the one where i defend myself with a shovel

Hola Everyone!!! another week has past and that means 7 days of experiences, laughter, and miracles! Every week in the mission had something new and different to offer, the adventure is finding out what that one thing will be this week. so instead of going on and on about how the week was good and the classic deal, im gunna tell you all a story.

so 9:50 last wednesday, we arrive home after a full day of preaching the gospel, not one time did we come home that day from the time we left in the morning. so we get home, Elder Puello goes to unlock the gate so we can go in and then open the house door. but when he goes he realizes the gates already open, and then he asks me "did you leave the light on when we left?" and i was like "no, did you?" and he was like "nope". by that point we were freaked out, we thought someone was inside maybe some homeless dude, maybe a thief in the act or whatever. i go inside the gate and i tell my comp to have my back. but he was like "nah im gunna stay here" and i was like "what if they kill me?!" and he was like "if they kill you theyre definitely gunna kill me too". yeah so i was like whatever at that point, i found a shovel outside and i crept through the back side of the house to enter the back door, the back door was already open. so i enter very sneakily and everything ready to defend myself but turns out nobody was there. the burglar has came and gone with my camera, my electric razor, a hammer, a a screwdriver, a flashlight and other meangless items. and from my companion's things....absolutely nothing. that lucky punk.

so i guess we all learned something from this, always lock up well, always have a shovel near by and when it comes to a fight, my comp will support me from afar. Awesome. I hope you liked the story, im sorry for zero photos but for obvious reasons there werent any to send today haha.

I wish you all a great week and i send my best.

Love, Elder Carlos Cabrera

The week where I was asked to be a son-in-law

Hola Everyone!!! This week has been great down here in Colina Chile, i was finally able to upload the photos from Genessis' baptism so feel free to check those out at the bottom. this week was really good, the weeks are getting shorter but not as short as the number of weeks i have left, too crazy to think about. but I'm just trying to make the most out of everything and try to take it all in. It's funny cause I'm finding everything more meaningful this way, the food we eat, the lessons we teach, the experiences we 're having.

But this week was good, Genessis was confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and received the gift of the holy ghost. it was so special.

but funny experience of the week:

the other day we were knocking doors and trying to talk to people and this one lady came out kind of distressed about something, we offered her a card with a little question to think about and the question was: how can i achieve peace and happiness in my life? and when she read that she was shocked and said that she was in need of those two things. then she asked why we came to her house and we said " we felt like we needed to meet you" and she started to tear up. She told us to come back another day to share our message and then as she got to know us she asked about what we do, why we do it, how do we have money if we don't work, and then she got on the topic if we had girlfriends. My companion told her yes and i said nope I'm single haha. she then asked me if i wanted to be her son-in-law and called for her daughter to come meet us hahaha. it was hilarious but a very spiritual experience for us as well. it just goes to show that there are people waiting for this message, we just have to find them and have the guts to knock the door or open our mouths.

well thats all for this week, i love you all and have a great week.

Love, Elder Carlos Cabrera

facts of the week:

1. in colombia Cartagena, they dont have addresses, you cant just type in a street name and a number and get there, i feel terrible for FedEx

2. the word tonto in spanish can mean silly or stupid but it depends completely on how they say it, half the time i cant tell the difference