Aug 24- 31‏

Hello from VILLARICA!!

The change was hard to leave my companion, my members and my investigators in Radimadi because it was unexpected and fast. But change is good! The Cifuentes family didn’t want me to leave and asked my companion to call the president to receive different revelation but my companion and I wouldn’t. I know that President Lovell receives revelation for us. It’s like Nephi I will go and do the things which the Lord has commanded because I know he doesn’t command anything unless He prepares a way. I would be devastated to think of all the opportunities that I would be missing out on if I didn’t act exactly when He wanted this transfer.

My new companion is Hermana Melissa Guevara from Salvador. I have had 3 companions from Salvador now, which means that I definitely need to go to Salvador after the mission! She is 21 too and her birthday is in November 30 1987. I love her we are going to be another great companionship. It is a new responsibility being the older in age and in the mission.

Villarica is so beautiful. I live close to a Volcano called Villarica and Llaima. My address is Reca Barren 940 and our chapel is on Julio Segar. Camping EDEN on Costa Nera Street is where I eat lunch everyday with my mamita. My Mamita is a return missionary from Conception and is so cool. I love her love story with Papito because she gave his name and address to the missionaries there in Punta Arenas, then he came to Villarica to find the mamita and was baptized. Papito is crazy and really funny. They treat us like their real kids and call us their daughters. They don’t have any kids but I want to see them have kids. It would be a miracle but everything is possible with God.

The Volcan branch has a great need of united families. We are going to experience a grand miracle this Saturday because Patricio Mora has decided to get baptized. The Mora-Morales family has been converted one by one over the past year and finally with the dedication of Hna Guevara and Hna Moemai he has come to understand that this is the will of God. They studied they prayed and followed the Spirit. He has asked Gustavo a 15 year old boy to baptize him which will be a very humbling experience for the both, then our Branch President Maldonado will give him the gift of the Holy Ghost, and President Lovell will give him the Priesthood on the 26th! How exciting!! My companion and I have felt the calling to convert President Maldonado’s wife because she isn’t a member and makes it hard on him to do his calling. I haven’t met her yet but I felt the spirit so strong as she was talking about how we are going to help them. She is a teacher of English and so I know that we will win her heart and if she accepts us she will accept our message of Jesus. We are planning on helping 4 other families that have spouses that are not members. That just doesn’t work out in God’s plan. I realize that everyone has their free agency and that God doesn’t force us to do anything. I need to love, learn, teach, work and be patient with everyone. I don’t know everything and that is why I leave all the wisdom and judgment up to God. I have noticed here on the mission that the commandments have been here for a long time but a lot of people think that they are exceptions to the rules but that is why we are here as missionaries to teach.

I want to see a lot of miracle here in Villarica. I have been taught all my life of miracles that God has done in the life of others and I know that he can in mine and in the life of the people I serve here, and in my own family. Don’t loose the faith and work work work everyday.

Today like always I cleaned the house with my companion to start off the transfer right. The land lady came and helped us buff our floors and next week we need to wash all of the dirty blankets in the house. The house is more like a cabin and is made out of wood. I like organizing and changing the house the first p-day so that we can write letters and play on the others.

I LOVE YOU ALL! THANKS FOR YOUR LETTERS AND YOUR LOVE!

Love Hermana Wade