Thanksgiving in Chile! Jose, our new investigator is at the end of the table.
Sunday, June 4, 2017
Chilean Food & Service
Photos 1-3
Typical Chilean lunch (in the south)
1. Salad
2. Rice and Chicken
3. Fruit with Cream for dessert
Photos 4 & 5
Service: From cutting grass with some rusty scissors to....building a house :D
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
New area!
Life is so good!
The change has been pretty sweet here in Temuco. I love the sector that I am in and I love the ward a ton! We are going to work like machines here!
My new comps name is Elder Castro. He is my Colombiano brother from waaaay back when. When I first arrived to Chile he was my district leader and we have been home boys ever since. Now this is his last transfer before heading home and we are comps! Woo!
My sector is by far the biggest sector I have ever had and it is beautiful! I am in the sector Quirihue which means in mapuche "many hills".......yippee! It is really awesome though and it is perfect for this time of year because it is super-hot over here and because we are at a high elevation that means lots of wind to cool us down.
I would love to tell more about the sector and all but we only have 15 min to write because we have to go to Concepcion right now and we are late! I love you all and I hope you have a great week!!!!
Love,
Elder Callister
The change has been pretty sweet here in Temuco. I love the sector that I am in and I love the ward a ton! We are going to work like machines here!
My new comps name is Elder Castro. He is my Colombiano brother from waaaay back when. When I first arrived to Chile he was my district leader and we have been home boys ever since. Now this is his last transfer before heading home and we are comps! Woo!
My sector is by far the biggest sector I have ever had and it is beautiful! I am in the sector Quirihue which means in mapuche "many hills".......yippee! It is really awesome though and it is perfect for this time of year because it is super-hot over here and because we are at a high elevation that means lots of wind to cool us down.
I would love to tell more about the sector and all but we only have 15 min to write because we have to go to Concepcion right now and we are late! I love you all and I hope you have a great week!!!!
Love,
Elder Callister
Monday, October 17, 2016
Thank you for the Birthday Wishes!
Howdy there!!
I don´t have tons of time today but I just want you all to know how much I love you and thank you all for the birthday wishes!!
Love,
Elder Callister
I don´t have tons of time today but I just want you all to know how much I love you and thank you all for the birthday wishes!!
Love,
Elder Callister
General Conference - October 2016
Hey Yáll!
I am not sure where to begin as I think about this past weekend. The words and love shared to us from this week's general conference. My heart was and still is full of much gratitude for the Lord, for all of whom I serve here in Chile and for each and every one of you.
I could not tell you which of all the talks that were given was my favorite...because they all impacted me so much. I have many things I would like to review as I study them over again and am very excited to see and hear what you all have learned as well.
I just would like to express my love and gratitude for the Restoration of the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. As I was listening to the conference, words of hope and love rang through my ears and feelings of peace passed through me in a way that I have never felt before. There is power in the Restoration. I testify of the truthfulness of latter-day prophets and apostles who lead and guide this church. I testify that godly priesthood power has been restored to the earth making it possible for all of us, through ordinances and special promises we make with the Lord, to live with Him once again. All this being made possible through our Savior Jesus Christ and through his infinite sacrifice;
I love each and every one of you and I am so grateful for all the love you show to others every day. I hope you all have a fantastic week and I will talk to you all later!
Love,
Elder Callister
I am not sure where to begin as I think about this past weekend. The words and love shared to us from this week's general conference. My heart was and still is full of much gratitude for the Lord, for all of whom I serve here in Chile and for each and every one of you.
I could not tell you which of all the talks that were given was my favorite...because they all impacted me so much. I have many things I would like to review as I study them over again and am very excited to see and hear what you all have learned as well.
I just would like to express my love and gratitude for the Restoration of the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. As I was listening to the conference, words of hope and love rang through my ears and feelings of peace passed through me in a way that I have never felt before. There is power in the Restoration. I testify of the truthfulness of latter-day prophets and apostles who lead and guide this church. I testify that godly priesthood power has been restored to the earth making it possible for all of us, through ordinances and special promises we make with the Lord, to live with Him once again. All this being made possible through our Savior Jesus Christ and through his infinite sacrifice;
I love each and every one of you and I am so grateful for all the love you show to others every day. I hope you all have a fantastic week and I will talk to you all later!
