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. 

Fotos from Chile

Magic card throwing skills

MAMUT

Being WEird with E' Groen

Lord of the Slumps

Elder Palacios, Chile