Hola hermano,
que pasa? I hope everything is going well for you. It is way loco to think that you have already been out 6 months. (1/4 of the way complete) I can't even tell you how excited I am that it is just getting closer and closer for my time to come to serve. So Nick Wadsworth's mission papers are already turned in! That is crazy because in my mind he doesn't even seem any older than me. ha so he feasibly could have his call in 2 weeks, and Jed Bradshaw is starting his papers now and could have his call in March. That is amazing how the missionary work is going to just expand and grow like none other before!
QUESTION: How much longer are you assigned in Ayacucho? Also how much longer are you assigned with this companion before the next transfer? Those things are interesting to me. Also Is it just getting hotter and hotter there? Because it's NOT HERE!!! It's not too cold, but today it was a little stormy. I went on a date last night (Triple Date) with Jantzen and some other kids, it was pretty fun, we went to Orange Leaf and then watched a movie at Jantzen's after that. You know... life is pretty normal here, and you really aren't missing anything. I am jealous of where you are, and what you're doing right now! So Lacosse conditioning started last week. And I am actually super excited to play LAX this year. I am going to work really hard on my speed, and stick skills and such, and I think it will be a really fun year! So do you ever get to play sports like with members or anything?? futbol?, baloncesto? just curious.
I am getting ready for just another week of school at Lone Peak High School tomorrow. School is so repetitive, the same thing everyday you know that!! and I am sure, you're life is 10 times more repetitive than mine. haha the mission is doing the same thing everyday! Obviously not a bad thing at all... but school is actually not too bad. AP US History is my hardest class, but I can't even tell you how much I have grown from that class, and mostly how I have learned studying habits and stuff like that, that will benefit me in the LONG RUN!
Today at church we had 3 missionaries speak. The Whillhite twins got home a couple days ago and gave their homecoming talks, and Diana Callister is leaving to Japan this week and gave her farewell, and Kira hannemann sung a solo in church, It was acapella and actually really good! ha. I also taught the lesson in Priest quorum. Brother Burrows, Connor Toolson, and I lead a discussion about the Holy Ghost today and it went really well. So I am sorry if I am just like rambling a bunch of stuff off to you, I don't have much I can tell you that really has value. sorry for that, but most importantly I love you Brady, and am constantly thinking about you and what a good example you are to me, cole, brit, mom, dad, and so many other people they can't even be counted! Keep up the good work, and have a little but of fun. Not too much, but enjoy yourself a little and do the Lord's work!!! Bueno suerte!!
Love you man,
Chase
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To answer Chases question of how much time do I have here in Ayacucho. Transfers are 6 weeks. But this one that starts today is only four weeks, and one month here in the mission is so unbelievably fast. So this transfer that is coming, will finish the training of Elder Olivares, and then I'm probably out of here. which makes me very sad. I have grown very close to some member families, and they keep telling me not to go, to which I reply that it is not my choice.
This week was crazy because, Elder Villagran from Ecuador, his passport expired and he had to leave for his country like 4 days early. He went to lima to finalize everything, so the other zone leader was left without a campanion, so I was zone leader for the weekend. But it was crazy because we had to travel an hour to Huanta, a city even farther than Ayacucho (where there are two misisonaries now) to find a room and buy mattresses and phone and stuff for two more missionaries that are coming to split the area. (the mission is growing everywhere, we are constantly splitting areas at the moment. ) But that was cool because that is one of the two extremes of the mission. farther than any other point. way cool. And then Elder Olivares was with the companion of elder Durfey, because Elder Durfey is very sick and in Lima until he recuperates.
But This week I had a really awesome experience thursday when the president came for interviews (my first in 4 months, I was really exited.) He asked me if I had any concerns, and I explained that I had been very disappointed in myself and stressed out that our success has been minimal of late, and he said, ok Elder Hartvigsen my personal study this morning was for you. We then talked for a minute about success and success in the mission and what it really means. he read to me D and C 50.26 and 27. awesome scripture, and the phrase purified in Christ is amazing because it is exactly what I had read that morning in my personal study in Moroni 10.32.
The Lord works in many ways, and sometimes we don't watch. But when we do, we start to see. I was super edified and I want you all to study those scriptures because the spirit gave them to me and President Douglas. I do not believe it was coincidence, and neither did he.
I love the work, and I feel even more drive to enjoy my last month in the city that taught me spanish, the people that taught me what has value, and the spirit that taught me how to work.
Elder Hartvigsen
PS in the pictures I didnt explain, that is the stake center from the terraced fields on the property. and he is elder Coico, the zone leader who goes home in one month. (the little shorty guy)
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