Solito

Hello hello,

So this week turned out pretty much nothing like it was planned to, but it was a good week! First off, my companion, Elder Llavilla, was called as the new Assistant to President, so Presidente Harris came here on Wednesday night to pick him up. That left me without a companion, so I went over to be with some missionaries from Buin, Elder Belayro and Elder Strong. On Friday, Elder Strong and four other missionaries from the zone headed off to Rancagua for their last weekend in Chile before they head home. So the zone was without six missionaries, including one zone leader and a district leader, which left me with a lot of things to do! Especially because this weekend is transfers, so that means a lot of phone calls and planning. 

As for the transfers, I will be staying in Los Jardines for my last six weeks and my final companion will be Elder Gutierrez, from Uruguay. I dont know him, but I think we will be able to have a good change together. It is my last, so I want to make it count! The rest of the zone will be great too, and there are lots of young missionaries. Elder Villegas, my last companion in the office, will be here in Buin, which is great.

So I was with Elder Belayro for a few days in Buin and Los Jardines, and I also spent one day with Elder Torres in Hospital for a day. They are both great missionaries. On Friday, Elder Belayro and I found a new investigator, who is the nonmember husband of a sister in the ward. We were able to enter and get to know him well and share a brief message. I realized that in two years I have been able to improve a whole lot in being able to be myself and get to know complete strangers, and share an important message with them.

Today we went to Buin Zoo for Pday! It is the biggest zoo in Chile (I think), and we had a great time. Picture attached

Elder Richards

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​Me with an Emu