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In Preach My Gospel we read “the starting point in building strong relationships with members is the bishop. Offer to help and serve in any righteous way that he asks. Regularly ask yourself, “Am I a blessing or a burden to the bishop (or stake president)?” Develop a “How can I help?” attitude. If you will look for opportunities to love, serve, and teach, the bishop and ward members will be more

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One of the challenges that Sister May and I had when we first arrived in Chile was to be able to find the different chapels to attend meetings such as zone conferences, zone classes, Sunday meetings, etc. We had the blessing to have Elders Stewart and Rodriguez as assistants when we first arrived. Elder Stewart had studied arquitecture before the mission and was talented at drawing. He was able

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Our love for the Lord should be our motivation for all that we strive to become and do as missionaries and in particular, our obedience. We learn from Laman and Lemuel that their motivation for repenting and being obedient was not there love for the Lord for they knew not the dealings of that God who had created them (1 Nephi 2:12). Only when they were caught, reprimanded, chastised, shocked,

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There is a quilt being made in the Chile Santiago North Mission. It consists of ties from each missionary as they have left the mission, and sleeves from the hermanas, since they wear their 'hearts on their sleeves.'This also has memories of Chile, names of Pdts of Estacas, Zonas y the Islands. Mosiah 18:21, "Our hearts are knit together in unity." But what about those serving presently in the

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I recently received a request from the MTC to fill out a recommendation for a former missionary to he hired to teach missionaries in the MTC. In the recommendation it made mention of the qualifications that one needs to have to be considered to be hire to teach in the MTC:The MTC needs teachers that:- Love the Lord and sincerely testify of Him- Have a vision of missionary work and demonstrate the

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What a great example we can learn from Jacob in regards to the importance of magnifying our calling and of being fruitful in our efforts: For I, Jacob, and my brother Joseph had been consecrated priests and teachers of this people, by the hand of Nephi.And we did magnify our office unto the Lord, taking upon us the responsibility, answering the sins of the people upon our own heads if we did not

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How important it is that each of us put on the armor of God each day to protect us from the harmful enticings of the adversary (2 Nephi 9:39). What does putting on the armor of God mean to us? In D&C 27:15-18 we are taught: 15 Wherefore, lift up your hearts and rejoice, and gird up your loins, and take upon you my whole armor, that ye may be able to withstand the evil day, having done all, that

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We can continue to learn from Nephi´s great example of being highly favored of the Lord. He has a tremendous testimony of the power of prayer in not only receiving instructions on what the Lord wanted him to do but also to receive the strength to overcome trials and challenges.In 2 Nephi 4:35 we read:“And I, Nephi, did go into the mount oft, and I did pray oft unto the Lord; wherefore the Lord

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I had the opportunity to work in Rencali zone with two different companionships this past week. I had the opportunity to knock doors. As we were knocking doors, I had the thought come to mind of past bishops and relief society presidents were found by knocking doors. As I kept my mind focused on these thoughts, it built my faith to continue knocking doors with greater urgency and hope of finding

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We know that in the mission we are going to have many wonderful spiritual experiences as we go about the work of bringing souls unto Christ. We are also going to pass through some very challenging times. As we reflect upon the words of Elder Amado that with every change we will experience a particular challenge in one form or another to increase our faith.We learned this past week in our zone

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Good Morning, valiant Missionaries of the Chile Santiago North Mission,Some of you might not know, but President May is having a birthday tomorrow on Tuesday, Feb. 8th, so I asked if I could write to you dear missionaries, instead and let me share some thoughts with you. You all know that I love President May, and I hope each one of you, in your future, will find an eternal companion with whom

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Presidente May wrote to the mission this week, helping them prepare for the upcoming zone conferences we will have next week. He asked them to read the General conference talk by Elder Richard G. Scott, "The transforming power of Faith and Character," which he sent attached each of them, in Spanish and English. He invited our missionaries to study and meditate on the the questions, "What does

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The relationship that exists between to missionaries in a companionship can be likened to a bank account. This "relationship" account is created and maintained by both missionaries patiently, faithfully, and consistently making deposits into the account. When the relationship account has plenty of "money" both missionaries are happy and are able to have harmony and unity in their companionship.

