Great week. The Iquique, Lynch is
booming. So many investigators who are really just being dropped from
the Heavens prepared. A few of them went to church without us even
knowing them. Miracles happening of getting calls from random people
telling us they want us to tech English to their whole family, and turns
out they are more receptive to the Gospel than to the small English class I gave. Now they only want to hear the lessons from us hahah.
Really we are just seeing blessings here. I don`t think I have prayed
so hard in my life for prepared people... The majority of the people we
find need to get married so at this point in my mission, as my President told me in our interview on Friday, "Just because you won`t see these people get baptized doesn`t mean they
aren`t your Eternal Friends, Up until the last name and address you
write down, the very last day of your mission, those people will come up
to you in the Celestial Kingdom and thank you Elder Paxman, for helping
them". President Dalton has his way of always saying the exact things I
need to hear. The interview was needed and we talked about a lot of other things to keep me motivated and I`m good now... working, finding
those Eternal Friends. Writing down names and addresses. But like I was
saying.. My prayers are being answered. I have so much faith and trust
in the Lord. It's incredible what he knows I need each point in my life. I
am so weak, it's so hard for me to accept why I am the way I am, but I
know the Lord has it that way for a reason. It's not meant to be easy.
And trust me it's still not easy. All this time in the mission, and I
still have not overcame some of my biggest weaknesses, the most
important weaknesses, The most Notable from the people around me; but
Like Elder Palomino told me the other day, the atonement is meant for
situations like that. I`m learning more and more, sometimes the same
things over and over about the atonement daily. The flesh is weak. I`m
imperfect but I know the Lord has me the way I am for a reason. I`m very
content with the fight I'm on, That daily grind like Elder Sargent
always says #ShoutoutMonday I don`t know if that Paragraph made any
sense but ya.. it's how I feel. I am forever greatful for my weaknesses
the Lord has gave me to overcome. I am forever greatful for this
mission, the only way I could have come to know of these weaknesses.
The investigators who are progressing most are The Familia Cáceres,
Marraige We hope is on the way, Alejandro (Brazilian) he is going to
Bolivia but will return soon, Carlos (He randomly showed up to church
with his daughter yesterday and he is very receptive, looking for a
change in his life), Sandy (Complicated Situation), Maria (Finally we
made a leap with her, We talked about the Family History and baptisms
for the dead, eyes and hearts where opened in that lesson. So amazing
the spirit felt talking about how her son who recently passed away how
she can see him again. I see a great future with her), La Familia Paucar
(English Class Miracle)... hahah I just realized that everyone on that
list except for the Familia Càceres are from another country other than
Chile hahaha thats how the Misión Chile Antofagasta is... We teach
sooooo many foreigners hahah, I love Bolivians and Peruvians but of
course Chileans also :) Success is happening here in Iquique. We are
working so hard. Keeping the vision in mind.
After
writing my email last week, I got stuck reflecting on 2014, my only
full year in the mission... How grateful I will forever be for what I
learned, experienced, saw, lived, etc.. in 2014. My Companions in 2014,
Elders Mangum, Malan, Choque, Antonio, Mendez, Cómena, and Contreras.
The Families I met, Eternal Friends I made... It's impossible for someone
to put into words. I just want yal to know, I will never forget most
likely the most important full year of my life.
I
would like to wish a very happy birthday to my lovely sister Ciera
Lancaster, and my homie brother Zack Markel. !Cumpleaños Feliz (FELIZ
FELIZ) Te Deseamos a Ti (A TI A TI) Cumpleaños Ciera y Zack, Que los
cumplas Feliz. The Chilean birthday song. Eat extra Cake for me. Love
you both (Someone show this to Zack, I know he doesn`t read my Emails
haha.) How old is he? 16?
Today we visited the
Famous Cerro de Dragon (Dragon Hill) here in Iquique. We had a fun time
with a few recent converts and other missionaries... A giant hill full
of sand overlooking all of Iquique. We had a great time, My Camera Fell
in the Sand haha oops... It wont turn on haha Silly Elder Paxman, I used
my Fanny Pack all day, haha I`m funny. After we ate at the Agro (Giant
Garage sale, Food, Cualquier Cosa Allí, Demasiado difícil a explicarlo
en Ingles) we also went to this theater that we have passed by everyday
not knowing that it existed... Such a cool old theater, it made me think
of Phantom of the Opera. I love getting to know the cool places in this
amazing country of Chile. Chi Chi Chi Le Le Le Viva Chile! (Fotos
Included)
Elder Paxman
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