"I am completing a year this week! Ah! No lo puedo creer! (I can't believe it)

Well...Chile played Switzerland today. I heard from my window an irruption of screams. Like the entire city. I heard horns blowing, I think I even heard fireworks. Later, we went to go buy a few things for the week and that is when Chile won. A guy ran into the store, decked out in a Chilean flag, amongst other Chilean attire, cheering for his team. It was a little crazy, but fun to see the love the Chilean people have for soccer. People will be happy, at least until we play again; how can we relate soccer to the gospel? Maybe they will let us into their houses now. Chile is advancing.....woo hoo! Its worse than American Football, the noise and the emotion!

Investigators to pray for:

"Marcos, Andres and Diego- that they will go to church and accept the gospel/know that it is true and get baptised soon.

Julianna and Rayel- Support from their family, that they will get baptised this weekend.

Carla and Nicole- Go to church next Sunday and get baptised on the 30th of June.

We have four baptisms planned! Pray for these people please!

"Being Senior Comp. is strange. My companion has a lot of confidence in me. I lead the lessons and decide stuff. Weird. Its a great feeling sometimes, but a lot of responsibility. She is a great support. She is very tranquila (laid back) and I know we will have a great time together.

"Last night we were talking to this viejito (older man). He started talking about himself and starting crying for having lost his wife amongst some other things. I just felt this great love come over me in this moment. I really could feel the love that the Lord has for this man, as well as the pain from the hurt that he has. I became teary eyed. We really feel the Lord's love as missionaries. I will never forget just this blanket of love come over me. That is extremly powerful love. There is a level of love that we grow to understand amongst our brethren and within our families. I am so grateful to have felt that love that the Lord has for Jaun and testify of it to him."

"Today was good. I got a new companion from El Salvador. She has 5 months in the mission and all the missionaries told me to take care of her. I am really exited to have a Latin companion again. That will really improve my Spanish. I am terrified to be Señor companion though (this means that La Hermanita is responsible for what the companionship does. She will make the big decisions!). I feel the responsibility on my shoulders. My companion's name is Hermana Romagoza. She seems very chill and very sweet. I am excited to learn from her. I know she has a lot to teach me. I really hope we will make a good team. I have a goal not to speak in English for these next 6 weeks. Nothing de ingles. I can think in Engish and listen to music, but I need to start thinking and doing in Spanish. It will be a blessing.

"There a a lot of people that can get baptised at any moment, but they just have a small desafio (challenge). We just have to work so that we get over that.

"It sucked having my last companion leave. By the way, I told you that I dyed my hair dark brown right? Anyway, my companion is here with her parents (her previous companion is done with her mission, and her parents are picking her up). We went and had lunch with them today. It was emotional. Dad and Lisa want to come and get me. It will be the same type of situation. I am going on only having 6 more months in the field soon. Crazy. Crazy.

"This week will be crazy. Getting to know new companion, trying to get into the groove of things. I just don't want to be bossy in any way. I just want unidad (unity) so that we can work together and carry the weight together. I know God has trust in me. I just have to trust in him and myself."

"Nothing has happened with Olivia yet. Her granddaughter said she was out of town and she doesn't come out when we go by.

However, God is blessing us...

"So on Friday, we were planning for the week. We realized that one of our investigatores could get baptised at anytime. And we felt like we should do it asap, or in other words, the next day. It was a little stressful, getting everything done and ready, from the interview (anyone who gets baptized is interviewed first, just to make sure they feel ready) to getting the keys to the church, etc, but so worth it. We said prayers and Lorena, nine years old, got baptised on Saturday. It was a beautiful, beautiful baptism. She is just this little, beautiful innocent girl, that has gone through some rough family situations. It was great to see her following the example of Jesus Christ. Then she got confirmed yesterday. The Spirit was strong in the sacrament meeting when she received the Holy Ghost (those with priesthood authority from God give new members a blessing to always have the Holy Spirit with them). God did a lot of miracles for this little girl and her family this weekend. It was such a change from last week, which was rough. God blessed us so much this weekend! He is doing miracles!"