Week #79

Week 6 in La Pampa!!!!!

Hey hey!!!

How ya´ll doing? Things are going good here in Chile!! The nights are getting colder which is real good since the heat is just miserable. Last week went very well!!! Elder Wheelwright and I will be staying together for the next 6 weeks which should be fun!!!! Also in our district no one changed which is nice since we got a nice group of guys here! This past week was wonderful since we had 4 investigators in church!! Its real hard here in la pampa since the church is pretty far from the sector, and its hard to motivate people to take there time to go across town but we´re getting things done with the branches help!!!!

This week we will have the baptism of Ricardo!!!! He´s a super cool guy from Bolivia that's been listening to us for the past while. We´re really excited for him and his decision! Also in the district we should have 4 other baptisms!!!!!! Its gonna be a real fun weekend and everyone is excited!!!!! We´ve been seeing alot of blessing being poured out here the past few weeks and I can really see that things are done in the Lords timing according to His will. I know he lives and that this is his work. Hope you all have a good week!!!

 Elder Grant Arthur Eagar

¡HAY BAUTISMO!

"With all my capacity I encourage you to discover who you really are. I invite you to look beyond the daily routine of life. I urge you to discern through the Spirit your divinely given capacities. I exhort you to prayerfully make worthy choices that will lead you to realize your full potential."

—Richard G. Scott

P.S.. My comp taught me how to juggle saturday and I wanted to send a video of me juggling but I didnt have enough time to download it, next week! 

Week#78

Hey!

Well its been a good past week! Pretty hectic! The beginning was pretty normal but Thursday thru saturday was nuts! We left Thursday night at 1 in the morning to take a bus, we got to Antofagasta at 8 and from then on we spent our day there. We had a wonderful conference by Elder Texeira of the Seventy! He had a wonderful presentation on the Book Of Mormon and how and why would should use it more in our mission! It was really great and I really felt it was something inspired for us and the people we find and meet here in our mission! After that we caught a bus at 8.30 at night and we got back here to Alto Hospicio at 4 in the morning! A super long day! Later on in the week, yesterday night we had our skypes! It was wonderful seeing the family again for the last time til I get home! ;)

Before I finish this up, I really want to share my testimony of the power of consistent scripture reading and praying. Something that I know is hard but is the best thing we can do everyday. The spiritual power that we need as spirit children of God is there in these two things. Doing this as a missionary has been a critical act for me. Its allowed me to resist temptation, receive personal revelation and know Gods will for me. I encourage you all to strive to have constant scripture study and prayer! I hope you all have a good week! Con Amor,

 Elder Grant Arthur Eagar

¡HAY BAUTISMO!

"As we seek our Heavenly Father through fervent, sincere prayer and earnest, dedicated scripture study, our testimonies will become strong and deeply rooted. We will know of God’s love for us. We will understand that we do not ever walk alone."

—Thomas S. Monson

Me and Elder Kirk; Also a cloud passed over us in Alto Hospicio

Week #77

Week 4 in La Pampa!

Hey!

 Well we had a good week here! Things are going good in La Pampa! Always lots of work to do! We had a baptism in the district!!! I had the opportunity to do the interview of him and it was awesome!!! So cool to see the repentance in this man and his disposition to follow the Savior and his commandments!!!! One of my favorite things as a leader is doing the interviews for people. Hearing their testimonies or being able to strenghten it is always such a great blessing. Well this week will be fun, since we have a huge conference with half the mission. We´ll be hearing from Elder Texeira and Elder Christensen from the seventy!! Its going to be a great opportunity and Ï´m pretty excited!!! Love ya´ll and hope you have a good week!!!

 Elder Grant Arthur Eagar

¡HAY BAUTISMO!

"God will take you as you are at this very moment and begin to work with you. All you need is a willing heart, a desire to believe, and trust in the Lord."

—Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Week #76

Week 3 in La Pampa!!!!

Well, we had a good week!!! Tons of success going on here in Alto Hospicio!!! My companion is a stud!!! Each day is just a blast out here talking to people and inviting them to come unto Christ!!! Dont get me wrong, some days are not the same but its a feeling like no other right now. Also this past week we had the baptism of Ian. It was really good and a nice experience!!!! I´d love to write more and share more about the past week but the time doesnt permit but love you all and wish you a happy week!!!! 

 Elder Grant Arthur Eagar

¡HAY BAUTISMO!

"[Life’s journey] is a pathway marked by forks and turnings. Decisions are constantly before us. To make them wisely, courage is needed: the courage to say, “No,” the courage to say, “Yes.” Decisions do determine destiny."

—Thomas S. Monson

Week #75

Week 2 in La Pampa!!!

Buenas Tardes!

Well we just had a great week!!! Tons of success going on here in La Pampa!! Es la Tierra Prometida!!!!!! Really though, we have seen many, many blessings and miracles this past week! Just finding people that have truly been prepared by the Lord to receive His gospel! Also this past week we had the baptism of Angel!!!! It was amazing!!! A little unorthodox since me and my companion had to carry him in and hold him while the member did the ordinances but a grand experience!!! As we arrived to the church he was in tears which just brought peace to my heart knowing that this is the Lords work and that he truley works in these people through us.

Really these past weeks I feel like have received a lot of strength from God. Things are still difficult, opposition still comes but through small daily prayers I´ve found great strength and reliance with God. I know that this is His work and what I do is not mine, all that really is mine is the decision to listen to His directions and keep myself worthy of His spirit. This upcoming week should be fun, we have alot more baptisms coming up and people to help receive their salvation. Hope you all have a good week! Con mucho cariño,

 Elder Grant Arthur Eagar

¡HAY BAUTISMO!

"In this long eternal quest to be more like our Savior, may we try to be “perfect” men and women in at least this one way now—by offending not in word, or more positively put, by speaking with a new tongue, the tongue of angels. Our words, like our deeds, should be filled with faith and hope and charity."

—Jeffrey R. Holland

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