Week 16-Conference

We had conference this weekend and it was so awesome! We went to the stake center to watch it, and there was a room just for english missionaries to watch it in english. There was only 4 of us and we brought cookies and candy and it was a good time. It`s amazing how much you can get out of conference if you really pay attention and spirtually prepare for the messages.

Also, my parents sent me a package and i got it on sunday!! There was pez, laffy taffy, peanut butter, and a dog tazer, which are all rare finds down here in Chile. The dog tazer works super well (It emits sound). A dog tried to follow us, so i used it and he ran the opposite direction as fast as he could. I have a new toy to use now! And now we wont get attacked by dogs anymore haha.

Other than conference, this was the busiest week i`ve had so far. We literally ran from appointment to appointment to get there on time and not miss one. Not only are we teaching, we`re getting a workout too!

A couple days ago we visited a less active member named Elizabeth. her 18 year old daughter answered the door and said her mom wasn`t home so we would have to come back later. Little did they know, i could see through the crack in the door hinge and perfectly see her Mom sitting on the couch! We talked to the daughter for like 3 minutes and before we left i asked if her Mom was home again, and she said no again so when we were leaving and she was shutting the door, i said ¨bye Andrea!¨ (The daughter) and then ¨Bye Elizabeth¨ (The Mom) and their reaction was priceless. We might not speak spanish perfectly, but you can`t fool the missionaries! haha it was funny though and we`re going to visit them next week.

I`m grateful for the opportunity to serve a mission and my testimony is growing exponentially. Until next week!

Peace

Elder Pollock