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In 1 Nephi 2:7 we read:“And it came to pass that he built an altar of stones, and made an offering unto the Lord, and gave thanks unto the Lord our God.”This verse teaches us a great deal about Lehi´s depth of faith, obedience and diligence. He had just left everything behind after having his life threatened for preaching the gospel of repentance to the people of Jerusalem. He travelled in the

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I would like to share with you a powerful excerpt from President Ezra Taft Benson in regards to the importance of studying the scriptures:“The Power of the Word”“Often we spend great effort in trying to increase the activity levels in our stakes. We work diligently to raise the percentages of those attending sacrament meetings. We labor to get a higher percentage of our young men on missions. We

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Thank you for all of your efforts in magnifying your purpose to invite others to come unto Christ. The Lord has blessed our mission greatly throughout the year 2010. We are so grateful for the work of both missionaries and members in sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with everyone. Our message is simple:6 Wherefore, redemption cometh in and through the Holy Messiah; for he is full of grace and

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"Christmas means giving. Heavenly Father gave His Son and the Son gave His life. Without giving there is no real Christmas and without sacrifice there is no true worship. Christmas means giving of yourself, heart and mind and strength to assist those who are needy and share the cause of the gospel of Jesus Christ-these are the true meanings of the Christmas spirit."President Gordon B. Hinckley“

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Malachi 3:3 says: 'He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.' This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God. One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible Study.That week, the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to watch

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In a recent mission president´s seminar, Elder Lynn Robbins of the Seventy shared the following quote from Elder Henry B. Moyle:“In life a missionary rarely rises above the stature that he or she carves out for him or her self in the mission field.”Stature means standing, reputation, character, ability or condition. In other words, it means who we are and who we are becoming in the mission field

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During the month of October, Hermana May spent time with each missionary(after they had their private, personal interview with Presidente May)to ask them for their ideas about how they memorize,remember, mark their scriptures and what really works for them individually. One dear Elder shared with her that he had the most rainbow colored, elaboratly marked set of scriptures after about 1.3 yrs in

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Recently one of the trees in the front of the mission home fell down during a heavy rain. The tree was one of the biggest and tallest of all of the trees in the front yard. It measured more than 48 feet tall with the diameter of the trunk being more than 2 feet. Apparently the weight of water soak leaves and oversaturated soil combined with a strong wind caused the tree to topple over. Evidently

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As we are preparing here at the Mission Home to welcome in the Holidays, which means not only getting the turkey, papas y gravy ready, but also the Christmas trees and garland out, we are reminded of the more important part of these Celebrations. Of course in November our hearts are thankfully turned to our many blessings, which we could undoubted list for hours and take too much room here on

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This Thursday we celebrate Thanksgiving Day in the United States. It is a time where we reflect on all that we have to be thankful for in our lives. We want to express to you some of the things we are grateful for about you as servants of the Lord here in the North mission:We thank you for…*Being prepared and worthy to be called as one of the Lord´s elect to serve in the North Mission.*Developing

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What can we learn about the Book of Mormon? Do we ask questions before we Study? What is the reminder we need about this sacred book?President Hinckley said in his testimony of the Book of Mormon:“Each time we encourage others to read the Book of Mormon we do them a favor. If they read it prayerfully and with a sincere desire to know the truth, they will know by the power of the Holy Ghost that

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One of the most important ways of developing greater love for God, His Son and for all people is through applying the Atonement of Jesus Christ in our lives daily. It is not always easy to love those that act in a way that makes it more difficult to love them. It may be someone who insults us in the street, the person that slams the door in our face, or someone who is not very patient with us.The

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Do you ever feel at times that your personal study has become routine? One of the keys in receiving personal revelation and inspiration through personal scripture study is pondering what we study. Pondering is defined as to give careful and often lengthy thought or consideration quietly, soberly, and deeply. This type of effort is what takes the scripture knowledge from our head to our heart. Our

