Week #74

Week 1 in La Pampa!

Hey, hey!!!

This past week was awesome!!!! This sector is just awesome! I´ve been loving the past week! 

 First off, my comp, Elder Wheelwright is a stud, its great working with him! He really takes alot off the load since he´s got some time in the mission and can work real well! My past few comps they have been in there first few weeks to months as a missionary so its been quite a breath of fresh air here working with him in this sector! We have a ton of really good people here to teach and this past week we found 20 or so new people that we´ll be help this and the coming weeks! This week we will be having the baptism of 2 people, one named Carlos who we found last week and another of a man named Angel! They both are really special people especially Angel, for the past year from what I understand, he has been working with the missionaries to get baptized. One of these challenges is that during the past 3 months, he lost the ability to walk. He is a man with a ton of faith and this weekend he will finally make the step towards baptism!!!!! We are super excited for him and Carlos. More than anything, this past week was to get to know people and the sector. I know the next few months here will be great and that the Lord will pour out many blessings. I hope you all have an great week!!!!

 Elder Grant Arthur Eagar

¡HAY BAUTISMO!

"Faith as a principle of power comes from a consistent pattern of obedient behavior and attitudes. Personal righteousness is a choice. Faith is a gift from God, and one possessed of it can receive enormous spiritual power."

—Kevin W. Pearson

Week #73

Week 24 in Mejillones, The End.

Well, well, well!!!

So, the past few days have just been a roller coaster!!!! We´ll start off with Friday, I got the call for transfers (I´ll get to that in a second). Saturday I did a good bit of packing and saying goodbyes because Sunday morning the other sector in Mejillones had 2 baptisms so we helped with that and in the evening we helped with an Open Chapel in Antofagasta! This morning I left bright and early in a bus and right now I´m in my new sector. In Alto Hospicio!!! My sector is La Pampa!!!! I´ve been here for about  3 hours now but I love it! My comp is Elder Wheelwright from Utah (third one in a row...;)!!!! I´ll don't know him too good yet but next week I´ll get back on the details!

It was sad leaving Mejillones, but I was excited to leave. My second sector where I had been there for almost 6 months.There is a lot of great people there and many memories that will have a special place in my heart for the years to come. I´m grateful for the many companions I had there, they´ll be friends for life! More than anything I´m excited to be here and to be able to bring to pass the work of the Lord here. I hope you all have a good week and next time I´ll have pictures with stories!!! 

Love,

 Elder Grant Arthur Eagar

¡HAY BAUTISMO!

"Whoso would hearken unto the word of God, and would hold fast unto it, they would never perish; neither could the temptations and the fiery darts of the adversary overpower them unto blindness, to lead them away to destruction."

—1 Nephi 15:24

Week #72

Week 23 in Mejillones !!!!!!

Hey!!!!!!

Been a good week!!! Lots of things going on!!!!! The conference was great!!!! This past week I had an interview with a lady named Vivianna and her son Jesus!!! They will be getting baptized this week! I'm excited for the elders in my district since these past few weeks have been a little rough but now they are seeing the fruits of their labors!!!! The conference was just great this past week and I would like to share something I really liked:

In Elder Rasband's talk, he talked about the Spirit. I believe in the lives of everyone, they want to feel the spirit more and they want to be able to recognize the promptings of it. This talk was just perfect outlining what we have to do to be able to use the power of the Holy Ghost in our lives and recognize it. I don't have a lot of time to share everything, but I would like to testify of the power of the Holy Ghost and that it is real. I have felt strong impressions of it in my life and it is God`s way of showing His love to us. I testify if everyone can put a stronger effort to feel this in their lives that you will be blessed with the powers of Heaven and know what God wants for you. I hope you all to have a great week! Love,

 Elder Grant Arthur Eagar

¡HAY BAUTISMO!

Our zone, general conference, and my toe nail that fell off....

Week #71

Week 22 in Mejillones

Que Tal!?!?!

Well, things are great here!!! Last week was great!! We had a great conference with our mission president and it was a great experience!! We learned different ways to help our investiagtors in there repentance process and how to help them in that aspect!!! Saturday was the baptism of Oswaldo!!!!! It was a great service and Im so excited for this young man!! Afterwards we were talking a little to him about serving a mission in the near future and he is pretty animated about everything to do with the church!!!!! 

Other than that, not much going on here. We´re excited for general conference this weekend!!!! Other than that, til next week!

 

Elder Grant Arthur Eagar

¡HAY BAUTISMO!

"As if we were climbing a tree-covered mountain, at times we don’t see our progress until we get closer to the top and look back from the high ridges. Don’t be discouraged. If you are striving and working to repent, you are in the process of repenting."

—Neil L. Andersen

Week #70

Week 21 in Mejillones!!!

Buenas!!!!

Hows it going!!!!???? We´re doing good here out in Mejillones Chile!!! This past week was fun and also interesting....last week fishing my feet got destroyed in the sun and pretty much everyday was qutie painful here!! I got some nice pictures but forgot my camera to give ya´ll some leg shots. But we were able to get some work in almost each day of the week! We had some good interviews for some investigatores and this week our investigator Oswaldo will be getting baptized!!!!! He´s the brother in law of the Branch President who just got here from Eqcuador!! Hes progressed super well and we are so pumped for him this saturday!!! Also in my district, the other sector will be having 2 baptisms the same day! Overall this should be a great week coming up especially since we have interviews and a conference with President Ferreira!!!

This past week was quite interesting with the feet problem. It really gave me some time to ponder on Christ and His Atonement. The pains that he suffered and all the he endured for us. It really gave me a greater insight and deeper desire to serve him in all that I can. Each one of us in great dept to him. There is a price to pay for all. With that it is nessesary to repent each day and make different covenants with God to save us from our fallen state. I hope you all have a good week and enjoy you many blessings!!!!

Con Amor,

 Elder Grant Arthur Eagar

¡HAY BAUTISMO!

"He descended below all things…that he might be in all and through all things, the light of truth."

—D&C 88:6

Week #69

Week 20 in Mejillones!!!! (Pescadores de Hombres y Pescados ;)

Whats Up!?!!?

Been a good week here!!! This past weeks I had a couple of exchanges with other elders!! Both are from Colombia, one is called Elder Molina and the other Elder Castañeda!! It was great being with them!!!! Learned alot and we had alot of success!! We had 4 people come to church on sunday so we´ll be working with them to get baptized this month!!!!! One family that is super awesome is this single mom and her two daughters!! They came to church this sunday just out of no where but we´re working with them to be able to recieve there salvation this month!!!! Other than that we had a good pday here!!! We went fishing and piled in 22 fishes!!!!! Looks like I havent gotten rusty while I´ve been fishing for salvation!!!! Hope ya´ll have a good week!!! 

Mucho amor,​

        Elder Grant Arthur Eagar