Anthony - July 27, 2016

Not-So-Weekly report of THE END

SO this is it. the last and final time I will write you all as a full time missionary. Because as we all know that we are missionarys for life. But I cannot wait to see you all. For those that I will not see I will see you later. For those of you that are on the mission I have to say that you are doing an amazing job and you don't know how much you mean to these people. Or how much your influence is to them. To those that I will See I will see you. Love you all and hope you have the greatest week ever. Love E' Whetten 

Anthony - July 20, 2016

Not-So-Weekly Report of the Walking dead

So this is it. The second to last. But I'm not getting trunky or anything. (hehehehehe) But anyways this week was really good. We found a guy that wants to get baptized. He is gong trough a really hard time but we are helping him through it. He said that he had a dream that he needed to get baptized. I'm cool with that. We are also teaching 2 families and its just super cool to see the changes in them as they grow in their knowledge of the truth. Another cool thing that happened is that we had a Capilla Abierta. My comp and I were stationed in the Batizmal area. We were supposed to teach about what we believe about baptizm. All good and fine when 2 Hitianas showed up, and these didn't speak english or spanish. SO what did we do, an Hermana and I we taught them. Me in French and her in Creole. It was pretty sick, I was scared out of my mind as you can Imagine. But it was cool to see that even though I couldn't  speak that well and I only used words from on scripture I could do it. The Hermana was amazing and it sounded fluent. So it was super cool. SO that was my Miracle for this week. Love you all and hope for the best. 

Love, E' Whetten

Anthony - July 13, 2016

Not-So-Weekly report of a part time dead guy prt. 3

Well this week I got sick, nothing major, just a cold, but it knocked me out for a couple of days. But I'm fine now. I I am really short of time but I Love you all and hope for the best.

Love E WHetten

Pics from Chile

Anthony - July 6, 2016

Not-so-weekly report from the top of South America

Well this week was really good. A bit strange and wacky, but good. Truthfully I can't remember the exact order of things, but I will do my best. It was either Thursday or Friday morning when we met our new Mission President. He is really cool, and seem to be pretty funny. On Sunday a miracle happened. We had invited some investigators to church, and almost all of them came. We are teaching the Fa Henriauez, they have a date for baptism. And also the family Baldarama. They have to get married first before we can baptize them. It was really cool to see all of them there in the church, feeling the spirit. Then on Monday, of course, we celebrated the 4th of July, like a boss. I live with 2 other gringo, and the Chilean  is going to the states, so that night we stayed up late making hamburgers and french fries. Yesterday we did service. We helped plaster a wall, and install flooring, even though we had no idea what we were doing. It was fun, but like I said, we had no idea. But we did it anyways and it turned out nice. Today we went to the tallest building in South America. Its super cool. You can see for miles. But yeah, that was the week. Love you all and hope you week is awesome. 

Love E' Whetten

Anthony - June 29

Not-so-weekly report of the Shampoo painter

This week was a good one. Lots of walking, talking to people and parties...I mean ward activities. it was really cool. Some less actives did a ward activity so that they could be reactivated. it was really cool. Other then that we painted a gym. It was c}crazy. someone told me to put shampoo on my hands to help get it off. It didn't work. Oh well other then that its all good. love you all and hope you have a wonderful week. 

Love E' whetten

Anthony - June 22, 2016

Not-so-weekly report of a moving van

So this is it. the first of the last. But I would just like to bare my testimony that I know that this church is true and that the only way to happiness is through Christ. I know that the spirit tells us what we need to know, and when and how to say it. He is our constant companion and will always want the best for us. I know these things not because of logic, or reason. Not because I am supposed to say these things, but because this has to be true. I know this because I have experienced it in my life and seen it in the lives of my investigators and members. This week was simple. We taught the word of God to people. I had a very interesting experience, well two, but on the same topic. One time my companion asked me to give him a blessing, and my comp was Chilean and very strict about spanish. SO the only thing I could do was trust in the spirit and say what he told me to. So I did, and I said things that I never would have said. The same thing happened in a leccion with an investigator i didn't know what to say, so I just said what the spirit told me to say and testified of Christ.I love you all and hope your week is awesome. 

Love E' Whetten

Oh and by the way, I went to a new sector for my last change.  I'm with the first person that I met on the mission. E' Despain. He's awesome.

Anthony - June 15, 2016

Not-so-weekly Report of a MR Clean

So this week was, interesting. President Cook gave his last capasitation and we all ended up crying our eyes out. It was really good, but sad. Then yesterday and every other day this past week the Copa America we going on, so whenever Chile was playing the people disappeared. It was like magic. But in that time it we did a super cool contact in the street. She doesn't live in our sector, but we gave her a BOM and it was a really cool contact. Other then that all normal. I love you all and hope that your life is awesome. 