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Anonymous note from one of our valiant missionaries:"In regards to Caridad:I have really been praying for charity and the opportunity to show charity everyday, but quite possibly my spanish grammar isnt correct in my prayers, because this week people have been showing me charity. I have been sick this week, and my companion has been super sweet to me. And when I threw up at the church poor Elder

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What a blessing it is for me to be able to interview each of you during the month of October. As you have shared with me scriptures from the Book of Mormon that have impacted your life, I have felt the truthfulness of the scripture found in D&C 50:2222 Wherefore, he that preacheth and he that receiveth, understand one another, and both are edified and rejoice together.Here are some wonderful

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BLOG ENTRY: “Faith to Move Mountains”Saturday, October 16, 2010This past week, Chile experienced yet another event to the see the hand of God perform miracles right within its borders. What a blessing to be here in this spectacular country, and observe how merciful God is to all of His children, as we watched with great interest in what took place here in a secluded and previously quite unknown

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In light of the Chilean mining rescue, we would like to include some information regarding the details we learned about the rescue. One impressive thought we felt so apropos was heard in this recent Oct 2010 session of General Conference, when Bishop Edgely said, “When the disciples asked Jesus why the could not cast a devil out as they had just witnessed the Savior do, Jesus answered, “If ye

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A quote from a trainer:“I am trying to get out of her way a lot, but sometime I have to let her fall and I have to say that sometimes that is hard. I have learned that sometimes that is charity. If she falls, so do I. So to really love her enough to help her learn, I have to be willing to look silly too.”Letter to Pdte. May (anonymous)“The only real solid investigator that we have right now is a

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What great news this past week that all thirty three trapped miners were rescued from some 2,300 meters below the surface.There are many lessons that can be applied from this rescue effort. I would like to share one that stands out to me.When the mine collapsed, the status of the thirty three miners was unknown. The first step in rescuing them was to find out where they were and whether they had

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Yesterday I had the rare opportunity to attend Church in the ward where Sister May and our daughter Sarah attend. It is also the ward that Elder Zeballos attends with his family. What a blessing to have the opportunity to be taught by him. I testify that he is called of the Lord as one of His chosen servants to teach and instruct us in the ways of the Lord.In Sunday school class, we talked about

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What wonderful new missionaries have arrived here recently. We had our training with those who just arrived on Oct 8th. Here are some of their comments and observations in just a short time/one week:"We walk alot. I have blisters already, but it is worth it. We are teaching so many great people. We already have 3 with baptismal dates! We met a woman with cancer. We gave her a blessing, and the

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This year in Chile, as the Bicentenario marks their 200 years of independence, the Chileans are even more ready to celebrate. The government legally made the holiday official for this year to include Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, to make the 17, 18, 19, and 20th all holidays for everyone. This was to allow total rest and complete partying to the nth degree! Our missionaries participated in

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During the change, Pdte. May has been inspired to help teach our missionaries great doctrine, scriptures and ideas to help our missionaries work in conjunction with our members in sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ here in Santiago. Here are some of the ideas:Pdte. May outlined a lesson following the pattern that the Brethren sent us from the Missionary Dept of the church. We taught scriptures

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On ‘once de setiembre’ in Santiago, people typically head to their homes earlier in the evening, and hunker down with a bit of anxiety and apprehension, as they don’t know what might begin in way of destruction or vandalism. The teenagers or 20-25yr olds seem to feel that they have the right to commemorate the change in gov’t that happened back in 1973 with their own types of violence. ----------

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This month our missionaries are memorizing in either Spanish or English,Alma 26: 12-13. All are invited to join in this effort to strengthen our testimonies and remind us of the source of our abilities and miracles that we are seeing in our lives.These scriptures are beautiful and our mighty missionaries memorize scriptures so that they can teach more powerfully. Hermana May is always impressed

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Elder Bednar shared the following in regards to becoming a true disciple of Christ:A disciple is one who follows or attends upon another for the express purpose of learning (Oxford English Dictionary On-Line, second edition, 1989). Please note that a disciple both follows and learns, as the following scriptures highlight:I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness

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Nice Poem, sent from one of our Hermanas, about taking advantage of our time. It is precious.Slow DanceHave you ever watched kids On a merry-go-round?Or listened to the rain slapping on the ground?Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight?Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?You better slow down. Don’t dance so fast.Time is short. The music won’t last.Do you run through each day on the fly?

