Serving in Santiago: Baptism!

Hey peopleeee!!!

Diego got baptized and confirmed this weeeeeeek!!! It was so awesome and so fun. There were like 10 people there from other faiths which was awesome because he invited his whole family and a few friends. Two of them were interested in hearing from the missionaries so we passed along their information. DIEGO WAS JUST GLOWING THOUGH. I just sat there during the talks thinking about everything that had to happen to bring us all together in that moment.... It all started when me and Hna. Garcia contacted Carlos, Diego's grandpa in the street one day about 8 months ago. Me and Hna. Garcia passed by their house like a bajillion times but they never wanted to let us in. So then one day with Hna. Gil we contacted another guy. Turned out to be Andre, Diego's brother. So we passed by and he wasn't home but then out came Paola. Then she got baptized in March and now Diego! It's the best feeling in the world knowing all those times we passed by for Carlos in the beginning payed off even though he didn't show interest at first haha. Because now he feels like family to me and MIRACLESSSSSS. Can't describe how much I'm gonna miss them once I get transferred.... tengo miedo jaja. But we don't think about that. For 2 more weeks. ow it hurts my stomach. Moving on.

so yeah it was a great week!!! We wanted to make no-bake cookies today for Pday but they didn't have peanut butter at the grocery store so we just blended up some peanuts and MADE OUR OWN. haha so basically we're the best. We also made french fries. I think we were missing the clog-your-arteries American diet. Felt right at home. Complete with fry sauce. Chileans eat super healthy if you didn't know. And no one really uses salt haha which I've actually gotten used to.

Daniel also has a baptismal date for July 4 but still hasn't came to church so we're working on that. Felicita, Andrea's mom also has a baptismal date and we are working on her family history which is awesome. Juan Camilo, Diego's friend also has a baptismal date, and Valentina, Diego's sister also wants to get baptized but we haven't even gotten to teach her yet! haha so we're excited to find out what her testimony is and to help her make that covenant.

Today during personal study I was reading about the Holy Ghost and the light of Christ and how that all works. In the GEE (spanish scripture guide) it describes the light of Christ as energy that is in all of us that gives us life. So I thought of the sun and how it gives life to the plants and helps people with depression and what not, and thought hey, the son is the sun. And then right after thinking about that I read in D&C 88:7 which says "he is in the sun, and the light of the sun, and the power thereof by which it was made." Cool right??? So now whenever we see the sun we can think of the son and remember we're not alone. :)

I love you guys so so much and hope you can feel my love!!

Con cariño,

Hermana Cannon II