May 12-May 18, 2026 Week 46- Quillón Ward, Quillón

 Whats up. How are y'all doing?

Another good week here in Quillon, Chile. I am still in a small town. i've been in a small town for the past 5 months 

What happened: 

Had an intercambio with Elder Murset from AZ. it was fun. we had a good time and had a service project.

Had conferencia multizona. we learned about focusing on the people who want to progress and that are willing to help themselves. 

Had some service projects cutting and moving wood (those are separate projects, one was cutting, the other moving)

We had like 5 lessons with this family from the dominican republic, they came to a church activity, and were preparing to be baptized, but they texted us saturday night that they were not coming and for us not to come back.  Happens to the best of us. But they had a restaurant and I ate some fire dominican food.

This week I listened to a talk called "A summer with Great Aunt Rose" by Elder Uchtdorf. Fire talk. He talked about how if we have faith, we have hope. And when we have faith and hope, we have joy. I know as humans it's hard to be happy and have joy, but when we strengthen our faith we are strengthening our joy.

Ether 12:4 

Wherefore, whoso believeth in God might with surety hope for a better world, yea, even a place at the right hand of God, which hope cometh of faith, maketh an anchor to the souls of men, which would make them sure and steadfast, always abounding in good works, being led to glorify God.