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Elder Amado stated the greatest long term gift we have is Eternal Life in the Celestial kingdom and the greatest short term gift we have is the companionship of the gift of the Holy Ghost. Preach My Gospel states that have the companionship of the Holy Ghost should be our greatest desire.The process of having the Spirit in greater abundance in our lives involves taking action to do two things:

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Missionaries in Phase 2or3 have been here for 12 weeks, or are in their second ‘change’ cycle or third, respectively. As the meeting begins, any are invited to share something they have learned or witnessed in their teaching or personally that demonstrates success or miracles they are participating in and observing. Here are a few thoughts, shared anonymously:Aug 20, 2010- FASE 2/3 TrainingElder

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What a wonderful opportunity and blessing we have of helping people receive the saving ordinance of baptism. It is our purpose: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost (Matthew 28:19). In Doctrine and Covenants 20:37 we learn that the first requirement to be baptized: All those who humble themselves before God…What

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Yesterday Sister May and I went to a meeting in Colina. We went through a toll road. We paid the money to the lady who works at the tollbooth. At the same time we gave her a pass-along card and invited her to attend church on Sunday. She told us that lives in Colina and knows where the chapel is located. She asked us what time the meeting starts. We invited her to attend church next Sunday. She

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Just to report to all the families and loved-ones of your great missionaries serving here in the Chile Santiago North Mission. They are amazing in their obedience and desire to serve the Lord. The Missionary Dept in SLC has sent all Presidents of missions all over the world a new, simplified curriculum to help us become better teachers of Preach My Gospel, including doctrine, principles, and

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In 2 Nephi 31:20 we are taught what we need to do after we have recieved baptism by water for the remission of sin and the laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost. We are to press forward with a steadfastness in Christ. Steadfastness means fixed or unchanged. To be steadfast in Christ we must follow this counsel “He has set the perfect example, and He commands us to become as He is (see

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We had a beautiful morning today, in the Santiago Temple. We have 24 wonderful missionaries who are preparing to leave to return to their homes. We have a tradition to take the outgoing group to the temple, usually the Friday morning before their Monday/Tues departures. However since the temple will be closed for the next two weeks, we had them meet us there this morning, for a lovely session

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Here is an important question for us to ponder as missionaries, “Why is love for the Lord and those we teach so important?” The Book of Mormon provides wonderful accounts of the Savior´s great love toward the children of men:1 Nephi 19:9 The Lord endured rejection and persecution because of His great love for all men. Do we still love those who call us names and reject us?Alma 7:11-13 Because of

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It is truly a blessing to be serving with each of you as representatives of our Savior Jesus Christ here in Chile. Our purpose is to invite other to come unto Christ by helping them receive the Restored Gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement, repentence, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost and enduring to the end. We only have a limited amount of time to accomplish this

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Isla de Pascua—Easter Island, 25-19 Junio 2010Mision Chile Santiago Norte JOURNAL ENTRY“I’ll go where you want me to go…....” Not only the magnificent MOAI statues on Easter Island contribute to the rich, diverse culture, but the stories and myths of warriors, traditions, music, and lifestyles are amazing and fascinating. However, I want to share an experience that is true, and really

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Since it is Father’s Day, President May gave me permission to write to all of you and share some of my thoughts. Oh, how we love and pray for you on a daily, continuous basis. Being a missionary is a unique and personal experience. Even though there are thousands who have served before you and many more who will serve after you, the eternal consequences are vital in our lifetime here on the earth

