Well.... Im OUT of here!!!!!! Transfers are today! And after my wonderful 5 or 6ish months in Longaví (I honestly dont even know haha) Im being transferred!!!
We all expected it... Because Ive been here so long and just... We just knew. So we got the call and Im leaving Longaví and heading up more north!!! And Im going to a sector called Lontué, right on the edge of Curico Sur!!!! Woo hooo!!! I honestly dont even know much about it... I THINK its another branch? And its supposedly really small again (Like Longaví haha) But apparently (from what I heard) Its REALLY pretty and somewhere kind of close (in the zone at least) There is a national park there of some sort. Reportedly "one of the most beautiful parts of Chile!" soooo Im SUPER excited!!! ANDDDD....... My comp is going to be Elder Vasquez!!!! And with a last name like that... That means he´s gonna be a LATINO!!!! Ahhhhh my first companion A: Not from Utah. haha B: LATINO COMP!!!! Im actually really nervous but still super excited!!! Im gonna make sure he helps me with my spanish! haha. So Im super super excited!!! And were going to be "Co-senior Comps". So we´ll see how that works out haha. But heyyyy.... IM SUPER EXCITED!!! Ive had so much fun here in Longaví. Its been QUITE the experience and Ive learned SOOO much. Ive met AMAZING people that I just love love love with all my heart and hope the best for them. I will definitely be remembering Longaví for the rest of my life. And Im telling everyone here that even though im leaving, I will proudly call myself a "Longaniviano" for forever hahaha. (Thats what they call residents of Longaví haha) But so im so excited to take everything I learned and everything to a different area and start tearing it up there too :) Woo hoo! Im really excited haha. Sad to leave Longaví? Yes. Absolutely. But super excited too haha.
So we (the missionaries) saw that coming, that I was going to leave... But what we DIDNT see coming... Is Elder Cowden is leaving too. hahaha. THAT was quite the shocker for us this morning. Haha. So both missionaries from my sector are leaving... and two new guys are coming in. So that will be quite the change. Its a long explanation but I really think that will be a good thing for Longavi. Or for our sector at least haha. But so Elder Cowden is leaving to the south. Hes going to a sector called Quillon, Chillan. And hes going to be comps with a latin as well haha. So he´s excited! Nervous, because he didnt see it coming at all, but excited! haha. We´ve had a LOT of fun together, and we´ve both learned ALOT. haha.
So my bags are packed nice and neat already! (Organizing. Priorities. Wow Im a changed man.) and Im excited to go! Time to start learning some more and progressing even more in life/the mission :) Im super excited! Did I mention that yet?
BUT, more than that. Since I have to go say my goodbyes still, Im going to keep the rest of this letter short with just a story or two.
So first off, on Saturday we had an activity in the church and we played.... Baby Futbol!!! Woo hoo!! And we actually had a group of 11 to play this time! That is great progress haha. So anyway we played 4 vs 4 and 5 vs 5... And remember how I said my soccer skills were improving? Welllll I was playing really good! And I was even impressing the Chileans :) haha so like halfway through I did this move-thing and blah blah blah... Basically it was cool and they were all really impressed and so they starting calling me "Messi" for the rest of the night during the game and joking with me and calling me Messi. Thatttt made me happy hahaha. Because if any of you know who Messi is, you know thats a compliment haha. Anyways. I was just proud of that and wanted to share. Yay for futbol!
And secondly. Technically we have no idea whether a person is going to leave on cambio day or not. But like i said, we all just assumed I was leaving... So in church yesterday, just in case it was my last Sunday there, I bore my testimony during the testimony time, AND I had talked with Presidente Cárcamo earlier in the week and arranged to do a musical number! :) So for the closing song I just did a musical number, and I actually just went up front and sang a solo. hahaha. My singing has improved ALOT since I left too! At least I think. I hope. Anyway so I sang "I Need Thee Every Hour". And I sang 2 verses in Spanish, and the final verse in English. And I feel like it came out really well! At least I felt the spirit while I was singing :P So I hope los demás did as well haha. And after the meeting O got a few compliments so I hope it turned out well!
And so I decided I need to start using my musical abilities more to bless the people here of Chile! I decided Ive been slacking in that department, and that I can really use that blessing to help people even more... So Im gonna be finding ways to do that. And Im excited for it :) I really think it´ll help.
andddd.... Those are the two stories that I wanted to share haha. I loveeee this church! Each day my testimony is strengthed, and I just continue learning about how true this church is. I feel so blessed to have this knowledge in my life, and the ability to apply the things I know and learn in my life to receive these blessings. Because thats another thing. Each day I just realize more and more and more how extremely blessed I am. I love the plan of salvation, I love the gospel, and I love everything about this church haha. Anyway... I gotta go say bye to people :P Lontué here I come! Wish me luck!!!! I miss you and love you all! Que les vaya bien! Chau!!
Con mucho amor y abrazos y todo la cuestion,
Elder Heyman
