La Conferencia General

Hello hello,

I hope you all had a great week! This week was a busy one. On Tuesday I was in the town of Maipo on exchanges with Elder Rogers. Then Wednesday, we had zone training with all the missionaries and shared about working with members and the missionary schedule. On Thursday, we had exchanges again and I was in Paine with Elder Newell. On Friday I was not feeling too good and we had to stay home (but I am all better, dont worry!). And on Saturday and Sunday we enjoyed watching the General Conference in the district center.

Of course General Conference was really great. I noticed lots of messages about who are God, Christ, and the Holy Ghost. God is our loving Heavenly Father. He sent His son Jesus Christ to give us the example and sacrifice himself for us. The Holy Ghost is the messenger through which we can receive protection, warning, comfort, and testimony. I also enjoyed the many talks about being in the world, but not of the world. Christ invites us to come unto Him, but He doesnt expect us to remain the same person. Through Him we must improve ourselves and become like Him, and that is the only path to true happiness. 

One interesting development here in Chile is that lots of Haitian immigrants are arriving. Supposedly 50 new Haitians arrive each day. They come here for the better economic situation, and most of them come with hardly anything. On Thursday in Paine, Elder Newell and I had a lesson with a Haitian named Junior. It was interesting because we taught the whole thing in english! There were also a few Haitian visitors who came to watch general conference with us this weekend. They are really humble people and very faithful in Jesus Christ. I never thought that we would teach a Haitian in english on my mission in Chile, but we truly are called to invite all people to come unto Christ.

Have a great week! Review the General Conference messages and find out how they apply to your life-

Elder Richards