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Wow, two years have come and gone so quickly! We can't believe that Elder May has now completed his 2 years in the Mision Chile Concepcion! It has been interesting serving, 'just down the street' practically, as we were at times only about 2 yrs away from each other, living in Santiago.-----------------We were thrilled to pick him up with 7 other missionaries from the Concepcion mission who we

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Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend a combined priesthood quorum meeting of deacons, teachers and priests. The instructor was a recently return missionary. The meeting began with one of the young men giving an overview of Alma 36 from the Book of Mormon. He did a great job and I was impressed. The teacher than asked all of us to open our scriptures to Alma 36. We began to read the

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President May has encouraged our Missionaries to memorize Moroni 10:3-5, which is fondly referred to as "Moroni's Promise." These great missionaries in the CSNM have been diligent and many are memorizing this great passage in BOTH languages. They come to Hermana May to 'pass it off,' but with the intention of knowing this to help them teach with conviction what these scriptures really mean. This

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In the introduction of Chapter 37 in Alma, it says the “plates of brass and other scriptures are preserved to bring souls to salvation.”. We have been called to preach the gospel of repentance and we have been entrusted with the greatest tool for conversion, the Book of Mormon. The Lord expects us to use it powerfully and effectively in all of our proselyting efforts.-----------------------------

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As we seek to learn more about the Gospel of Jesus Christ through personal study, companionship study, district classes and zone conferences, it is important that we consistently ask ourselves the following three questions:1. What did I learn?2. What did I feel as a result of what I learned?3. What changes am I going to make in my life to become more like our Heavenly Father and

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Yesterday I had the privilege of visiting a branch in the mission. It was fast and testimony meeting. Several members shared their testimonies and the spirit was very strong. A mother and her two sons, fourteen and sixteen years old shared their testimonies. They spoke of the blessings that come from sharing the gospel with others. They are converts of a year and a half. I remember when they were

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I had the great privilege recently of attending a mission president´s seminar in which we were instructed by our Area presidency. I testify that Elder Amado, Elder Corbridge, and Elder Zeballos are called of God to lead the work of the Lord here in Chile. They are inspired leaders who receive divine guidance and instruction to bless the lives of all who live in this blessed country. The seminar

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As we seek to gain a greater understanding of the Atonement through our personal study of the Book of Mormon and Preach My Gospel, let us not forget the importance of our own personal learning by faith. This we not only study and read about the Atonement but we must apply in our lives. We must be doers of the word and not just “readers” of the word. The following is a powerful recipe that comes

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This is the message for the change that all of the missionaries are memorizing in their own, first languaguage. Found in PMG, under Christ-like attributes, in Chpt 6, talking about Diligence:WORK!“I have often said one of the greatestsecrets of missionary work is work!If a missionary works, he will get theSpirit; if he gets the Spirit, he willteach by the Spirit; and if he teachesby the Spirit,

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This week Sister May had the opportunity to speak to a women named Terrasita who is not a member of the Church. The women asked Sister May why she was here in Chile. Sister May told her that she was a missionary here with her husband to teach people about Jesus Christ, and that she work with 175 missionaries in this area. The woman got emotional and said, “I love Jesus Christ.” Then she went on

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From the Chile Church Websitelds.cl-Misioneros en Isla Juan Fernández Fernando Ocampo B.Comité Publicaciones Chile El archipiélago Juan Fernández es un conjunto de islas ubicadas en el Pacífico Sur a más de 670 km del continente, siendo parte del territorio de Chile. Lo componen las islas Robinson Crusoe (antiguamente conocida como Más a Tierra), Alejandro Selkirk (Más Afuera), el islote Santa

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In Luke 5:1-11 we read that Jesus was in the ship of Simon Peter teaching the people who were on the shore. When he concluded teaching He asked Simon Peter to go out farther into the deep and throw in his nets. Simon responded, “Master, we have toiled all the night and have taken nothing; neverless at thy word I will let down the net.” Peter demonstrated some rebelliousness and lack of faith by