Love E' Whetten

Pic from Chile

Anthony - June 7, 2016

Not-So-weekly report of Elder Whetton

I forgot to tell you guys about that. Or I did and I just want to tell it again, but I asked for some plaques and they sent them to me with Elder Whetton. I was just like NOOOOOOOOO, the curse has follow me to here. But anyways, this week has been pretty normal, nothing big or huge. WE have had alot of rain though, and that is always sucky. But I did find a cord for my camara, but this comp is slow, so I'll send pics next week

E' Whetten

Anthony - June 1, 2016

Not-So-Weekly Report of The Old Man in Blue Pj's

This week was a good week. We have started to teach the friend of Jeannot, which is super cool because we explain it doing our best to not do it very quickly or complicated, and anything that he doesn’t understand Jeannot explains in Haitian. So that’s super cool, we have like our personal translator. He also is learning Spanish really quickly, so that helps. It’s incredible. Other then that we are working with very few investigators, mostly less actives that we are trying to help to get back to church. some of them are just old and can't but most of them are just lazy, or don't understand what it is to be a member of this church, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows, it takes work. But the end is glorious. WE can literally become like our heavenly Father, but it take a struggle and trial, that’s just the way it is. But anyways, this week was good. Finding people, teaching the gospel, being awesome. Love you all and hope your week is glorious.

E' Whetten

Anthony - May 25, 2016

Not-So-Weekly Report from a Servant of the Lord.

This week was incredible. First Jeannot was baptized, I was smiling from ear to ear, and it was just incredible. Then Monday we had a presentation about Family History. IT was really good. The teacher went off on the subject of science and  God. Which is a topic that I love, just to see the paths of the Lord in the smallest of everything. Then she told us something that I will never forget. She said you have been set on a level and we can't look down. We need to stay on that level. It was just super cool. Then yesterday we had someone pretty much interrogate us trying to make us doubt our beliefs. We can't explain our religion with logic. We cannot prove our message with any science. It is something that is true, but you cannot explain it to someone that doesn't want to know. The saddest thing is that he thinks that by doing what he is doing he can have the same as us. That heaven is something easy, help people but nothing more. But it does not work like that, we have much more to do, and we cannot do that through any other way then through the priesthood of the Lord. I love you all and hope you have a wonderful week. 

E' Whetten

Anthony - May 18, 2016

Not-So-Weekly report of MR Bilingual

This week has been really good, we are finding people like crazy, the only problem is keeping them. But thats the rule. But something cool that is happening is that we are preparing Jeannot, our Haitian friend, for baptism this Sunday. He is so cool, and literally how everything happened is a miracle. with him not speaking spanish and everything, with his house (i'll explain later) and just everything. Its so cool to see the hand of God in this work. Other then that, just some crazy contacts and finding people that want to listen to us. I love you all and hope you have a wonderful week. 

Anthony - May 11, 2016

Not-So-Weekly Report of the Men in White

This week was really good. We had a baptism, which is pretty awesome. I had to play the piano for it, and they only told me like 5 minutes beforehand. So yeah, found out a new talent. Other then that life has been pretty normal. We went to MIM, which is pretty cool. I have to go. Love you all and hope your week is awesome. 

Anthony - May 4, 2016

Not-So-Weekly report of the Local Sufari guide.

I know I probably didn't spell that right, but I really don't care. Anyways, today we went to the Zoo, it was pretty sick. WE tried to see all the animals, but some were hiding. But we still saw alot. I won't name them all because that would be a waste of time and frankly idiotic. Lets just leave it at it is a zoo. So that was fun. Another cool thing that is happening is that our Hatian friend is going to get baptized this Sunday. Its super cool. WE have been working so hard with him to get him to this point. And its not  always easy because neither of us speak Hatian or french, but we make do with what we have. Its super cool to see the effect that the spirit has on people, no matter the language. I am so blessed to be a part of this and to see it. Other then that the week has been pretty normal, nothing big has happened, just talking to people about the gospel, and stuff. WE also found a really cool couple that are super interested. WE taught pretty much all the leccions in one, and all because he was asking questions. It was super cool. So we'll see how it goes. Love you all and hope your week is awesome. 

LOve E' Whetten

Anthony - April 27, 2016

Not-So-Weekly Report of a Derby Downer

Ok, so last week was kinda sucky, but it was worse that I said it. Truthfully the mission is great, and one can make it good if you want to. This week I finally received something that I asked my Mother to send, a diary of my great great great great grandfather. and lets just say that his mission was a whole lot harder then mine. He was rejected from entire citys, I'm just rejected at a few doorsteps. He almost died from heatstroke, I only have to deal with a bit of rain. HE was told, to his face, that he would have no success, and lived in the middle of sin city (thats how he described it), while I have members that help, and the only person telling me that we are wasting our time is myself. I pretty have no reason to complain. Life is great, and if it rains, let it pour. Lets just say that my great great great great grandfather is a boss that is just epic. 

Anyways this week was a good week. WE have been Teaching Jannot alot. HE is a Haitian that has been here is Chile for 1 moth and 3 weeks. He is learning Spanish and really quickly. We also got permission to learn french because alot of Haitians come here to find a better life. So in that we are doing our best to be able to teach them when we find them. So thats cool. We also had one of our investigators go to church this Sunday, it was awesome. She is one of the one that the missionary's stopped going by her house but she still reads and everything, just its kinda hard to find her. But that is the long and short of it. Love you all and hope your week is awesome. 

