This has been a really long week. I had my last days with Elder Watson. That was a little sad. And then i went to Osorno in bus. That took 7.5 hours. Way too long. Then i stayed the night in the office elders apartment. We played UNO with the elders who were finishing the mission and the all of the elders who were training. The next day (Tuesday), we were trained by the AP´s and Pres. Obeso. It was really good, it just made me feel more stressed about training. I really cant mess this up.
Then i got to meet my new companion. Elder Kvarfordt. I want everyone to send me their best attempt at their pronunciation of that. Took me a good 2 days. But he is way cool. He´s from Saint George, he is the state champion in shot put and discus, and he is a great guy who is way excited about working. On the way to Dalcahue the bus broke down 2 times for 20 min. each, so we ended up getting to Dalcahue at about 9 at night. We got in a quick visit to the fam. Barrientos. They told us that they are going to the temple at the end of the year. AHHHHHH! i love it. Elder Kvarfrodt is having a hard time with Spanish, but he is learning fast. The next day we were walking toward an appointment when a guy said hi to us from 3 houses back. We stopped and he motioned us to come inside. We go in and this guy and his brother and his wife and daughter are all there. We sit down, and the dude picks his bible off the shelf and sits down on a kitchen chair right in front of us and says something like, lets begin. Turns out he and his brother are Pastors for some Evangelical church. He then continues to question us about all of the things we believe in and why we believe in them. Lets keep in mind this is elder Kvarfordt´s first day in the Field, so I'm going solo on this, and this guy is trying to Bible bash so hard. I let him go and then when i think he is all out of steam i testify of the Book of Mormon and the restoration. He listens politely, and then kindly says we are wrong. By this point I'm done with this guy so i ask if we can leave. He says that we need to have a prayer, and of course we accepted. We all get down on our knees, and this guy and his brother start going nuts! The guy is shouting all of these Haleluya´s and his Brother stated to shout in the gift of tongues ( just a bunch of random sounds. Not a real language). It goes on like that for a good 2 min., and then they both get up and put their hands on our heads and the guy starts commanding devils to come out of us. Elder Kvarfordt has been laughing this whole time, and i start getting really mad. Who are these guys to think that i have devils in me. I'm not the one speaking in Gibberish you big dummy!!!
Well thats about it from me. Ill write more next week, i guess i just needed to vent with you guys.
Love you lots and lots,
Elder Borup
(They can pronounce my name now that i have elder Kvarfordt as a companion)
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