Fotos November 4, 2013

1. A1 sauce is so good!!!! haha mom and dad sent me A1 sauce and we took advantage of it al tiro! We made some "burgers" that night and it was SO GOOD. THANK YOU MOM AND DAD.

2. Me with another one of the new ties the parents sent me! Thanks mom and dad! (I wore it to our stake conference!)

 3. And then on sunday after church when we came home, our neighbor was doing an asado! And so we jokingly said "oh que rico! Nos invita? jaja es broma no se preocupe!" but of course they were way nice and said "yeah we`ll pass it to you over the fence!" and then they hooked us up with a bunch of meat.... It was suuuuper good. Buttt.... it might have been what made me EXTREMELY sick the next two days. becuase...

4. This is how we spent alllll of tuesday. Either me sleeping, or us on the couch doing cualquier cosa. I got EXTREMELY sick and had a fat headache and lots of aches and pains in my body and congestion and was in the bathroom like every media hora. It was a terrible day.

5. and one day this week we ate at a menos activos house. and he had this sword on the wall. It was a sweet sword. So we took a picture.... which reminds me and leads me to the next picture......

1. So in Tierra Bella, there is a member who is an artist. And he does paintings in the house casi free for all the missionaries. So theres a bunch of paintings all around the house... Well everyone there in tierra bella called me "Elder He-Man!" because they always mess up a little bit on the name and think it sounds the same as he man. Anyway. So for my painting I asked for a painting of He-Man. With lacrosse sticks. It turned out sweet. here i am with the drawing hahaha.

2. Heres another example of the drawings. Elder Ainge with his Hulk from the Celtics. haha.

3. And Elder Gonzalez with his Iron Man.

4. And this is the guy that does the drawings. El Hermano Mario!

Being a zone leader is crazy. October 28, 2013

Well i had quite the crazy week. I just randomly jumped into a super crazy week for starting to be zone leader. I shall share some thoughts and experiences.

Well my first week here in the sector of Villa Acero was pretty good! But it was definitely a new experience haha.... There were lots of little happenings. I do have plans for sending fotos, so ill let that do some of the story telling, and ill just tell some experiences too.

Well it wasnt until wednesday when I had my first day working in my sector haha. I showed up sunday night, short day of work. Monday was pday so we had another short day of work. Right away on tuesday we did a mini cambio because we had a baptismal interview in our sector (we had a baptism this week! haha Surprise!) So i didnt work there. And finally on wednesday I had my first full day of work. 

I like my sector! Its pretty cool. Its windy cuz were soooomewhat close to the beach. Not to close but apparently its close-ish. So itll be sunny, but its also pretty windy which makes it a cool climate. a little somewhat else that made the day a little bit cooler was that at one point we were walking through a pasaje that was a little bit Flayte (that just means its a little poorer and a little more dangerous) anyways there were some flayte kids that were messing around outside of their house. And as we walked by we saw they had a huge bottle of water that they were throwing water and eachtoher and stuff. Just haivng fun. Anyways when we walked by, one of the kids came out of his house and yelled "AGUAAA!!" And threw a bunch of water on us. Twice. haha. So we got a little wet. haha it wasnt anything bad. Just some rowdy kid thinking he was funny haha. But we just laughed and plus it did feel kind of nice since we were in the sun and stuff haha. But so that was the first time thats happened to me in the mission haha...

Well another interesting thing was our day friday. In our ward are 4 missionaries. 2 elders and 2 hermanas. Thats new. Ive never shared a ward with hermanas before haha. Anyway. Like I recently had comp problems... the hermanas are ALSO having huge comp problems. And on friday they got in an argument, and one of the hermanas just took off. And so randomly on friday we got a phone call from one of the hermanas saying "uhhhh.... I dont know where my comp is." 

soooo.... we had to hunt down both hermanas and get them together and try to help them out a moment. But in the end President ended up coming down to interview them.... 

And thats when I got my package! Yayyyy! Thank you mom and dad for the package! :D It was/is THE BEST. I LOVE MOM-MADE FOOD. AND MOM. hahaha thank you so much! 

anyways. So that was a super interesting experience. It was super dramatic haha... yeah.

Which leads me to saturday! We had a baptism! yay! We had the baptism of this kid Luis. He`s 12 and is super cool haha. I just happened to show up for the week of his baptism. So i have pictures ill send. 