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Sunday night, while Prdte May was on his cell phone and we were together in his mission office here in the mission home, we were suddenly plunged into COMPLETE darkness. Not a flicker, not some static, or trickle, but ALL of the electricity was cut! We had power from his cell phone, to shine a bit of light, (I mean we were blinded, completely) even though he had no cell signal. We felt our way

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Today we had the two groups of missionaries return to the mission home for their Phase 2 and Phase 3 group orientation/trainings. These are missionaries who are now in their second change, and third change respectively, and have been here 2 months or 3 months. Their Spanish is incredibly good, and parents would be amazed and happily surprised at how well they really can communicate and make

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What a great blessing it was to be taught by President Monson, Elder Bednar, Sister Lant and Elder Foster in yesterday´s Stake Conference via Satellite. Inspired themes such as teaching so that those we teach understand the doctrine, obedience with exactness, receiving strength by drawing on the power of the Atonement, and our mission to come to the rescue of those in need are intended for us at

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We haven't had time to tell all of the missionaries yet, that YES, we had two baptims on Saturday, the day of the Earthquake!!! Felicitaciones! What joy for all, as we share in the Lord's joy bringing souls to Him. Here is what we heard happened...We had one baptism in San Pablo, and one in Los Andes. The zone leaders told us the details that a Father (his wife and children are ALL members, menos

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We rec'd a wonderful email on Saturday, Feb 27th, from one of our previous Assistants to the President, Elder Brandon Stewart. He told us that he had rec'd many messages from other returned missionaries on Facebook. They were building a chain, contacting each other, for Sunday, to have a special fast for their great family in Chile. They said many had Chilean flags on their profile! Spanish/

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We have posted in large size, the fotos of each zone, so parents, families and loved ones can see for themselves, that their missionaries are happy, smiling and moving forward. These are located as you scroll down. These group shots don't portray the joy exactly that we all felt to finally be together again. Pretty important stuff.Also, we are dropping into the 'LIFE in CHILE' portion of fotos

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President May, after learning of the state of the missionaries within the Chile Santiago North Mission, and hearing of the extreme concern and worry from parents regarding their missionaries, implemented a new "Earthquake Clause." Parents had been calling, writing email, sending texts, calling SLC, and were extremely concerned for each of their sons/daughters in the mission. They wanted to send

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As we went around to each zone, to hug and love these great missionaries, we saw and heard their hearts full of faith. As you can imagine, the circumstances are so varied. Some zones still don't have lights, some just received water to their apartments (they all have water to drink), some are trying to wash clothes, others hadn't had showers in 2-3 days, since their water was on, then off, then

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We just rec'd an email from our mighty couple, THE RUNDQUISTS, who are serving so faithfully and valiantly on Easter Island. Elder Rundquistis the Branch President there, and both were assigned to guide this littleflock and help inspire more to come back to activity. The Rundquists arrivedto our mission from Canada, with very little Spanish-speaking ability, but huge amounts of desire and

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Cheryl Lyon, matron of the Santiago Temple in Chile. Her husband Ted Lyon is the temple president. Here is what she wrote:"Thanks to all of you who have emailed your concern for us. We can state unequivocally that we're fine. We can also state with the same emphasis that riding through that quake in our rocking fourth-floor apartment was for me the scariest experience I've ever been through! I

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In these challenging times that we are facing now, I want to put great emphasis in the importance to stand fast in doing the basic spiritual things. These can be times of instability and commotion where we have to maintain the calm and the focus in whom we are we and what is our purpose. We need to maintain even greater spiritually. We cannot leave the house with a spiritual empty tank neither

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SALT LAKE CITY 1 March 2010 Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Chile are actively assisting in relief efforts and determining how the Church can be of most assistance in the wake of one of the most powerful earthquakes of the last century. With over half a million Latter-day Saints living in the country, the Church has a substantial presence in Chile.Local leaders and