Love E' Whetten 

Anthony - April 20, 2016

Not-So-Weekly report of one of those "Just Add Water, Watch It Grow" toys

Ok, so this week was incredibly wet and kinda sucky. Wet I do well in, my cop hates it. WE passed through 2 days of pure rain, and one of the many attributes of a Chilean is that if it starts to sprinkle you do not leave the house. Not even to answer the door, and we just so happened to not have anything sure planned. Everywhere we went we contacted, but we found very few, and no one wanted to let us into there house. But I guess one has to pass through such times to understand and appreciate the good times. We also had 2 investigators drop us, one doesn't believe in the bible and the other wants to do a personal search to see if its true. (oh and by the way the first one was our golden from last week, she loved the church, just not that they talked about the Bible) So yeah, that is never fun, but eventually they will receive it in its fullness. Just it won't be through me. In other news the water got turned off for a day and we all freaked out. We couldn't bath, wash the dishes and do things like that. But it got turned on again before we died. and all that happy good stuff. But by Chilean law we couldn't have our sacrament meeting that Sunday, and our bishop didn't think it would be right. But there was a ward next to us was porfiado and had Sacrament meeting anyways, so we went there. Other then that my life is pretty normal, contacts, leccions and just stuff in general. I love you all and hope for the best. 

Love E' Whetten

Anthony - April 13, 2016

Not-So-Weekly Report of a Wanna Be Pirate prt. 3

So yeah, we had the boat, the peg-leg and the eye-patch, now we have a parrot that actually sits on the shoulder of someone, and it bit me. So that was cool. The lady that has the parrot also has a pug, the parrot and the pug are worst enemys. Its pretty funny. If the lady puts the cage on the ground for to long the pug goes and pees on it. and the parrot goes into the doghouse just to bug the pug. 

Anyways this week was good, lots of contacts, but that ok, I like contacts. Its like a surprize box. You never know whats on the other side of the door. And sometime you find people of gold. This week we talked to a girl, she is studying and has alot to do and feels really overloaded. We talked about it and how she could find peace int the church. Then we invited her to church and she accepted. So that sunday we took her to church, we were a bit late but we got there right when people started to bare their testimony and it was just awesome. Then it got really quiet and stay that way until the end. It was pretty weird, but what can you do. Then she went to the classes and had an awsome experience. Pretty epic. Thats pretty much the week, love you all. 

E' Whetten

Anthony - March 30, 2016

Not-so-Weekly report of the Barefoot Dog Catcher

Yes, yes, I know, explain. SO yesterday we were stuck all day in the house for what is known as Joven cobatiente. It was fun, then it got kinda boring. I can't study for very long with out getting sleepy. But I did learn how to make tortillas. it was fun, I did that and everyone just kinda stared at me like I was crazy. But in the end I had delicious. At the end of the day we were all pretty tired of seeing each other, so we decided to watch some of the Church videos, and movie, when a newly baptized member called and told us that he has something for us outside. WE went and they had made cinnamon rolls. And not the bad chilean version but the real thing. We were super happy. Then all of a sudden the dogs escaped. So we had to catch them. But the problem was that I was dressed like a clown and didn't have shoes. But I ran anyways. I don't think I have ever run faster in my life. But it was fun anyways. I got home and my feet hurt, but I was smiling like crazy. So there we sat. Eating and watching Mountain of the Lord, Only a stone cutter, all the classics, until we had to go to bed. Today was pretty normal, we played soccer. Tomorrow I am going to hurt like crazy. This week, other then that, was pretty normal lots of contacting, and almost every night we take Jannot to the house of the Hna that's teaching to speak Spanish, I help and in doing so I learn a bit of french. Its cool. I learned that Girlfriend is petit amie in french, its really cute, its literally means, little love. But yeah other then that, all good. I love you all and hope your week is awesome. 

Love E' Whetten

Anthony - March 23, 2016

Not-so-Weekly Report of A Part-time Frenchman

Well this week has been very interesting. Its weird being in a sector where you know that you will only stay for 2 weeks. But thats how it is. But the coolest thing that happened this week is that we found a guy from Haiti that speaks only French, Creole, and a very small portion of english. So I talk to him and hope he understands. We had a ward night last night and it was fun, and our friend, his name is Jannot, came. He was really confused because he didn't understand .I don't think he felt comfortable. But In the ward there is an Hna that speaks a little more french then me and could communicate to him. You should have seen the smile on his face. He was super happy. She agreed to teach him spanish if he taught her French. Shes awesome. And hey we can learn french too!

Oui, je parle français, et toi. Ma masion est petite. Or something like that. Anyways that was cool. Other then that we have been contacting like crazy trying to find people to teach, we have a couple but they don't progress. And this sector is not like my old one. Really rich. so the people are harder to talk to, or just insane. But is all good. Hope you all have a great  week. 

Love E' Whetten.