start of spring. It's cold down here now.

This was one of the best weeks of the mission!

We had 3 baptisms this Sunday. There were 2 sisters that got baptized, Deivliett and Caroline, and our friend Domingo. We pretty much had a lesson with them everyday this week!

What happened:

I had an exchange with Elder Mandaba again. He's from South Africa and we were in his sector. Absolutely nothing happened. I was sad all day because in Coihueco there were like 6 lessons and my DL elder Lopez had 4 baptismal interviews. But I guess I need to repent and be where my feet are. But the only cool thing that happened on the exchange is we ate lunch at the house of one of counselors in the stake presidency and that was like the nicest house I have been in Chile and we ate the most fire tacos. 

At district council we learned how to care for our friends that are preparing to be baptized on a specific date. (hay que cuidar las fechas -President Lillo, every single call of the mission)

We had lunch with an hermana Wednesday and her husband had left her. She asked for a blessing and like a good big brother I was like, "my comp would love to do it". He hit the flow state in Spanish for like the first time. 

We had a lesson in the country and we went to a lake it was pretty cool. It was 2 columbians who are members of the church that are coming back to church attendance and there friend from Bolivia. 

We had a family home evening with the Lillos (my mission president who came to visit out area) in the rama (branch) coihueco. We had 10 friends there! It was fun.  We played some fun games and we (the missionaries and President and Hermana Lillo) gave a spiritual thought.

We are going to have 2 more baptisms this Saturday! Katalina (14) and Nicolas 8. The Lord has been blessing us up with friends that want to listen and learn about the gospel!

D&C 18:15-16

15 And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father!

16 And now, if your joy will be great with one soul that you have brought unto me into the kingdom of my Father, how great will be your joy if you should bring many souls unto me!

Elder bailey, louder, pfispher, yo, thompson, lopez, mandaba, clegg