Well... That is NOT what I was expecting... August 12, 2013

Well hello friends and family. I come to you with news this week. So here it goes.

Well today we have cambios. Ive been here in La Pradera B for 8 weeks. So obviously nothing was going to happen to me right? Wrong. haha.

Well we got cambios today and Elder Panduro is leaving La Pradera B to go to Talchuano. So we all knew that was coming and that Elder Panduro was (unfortunately) going to be leaving (he`s definitely been my best Latino comp so far. We got along really well). And then the zone leaders said "Elder Heyman want to hear your cambio?" So i said "sure!" thinking they were just going to be telling me my new companion. 

Well. First off, Im continuing as district leader! woo hoo! But now I will have 2 hermanas and 2 elderes in my distrito. So we`ll see how it goes having hermanas in my district haha. 

Secondly, Im going to be training again!! Woo hooooo! ¡Otro hijo mio! I go to pick up my hijito tomorrow morning!! So details about him will come in the following week! But im way excited to train again! After training Elder Adamson I always think about things I wouldve done different and stuff like that... So now I get another opportunity! haha. Im way excited :D

And third... im leaving La Pradera B... I have also been given the assignment to open up a new sector. haha. woooooo. So im leaving La Pradera B, and where am I going? Right next door. Im leaving the ward La Pradera and going to the neighboring ward La Tierra Bella. So literally im moving houses about... quarter of a mile down the road. hahaha. So thats the only super lame thing that im not excited about.... PACKING :((((( haha. SO LAME. I HATE PACKING. but. ¡Hay que hacerlo no mas! 

BUT. i was NOT expecting that. hahaha. When they told me I was leaving as district leader to train and open up a new sector I was in shock. That was not what I was expecting haha. BUT. I am EXTREMELY EXCITED. It is going to be a huge challenge for me and I am excited to do it. I already know everything I need to do... Now I just gotta do it. After hearing my cambio... it took me about 30 minutes and I realized exactly why this assignment was given to me. At least, I feel like I know exactly why the lord threw this challenge at me. And thats why I say I know what I have to do. And now I just gotta get out there and do it! So i am EXTREMELY excited for the challenge. I will be working extremely hard these next couple of cambios haha. Its gonna be crazy. 

ANYWAY. So what about Silvia?? Well... Silvia will still be getting baptized this saturday at 5. And even though Ive been transfered I still have the huge blessing of being right next door so ill still get to attend the baptism and everything :) So Ill send pictures next week! Her boyfriend will be baptizing her. So itll be a super exciting day for the family haha. And for us! :D haha. But she`s all good and now were just getting the baptism ready! :) woo hoo!

And as for the situation that I had with the hermana that washed our clothes... problem solved?... haha. Seriously though. Things like that have happened so many times already in my mission that I feel so extremely blessed haha. Whenever I have situations that are really bad, or just problems like that... The Lord has always in one way or another just straight up taken me out of the situation. It once again reminds me of Alma 26:27. I deal with the problems as best I can while they last... trying to think of solutions and stuff like that... and de repente the Lord solves the whole thing for me and gives me "the success" im waiting for. I dont know if that make sense but anyway its happened a few times during the mission and I just feel extremely blessed for the Lord helping me out in those moments. Sometimes I even feel SOOOOO blessed that I feel bad for how blessed I feel :( haha. anyways... Im ranting. Perdòn.

And the last thought is that I have a testimony super strong that the Lord really prepares people for the assignments and tests and trials that we have in life. A few weeks ago I had been thinking quite a bit how the Lord prepared me for my mission and I was able to recognize a lot of thing He had done for me in my life to help me in my preparation. But also after receiving my cambio, after a little while I realized how the lord has been helping me prepare for this assignment the past few weeks. In my studies and thoughts and changes ive been making... so. Its awesome how the Lord works to mold us and prepare us for the things we have coming our way in life! :D

But. I cant think of anything grand to add. Oh! ¡¡SHOUT OUT TO MARLEICE AND MIKE FRABRIZIO!! So pumped that they made it official and are getting married. haha.

okay NOW I cant think of anything else to add... but. I love you and miss you all. Gotta go pack and stuff like that... So ill send you more updates next week! I love you and miss you all! Pray lots for me and pray for my faith and obedience and diligence en la obra! Thats what I ask of you haha. Thank you! Love and miss you! Have an awesome week!

Con mucho amor y animo,

Elder Heyman :D

No hablo español, hablo chilenopo. ¿cachài? August 5, 2013

Hello world! How are things? I hope things are good. Things are well over here.

Well once again I dont have much to say, or much to update on... So here`s the update.

We had a week of pure finding investigators, and we were able to find a few! They were mas o menos no mas... but the good thing is that we`ve received a few way good references from miembros... so were going to be contacting those this week, and hoping for success from that. So we`ll see how that goes!

The other super great thing is that... Silvia finally talked with her parents!!! Woooooooooooooo!!! And everything turned out great. She let them know what was going on and they werent super excited about it, but they said "Well alright. You`re a big girl. You can make your own decisions". So shes good to go! But unfortunately... Its a long story but she wont be getting baptized this week. So she`ll be getting baptized the 17th of august! So now we just need to cuidarla so that nothing goes wrong during that time... So keep including her in your prayers please! 

