Hey y'all!

Wow. what a great week we had! We really pushed hard this week to achieve the new standards of excellence, and we almost got them! But better than that, I feel like this week we had some incredibly powerful lessons. 

Yesterday we had a lesson with one of our investigators named Adriana. Adriana is a very powerful young lady that we feel is really starting to progress. Anyway, yesterday we taught her part of the Plan of Salvation. As we got to the part of the Atonement, I felt the urge to share a scripture, Alma 7:11-12, which explains what Christ really did for us. I felt the Spirit rise up and fill my body as I explained what Christ´s Atoning Blood can do for us in our weak and mortal state. As Adriana cried I testified that Christ is the only way in which we can be saved in this life, in the next, and that we can only receive joy through him now and for the Eternity. I have never felt so strongly about Christ being my Savior and Redeemer as I did in that moment. What great joy I feel for what He did for all of us!

So this week we contacted a 75 year old named Eleseo. He´s a pretty awesome guy. The bad part is he has listened to just about every religion except ours already and so he gets a little confused sometimes. But what a great Spirit he has! He has a true desire to learn and grow, and as he puts it, to not be so ignorant!:) 

We also had an awesome lesson with an investigator named Iris. We invited a member with us in this lesson, and what a great decision that was! As she testified of a miracle she had seen from the Priesthood we could feel the Spirit enter the room with an incredible force. The once closed heart of our investigator opened, and she as she asked more questions about the Priesthood we saw how powerful the members can be! Never lose a chance to share the gospel and you testimony! You guys are powerful!

This week we also had interviews with President Egbert. Always cool! You guys should have an interview with your bishop or something maybe...

So there is this huge mansion thing from about 300 years ago that is in Santiago. It is creepy. It didn't help that we were right next to it during the night. So we were looking in it with my flashlight last Monday, and me and my companion heard footsteps coming to the door, so we left not wanting to get questioned as to why we were looking into some guys house. So we left and continued to search for the house of one of our investigators. Eventually we found it. When we got there we asked him who live in the mansion. He told us nobody. So then we asked him who took care of it. Same answer. Aaaanndd now I have a fear of big empty houses. 

We found Johnsonville dogs at the Walmart last week and cooked them today! They were amazing!

My companion is awesome and we are having a great time and I feel like I have learned a ton from him! We are having really spiritual experiences together and I am growing so much!

Well I love all you guys a ton! Remember that we are blessed according to our righteousness, and that if we don´t try to be perfect, well then we´ll never get there! No excuses!

Take luck!

Elder Paz