Elder Blotter pics - Feb 21

Elder Blotter and his comp Elder Camerena with their newly baptized investigator, Brenda.  

We assume these are some of the missionaries from Elder Blotter's current sector but he did not indicated who they are.

We assume this is the La Union Zone or District.  Notice how short the one Sister Missionary is compared to some of the Elders.  

Elder Blotter - Feb 14th

Dear Family,

I am well this past week.  The news to give you this week is no our investigator didn’t get baptized because she didn’t feel totally prepared. She wants to get baptized this coming Saturday so it has been moved and announced in church so we hope to have a lot of people at her baptism so we are all very excited for this Saturday. We asked her how she felt for this weekend for her baptism and she told us she feels better about her decision so we are content and not upset for the Lord has his time for everyone of his children.  We are just all the more excited for her.  This past week for me was very eventful visiting many people this week with members.  The members really helped out this past week and we almost met the standard this past week with members so we are very proud of our work.  We hope to make this last week of the transfer even better!  I am well here but hot, putting on sun screen on everyday that there is a lot of sun. It rained like once during the week but basically nothing. There were days during this past week that were REALLY HOT!! I was sweating like no other!! My companion said it was nothing for him but it was too much for me ha-ha.  I hope to see weather a bit more calmer ha-ha but Its crazy how fast this past transfer has gone by.   I feel like we’re only in our 3 week here in San Pablo but no its almost over. I hope I am with Elder Camarena another transfer because we have a lot of people lined up with baptism dates and really hope to see them progress into the next transfer so it is just awesome here. I love San Pablo because it is a very calm small town that doesn’t have a lot of movement going on and you can walk anywhere with out of problem. The only problem is that a lot of the people here are Evangelic so as the Chileans say about themselves they are Hard headed ha-ha But its OK I am happy here in the Lords work. But I hope to see a lot of success this next week. I love you tons and miss you lots!!

P.S. Our Zone Conference with President Lovell and Elder Amado was really good by the way and learned a lot in the Conference. But I love you guys 

Elder Blotter pics - Feb 14

Elder Amado of the Seventy visited the Osorno Mission and attended  Zone Conferences throughout the Mission.  This is the group photo for the missionaries from Robert's area.  Robert and his companion are on the right and 2nd row from the top.  Looks like a powerful group of missionaries

Elder Blotter and his companion on the bus traveling back from the conference.  Not sure what all the silly hand gestures mean other than they are happy and excited.

Elder Blotter - Feb 7

Dear Family, 

Hey glad to hear all is well back home and that the storm went through. I don’t think I can come home in January the next following year because I think the snow will be a shell shock ha-ha coming from a summer here in Chile to the Winter in the States I’ll. die ha-ha. That is crazy on how much you guys got, way sweet on one side and the other that people got stuck. I’d like to see pictures of that ha-ha.  I am well this week. Brenda had her interview and it went well with our district leader but now she needs an interview with our mission president so it’ll be just like when one of my earlier converts had an interview with President Lovell. Hopefully she’ll be able to have it this Wednesday because we have Zone Conference this Wednesday. And then after that she can still have her baptism this coming Saturday.  It all depends on President if she is ready because she has such a big wish to be baptized and if she does her part and goes to church.   Sometimes it falls on going to church but you can’t expect people to be perfect but also we’re in Chile too ha-ha.  Keep her in your prayers. I am well with my companion here in San Pablo, we get along very well.  Sometimes he struggles a little bit because he misses his family but I tell him he is doing something that the Lord is very happy and proud of him doing. He’s happy he is here but sometimes talks too much about his country and the things that are there and sometimes that can make a missionary trunky if he thinks or talks too much about home so it’s hard sometimes.  But he’s a good kid. I received your package and will be sending pictures. Thank you for everything family ha-ha.   I will try to write grandma as soon as possible. I know things are going well here and I am trying to be the best missionary I can. I love you and miss you tons!!!

Love, Elder Blotter

P.S. How are Shayla and Derek and all those guys?? Has Derek decided to go on a mission or not yet?? The photos from this past week are of me and some members that we made banana pancakes Panama Style. My companion did them they are really good. Another from today, we went to La Union and we wait on the side of the Highway for a bus to come that is going to La Union because buses don’t really pass into our town so its better for us to wait outside of the town. Another is of me riding a 3-wheeled bicycle that belongs to a member and we were messing around on it for a second. Chileans use them to sell things on for their family. They’re pretty funny and hard to direct ha-ha and the other with the Camel that mom sent me very creative and helps me a lot. 

