As you can see, its been a doggy-dog week out here in MEOWquenes! 

If I havent made it clear yet (with my latino tan), Cauquenes is HOT and very sunny. And when you walk around all day in the blazing sun with a shirt, tie, backpack, and a name tag on your chest, you start to feel like an old dog out roastin in the sun! 

(which there are also a lot of in Cauquenes. Smelly, old, roasting dogs in the streets) 

HA!

 But the life out here is great. 

I get plenty of exercise, a nice tan, I get to eat a lot (usually), and the best part, I get to see people find true joy and peace in their lives through Jesus Christ. 

As missionaries, we´re always finding new people to teach, talking with everybody on the street, doing service for people we've never seen before, and sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with everybody that will give us time to speak! 

If you can't tell from my emails, I've come quite a long way, spiritually, mentally, and emotionally. This work has changed me so quickly, and I feel like a different person than who I was before my mission. And I get to witness that change in the people here in Chile. 

I won't share anything in particular, but we talk with a LOT of people every day. And after just a few visits, some people have literally changed their outlook on life. 

My first convert, Luis, was an atheist before we found him. He didn't believe in God, in Christ, and frankly had no desire to be a part of any church or religion for that matter. And now, after maybe, a month, he is a member of the church, attending church every Sunday (with one leg, as well as recovering from a recent heart attack) and praying every day. This old man went from no belief, to full faith and a complete change of heart, in less than a month. 

And for those who say that people never change, I've got living proof that change, big or small, is completely possible. All it takes is faith, and a true desire to work to be better, and CHANGE. As humans, we always have room to change for the better. We all have things that we could change, things we could better in our lives, and things that we know we are better with, OR without. 

Like Luis, all we need is faith, and a true desire to change. And with the help of God, anything is possible. Prayer is a powerful, and completely free tool that all of us have. 

USE IT! 

I know that this church, the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is true, and I know that the teachings that it provides can help all of us change for the better. I know that it has helped me changed my life, and for that, Im here in Chile trying to help others change their lives. I love you all and thank you for your love and support. Thank you for the letters, emails, and words of love that you all give every day. I hope you all have a great week and work to make something better in your life, as well as help others change too! 

I'll talk to ya in 7, see ya then!

love,

-Elder Lewis

Oh yeah one more thing. We went to this new converts house to have a family home evening, and when we entered their house, the other elders told me that their dog had just died. I didn't believe it until we walked back into the house and heard some pretty heavy crying and sniffling from the other room. We walked back and the family was wrapping up their dog in trash bags cuz they had just had it put down and the mom was LOSING IT. 

I starting crying of course, thinking about Griff-bot and how we had just done the same thing like 3 weeks ago. They asked me why I was crying and I explained to them and it was a hard couple of minutes but after that, we cheered them up and headed out. 

Man it was so hard to see that mom crying like that and thinking about Griffin. Anyway, i know that stank daddy Griff is eating the finest kibble out of a golden bowl in heaven. God probably has shlock stains around his ankles on his white robe. HA! 

Anyway, love ya, have a good one! Tell jane and carson hi! Slap carson up the back of the head for me.  love ya!

-Elder Lewis