March 18, 2013

Hola Everyone

This week with Elder Salmon has been a pretty good one. We had a baptism on Saturday and I had the opportunity to baptize the young man. His name is Jimmy and he is 15. He is very timid but has a desire to live the gospel. I didn't teach him but I can tell he is trying to do what he thinks is right. We have also been teaching a woman that E' Salmon and his last comp found a few days before transfers. She is the most prepared person that I have seen yet in the mission. She actually told her friend to yell at E' Salmon and his comp to come over when she saw them in the street. She wants to be baptized and knows that the gospel is true but has a fear that she won't be able to continue after baptism. She is a really awesome lady. We met her husband yesterday and he doesn't have a firm religion, but he told us that after his wife was baptized, who knew if he would be baptized a few weeks or months later. And he also told us that if we didn't have lunch with someone, we were to come eat at their house with them. We had only met this guy 20 minutes earlier and he was already inviting us to eat with them. The people here are awesome. Oh, on a side note, Elder David Archuleta is in my zone. He is very quiet and kind of timid. Everyone says that he is one of the most humble people you will ever meet. I really want to get to know him. So hopefully I will have a picture with him next week. I hope all is well and that you all have a great week. I love you all and I continue to pray for you. I know that this Church is true with all of my heart. I know that if we strive to follow the example of our Redeemer Jesus Christ, we can return to live with our Father in Heaven once again. Que estén bien. Les amo muchisímo!

With love,

Elder Jayson Welker

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March 11, 2013

Hola Everyone

Well let's see what can I tell you. I was transferred today from Santiago to a town about 40 minutes south called San Francisco de Mostazal. My new comp is E. Salmon from Provo. He seems pretty cool so far. They pretty much cleaned house on our zone so almost everyone got transferred. But everyone says that E. Salmon speaks really well so hopefully I can learn a few things from him and start to understand the people. It was tough to say goodbye to the people of my first sector. Everyone says that your 1st has a special place in your heart and it really does. I had the opportunity to bear my testimony to the people of the branch before I left and we visited some of the families last night. But apparently where I am now is a very good area with lots of people who are willing to listen. But E. Zumaeta and I set a fecha (date) for one of our investigators on Saturday for the 6th of April. It was a pretty cool experience. Sorry for the short letter but not much time today because of the transfers. So hopefully more next week. I love and miss you all. I hope you all have a great week.

With love,

Elder Jayson Welker

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March 4, 2013

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Well this week has been a lot like the others. Not many of our investigators are progressing right now. They are either staying put or they arent there when we show up for appointments. Super frustrating! There was a baptism on Saturday with one of the sectors in our zone and so we all went to it. 2 of our investigators showed up which was super awesome! The Spirit was super strong. People coming into the church is awesome. I had splits with one of the Zone Leaders, Elder Anderson from UT and he is super awesome! We had a good time. We were in his sector and he and his comp have really good relationships with the people there. We went to San Bernardo as a Zone today to drive go-karts but we couldnt until way later in the afternoon. So we just went to the mall which was very close. And you´ll never guess who i saw...Elder Yergensen!! I was super pumped to get to see and talk to him before he heads home next week. Overall this week was pretty good. We met a lot of our Mission Goals for the week which was a plus. Well I hope you all have a good week and that the Lord blesses you. 

With love,

Elder Jayson Welker

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February 25, 2013

Hola Everyone

Well another week has come and gone very quickly. I think it is because I can't understand anything so time just goes by really fast. I am feeling a little better so hopefully this week is the end of the sickness. We got word on Thursday that they were making a new mission down here and that it would effect our area but that is all we know. I can't believe that they are going to have one there in Twin! Super crazy stuff. But it only shows that much more how the Lord is hastening his work. This change is only 5 weeks and the next is 6 so we can get back on track with the MTC I guess. So I am getting cut a week short on my training stuff. Oh well. 

This week was pretty good. Still don't understand anything but I'm trying to learn and be obedient so I can learn. I'm just trying to do what I need to do in order to be successful. We had splits again this week. Apparently we have splits every week in our zone which is pretty cool I guess. I went with an Elder Taylor (AZ). We had a good time and were able to teach the Restoration to a group of about 4 teenagers. Besides the language everything is fine. We had some good lessons with investigators though, but so far a lot of them need to have their hearts softened so they can receive an answer. We taught a family yesterday and it went really well. They invited us to lunch with them next Sunday, so hopefully that turns out well. Not much else has happened. I love you all and continue to pray for you every day. I hope you have another great week. 

With love,

Elder Jayson Welker

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February 18, 2013

Hola Everyone

I want you all to know how lucky we are to have washers that work and dryers in general. There are no dryers here so we just hang our clothes up to dry inside the apartment. This week was pretty good overall. We found a bunch of potential investigators and taught a few of our previous ones. We had splits this past Friday and I was with an Elder Edwards from Arizona. He is pretty cool. We tried contacting about 4 of his references but they weren´t home. So we just tried contacting and didn´t get anyone. But he was celebrating his one year mark on the mission so we had a small party with a member family for about 30 minutes or so. I still don´t understand a single word the people say. Hooray! I want to help out my comp so bad but I don´t know what to say because I don´t know if the people are agreeing, or disagreeing with what he just taught. So it´s only frustrating in that aspect. I have been sick pretty much this entire past week. I had to go to the ¨doctor¨ today so we are in Santiago by the temple. But the ¨doctor¨ that i went to didn´t know much. He didn´t even check my throat or anything. Pretty sad. Oh well. Besides being sick and not being able to understand anyone this week was pretty good. I love and miss you all so much. I continue to pray for you every night. I hope everyone has a good week.

With love,

Elder Jayson Welker

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Jayson's Address

I am horrible.  Here is Jayson's address though if you would like it to send him mail

Elder Jayson Welker
Misión Chile Rancagua
Alcalde Eduardo Melero 883
Casilla 2-C Rancagua
Chile

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Elder Jayson Welker
Chile Rancagua Mission
POB 30150
Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0150

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