Welcome to Chile

Sunday I was sustained as the 2nd counselor in the Young Womens. I’m very excited about it. I get to go to girls camp in a couple of weeks! That should be interesting! Jeff and I taught sharing time this week and will teach it again next week while Sister Lambert is in the USA visiting. Sister Lambert is bringing us a suitcase of items we want from home. Sharing time for a suitcase is a great trade!
After sacrament meeting a man and his 14 year old son were baptized. It was a very nice service and a great opportunity for us to see the fruits of missionary work. The brother was so happy, he was just glowing.

After that we went to the Clarkes house and ate dinner with them. They had cooked dinner for the missionaries on Christmas eve and they had lots of left over food. Since we cooked them Christmas dinner – they had us come help them finish off all the left over’s \! They were delicious. But it was sooo much food.

Brother Clarke speaks a little English and he is very funny. He has a saying that he uses often – ‘Welcome to Chile’ . For example, when he turned left out of the wrong lane so he could get through a light, he turned to me and said ‘Welcome to Chile.’ When I needed to use the bathroom while we were on a walk, he pointed to some trees and then said ‘Welcome to Chile!’ (no I didn’t take him up on the offer) When he kept piling food on my plate after I told him I was full he said ‘Welcome to Chile’ . The kids have picked up on it and when anything weird for us happens they say ‘Welcome to Chile.’