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Official Message/Notice of Updated information regarding Missionaries:English y EspanolDear Parents of the CSN Mission,Since the incredible earthquake we experienced in Santiago, Chile yesterday, we finally have a stable internet for now, so we will attempt a massive advisory to all of you, regarding your sons and daughters who are serving as missionaries here:• ALL of the missionaries in our

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We will try to continue to post fotos and journal entries here and below in "LIFE IN CHILE" so that you will be able to see firsthand some of the details from the Earthquake here. Remember to CLICK on the small, thumbnail fotos, and they will enlarge. More importantly, we hope that all of the missionaries will share the faith promoting experiences they have been having with their families and

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- All of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' missionaries serving around Chile have reported in safe after a massive earthquake, Church officials said Sunday. Two young men who helped others move to higher ground on remote Juan Fernandez islands 400 miles off the coast were the last missionaries to report in after Saturday's magnitude-8.8 quake, according to the

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The following fotos and experiences will be shared by permission of the missionaries only. The names won't need to be posted, but you can see the experiences and evidence of what has happened here. When people talk of damages, we are blessed to not be speaking of extreme injuries or deaths in our mission to ANY of our missionaries. Of course we had plenty of "DAMAGE" to apartments, material items

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We are so happy to report the best news yet….Yes, we have heard from our dear Elders on the Isla Juan Fernandez and they are both fine. At 10:00pm this evening, Pdte May finally rec’d an email from these missionaries who were apparently the last missionaries in all of Chile who had not be completely accounted for, until now. We can’t quite describe the joy and gratitude we feel to now have ALL of

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Dear Friends, Family, loved ones and parents of our dear missionaries of the Chile Santiago North Mission,We know that many of you are often on the mission blog, so we decided to post our latest news as we have it currently:Thank you for your love and concern on behalf of all the great people here in Chile. We especially appreciate your prayers for the welfare of your wonderful missionaries you

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In Lesson 2 of Chapter 3 of Preach My Gospel we read that “when the Father asked His beloved Son to pay the price for the world´s sins, Jesus was “prepared and willing”. The Savior paid the price for our sins which is something that we could not and cannot do for ourselves. The Savior did not take away our personal responsibility to be “prepared and willing” to accept Him, repent, and obey His

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Good Morning, Magnificant Missionaries de la Misión Chile Santiago Norte!!!(Español más arriba con la ayuda de “google translator!”)Today is President May’s Birthday, so I offered to write a message to you today, and share my thoughts, while he catches up with some of his other responsibilities. I hope you can understand by the spirit, and don’t get distracted by my words. You know that I love

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Today was our new missionary Fase 1 training. These great 4 missionaries have been here about 2 weeks. They return to the mission home with their trainers/companions to learn more of the basics, orientation, and details of the work in this mission.We discuss many things, but this is what we learned from them:These mighty missionaries; Hermana Buckner, Elder Kanehele, Elder Tialavea, y Elder

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In our zone trainings this week we discussed the importance of doctrine, principles and applications as it relates to teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ effectively. In review:-Doctrine: (Answers the question “Why?”)-Simple fundamental truths revealed by God for the salvation and of His children.-Examples: The Godhead, Plan of Salvation, The Atonement, etc.Principles: (Answers the question “What

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Read below to see our new message that we will memorize as a mission this month. Latin missionaries will learn in Espanol, NorteAmericanos en Ingles. Those super achievers...learn in both languages. We have MANY who love to do that for the challenge.Elder Bruce R. McConkie, wrote this while he was serving as Presidente de la Mision in Australia:(How Great Is My Calling,1961–64). Parents and

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This past week our mission enjoyed a Mission Training, we call Capacitacion de Zona. This differs from our zone conferences. We are fortunate in this mission to live relatively close to each other, as far as mileage, which enables us to meet more often for trainings, classes, workshops, interviews, and conferences. Our farthest distances are about 1.5 hours drive in car for us to be with any or

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The prophet Joseph Smith once declared that all things "which pertain to our religion are only appendages" to the Atonement of Jesus Christ. I have a testimony of the power of the Atonement in our lives. I also have a testimony that the Book of Mormon is our greatest tool to help ourselves, investigators, and members come unto Christ by gaining a greater understanding of what the Savior truly did

