Elder Blotter photos - 3/30

Unidentified missionary buddy of Elder Blotter's.  I think this was taken on the train or bus while they traveled to their mission conference in Osorno.  Not sure what all the hand gestures are about.  Missionary gang signs I guess.

Robert's first comp in Chile, Elder Simmons.  He completed his mission and Robert got to see him at a conference before he departed.  When a missionary leaves the mission they refer to it as dying.  It shows how missionaries really come to love their missions and hate to leave.

Elder Blotter - August 30

HELLO FAMILY AND ALL!!


But first mom ha-ha sorry to here your day was a humid one. I’d trade that day for any of the days I’ve had this past week for that one day. The whole week was just full of rain non-stop everyday, lots and lots of rain!! But the good news from Tuesday was the mission conference, it was amazing!!! The spirit was so strong because not only did we hear things from Elder Scott, but also from Elder Corbrage of the Area presidency of Chile of the Seventy and President Lovell. So so powerful, I wish I could hear it all over again. President Lovell bore his testimony of the gospel and to keep working strong and never quit. His testimony was powerful and the spirit just filled the room. Elder Corbrage spoke of the scriptures and how important they are and how we should utilize them in every lesson we teach. Very powerful man with the spirit and I gained a lot of personal revelation. Elder Scott was amazing with his teaching of the gospel and his testifying of that Christ lives and he is risen. I gained some very good personal revelation. But then Elder Scott took a turn on the doctrine and actually teaching on things of AFTER the mission for all missionaries about MARRIAGE whoa!! Ha-ha it was a great time he spoke of what we need to do as missionaries right after we complete our mission and asked if any missionaries had questions on things he spoke about in this topic and there actually were a lot of Elders surprisingly. But in everything the spirit was there. It was a great conference I will never forget. Two days after we had President Savios come and speak to the members of Valdivia and if we brought an investigator we could attend and we brought Roberto the dad and the spirit was very strong there I really enjoyed his talk on the Eternal life and how we accomplish it in this life. I think though that Roberto had a doubt in something in what Elder Savios spoke to us about because he didn’t really talk much after but we are going to see him tomorrow and talk to him about it and see if he has a doubt in it that we can resolve, because he and his son are good people and really love the scriptures. I think all will be well with that. I am glad to hear all is well back home with everyone. I am well in my spirits of the Lord and trying to keep excited in the mission work of the lord. I love you all and miss you all so much!!!

Love, Elder Blotter

Elder Scott Visits Osorno Mission Conference

This picture came from the Osorno Mission blog and shows Elder Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve on a visit to an Osorno Mission Conference on August 24th.  Elder Blotter is on the left end of the 2nd row from the top.  What a great looking group

Elder Blotter - August 23

Hola Familia,


HELLO!!! How is everyone doing or feeling for this coming week?? I am stoked for tomorrow on Tuesday because one of the 12 Apostles is coming to our mission to talk to all the missionaries. I cannot wait for tomorrow!! Richard G. Scott is coming and it will actually be the first time I have been outside of the Valdivia area in 6 months ha-ha but it should be a great mission conference. Also I did receive the package, a little confused about the Christmas card stuff cause we are in August?? Ha-ha but it was a great thought. Please tell everyone thank you for all the food. I also received a letter from Sister Anderson. I believe it was on a pamphlet from the day dad spoke and her thoughts and thanks for me choosing to serve a mission, please tell her thank you. The letter from Emily was a great surprise and the email I will write her back through letter so I need to get started on those either today or next week ha-ha. This past week has been a good one. Hard week on finding new investigators but good on Lessons which me and my companion are happy about that now just need to pray to the lord on where his choice people are for us this coming week. The rain is still here with the cold BUT the sun is showing itself a whole lot more than usual which is a good sign of spring. We did not have any of our investigators in Church. We stopped by one of ours to pick him up for church but when he opened the door he said he did not feel very well so we asked him if he felt well enough to go to church but we could see that that was a no but he promised to go next week. We will be visiting him this following week to see how everything is and to teach him a little bit more so that he is ready for his interview with the bishop in 2 weeks because he really wants to be baptized. Our other investigators are still having troubles with work and being able to attend but I hope in our lessons with them they will feel the spirit strong enough that they will want to choose to go to church to receive all the blessings that are waiting for them. We had a really amazing lesson last night with one of our great investigators the two Robertos. They had a ton of questions about the Plan of Salvacion but we just solved them all up with the Book of Mormon, it was so amazing!! They love the scriptures so much and they understand the Book of Mormon and understand now how necessary it really is. I love the Book of Mormon and the great power it has and along with all the answers it has for us in this life. I hope the very best for them and my companion and me are praying really hard for them to want to go to church and feel the spirit even stronger there. I love the work here and love the people they are so great! I Love you all and miss you all so much!!

Love, Elder Blotter

P.S. Laundry is good

Elder Blotter Photos - Aug 23

Also to explain the picture with my feet covered in bags.  It is because there was a HUGE rain storm with lightning and thunder and hail and EVERYTHING.  It was a crazy rainy day this past Tuesday and my boots have basically already broken and I had to wear bags on my feet to keep the rain out. Oops! ha ha

Care package from home.  Included some belated Christmas greetings from a Ward Xmas party

Elder Blotter - August 16

Hola Familia!!


Glad to hear your Sunday was a spectacular one and all is well with you at home. My past week has been a good one with one investigator in the church but with some really good new people that we are teaching that want to read the Book of Mormon from cover to cover and we did not even ask them to do it! It is just amazing that we have been led to some people that really want the gospel in there lives and want that calm life that they told us that they see in all Mormons that were just a calmer religion than evangelicos ha-ha. But there was a lot of walking but the Lord blessed us every time we taught his gospel with the power of the spirit in every lesson. It was so strong this past week; I have never felt it this strong in my life for a whole week!! My companion and I are already teaching basically in unison as a great companionship and I know we will do even more great work this week on finding more people to teach through the power of the Holy Ghost in everything we do.

Glad to hear your temple calling your loving I know the Lord is blessing you through it. As long as we pray to the Lord with a sincere heart with real intent of faith the Lord will help us through everything and give us personal revelation in all that we need to do. Do not worry about me on roofs, we are really safe up there on those roofs we know what were doing were strong big missionaries ha-ha!!! No I will sure to be safe dad, don’t you worry. Oh I also talked to the senior missionaries Elder and Sister Hamilton of our mission and well I talked to Elder Hamilton for a long time about me and him and we were just talking and I told him about that you served there in the Rome Italy Mission and he wanted me to ask you if you had ever had potato pizza?? His son served there in Italy don’t know what mission but he told me it was good and wanted me to ask you if you have ever tried it so yeah ha-ha!! I love you and miss you tons!! Hope all your work is going out and as always and ask the Lord to bless you.

Love, Elder Blotter

Elder Blotter Photos - August 18th

Recent photos of Elder Blotter with his Zone on P-day in Paillaco, Chile and on a split with his new ZL, Elder Flores.  Doesn't look too bad for winter time in the Southern Hemisphere.