Anyway im not a huge fan of baptizing kids like that... But luis really is awesome. it seems like he was super prepared. And his parents (who are not members) have become pretty interested in the church throughout the process of luis learning from the missionaries. The mom now says "Well since my sons getting baptized im gonna have to start accompanying him to support him and what not, and ill probably have to be baptized too." So we of course say "yeah! Exactly! Do it as a family!" haha so we`ll be working with them now.

and the other super crazy thing was that this sunday we had an emergency transfer in our zone... Nobody left, but we received TWO more hermanas... Who are also serving in our ward! So we have 6 missionaries in the ward, 2 elders and 4 hermanas! Que loco. And next week (During the real transfers) We`ll get two more elders that are coming into the zone. So we had to go pick up the hermanas and help them transfer their stuff and the whole thing. 

and anyway... those were just a couple happenings from the week. It was an interesting week with lots of new experiences and stuff. There were just so many things but i cant even put them in a letter haha. Ill just have to share them with you after the mission. 

BUT! All is well. I woke up pretty sick today and so im gonna go home and get some sleep... i need it haha. 

But i love being a missioanry. I love what im doing and love learning new things and love serving the people. The gospel is the answer to everything! haha. No matter hwats happpening in life, just live the gospel. 

And everybody follow the invitation of Elder Ballard and talk to ONE person before christmas and invite them to come to christ. It will make the world a better place haha.

Anyway. Love you and miss you. Have an awesome week.

Elder Heyman

October 28, 2013 Pictures

1. In our house we have a dart board. Longgggg story short, one landed in the tip of my shoe. Close call. No damage was done. haha

2. This guy is from the ward and hes going on his mission next week! Hes going to santiago and so the ward had a special noche de hogar for him.

 3. Luis with his parents at his baptism! Theyre next! ;)

4. The baptism crew. Theres Elder Holt my comp. 

 5. Here's me with one of my news ties i got from mom and dad! Yayyyy!!!! Thank you!!!

Greetings from Talcahuano Sur!!! October 21, 2013

Hello people. Well. What a week. I continue my mission with the firm belief that I have one of the craziest,weirdest missions ever. But maybe everybody thinks that. I dont know. Anyways. Let me explain a little bit...

So we werent supposed to have our next cambios until the 4th of octubre. So, this past saturday at about 930/10 in the morning, all four of us missionaries in Tierra Bella were in the car of a member going to their house to do a service project and help out in their big old garden that they have. As we were conversing casually on the ride there, my phone starting ringing. As I reached into my pocket and pulled out the phone, I read the name and saw that President Arrington was calling. Well THAT was a surprise. I said "ooooh man..." and a bajillion thoughts ran through my head. I was sitting next to Elder Scott in the car, and he also saw the name, and put on his "im in shock" face. It became an even bigger face of shock as he saw me just shove the phone back into my pocket. He said "You`re not going to answer it?!" and i said "No way! Were jammed in a car. Id like to seperate myself to take the call." hahahaha. 

So anyway 2 or 3 minutes later we arrived at our destination, I got out of the car, seperated myself a little from the rest of them, and returned President Arrington`s call. When he answered he said "Elder Heyman! How are you? Do you have a moment?" I responded yes, and he said "Good. Elder Heyman... I was calling to see if you would accept a new assignment as Zone Lider in Talcahuano Sur."

......Well THAT was a surprise. hahaha. So obviously I said yes, he gave me words of encouragement and thanked me, I thanked him, and he said "Well I need that the cambio takes place tomorrow after church... So i was calling to let you know so you can get you bags ready and then have some time to say bye to anyone if you need."

and, skipping lots of details... I arrived in Talcahuano yesterday at 430ish... and here i am as zone lider in talcahuano sur! The most southern part of the mission! out of nowhere! 2 weeks before the real cambios! I feel like i have the craziest mission ever! haha.

So that was a big old surprise. It was very exciting... and came very fast. But im extremely excited and pumped for the new assignment, and the new challenges that will be coming my way! its going to be awesome. And i have a feeling ill be learning ALOTTTT more about life haha... 

So thats the biggest news from the week! Surprise emergency cambio! And here i am in talcahuano sur as zone lider. My companion is Elder Holt from Holliday, Utah. Hes awesome. We get along really well. Hes a way good missionary and we have a lot in common! haha. And its crazy because as i was thinking about it all, hes my first companion in 5 cambios that has more than 2 cambios (3 months) in the mission. Ive basically been training the past 5 cambios. Elder Adamson, ElderPanduro, and Elder Gonzalez. So this is all going to be a huge change. But im really excited for it!

But so thats the big news. The rest of the week was pretty tranquilo. But ill continue telling you a little bit about my experience in saturday and sunday because it was a crazy day.

