please excuse me for the rancid title that i put on this email, but its true. this past week was literally so cold, i almost lost all my toes and fingers. the fun part about it though, is that it is going to get even colder :)). winter is on it's way...gosh dang it. please pray for me so that i can keep all my appendages attached for when i come back home.
anyway! i did a study this week on what the meaning of life is. in alma 34, there is a huge chapter that talks about how the atonement had to happen for all of us, and that we need to thank our Heavenly father for the sacrifice that christ did for us, but look at verse 31 and 32! 31 Yea, I would that ye would come forth and harden not your hearts any longer; for behold, now is the time and the day of your salvation; and therefore, if ye will repent and harden not your hearts, immediately shall the great plan of redemption be brought about unto you. 32 For behold, this life is the time for men to prepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is the day for men to perform their labors. these verses literally punched me in the throat. it doesnt matter how much money that you have, or what type of clothes that you have. who cares if your friends invite you to do drugs, or if your coworkers think its weird that you dont drink coffee! this entire life that we live is a test of our willingness to submit to our heavenly father. it is a test of how much we want to come back to live with him and our families. its true!! although we havent died and seen how great the celestial kingdom may be, we have to be the best that we can we can achieve that goal! people, have faith that the things that we do in this life will not be done in vain! there was a cool miracle that happened this week! irigoyen and i had a huge day planned out. we had a total of 7 citas set. 7 whole citas. guess what though. THEY ALL FELL THROUGH. go figure. we were literally going through every single plan b, and they all fell through. we were in the biggest pickle in our lives. we had literally two hours to try and find people and teach to meet the goals that we set, and we were not getting ANYTHING. i had a feeling that we should go and visit a less active on the opposite edge of our sector. we walked all the way over there, and he wasnt there.....we went across the street to try and ask this women to see if she knew this guys schedule, and she politely said no to us. we started talking to this woman for a little longer, and her name was alexandra. shes a police officer, but is literally the nicest women i have ever met here in chile. we started talking to her a little bit more about eternal families and how she can live with her husband and her children forever. the spirit was so strong in the contact, i literally started crying! we were able to get a return cita with her, so hopefully we are going to see where the gospel takes her!! i have to scram now, but i hope that all of you have an awesome week! love you all to the moon and back! EKW
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Elder Karson Wattles
Chile Santiago South Mission apartado postal No. 544 San Bernardo, Chile Archives
May 2019
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