Reflections of a True Millennial

Hola, Wow this week went by very quickly. We are still pushing the rock here and trying to get things moving. This weekend in our ward we had a mini-mission activity for the youth. It turned out to be a great success. On Friday they were trained in a mini-MTC, then on Saturday they had their studies and went out to work and talk to as many people as possible. They did things in the missionary fashion (eating lunch with members, waking up and going to sleep on time, dresssing in shirts and ties, etc.) and had a great experience. Last night we had a closing fireside and it was super inspirational to hear the testimony of all the youth that participated. Almost all of them said that if they could they would leave today to go on their missions. It made me realize that I need to appreciate more the time that I have here. Even though some days we dont see much progress in anything, every day is an opportunity to share the Gospel with children of God. This weekend is General Conference, which...

So the Spanish word for barbecue is "asado," but if you are Chilean you would say it as "asaito." (And depending on how you are saying it you may even say "asaito-po.") But that is the title of my email, because we had many asados this past week. Sunday was the Independence Day of Chile, so the whole country was in party mode for 4 days (everything was closed yesterday, so that is why I am writing this letter today). But we were treated to asados with members on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and even had a mini asado with missionaries yesterday. I think I would be okay eating salad for the next few weeks.... But we had a good weekend. It is not a good time to get much work done, but we took advantage of the time visiting members and relaxing a little bit (and we even got a referral out of it, and possibly a few more). Yesterday we went to Machalí to a big festival they had for the holiday. I bought this super cool balsa wood model of old Chileans singing o...

Hola hola, So theres a story that I have heard that I really like and want to share. I am not sure where it is from (possibly President Uchtdorf), so if anyone knows, let me know. But yeah, so the story goes that a boss hired a worker and gave him the job of pushing a gigantic rock. That was his only task, to push this gigantic boulder. So the worker gets up and goes to work and spends all of his energy pushing the rock. He sweats and works, trying his very hardest, but the rock doesnt move an inch. The next day he tries again, using all of his energy, but it doesnt move at all. He tries again day after day after day, but he just cant get it to move. So after a few days, the boss comes to see what has happened, and the rock hasnt moved at all. The boss called in his worker to talk with him, and the worker comes in with his head hanging down, sure that his boss will be angry. So the boss sits him down and asks how the job went. Of course the worker is dejected and replies that he couldn...

Hola hola, I think the title of my email could also be the title of a Richards family memoir. Or at least a Scott Richards memoir... But the title comes from the fact that this week I got a package from my family, including food and other things from the Estados Unidos! Wooooo! It was great to get that, and I am thankful to my parents for sending it. We are working hard here in Recreo, trying to find people. We did find one new investigator named Leo. He is an interesting guy and is very happy. We have another appointment with him today, so hopefully it goes well. We also had our Capilla Abierta in Recreo yesterday. It was nice and the members did their part well. And attached is a picture of Elder Everett and I. He is a great missionary and a good companion. Plus, I found out that he kind of likes the Dolphins, so of course we get along well. Elder Richards ​