...So we did our service on saturday, went back to the house, got showered and changed, and i starting packing al tiro (I HATE packing for cambios. I hate it i hate it i hate it. haha) We then went to lunch, and we came back to the house and I had to continue packing... BUT i wasnt able to finish it all that day, because I was still district leader and had to complete with those responsibilities! haha. So at 630 I then had to leave to go to the sector of Chiguayante A to do an Interview with one of their investigators. So then I went there and did that. BUT i also have the hermanas in my district, who have alot of health problems and are very often sick... so anyway that morning they had called me as well feeling VERY bad physically, emotionally, and espiritually. So I told them to call the mission nurse and let me know what she says. So after I did the interview, I then had to go to a pharmacy to buy them meds, go to their sector in Hualqui to meet them in a members house, give them their meds, and give them priesthood blessings! haha. It was loco. I then returned to my house to finish packing and went to bed. Saturday was SUCH a crazy day for me! 

Then on sunday, I officially completed my packing, went to church, gave my testimony de despedida in the ward, said bye to everyone (i wasnt able to visit anyone on saturday to say bye! haha :( and then went to lunch, went back to our house, grabbed all my stuff, and went on over to our mission office to meet up with my new companion, and went to Talcahuano. IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST. haha. It was crazy. 

But I love it all! I love every minute of the mission just because its so easy to see all the things im learning and notice the progress that im making in life. I love it! The lord is blessing me so much, and im so grateful for the trust the Lord has in me. Because I am more than 100% sure im not capable of being zone leader haha... BUT. With the spirit and the help of the Lord i am more than 100% sure Ill do a good job and the Lord`s work will continue on in the way that He wants. entonces tengo que aprovechar de eso y ser guiado por el espiritu! Asì es la idea!

I love you all very much and miss you lots! I know without a doubt the Lord is with us in every footstep, guiding us and helping us! I love the companionship of the Holy Ghost in my life, and I love being a missionary. Have an awesome week! 

-Elder Heyman

Hey there! October 14, 2013

Im living in a country in a different continent, speaking a different language, where dogs freely roam the streets and do whatever they want, doorbells are rare, people owning their own personal car is rare, and taking jampacked buses is the normal way of transportation. People buy food and supplies for the day instead of for the week, and they buy from the corner store, which is legitimately on the corner. And theres one on EVERY corner. If you want the internet, youve got to go to the nearest cyber because not many people own their own computer (with internet) and internet on phones isnt too common or great either. Is that a house? Oh wait no, its just another church. Along with the house/church 4 doors down. Who has more minutes left on their phone? You? Okay you call me or else the phonecall will probably cut out after 30 seconds... Sometimes I just never get over what life is like right now haha. I love it. Viva Chile.

Hey friends and fam! How is everyone? Im doing great. I didnt have a super exciting week, so i dont have too many updates. Haha it was a good week, theres just not anything great or grand that happened. So i dont have any good stories or anything..... But here are a few things from the week!

On Friday I did a mini cambio with one of the sectors in my district... and it led me to a couple conclusions. One is that my district needs lots of help... haha. So that will be a new challenge for me. We`ll see how that goes.

Another was that it was cool to be able to do a mini cambio and actually see with my own eyes that the inspiration and ideas that ive had for district classes and to teach to my district, really are the things that my district needed and needed to hear. So it was cool to gain a testimony about that. that the lord is guiding me and helping me, and that i get to be an instrument in His hands! Made me feel alot better about that. Because sometimes its hard to think about what my district needs and what I can do/teach to help them. And sometimes I honestly just feel like im guessing haha. But its good to see that the Lord really is guiding me with His spirit! yayyyy!

But lastly it led me to the conclusion that... I need to help my district put into practice what im teaching them............. ahhhh. haha. 

So it was a really good experience and a learning experience for everyone. I enjoyed it and learned alot And i hope the other elder learned alot as well haha. 

The other thing to note from the week was that also on saturday we did divisions! Thats the first time ive really done divisions during my missions (as in split up between members instead of just splitting up with other missionaries). And it went really well and was effective! haha. I went with a member who is older and a really good friend of the missionaries. It was alot of fun. and Elder Gonzalez went with a recently ordained elder from the ward. so that was a good experience and helped the work a little more in our sector. I liked it and hope to keep doing it. Its alot more effective to have 4 missionaries in the sector instead of just 2! :D

and thats about it from the week haha... We`ve been having a rough struggle with some of our investigators. Nobody came to church on sunday :`( so that was rough. But theres still hope with them and we`ve got the faith for them to keep on progressing. So its not over yet! But we would appreciate all the prayers possible :D

Question: Is my english understandable when I write? Obviously its understandable, but do i mess up a bunch or sometimes say weird things? Some days I have good english days, and some days i have bad english days where i just cannot talk at all. Y es igual con español. Algunos buenos días, y algunos malos. Sometimes its weird speaking 2 languages. haha.

