Return to El Pinar; Siguiendo Impresiones; e A Paciencia Traz Resultados

 Visiting Kevin and Solange in El Pinar

 District Pic

 Elder Chandia

¡Hola gente! I'll try to be brief, because we ended up with very little time today to write home. Just a few quick highlights:

• No news again this week, but we are searching out old investigators in the Area Book and have a charla set with one this week, so we're pretty pumped.
• Cinthia and Erwin went to the stake conference and heard President Eddy's invitation to be baptized and find true happiness! #CAAPO Erwin was huge because we had told him that if we were going to give him more charlas, he would have to go to church. And guess what? He came, with a member family. Back in business! 
• I got to visit Kevin Cela, his family, and Solange in El Pinar today! (That's why I have so little time now to write) Super awesome to eat with them, reminisce on old times, and give Kevin some consejos (tips) before he heads out on his mission to Brasil Río de Janeiro on July 10th! I also, on the bus ride home, found an old investigator of mine from El Pinar, and after talking with him a bit and catching up, I invited him to take the charlas again and he said yes!  Divine design.
• After praying for Cinthia one night, Elder Chandía felt that he should send a message to Cinthia saying that we loved her, God too, and to not be discouraged. To which she responded that we were the greatest messangers that God could've sent in her path, that we gave her so much peace, etc. Seems like she really needed that message when we gave it.  Always follow spiritual impressions.

Yup, when Pops starts building stuff, you know he's doing good.  Wow, Emma killed it at drill camp and Bear's working out at the high school! ¡CAPAS!  A very powerful story for sure with the wise and foolish men; our testimony of Christ makes all the difference. BTW, Elder Chandía is wondering how he can get into BYU; what can you find out about how foreigners can sign up? Love you Mom! 

12 hour shed project! Not bad! Thanks for the reminder, I will definitely put the pedal down this week. Love you Pap! 

Emma! Quite the performance there; you girls killed it!  Looks like you're quite famous; all of Asia will be rooting for PG come state time!  Glad you're having a blast with drill, live it up. Everything ends much quicker than you expect. ¡Te amo!

Bear! I've heard that the World Cup is crazy this year! Many soccer giants tying or even losing!  Glad you had a blast at the soccer party; great prank.  Haha how did Saucy come up?? Super cool that you get to work out at the high school! Have fun and take advantage!  Love ya!

Callie! Way to pull that sucker out!  Wow, level 3 already, you're killing it! It took me much longer to get there.  I would love to have the opportunity to play college football, but I would have to work REALLY hard to do so! And my favorite treat in Uruguay has always been ALFAJORS. Forever.  Love you!

Lots of love! I promise I'll have more next week! 

Con amor,

Élder Newman :)

Mom’s Questions:

1. How is Elder Chandia feeling? Any better?

Better; he had another sick day and we realized that it was a certain dish of food that the members like to give us often that always did him in. But he's all good now.

2. Were you able to get out more?

Happily, yes.

3. Do the members feed you much?

TONS. We never go hungry.

4. Who are your investigators right now?

Cinthia, Erwin (as of yesterday), Debora, Raúl and Rosana.

5. What is the funniest thing that happened this week?

The capo pizza man that protected us.