And... thats about all I have for updating. But, ive sent lots of short boring emails as of late, so i wanted to thrown in a few random thoughts of chile, the mission, and things like that to spice it up a little bit! So these are just random thoughts that Ive been thinking of.

This past 2 weeks or so the garbagemen have been on strike to raise their salary. So there was CUALQUIER pile of garbage all piled up in the streets. Like seriously there were mountains of garbage. It was bad. Whether theyre still on stirke or not... I dont know. But theres not as much garbage now. But it was bad. 

It attracted ALL the dogs and so the dogs were just all over the place in the trash and... oh man it was a wreck.

I love chilean food. Its way good. But their ideas of some things are a little weird. Especially their desserts. Dessert here is almost always just a fruit. We eat sopa, and despues we have the normal meal... and then "postre" (dessert) and they just give us an orange or banana or something. The other day we had a switchup and the lady said she was going to serve us "Leche con Quaker" Milk with Quaker... So I thought "huhh?" And she served us the dessert... and it was oatmeal! hahaha. So instead of oatmeal as breakfast... I ate it as the dessert of my lunch. hahaha. It was good! A little different because were in chile... but. It was good.

Other thought. I will NEVER EVER EVER get married outside of the temple. NEVER. My testimony of eternal marriage, and even just MARRIAGE in the first place has grown so much here. Its so sad and frustrating to see the effect of people just living together unmarried, or just having kids outside of marriage, and even just how sad it is and the struggle Members of the church who didnt get married in the temple go through. Gahhhh. So. I will NEVER EVER EVER EVER get married outside of the temple. Ever. haha. Like my parents have said many times "Do it once. Do it right." haha. 

Also one of the saddest most frustrating things in the world is talking to menos activos. Less active members. Ahhhh me da rabia everytime we listen to their stories and excuses of why they went inactive. And I tampoco will never ever ever go inactive. I know too much of the gospel and have a testimony too strong of this gospel to ever go inactive in my life. hahah. Ahhhh it frustrates me so much listening to them. haha. So. Other commitment I have for the eternidad. haha. 

and basically I just know this church is true with all my being. I love it haha. It just that sometimes being a missionary is so hard because we have testimonies tan fuertes of this gospel and we know its all true and that its the answer that everyone needs in their lives. And so its just rough when people dont except it. But... asì es la vida. Todos tienen su albedrio. 

Right now im reading through DyC for the first time. Its cool I like it lots. Some verses I read the other day that I really love are DyC 42:49-52 and I invite EVERYONE to read it and think about the message it contains and then pray afterwards to know how you can apply it in your life. So go do that.

and the last thought is that... I still hate dogs. Hate them hate them hate them. And I still miss my beard. In case you all were wondering. hahaha.

ANYWAYS. thats all I got. The church is true and I love the work im doing even though it can be really tough. I love you and miss you all. Keep the commandments. It really is the answer to everything. Love you! have a good week!

-Elder Heyman

Hi! (July 29, 2013)

Hey family. How is everything? Hope its all good. Its really cold today! Im having ahard time typing because my fingers are frozen haha. but things are good here. Just truckin alongggg.

So we had a pretty good week the past week. Missionary work is hard. Its really hard. haha. 

Some highlights from the past week were that 1. We... participated in a baptism on saturday! haha. One of the counselors from the bishopbric, his daughter got baptized this week. She turned 8, and so they called to ask me to play piano for them in the baptismal service. Especially with the challenges there have been with the members here, i saw it as a great opportunity to serve them and help build the relationship, so i of course said yes. It was also awesome because we were able to have Silvia attend the baptismal service. It was a really good service and the spirit was felt very strongly. Silvia really liked it and so we hope it will help in her progress! And it was also cool because right after the baptismal service they celebrated the daughters birthday. So we didnt hang around for that, but they gave us some awesome food before we took off! hahaha. iill send pictures.

Another thing is that this week was the week when Silvia was going to talk to her parents about everything she`s doing... so we were super excited for that because thats the biggest impediment that she has in her progression... she was going to do it saturday night after the baptism, so i was pumped because i was hoping she would definitely be good to talk to her parents after having felt the spirit so strongly in the baptism... Well she came to church on sunday... and we asked her how it went with her conversation with her parents... and her boyfriend, in english, reported that they didnt do it because right beforehand "she broke down into tears" :( gahhhhh. So she had a baptismal fecha for the 3rd of august... but were not so sure shes going to be ready for it now :/ And its always super lame to have to postpone a baptismal fecha. We feel that she`ll definitely get bpatiszed in this month of august though. So continue to pray for her! She needs the extra help and courage...

and more than that.... theres really not much to report :/ haha. Sorry but I just dont knwo of what else to report to you all. The work keeps on going and I do too! haha. Love you all and miss you all! Keep me in your prayers! Have an awesome week.

La iglesia es verdadera y no tengo duda de eso. La vida solo es una prueba super grande, pero ya tenemos todas las respuestas. Hay que andar en fe y seguir a Cristo. Les amo y les extraño.

Con mucho amor, 

Elder Heyman