Anyway. Thats the update for the week! I love you and miss you all alot! Youre all the best ever. Have an awesome week. Im doing what the Lord wants me to be doing right now and im receiving SO many blesses for it. Learning and growing LOTS! haha. The priesthood is restored! hasta la proxima!

CHAUUUU!

Elder Heyman

It's Monday! October 7, 2013

Hiiii everybody. How is everyone? I hope all is well. Things are well here. I dont have much to update on this week. so ill probably be short! 

On Thursday we had interviews with president! So that was good to see president and talk to him a little bit! haha. And also my companion and I were the last ones to be interviewed, and all the interviews took a longgg time. So by the time we got finished up it was way late and there wasnt any time to get back to our sector in time for lunch. So we got to eat lunch in Presidents house! AND IT WAS SO DELICIOUS. We had like a taco/taco salad thing. It was fantastic haha. Some tortillas with chicken and beef and beans and lettuce and tomato. AND we had ranch dressing! That was the first time in over a year i ate ranch dressing. It was really really really good-tasting. hahaha. That was a highlight from the week.

And basically the other highlight from the week was general conference! Woo hoooo!!! It was wonderful! I really enjoy conference nowadays. Its a great way to feel the spirit and learn lots and whatnot. Two of my favorite talks were 1. by President Eyering about the good samaritan haha and 2. the talk by Edward Dube. I really liked those two talks alot! 

So I really enjoyed conference and learning this weekend. Here in the mission everybody has to go to the stake center to see conference. So the whole stake meets up there, but they always have a tv set up in a different room so us gringos can watch conference in english instead of spanish! woo hoo! haha so thats a blessing. and we always buy a bunch of snacks to enjoy as well while we watch haha. 

And the last highlight is that today we had a zone activity! And it was fun and successful. We all went out to eat together at "Mamut". Its basically just the chilean version of Applebees! So it was delicious. but so the catch was that we all had to bring photos of our families and friends or just recuerdos from home. So we brought that and passed them all around to look at and ask questions and just kind of get to know everyone better! So THAT was actually a really simple but fun activity. It was super interesting to see a little bit more of everyones background and what they were like before the mission! And i was super happy to show off my family :) we have 4 hermanas in our zone and they were of course dying over all the neices and nephews! :D I HAVE THE CUTEST NEICES AND NEPHEWS OF ALL TIME! And i miss them very much. Give them all huge hugs and kisses for me haha. 

And those are basically the highlights of the week! I loved conference! What a blessing it is for us to be able to hear the words of prophets hoy en dìa. The church is true, the gospel is restored and is the only way to eternal life and exaltation! I love you all and miss you! Have an awesome week.

-Elder Heyman

Pictures sent September 30, 2013

So... After finally finishing the cleaning of the font, we had to fill it up again! And using hot water so its nice and cosy, it usually takes about 2 hours. Well we only had 1 hour... So heres what we did! 

We turned on the hot water to fill up the font and let it run. Meanwhile...

1. I dont remember if we have these things in the USA. But this is a water heater that boils water pretty quick so that the people can have their cafè y tè. They HAVE hot water faucets here... but they dont work. Only cold water comes out. So that wasnt an option. But so we had to fill this thing up, wait a few minutes til it got hot, then carry it over to the font, and add it to the water to help speed up the process! 

And... after ALL that (and lots of prayer) We got it all good to go for the baptism. Nobody had any idea, there werent seen any webs or spiders, and there were no complaints of cold water from the baptizer, or baptizee. Smooth. Go us.

2. Elder Gonzalez y Maxi!!! hahaha. Maxi is so funny. He was really excited but really nervous. 

3. The family Solis Barker! woo hoo! Theyre all coming back to church and now theyre all baptized! yayyy. Progression in life! 

4. Bonus pic. One day we taught a woman who was just asking a TON of nada que ver questions, and we were trying so hard to leave but she just kepting asking questions. So one of the questions she asked was the classic"Well why are you all called elder? And whats your real name??" So being tired of the questions and just needing to leave i said "It just basically means Missionary. So Im missionary heyman and he`s missionary gonzalez. And Im taylor and he`s cristian." Mistake mentioning my name. She then sent us this message a few days later to cancel our next visit. (we`ve never gone back to visit haha...)

5. Double bonus pic: Elder Scott and I off to work in our "Sexy sweaters" hahaha.