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We enjoy our orientation trainings we have with our new missionaries, in sessions we call Phase 1, Phase 2, and Phase 3. We hold them the next week after the missionaries first arrive, and then Fase 2, during their 2nd change cycle, and 3rd during their 3rd cycle. It gives us an opportunity to see their growth, change, improvements, and also answer more of their questions as they are coming upon

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These are great missionaries. We know that might sound trite, but they are 'gran misioneros.' We are seeing the full gamete of feelings in these days of changes. One Monday, we see the fine missionaries who are leaving Santiago to return to their homes, followed by Tues in the airport with the new arrivals. With the departing missionares, they come to the mission home to have their final

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All of our missionaries have been memorizing the "Standard of Truth," in English or in Spanish during this last change.It is powerful and they are accomplishing great things too:“The Standard of Truth has been erected; no unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing; persecutions may rage, mobs may combine, armies may assemble, calumny may defame, but the truth of God will go forth boldly,

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Yesterday was a special day for Chile. Because of the democracy that exists here in this blessed country, they were able to hold a free election in which the people had the opportunity to vote for their candidate of choice. It brought to mind the 12th Article of Faith that states:12 We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining

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Yes, Chile now has had elections and voted in a democratic way to have Sebastian Piñera as the new President of the country.On Sunday, last week, all of the registered voters in Chile must return to their original place of registration to vote in order to avoid a heafty fine/multa. They travel quickly, with purpose that reminds me of Mary and Joseph returning to Bethlehem to be taxed...back in

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Zone leaders came to the mission home to discuss the missionary work togetherwith President May. They reviewed the past year and looked forward to 2010working together, setting goals and making plans.Zone leaders and assistants discussed the great successes they had during 2009, what the Lord blessed us to accomplish, talked about ways to improve. They had so much to talk about, that they all

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The Mision Chile Santiago Norte had a 3 hour 'Exercise Sports Activity" morning. This was held on Dec 31, 2009, as surprise to the mission, and Hermana May's birthday, to arrange the mission into three separate sections (combining 2-3 zones in each area) from 9am-12noon. The zone leaders helped orchestrate the events.The zones leaders were given a little money to buy drinks, treats and plan for

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Our Mision Chile Santiago Norte was priviledged to have a member of the 1st Quorum of 70, Elder Carlos Amado, our Area President preside and instruct us during our3 day mission tour. We held them Dec 15, 16, and 18th. This was a sweet introductionto welcome in the Christmas season, as we learned more about Faith in Jesus Christ.Elder Amado spoke to us in three sessions, dividing the mission into

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Dear Sisters and Elders,I would like to share the following with you that illustrates how much the Lord trusts each and everyone of you in your callings as missionaries:“In a Priesthood Leadership Meeting with Stake Presidents held right before a General Conference, President Harold B. Lee addressed the brethren in the Tabernacle. He called on one brother in the congregation, who was seated next

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Dear Sisters and Elders,This morning I was studying 1 Nephi 1:20 and have some insights I would like to share:20 And when the Jews heard these things they were angry with him; yea, even as with the prophets of old, whom they had cast out, and stoned, and slain; and they also sought his life, that they might take it away. But behold, I, Nephi, will show unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord

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This morning we had our ward Programa de la Primaria en la reunion Sacramental here in downtown Santiago, Chile. What a miracle it is to see the work of the gospel as demonstrated by the Primary in each ward of the church. Our ward had about 30 Primary age children on the stand, not to mention a few babes in arms out in the audience who were dealing with stage fright to have to perform in front,

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Dear Sisters and Elders,How important it is to keep a positive attitude in our work as missionaries. We can never allow discouragement to enter into our thoughts because it will weaken our faith which leads to lowering our expectations, our effectiveness will decrease, our desire will weaken, and we will have greater difficulty following the Spirit (Preach My Gospel pg 10) We have a great example

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