Hey everyone, So I'm still alive here in the beautiful desert paradise of Copaipó. I think the biggest news from this week is that I started having a pretty bad cough that eventually led to some chest pain. That's right, I got diagnosed with Atypical Pneumonia. Before anyone worries too much though, the healthcare system here in Copiapó is actually pretty decent and I should be at %100 here pretty quick.
As far as the work goes we've been blessed with some pretty cool miracles. We've been opening sector which involves a lot of contacts in the street and lots of visiting old investigators as well. One of the old family investigators we found are named Patricia and Edmundo. She just happens to be from the same city in Brazil (Natal) as my companion Elder Olives. They have a five year old daughter named Sofia and a four month old son named Martin. They had attended church for various months about a year and a half ago but couldn't get baptized because they weren't married. Getting married is a bit more complicated here in Chile than in the US. The good news though is that NOW THEY ARE MARRIED!!!!! They came to church this Sunday and are super excited to get back into the swing of things and get baptized. They are really awesome people and are super prepared.
We're also working with a part member family. His name is Luis and her name is Marcela. He is a member but hadn't attended church since he was thirteen years old. We found them when they were having some marital problems. We talked openly with them and Luis was super excited to come to church again. We talked with them about how progressing in life is like rowing a boat, that both partners have to be rowing otherwise the boat will be moving in circles. Sunday they both showed up with their nine year-old son Martín. It was awesome because Marcela had gotten off of her shift at 8 in the morning but decided that she needed to come as well! Luis got up and shared his testimony and said that he was feeling the spirit super strong. It was awesome
Attendance in the branch also skyrocketed this week. Even though it doesn't have as much to do with our work as the branches the attendance hit 86 this week! Elder VanNatter, an Elder who has a bit more time in the branch says that the highest he's ever seen it before! The other Elders that work with us in Paipote were also able to bring some families to church. We're seeing tons of miracles here! I feel like I'm finally recognizing and following the spirit and I know that this work is true!
Love and miss all of you guys! See you in four short weeks!
Elder Walker
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