Esta semana

This week we got a lot of help from the members and we had some funny experiences. First we invited a member to teach with us and he is a little deaf. So we started to teach the plan of salvation and out of no where he started testifying about The Book of Mormon. So it went kind of like this, ´Ok so where did we come from and how did we get to earth?  El Hermano then said I know the book of Mormon will bless your life and will help you overcome your trials. What? So we just taught The Book of Mormon because he couldn’t hear. 

This Saturday we have a baptism!  It will be super fun and she is named T. Just to start off the story, we did not do anything!!! It was all the spirit. About 4 months ago, we got to church and there was a couple there and the man named J said this is my girlfriend T and she wants to get baptized. So we started teaching her and she completed with everything. Then she went to the south for vacations and she read the Book of Mormon Every DAY!!!!!!!!  She is in Mosiah. And now she will get baptized this Saturday she got back from the south two Saturdays ago and came to church the next day. MIRACLES!

I testify that God is a God of miracles and if he wants something to happen it will happen we just have to trust him.  If we trust in him and have faith all things are possible.

Love,  Elder Christensen

I love you mom

Hola Familia

This week was good.  We had a fireside yesterday with President and Sister Barreiros.  They are so cool!! I am so glad they are here to lead the mission. They are really helping the members to get more involved in the work of salvation. How are your efforts for the Work of salvation? I hope we are looking and praying and also acting on opportunities to share the Gospel.  I know that God will guide us, he just needs a willing mind.

This week we had a miracle. We were teaching someone named T about three months ago but she left to go south to take care of her mom. She got back this week and came to church alone on Sunday. She talked to me and said that she wants to be baptized and she is ready.  We are going to have a baptism for the 16 of November.  It will be so Cool!!!  I love Miracles. I thought I would be long gone from this ward when she got back but I know that God has his own plan. That is so comforting.

Here in Chile they are already preparing for Christmas. So that is fun and it is getting hot here!! Like 80 degrees, but that is what Christmas is all about right?  the Heat!! Thanks for all your support.  I love you all. I know that Jesus Christ already paid for all so we just have to work as hard as we can to follow him. He is easily pleased but hard to satisfy because God and Christ know our potential. Do we? I know that we are Children of God and we can one day become like Him. I love my Father in Heaven and Jesus Christ. I love you all! 

Elder Christensen

There is Always a Miracle

This week was ward conference and we went nuts with activities. We first had a ward family home evening, and then we had a talent show, a ping pong tournament and an activity for the youth. It was so fun!! For the Talent show I did juggling and it went well. It was really fun anyway.  The week went by really fast because we had a ton of things to do. 

Thank you for all your support and love. Also we found out this week that Elder Holland is coming to our mission in two weeks. We are really excited to see him! I am so excited to see him in person for the second time. He came to the MTC when I was there. 

The miracle this week was that we had a tour of the church but in another ward. We didn’t bring anyone but when we were waiting outside for other missionaries a kid named D came up to us and shook our hands.  He is 13 years old and we invited him and his family to come to tour the church and his mom said no but he said yes.  He said to his Mom, ”lets go, mom, lets go, come on! It was awesome! And they came.

I am thankful for everything you all have done for me!! I love you all Especially you mom!!!

Elder Christensen

Birthday Celebration!  Andrew is now 20!

GOOD TIMES

This week was also full of miracles. I can’t ever think of a week when something super cool does not happen. It always seems like something out of the ordinary has to happen in the week of a missionary. 

First, M came to church this week and she liked it a lot and she said she will come back for sure  because she likes that the church is really organized and the people are really nice.

Then we talked with a woman named B.  she was sitting in a park alone and we walked by and started to talk with her. She first wanted to speak English and we invited her to our English class we have on Saturdays. Then we started talking to her about the Church and we explained about the Book of Mormon and she said,” Wow, where can I buy one of those books, do you sell them in your church”?  We said “no”, but you can have one and we gave her one right there and she started reading it right away. She thought the Mormons and the Latter day saints were two different churches. So we explained that and then she said that she didn’t know why she came to the park but she felt sad because her daughter is sick. So she went to think and then we came by. She said that we really were sent from God and we were completing our mission because she had seen a ton of missionaries but none ever stopped to talk to her. That was cool!!

