Hey-o de la estaca San Antonio!

Things have been going great here in El Quisco! This sector is like an endless work buffet. Knock yourself out with the best you can do, and you still have leftovers haha! 

Here are a few of the miracles we´ve seen:

1) We went on a whim to visit a less active member who lives really far from us, and we were met with an unexpected surprise: Hey guys! Do you want to come in? A little shocked, we entered his house and after a few minutes he told us something that rocked our world: "When the missionaries knocked my door the first time, I had prayed that God would help me get through my trials just two hours before. This week, after having felt really bad for not going to church for a long time, you guys show up as if to confirm my decision to go. You always arrive just when I need you!" We were dumbfounded. I am happy to say that Luis went to church yesterday for the first time in 6 months. 

2) The family two doors down from us have turned into a pure gold mine!!! The 3 members of the family accepted a baptismal date for the 16th and have a disposition so open that I have never seen in my 8 months on the mission. To think that so many missionaries passed by them for so many months, and no one thought to ask them if they would let us talk to them!

3) The ward I’m serving in is getting a lot better. The leaders are excited, are passing us references of people to visit, and want to help us have success!

It’s amazing to see the daily miracles of the mission. You just have to go out and get them! Love you all!!

Elder Pomar

Hey Everyone!!!

I did it! I did it! I did it! (Well I didn't do anything, its really all Gods work) but after waiting almost 8 months (whoa, that's a scary thought) I finally helped someone get baptized!  It was such an incredible experience.  I got to do the ordinance, and after doing it, I felt a deep peace.  It wasn't like a whole pyrotechnic show, but I felt true peace.  I'm so glad that we were able to help her along the path.  She was really really happy, and her family was beaming.  Her Aunt is a less active member and the rest of the family are investigators in the making, so we know where were going next haha!

What else happened this week?  It’s all such a blur.  It’s like one continuous day with a lot of extended naps in between.

Yes! I remember now! .... No I don't.  Ah man! Next week I'm going to be better about making notes about what I'm going to write in my emails.

Sacrifice Brings the Blessings of Heaven!  Thank you all for your efforts to spread the love of our Heavenly Father.  God bless you all!

Love,

Elder Pomar :)

Buenas everybody!!

Sorry for the mishap last week! These past two week have been choc full of little goodies! So for transfers, I stayed here in El Quisco, but with a twist: They took out the other two missionaries in the ward and now Elder Araya and I are in charge of the whole ward. 32 kilometers from end to end, and we have no idea where it reaches inland. In this whole week, we´ve gone to the other sector 1 day. I don’t know how to do it, but lets go! Adventures without end!! 

One of the miracles I’ve seen since being here is an investigator named Sandy. At first we were teaching her aunt and her friend, when out of nowhere she showed up. It was hard getting her to read and complete the commitments we left with her, but I’m glad to say that she has accepted the baptismal invitation and will be baptized next Sunday!! She is soooo excited and really prepared. She will be my first baptism in my whole mission. I’ve waited 7 months for this, and the blessings came. 

I also hit another milestone the other day when I finished the Book of Mormon the other day! That was my 3rd time reading it here, and boy does it never get old. I love studying the scriptures! Since I’ve been out here my outlook has changed completely. For those of you who are wondering, when Alma says 

"for it beginneth to enlarge my soul; yea, it beginneth to enlighten my understanding, yea, it beginneth to be delicious to me." (Alma 32:28)

It really is true. Keep going till you can get to that point. It’s one of the sweetest experiences ever. It’s not easy, but its definitely worth it. 

So General Conference! I hope you all watched it. If you didn’t see Elder Holland talks, do yourself a favor and check it out at 

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/04/where-justice-love-and-mercy-meet?lang=eng

The man is amazing. I hope I can reach half the power he has when he teaches. 

Miracles exist. You just have to go out and look for them! God knows what he is doing, and when we put our life in his hands, he will make more of us than we could ever make of ourselves.

Love you all and keep going strong!

Elder Pomar :)

Hey guys!

Thanks for all the birthday messages! I probably should’ve taken a picture or something because It took a really long time to read them all haha. So you know, I’m staying here in El Quisco for the next 6 weeks!! And the ward is now one sector. If I thought my sector was big then, it’s literally infinite now. I’m in good spirits, and ready to work hard. Thanks for all the support you guys give me!! Love you all!!

Elder Pomar :)

Hey Everyone!

Here it begins.... The Last week of the transfer. Now’s the time when you have to leave everything on the court, because it could be your last chance. With President Barreiros, anything is possible haha!

I’ve been in splits a lot the past couple weeks. This week I went to a part of San Antonio called Barrancas, and let me tell you, I’m so very very grateful for my sector. It was hot and constantly smelled like fish almost everywhere we went. We had fun and did what we could, and we had a really cool experience. As we were heading back home, we passed a woman who was smoking, and as we rounded the corner, I felt the strong impression to go back and talk to her, and I couldn’t deny it. When I told my companion, he wasn’t too excited because he had already talked to here and she didn’t want anything. and she’s atheist. We went any ways, and even though she was hard at first, she eventually softened as we were just kind with here. She invited us back, and before we went she told us: We say we are atheists, but we never stop believing. I was sooooo happy to hear that! A triumphal moment from listening to the spirit.

I’ve been trying to be a lot more active and less fearful. For a really long time, I’ve been too timid. Too afraid, but as I’ve been reading the scriptures, there’s one that always stands out to me:

"And if men come unto me, I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble, and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me. For if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them"

Ether 12:27

I know that as I strive to do my best and improve my weaknesses one by one, the Lord will cover me with his grace. I do nothing. He does everything. It’s only by his grace that I can become the person he wants me to be. I’m loving every minute of the mission here in El Quisco! The time to change everything, is right now.

Love you!

Elder Pomar :)

Buena Buena Everyone!!

I can’t believe its P-day again. Well, here we go!

I had an awesome experience Monday. While we were walking to our sector to work, I felt the impression that we should go out of the way to visit a less active family.  We went to the house, and they weren’t there. As we were walking away, I felt the impression to go back, so we did, and then I felt that we should turn left and knock on the door of the neighbor. As we did, out came a less active that we hadn’t found the whole transfer because we couldn’t find here address!! The cool thing was analyzing the impressions afterward. Literally, it was a still small voice, with short impressions. "arenas estay" "go back" "left" "here". They were thoughts that were so so so easy to ignore, but because I listened the Lord blessed us big time.

We also recently found another family of less actives who had moved to the ward 6 years ago, but had no Idea where to find the chapel. We have two of the family members committed to baptism, and literally every time we go back, we find an new person to teach, whether family or friend. God blessed us with a gold mine!

It was a little hard this week because our bikes were down, and I lost the phone for a few days. I realized how blessed I was when i got them both back! We’ve been traveling a lot in buses since our sector is really far from the rest of my zone. But that’s alright. More time to read the Book of Mormon!

Speaking of which, I realized something the other day. We’ve been challenging people to read the book of Mormon in 6 months, 2 pages front and back daily. That means to read it in a year, you need to read ONE PAGE daily. I’m almost 19. If I had read ONE PAGE everyday from when I’ve started seminary at 14, I would have read the book of Mormon FIVE TIMES by now. Think about it. Reading the book of Mormon FOUR TIMES before the mission? The audio of the book of Mormon delays 5 MINUTES to read a chapter. There is no excuse. Commit yourself to find the five minutes of your day to read and read the book of Mormon every year!

Love you all!

Elder Pomar