written: 6/21/2021
Week 25
Busy week with lots of new changes and surprises!
First, transfers! Elder Baum arrived on Wednesday and we got right to work! We have the same time in the mission but he has experience as a trainer and I have been with two native companions, helping us further our Spanish for sure. We have been very busy with Elder Baum meeting all the members and catching up on the area, but we are excited for this week and this transfer!
Next.... I was vaccinated this week! Crazy to think I received the covid vaccine in the south of the world on an island, but #missionlife! There was no line and not much talking done when I received the vaccination and I ended up receiving the CanSino vaccine which only requires one dose. I was completely dead the first night and the next morning that I received the vaccine but I am doing great right now and I am all good. Because I received the vaccine, in two weeks I will receive a pass that will basically allow me to move freely outside and enter into stores and supermarkets without a permit! I am excited that I received the vaccine and hopefully Castro will leave quarantine soon (which is the rumor) things are definitely looking up!
To add to my busy week, I was recently assigned District leader and I am officially in charge of English for the mission now! This week has been filled with meetings, forms, phone calls, and adjustments but I think once I get adjusted, things will calm down and I can get into a groove. It is crazy to think all of this has happened before I hit my 6 month mark, but it has definitely made the mission more exciting and surprising! We still haven't received new missionaries from the United States in months and we don't know when we will, but we are still receiving some Chilean missionaries and hopefully things with Covid can calm down so we can receive some new missionaries!
Lastly, I wanted to share a quick spiritual thought that really stuck out to me this week. In Come Follow Me this Sunday we talked about D&C 64, and the verses that stood out most were verses 33 and 34. In these verses, it discusses "be not weary in well-doing" . Basically don't be lazy in doing good and sacrificing for others, and why should we do this? "Ye are laying the foundation of a great work" and to remember that "out of small things proceedeth that which is great" We must be happy when we accomplish the small things in life but we also must never forget to do the small things in life because they are so important. Lastly, in verse 34, the Lord requires a "heart and a willing mind" and if we have this heart and a willing mind we will be blessed and "eat the good of the land of Zion in these last days". I loved really studying these verses and applying them to my mission and I hope you can apply it in your lives as well!
Love, Elder Collin Steele
pictures include: Elder Baum and me; Getting my Covid vaccination; Not sure what the "peace" sign means in Chile, but everyone's doing it!; and a nearby Catholic church
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