guess what?! elder nelson is coming to the mission next week! i´m SO EXCITED. it´s gonna be awesome. the elders called the other day and said my package finally came...that was really exiting as well...so they said they´ll give it to me next week when we go osorno for the conference with elder nelson.
guess what else? the fleas are back. and they are ALL OVER MY BODY. it´s horrible. pray for me? and in my next package could you send me some more anti-ich cream? speaking of packages...the mission has told us to tell our parents to start sending christmas ones so that they get here on time...and obviously not through UPS. hahaha.
so the work is going good. this week we found a less active member...he´s been less active for most of his life. he went inactive at 18. he told us he used to go out with the missionaries all the time. and he still believes the church is true and he said he will never be able to deny it. his girlfriend isn´t a member. they live together and have a little boy. his girlfriends name is anna and is VERY VERY RECEPTIVE! holy cow. it´s awesome. i´m super excited for them. they are the cutest. pray for anna and luis. i know we´re gonna see miracles.
last week we had a really awesome district meeting. we talked about successful missionaries. our district leader talked a lot about how a successful missionary love who they serve. they have charity, the pure love of christ for everyone. i can have the spirit, i can teach well, i can baptize a lot but if i dont love the people, i am nothing. i can serve 18 months here in chile but if my heart isn´t right i cannot profit by it. i may change the lives of others but the good i do will do me no good unless i have charity. elder holland said "pure, christlike love can change the world." God created us in His own image...that means outer image AND internally. love is a quaility God has, and it´s a gift he gives us...and it never faileth. God wants me to become like Him, but change only happens if my heart is in the right place. i know that charity is "bestowed upon all who are true followers of Christ so that when He comes, we shall appear like Him." i know that we are all children of God, and i know He loves us perfectly. i know that we all have the potential to become like Him. it´s important for us to show love for others not only to change their lives, but to change ours as well.
hermana meacham is doing great. she´s learning a lot and getting better everyday. i love it!
i hope you all have a great week! i love you so much! i still love being a missionary!
con amor, hermana steele
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