Last, yesterday we were walking around at 9 30 at night and we found a contact we made about two months ago. He said, “Hey do you want to  meet with me and my family right now?” we said yes!!  And we went and taught his family. They said they are catholic but the church never called them. They never wanted to go. They want a church that they believe that is real!   They are coming to church this Sunday. 

So Miracles are real and I love them.  Thanks for all you guys do to help me.  Remember to pray everyday for an opportunity to share the Gospel and you will find chances to share the Gospel.

When you give Vegetables away to the neighbors, you can just invite the person to our house for a family home evening… so easy!! I know you can do it

I love you all

Elder Christensen

                                                      On Splits with a brand new Elder

Beautiful skies over Chile

Milagros=Miracles

This week was pretty awesome! We focused a lot with talking with everyone who crossed our path. Elder Ballard said and I quote, `Missionaries, if you want more people to teach you have to talk with more people.' Close quote. Ok that wasn’t really a direct quote but I always wanted to say that. Seriously, that is what we have to do. 

So did we listen to the Apostolic counsel? Yes. Now you ask did we see miracles?...YES!

The biggest only I will share. The other day we were walking in the street talking with people and a woman with her son in a stroller passed by and we said Hola and she said Hola and nothing.  We just kept walking. We went to a lesson and we taught a family and left. We crossed the street and the same woman passed by. Wow a little weird that about 40 minutes later we crossed paths again. So I thought we have to talk with her so I went to talk and...She crossed the street. So We just kept going on our way. We turned on a street and yep, you guessed it,  the same woman passed again. This time I said ok WE HAVE TO TALK TO HER!!!  We went and talked with her. She is named Milagros which just happens to be Miracles in English. So we talked with her and she said yea come over tomorrow and we can talk more. So we went and she let us in and said, `Ok what are the Mormons all about and she just asked questions. It was so cool and we taught her and invited her to be baptized and she said If this book (The Book of Mormon) is true then of course I will be baptized!!

Wow what a miracle!

Thanks for everything I love you mom and dad and everyone else

Elder Christensen

Big boy!

General Conference

One Year Down!!I  This year has gone by so fast.  When your nose is in the grindstone time really flies!

Wow the Conference was so GOOD!!! I can’t even decide which is my favorite. I am going to say Elder Ballard and Elder Maynes and Elder Bednar and President Uchtdorf and President Eyring in the Priesthood session. Just too many good talks to decide. There was so much Power! Oh, and also Elder Dube-- that was SICK!!

We had a small miracle happen.  We were inviting people to come to the Conference and we had no one there so we went to a house of one of our friends who we talk with but have not started to teach yet. His name is Juan and we passed by and said do you want to come to listen to a prophet and he said Yes!  so he came and watched half of the conference with us. That was so cool!  I hope we can start teaching him because he is really nice.  He is a handy man and he fixes up peoples houses almost for free. He only charges so he can eat that day but he fixes a sink and charges like 3 dollars. But his wife died a while ago and he lives alone. He is really cool so we are going to work really hard to teach him

I was almost sure we would have changes this week because I have been in the same ward for six months I was not transferred.   I was a little upset at first but I realized I was just being selfish so I changed my mind and I am happy.   I can stay with the friends I have made and I can continue helping my ward and helping others love the Gospel. I know how to do this. I just have to love all and be their friend. I was not called to Chile to find Investigators but to find my friends!

I love the mission and my life!!

I love you mom
I love you dad

Elder Christensen

Happy Birthday to me One Month Early!

This week was great.  I got all my birthday stuff one month early.  I had to make a decision....Wait for a month to open it or open all of it at once the same day. So, I opened it all in one day!! Thanks for all the things especially the beef jerky!! I love you all.

We went on divisions yesterday and it was really fun.  We had a lot of success.  We went out with two members. The best part is Elder Largo had a really good time.  He loved leading a little more in the ward.  I try to let him lead all the time with me but he never really wants to when I am around. He is getting more used to contacting now and talking with people so that is nice.

Also President Barreiros came to inspect our pension and said it is too old for missionaries to live there.  He told us to find a new house to live in so I am excited for that but it is really hard to look for new houses and I would rather just work in the street talking with people.  That is the best thing we do and the most fun too!!

Goal for the week: I am going to be a better listener!!!

I love you all especially my mommy and dad

Elder Christensen