Los Misioneros Perdidos

Estimados,

Hello hello. Wow, it is hard to believe that week 1 of my last transfer has passed by. This was a pretty administrative week with transfers and several meetings. On Tuesday we had a slight problem that three missionaries passed Buin and accidentally traveled north to Santiago, out of the mission. Oops... But after we realized that they had surely gotten lost (none of them had phones), I sent a member to the south-bound side of the highway, assuming that they probably went to Santiago and back. Sure enough they were there. Phew. 

On Thursday we traveled to Rancagua for Consejo, a council (counsel?) meeting with al the zone leaders and sister leaders of the mission. President Harris focused a lot on working with the members, which is pretty much the key for us to have more success here. That is something I have always kind of struggled with, but we are working on it and starting to see some results. Hopefully we can improve with that. 

On Saturday we had a meeting with the district leaders of the zone to teach them what we learned in consejo and set goals and plans for the transfer. It went really well. My companion Elder Gutierrez is a good missionary, and is eager to learn and do good things here.

This week should be a bit more "normal" without so many meetings and stuff. I hope we can see some success. As I come to the end of the mission, I have lots of mixed feelings. Sometimes I am super motivated, and at other times I feel like I havent done enough. But I did find a scripture in D&C 123:17 that I like:

Therefore, dearly beloved brethren, let us cheerfully do all things that lie in our power; and then may we stand still, with the utmost assurance, to see the salvation of God, and for his arm to be revealed.

That is all we have to do. In the mission, in our jobs, in our studies, in our lives. Just do everything that you can and stand still so that God can do what we cannot alone.

Elder Richards