August 23, 2017
Hey everyone! This week has been very new! As in, we've been getting to know a lot of the new missionaries in the Zone! Things have been rough in the whole mission! Everyone's a bit down and there's been various meetings that have revolved around this subject. We're trying to reverse this phenomena and it's kinda part on us because we're DLs, so we'll be trying to pump out some bomb lessons and good divisions.
This week we got to teach Alex again and we were like, "Hey, we're here to help you progress, so let's do that" and he was like, "Yeah, I guess we'll do that" and then he set his own baptismal date for the 23rd of September. It was a very spiritual lesson (kinda a redundant comment, I know) but we still were not feeling so hot. We later got to do a follow up appointment and he did his reading! That was pretty cool! It was 3 Nephi 27 and we passed over it again together and there was a notable difference in him and it was really good! We encouraged him to keep reading so he could get a stronger spiritual confirmation about baptism and he was very willing. We were going to do an FHE (Family Home Evening) with him and his wife, but we got there a little late and they said it'd be better for another day... kinda wierd cause that's just not very common here in Chile. We hope we didn't offend them; we'll have to see.
Things got better with my companion and me but then worse again. I ended up calling the Zone Leaders and asking for special divisions and when they came they just did an inventory instead! I was just hoping to leave but it turned out that the inventory helped a lot and at the end we hugged. I really hope things can move forward because, otherwise, things are really gonna be lame. I think they will move forward, though.
Last night, we did what's called a "P-Day's Eve". It's where missionaries go do a sleep-over at another missionaries' house! It probably sounds like one of the most disobedient things a missionary could do, right? I thought so, too! But in the leadership meeting, (which was a summary of another meeting that the ZLs had with President) we were encouraged to do them to help missionaries not be so lonely living alone in their house with their companion, especially those who have just arrived, hardly speak Spanish and have latino companions. So, as the obedient missionaries we are... we did one 
It's really only possible in our mission and in our bike riding zone because most houses in our mission are only about 10-15 minutes away, giving us plenty of time to get to the other house before curfew. We bought Chilean sushi with Elders Torres and Boody (brand new), two awesome missionaries! It was a blast!
Today we finally went to President's house for our year mark!!! (three weeks ago :P)
It's always fun to go over there because it's a VERY nice house for Chile, and I'd say easily nicer then most homes in the states. We had some sloppy joes and some peach cobbler which was to DIE for!!!! 
We played some volleyball and foosball as well! And... well now I'm here! writing...
That's kinda been my week! I hope you all have a good one!
Elder Sierra
P-Day Eve with Elders Torres and Boody
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