Yeah, I'm so sorry! As I was walking away from the cyber, I realized that you had a bunch of questions that you wanted answers to, but especially the address one, and I didn't even answer them... so here it is. The address, according to my comp, is this.
1240000 Antofagasta
Antofagasta
Chile
You send stuff there, and then whenever the zone leaders go to Antofa, they'll grab it.
Anyways, this week was pretty same old. Nothing spectacular. But it was a good week, nonetheless. I'm just having trouble finding something to write about! I guess first off, I've gotten advice about big earthquakes. There was supposed to be one before the 15th, and so a ton of people were telling me about earthquakes and what to do in the middle of one. It kind of spooked me out a bit, not gonna lie haha! But now I'm prepared! ;) But no, the ones I've felt definitely aren't rollers. They're more like shakers. Everything shakes... or quakes. But they're fun! I like feeling them! But then again, I haven't felt anything big.
Our investigators are alright. I'm actually pretty bummed, because two of our investigators, who were progressing the most, just quit on us. Noelia and her daughter, Ingri. Ingri especially, she was super excited about the church, and especially the thought of baptism. She jumped on the idea when we challenged her! And she accepted the date and everything. But now, both of them aren't answering their phones. And when we pass by their house, they don't answer, even though we can hear them and their kids inside. It's really depressing. But then we have the opposite. We contacted un antiguo que se llama (an old one called) Jose Miguel, and his polola Valeska. She is a member, but him no. But we've worked a little with him, and he's awesome! He asks all of the best questions, he's super involved with the lessons, and he's accepting all of our challenges! It's hard though, because they aren't married. They've been together for a long time, and have two kids, but still aren't married. That's the problem with Chile. They don't see the need for marriage. It's hard to get them to wrap their minds around it. And if they aren't married, we can't baptize him. So that's our goal right now. And I have faith! They'll be married soon, and he'll be baptized! It's going to be fantastic!
Today was pretty great! We gathered as a zone to play volleyball. That was awesome especially because it wasn't soccer haha! I am truly the worst at soccer. But volleyball I can do! It was super fun. Afterwards, we bought a ton of ice cream and soda (WUT WUT) and watched The Croods... in spanish. But I understood it all, for the most part, so that was cool! I'm in Iquique ahora (right now), writing in a cyber that Elder Reveco knew about. I'm excited because there's a Lider (store owned by Walmart) here, with a bunch of American stuff I can get! Like Ranch!!! Oh my goodness, I miss ranch. The salads here are awful. The only stuff they use to dress their salad is straight salt. And lemon juice. I can't. But I'm gonna buy myself some ranch, and probably carry some around with me to show people what they don't even know they're missing out on! Oooooooohhhhhhh so excited haha! I'm also gonna get all the stuff I need to do a recipe from the Konuiszy's cookbook! It's gonna be brownies, and I'm making them for tonight for una noche de hogar (Family Home Evening) with a member. Haven't had brownies in way too long haha!
But the work is moving forward. It's hard, but worth it. The schedule is super boring and all, but for some reason, I don't get too bored! In fact, I have the hardest, most boring, most arduous schedule that I've ever had, but I can feel the blessings from doing the work, and serving! I love serving! Even though I'm in Chile, in the driest place on earth, surrounded by stray dogs and dirt and people speaking a foreign language, I'm happy. I know now that happiness doesn't come from your circumstances. Everything is a choice, and I can choose to let the blessings and happiness come from God, or I can choose to block them out. Like that talk by Elder Uchtdorf. We can choose the blessings, if we're willing to put in some work.
Les amo a todos!
Elder Schmid
Elder Schmid
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