fernando

seasons greetings,
my body is a little bit confused right now because the weather is starting to act like fall in utah, but it´s march here. but it´s nice. much better than the blistering sun all day.
so i forgot to tell you last week, if i ever had a desire to spend the rest of my life/raise my kids in chile, i definitely don´t know. the universities all started last week and the first year students entered into their program of study. all the first year student are haized (sp?). like almost tortured. the upperclassmen tear up there clothes, throw eggs on them, steal their shoes, sometimes cut their hair, throw mayonasse and all sorts of nasty stuff on them. then they have to go out into the street and beg for money to pay for their materials. ya, santiago is crazy.
a couple of weeks ago we met a man knocking doors, fernando. we said a prayer and shared a short message with him and said we´d return. the only problem was we couldn´t go back until we had a member with us and everytime we went back he was never there. on friday we have one of the youth with us and we passed his house so i thought, oh we should visit fernando now. i knocked on the door and he left the house with his face all angry. he said ¨who knocked!?!¨ i said i did and he said that i knocked so hard i was going to break the door or something. i said i´m sorry, i didn´t mean to. he said, no everytime you missionaries come you knock so hard. don´t come back! ya, i pretty much cried and felt really bad/embarassed. he definitely didn´t have the spirit of love with him.
but other than that it was a good week with lots and lots of teaching.
last night we had an earthquake. it was at about 3 a.m. i had gotten up to go to the bathroom and i laid back down and felt so tired. the earth started to tremble and i just thought, oh please not now. i am so tired, i don´t want to get up and run to the door. luckily after a few seconds it stopped.
anyway, just wanted to let you all know i am alive and well. i love you all very much from the very bottom of my heart and i pray for you everyday. stay out of trouble and stay in touch.
love,
kelli jean


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