Thank you all I love you!!  

Elder Blotter Pics - Feb 7

Cyndi sent Elder Rob this toy camel in honor of his passing the mid-point of his mission (often referred to as hump day)

3 wheeled bicycle that belongs to a member that Elder Blotter was trying to master riding. Chileans use them to sell things on.  He reports that they are hard to direct

Elder Blotter and some members that they make banana pancakes with but Panama Style. He said his companion did them and they are really good

Elder Blotter - January 31

Dear Family,

Glad to hear all is well and you are adjusting to be back home in good old Chicago. I still haven´t received the package yet, just so you know. I am well here in San Pablo. A really superb week with finding a lot of people and everything.  We are now helping a lady prepare for baptism for the 12th of February so keep her in your prayers.  Her  name is Brenda. She's a really great woman and really wants this in her life.  We just need a little bit more help from the members and she just needs to continue fortifying her testimony. Me and my companion are good this week. Not going to see a lot of pictures this week, sorry I am just not taking pictures like I used to. I guess in one way that's a good thing ha ha, it means in one way I am more focused in the people in teaching them than anything else ha ha.  All is well, the festivals are happening here in San Pablo so its a bit harder to talk to people in the streets because they are all mostly people from outside of San Pablo so there's really no point in contacting them. But everything is good. Hows the boy settling in into the new world? Hows the kids in the school mom? I´ve kinda ran out of things to say sorry cause I already wrote you on Wednesday ha ha.  Today we went and cooked with one of the members here in San Pablo, a Chilean dish with some type of fish with rice and some other things it was pretty good. I gotta get these recipes down to bring them home to be a pure Chilean ha ha.  I am really looking forward to working really hard this week to help our investigators progress because nobody came to church this week which kinda stunk but its all good. But I love you  and miss you tons!!

Love, Elder Blotter

Elder Blotter - Jan 26th

Dear Family,
Hey glad to hear all went well with Ascher and that they are all happy and all is well with them and you guys.  I am well and sorry for writing late but here in San Pablo the power went down and there was no Internet place open to do Internet so we told our leaders what happened and President said we can write today to you guys to say everything is OK. This past week the only downside was that we did not have any investigators in the church this week and we had a small attendance of about 25 people. It was small but that's what you expect of a branch here in Chile to be small ha ha.  Me and Elder Camarena are doing fantastic together its just hard sometimes to teach because he's new and does not have a ton of time.  I am his second trainer and second companion so its hard because he still has not found his style of teaching.  I am trying to help him find it so we'll see how all things go.  Here in the town called San Pablo we are working hard and doing the best we can.  The place  for the next two weeks with be full with Evangelicals with fiestas and what not  here in the plaza of San Pablo so it will be interesting. Its funny here in Chile how you can point out in little towns like these, WHO is the Pastor of the Churches because they ALL have fancy cars. It  makes me think inside of what the members say or think when one day their pastor does not have this nice fancy car and then the next day AFTER all the members gave him money so called "tithing" in their church he does.  I guess that's just Satan doing his hardest to destroy man from progressing back to God. But I am well here with my companion we are working hard with the members here in San Pablo and hope to put on of our investigators with date today so keep praying for us cause she really wants all this in her life, she loves the church and knows the Book of Mormon is true so all she lacks is a Dunking ha ha.  I have gotten darker I think and more tan because its sunny up here more of the time than in Puerto Montt where its cloudy and rainy. I gotta wear a lot of Sun Block. We had our Conference last week with President and that went well and he changed a couple of goals in the mission. It was 15 lessons with member and 15 others but now he changed it to 15 with member and 5 others because President really wants us to focus on working with the members here in our sectors to really help our investigators progress so that's whats new in the mission.  We hope to see a lot of success in this week with the members.  We have already seen success with them with the family home evenings we do with the members here on Mondays.  They invite their friends who are not members to hear a message not only from us but from their friends the members. Yhat's pretty much all for this week I love you and miss you tons and give tons of hugs to the little new guy from his Uncle Elder Robbie


Love, Elder Blotter