Elder Spencer's Chile Osorno Mission: Day to Day Miracles

Hey momma!!! Happy Monday! The work is coming along great here in Alerce!!!:) We have a baptism here in Alerce this Saturday if everything goes well!!:) Consuelo is so awesome. She is so prepared and loves learning about the gospel and reading from the Book of Mormon!!:) The Leaders Conference in Osorno was really good. We were planning some of the stuff that we are going to do for a conference the mission is going to have with Elder Christofferson!:) The whole mission is coming here to Puerto Varas!!!! Also President Isom taught us about how to use our time more wisely with the investigators and it was so sweet!!:)

Also on a more sad note, Bednardita, one of the daughters of the family Alverado (step sister to Consuelo), passed away this last week right after the leaders conference in Osorno...:/ She was born with an illness but she went to the hospital for pneumonia. We went to give her a blessing on Friday of the week before and she seemed like she was doing a lot better. We thought that she was going to be able to leave the hospital on Sunday... So on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday last week we were helping with the viewing and the funeral. We got to go to the burial on Thursday. After that Elder Longo and I realized that it was interesting because they were inactive for like 15 years then she comes back, comes once to church and then passes away. Now the whole family is really motivated to come back to church and go to the temple. Bednardita was the most happy to come back.

Even though it is really sad and weird that she is gone, she is still leaving her presence and example with the family.:) I also talked in one of the funeral services on Wednesday. They asked me to talk last second on the plan of salvation; and it was so cool, I felt the spirit so strong. I don’t remember what I said at all but I feel like it helped.:) We also got to visit Julieta and Elvis during the week. It is so sweet to teach Julieta. She loves hearing the lessons from us and reading in the Book of Mormon. Also Elvis and his family are progressing really well. They haven’t accepted a date yet but said they want to be baptized!:) Also we started teaching a Haitian this last week and we taught about the restoration and he loved it!!!:)

I loved the photos that you guys sent me!!:) It looks like you guys were having a lot of fun in the snow!!:) That Family Search facility in Lehi looks so fricken sweet!!:) Oh that is so cool about Bubba!! I’m so happy for her and I’ll listen to her talk during the week. I downloaded it!:) But that’s sweet, and man what the heck man she didn’t tell me anything... haha

I loved your thought. It’s so true that God will be with us, guide us and prepare our path if we are humble enough to submit to His will and trust in Him!!:) Thank you for that momma!! I love you to infinity and beyond and hope you have a great week!!:)

Love,

Elder Shawners😎💪💙

First few pictures are from the Leaders Conference