Love,
Elder Callister
Putting the Batteries In
(From 9/26/16)
Helllllooooo America!!!! (and Chile...Varii ;))
I am but so very grateful to be able to write all of you. This week has been such a blessing for my companion and I.
Unfortunately I cannot say that this week started off perfect without any problems. It was a bit rough at first. Sunday, Marcos (the one who was baptized last week) did not show up to be confirmed a member of the church and receive the Holy Ghost.....now that was not good at all because this is an essential part of the baptism. He got sick after he was baptized on Thursday and was not able to get out of his bed Sunday. Not good...
We then began to have a few difficulties as a companionship trying to see what we needed to do in our sector. It can be very difficult after a baptizing. Finding new people to teach is very important and necessary to continue working effectively. Well we didn’t have too much to work with. That was until "nos pusimos las pilas" (put in the batteries) and saw miracles happen in our sector and zone. Mornings were the best. FULL of revelation and understanding of what God wanted us to do right now in our lives. I really cannot explain how awesome it is to receive such revelation but it is incredible. We began to have idea after idea after idea and God blessed us for it as we put it into practice. People began to be put right in our paths, others coming up to us asking for us to teach them about Christ. Blessings from the Lord.
The biggest realization we made together this week was that God loves us more than we can even imagine. The ONLY thing he asks of us is to be obedient to His commandments and Love others. Sometimes this can be a little hard. To strive to be exactly obedient. Though I know with obedience comes power and more understanding and love from above through the Holy Spirit. It is so beautiful.
We love working together and we feel that we are learning more and more every day. I know that God loves each and every one of His children. How much, I do not know, but we can begin to know and understand this as we strive to love and serve others around us every single day. Keep the commandments. Love God and everything will be ok.
I love you all so much and I know that God loves you. Seek Him out in daily prayer and scripture study and I promise you that He will bless you more than you could ever imagine.
Have a great week!!!
Con Amor,
Elder Callister
p.s. Marcos came yesterday and was confirmed!!! I love this man!!!!
Helllllooooo America!!!! (and Chile...Varii ;))
I am but so very grateful to be able to write all of you. This week has been such a blessing for my companion and I.
Unfortunately I cannot say that this week started off perfect without any problems. It was a bit rough at first. Sunday, Marcos (the one who was baptized last week) did not show up to be confirmed a member of the church and receive the Holy Ghost.....now that was not good at all because this is an essential part of the baptism. He got sick after he was baptized on Thursday and was not able to get out of his bed Sunday. Not good...
We then began to have a few difficulties as a companionship trying to see what we needed to do in our sector. It can be very difficult after a baptizing. Finding new people to teach is very important and necessary to continue working effectively. Well we didn’t have too much to work with. That was until "nos pusimos las pilas" (put in the batteries) and saw miracles happen in our sector and zone. Mornings were the best. FULL of revelation and understanding of what God wanted us to do right now in our lives. I really cannot explain how awesome it is to receive such revelation but it is incredible. We began to have idea after idea after idea and God blessed us for it as we put it into practice. People began to be put right in our paths, others coming up to us asking for us to teach them about Christ. Blessings from the Lord.
The biggest realization we made together this week was that God loves us more than we can even imagine. The ONLY thing he asks of us is to be obedient to His commandments and Love others. Sometimes this can be a little hard. To strive to be exactly obedient. Though I know with obedience comes power and more understanding and love from above through the Holy Spirit. It is so beautiful.
We love working together and we feel that we are learning more and more every day. I know that God loves each and every one of His children. How much, I do not know, but we can begin to know and understand this as we strive to love and serve others around us every single day. Keep the commandments. Love God and everything will be ok.
I love you all so much and I know that God loves you. Seek Him out in daily prayer and scripture study and I promise you that He will bless you more than you could ever imagine.
Have a great week!!!
Con Amor,
Elder Callister
p.s. Marcos came yesterday and was confirmed!!! I love this man!!!!
Chilean Celebration!!
This week 9/20/16 Chile celebrated their equivalent of the Fourth of July. This was my feast........t'was so beautiful!!!!
love you all!!! hope you have a great week!!!
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