And another transfer comes to an end!! 

DID I GET TRANSFERED??????????

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NO!!! Woohoo!! I’m still serving in Nueva San Martin here with Elder Allen! We’ve got a lot of expectations for this transfer. We have a lot of people with the desire, and we have a new ward mission leader to back us up!!

We've had a few sad experiences with some of those who we teach. (agency is sooo frustrating at times). Scarlet, our strongest investigator told us the other day that she didn’t want anything more with us. For family pressures and hard trials, she got to the point where she just stopped. It was hard for her, because her uncle and her sister are completely anti Mormon. She s now going to a Christian church with her sister. The sad thing is that I know she has a testimony. She had a lot of spiritual experiences with the Book of Mormon and with us. She let her fear overcome her faith. We prayed and fasted for her, and hopefully she lets other missionaries pass by down the line.

But to get back to the positive, we have so many people who are listening to us!! From part member families, to referrals from the members, to personal contacts that we have done, we are very happy. For one of the first times in my mission, I felt a desire and a love for this people so strong that I don’t want to leave Chile. I wish I could stay here for much longer to help, but now I just have to put my shoulder to the wheel while I can. 

This was a trippy story: The Lord works in mysterious ways. One of our appointments fell through and we started walking towards the other side of the sector. As we were walking, Elder Allen said hi to an elderly lady, and she said hi back really nicely, so we started talking to her. Even though she lived far away, we asked her if she knew someone we could visit. She then gave us the address of her son and told us to go by. We went, and 2 young men of about 20 opened the door, and told us to come in. One had his hand bandaged from  a knife wound and the other was with his girlfriend. all were really discouraged. It turns out that that very day they were getting ready to flee the sector for some problems they’ve had. Seeing that they had been humbled by their afflictions, we began to testify of the savior and the power his atonement has to change everything in our lives. They listened very intently. The spirit was really strong and they were very happy to receive our message. They will receive other missionaries to teach them, but the Lord helped us find them. I’m so glad we could be instruments in the hands of the Lord to find his children who were hurting and in need. God is a God of miracles.

I know that this is the work of the Lord. I have soooo much to learn. I have many attributes to develop, a lot to faith to have, a lot of doubt to drop and a lot of fear to lose. God is the only one who can help us. If we let God mold our lives, and we humble ourselves, we will receive strength.

Elder Pomar J