Glad Tidings of Great Joy

This week we did a pair of intercambios. The first we did with the Zone Leaders of Rahue and we traveled to Rio Negro to start them. It's a little city about 45 minutes outside of Osorno. I was with Elder Zambrano who was in the CCM with me. We worked, doing contacts, in Rio Negro for a while and then took a very, very crowded bus back into town. We arrived to their sector and continued working there for the evening. I had lots of good conversation with Elder Zambrano and we learned lots together (he is from Colombia).  Later, we did intercambios with the Zone Leaders from Osorno and I worked in my sector with Elder Arnett- my companion from the MTC! It was really fun to get to see and work with him after so long! It is amazing to see the progress we have made and the people/missionaries we have become.  I really love to work with other missionaries and see how dedicated they are to the work. It always impresses me all that they do. Being a missionary is great! :) Ricar

Sorry everyone! I have had some trouble posting the letters but I think it is fixed now.  Hopefully you can read the last three letters in this blog. 5/20/19 What a week it has been!  Last Sunday a man showed up to the chapel on his own. A member here owns a hair cutting place and he went there to get a cut and during the conversation she invited him to come to church- and he came! We didn't recognize him so I introduced myself and sat with him during the meeting. He (Ricardo) stayed for the second hour of classes as well. Afterwards, we talked a little more and set up a time to get together the next evening. He showed up and we began to talk with him. He told us he is searching for where he needs to be. Trying to find God. He has so many good desires, and everything he wants to know are things we teach! We taught him the Restoration that night and he accepted a baptismal date for the 8 of June! We had another lesson with him on Wednesday night in the house of a member and taug