After a 30 hour travel day, GUESS WHO MADE IT TO CHILE! 

That's right, Elder Lewis, reporting for duty here in Cauquenes, Concepción, Chile! 

I'm here today with my beautiful, Peruvian comp, Elder Arismendiz, my trainer! Let me just start off by saying, CHILE IS AMAZING! 

This place is seriously so beautiful. You may look at pictures and say, "It's all ghetto and dirt and mountain crap". Well it is.

But its REAL! 

The CCM was nice and all, but it's time for the big leagues! 

For those that are wondering, the weather is great. Always sunny, around 80° American, the food is always bomb, nothing to worry about there (at least yet).

 The people. The PEOPLE are amazing! I don't know what it is, but I just love the people here, the kids are wild and I have NO idea what they are saying, or what anybody is saying really, but it's so awesome. 

My spanish is improving 10fold out here, because that's all I speak now! Its kind of crazy. Here in Chile, they dont pronouce the S. So, when somebody in mexico says "Entonces, mi casa es rosado, mas o menos," (So, my house is pink, more or less) it sounds like "Entonthe, mi caha eh rohado, mah o menoh". 

ITS SO FUNNY, IT SOUNDS LIKE EVERYBODY HAS A LISP! Its super hard to understand, because everthing sounds different. 

But all is well, I will learn!

  

The first 2 days here in Chile were hard. And I mean HARD. 

Every second, I was only thinking, "I cant do this, I just want to go home. I don't speak spanish, I have no idea what's going on, I'm going home." 

And then came the time to start teaching. My comp and I walked to an investigators house, named Doris. We sat down, talked for a bit, and started to teach. We taught Doris the Restoration. (mom i forgot how to spell it lol) As I found myself teaching Doris about Joseph Smith and his first vision, I realized that I was not worried about going home anymore. I was just focused on helping Doris learn. 

Long story short, I was reminded that the mission isn't about me. I'm here to help others, "To bring others unto Christ". There is a quote that goes something like, "Forget yourself, and get lost in this great work". 

I know that God always has His eye on me, and He has blessed me with the gift of the Holy Spirit, to be a guide and a peace for me for my time here in Chile. He knows when things are tough, when we need help. And He wants to help us, He wants us to talk with Him always. 

Through prayer and faith in God, all things are possible. I challenge you all to read 2nd Nephi 22: 2. I've been sharing this verse with every person that we have time to talk with, and I wholeheartedly believe in it. 

I've said it once and I'll say it again- If you need help, if you have a question, if you dont know what to do, ASK GOD. Through God, all things are possible. 

I pray for each of you every day, and I love you all! 

Thank you for your support and love, I feel it all out here in the field. I hope you all have a great week, and continue to make good choices! 

Love you all. 

Until next Monday!

Love,

-Elder Lewis