¿¡This is what you call Summer?!

2-3-14

Well this has been a very fun week.  I can't remember half of it, but i feel happy about it.  What did happen this week?......  Ummmm. Oh! me and elder Delgado ran out of money so i had to take out personal money to provide for the two of us.  At first we were on a strict diet of oatmeal,  but after a while of that we got board, and a little too regular.  So we switched to a pan con Chicha-ron diet.  Super rico.

A miracle did happen this week.  We teach a recent convert named Carlos.  He is awesome, he just became an elder and has a dynamite testimony.  But anyways we were teaching him about tithing when his grand daughter walked in.  She listened for the rest of the lesson.  Then once we were done, she ran to her room to go get her book of Mormon that the last elders gave her.  She has been reading a ton. She is only 11 years old but she is super smart.  We talked about the book of Mormon for a while, she told us all of her favorite parts. We were about to finnish with a prayer when the granddaughter, whose name is Judith, invited her mom, who was upstairs to pray with us,  we asked Judith who she wanted to pray.  She asked her mom.  Her mom said one of the most heart felt prayers i have ever heard.  She asked Heavenly Father to soften the heart of her husband, who has custody of Judith, so that Judith can live with her full time.  She started crying.  Well then we left.  Yesterday we went by again to talk to Carlos.  He told us that the day after our visit Judith's dad told her mom that she can have custody.  So now Judith is going to live with Carlos and her mom.  We are going to start teaching them full time now.  Its awesome to see the way prayers are answered.  

I love Punta Arenas.  It is super cold and I haven't had feeling in my finger tips for 5 weeks now, but i love it.  The people are way nice and always have time for us.  

Well i love all of you guys a ton.  I pray for you all every night.  Be safe.  Have some fun.  Eat some good stuff.  Pray.

Some Love,

Elder Santo Borup

Puerto Natales

 1-27-14

This week was kind of hard.  We were gone two days on intercambios.  Oh but right before we left we went over to a lunch appointment with a member, halfway through her husband started drinking beer, which is normal, but then she started to drink.  I didn't know she drank, so it came as a shock, but the real problem is that she is on anti depressants to.  So within minutes she was acting like a nut.  That was fun.

 Puerto Natales was forever away, but the road was really straight, and really pretty.  List of animal life i saw: Flamingos, Ostrich looking things, Fox, Guanaco, a huge eagle looking thing, tons and tons of sheep, and a gigantic cow.  I saw some awesome mountains.  I have pictures, but we are in a super sketchy cyber right now so i don't want to risk my camera.

But anyways, we got  there at about 8 at night.  I worked for about an hour. then we went back to there house.  They don't have a kitchen.  So i starved for the whole time i was there.  Then in the morning i went out again with Elder Sanchez, who is the District Leader, We went to the church to talk with the Branch president.  The guy started screaming at elder Sanchez, about stuff like not making their beds, and not cleaning the windows.  HE is also the landlord. Elder Sanchez then asked if we could give some assignment out to some less actives that day.  He said no.  Then the president asked if elder Sanchez could do stuff on the computer for him.  Elder Sanchez said no, we can't use the computers in the church.  Then the branch president started pacing back and forth, punching walls, and kicking chairs getting mad at everyone in the branch.   I couldn't believe it.  Apparently he is the only worthy priesthood holder in the entire city, and was the only one who could be the BP.  But he has done some really apostate stuff, like make his daughter secretary, and have councilors who smoke and drink.  

I am so grateful for having a functioning ward.  We had a meeting with our bishop this week and he gave us a ton of names of less actives that he wants us to visit. all of whom are actively paying their tithing.

I need to finish but i love all of you tons.  The church is true, being a missionary is awesome, and having investigators is the best.  

Some amor,

Elder Borup

Elder bon-o-bon Borup

Hi.  How is everyone doing.  I'm great.  I loved all of the letters.  Sorry to hear about izzy.  Its for the better.  She probably is depressed because I'm not there.

Well this week has been good.  Really good.  I went on an intercambio with an elder Keatch. He is from Lehi, really cool guy, he is now companions with Elder Warren.  I didn't get to go on intercambios with Elder Warren. Next cambio maybe. But it went well.  I directed the sector, and it was my first time so it was a little nerve wracking.  And at first it was awful,  I planned the day with out thinking of the distance between each house.  We ended up walking 9.6 miles.  But towards the end of the day we got in a house and they fed us a delicious dinner.  Well we said it was delicious.   I'm going on another intercambio this week.  But on this one I am leaving to go to Puerto Natales.  That is three hours away.  I'm going to go with one of the Zone leaders and elder Delgado is going to go with the other one to Por Venir.  I hope I don't throw up.  That would be the worst.  I think the road is relatively straight.  

Well I bought some really expensive scripture cases this week.  But they are super sweet.  The lady who makes them took a picture of my face and is going to draw it on leather.  I'm excited, I'll send you pictures when i get them.  

Also this week we taught a ton.  We have found some new really great people. Last night we had a lesson with a young couple, who are really intelligent.  I love it when they are intelligent, because then they understand.  We taught them the restoration and they want us to come back, and have a movie night.  We are going to bring the Restoration movie.  Going to be fun. They are providing the food.  

Well that's about it.  This week we walked a record breaking 49.8 miles.  We walked a ton this week.  I love being a missionary.  Just walking around knowing that you are the one responsible to deliver this awesome message to all of these people is a cool feeling.  And at times a little overwhelming.  I love all of you guys a ton.  

Love,

Elder bon-o-bon Borup

PS: bon-o-bon is a type of delicious candy.

Pictures from Elder Warren's blog

I'm Not On This Planet Anymore

Hi everyone, how are you all.  I hope well.  I won a itunes card?! sweet!  Keli is getting baptized?  Man that's cool.

Well i am on the edge of the world.  And i miss my old sector.  This is a picture of us with Silvina and her dad Orlando.  I cried the night we were supposed to leave.  She said she didn't want anything to do with the sister missionaries, because one time she talked with them and they said that they wouldn't leave Ovejeria until she got baptized.  Its really sad.  But we left some good instructions for the hermanas and hopefully they do them.  

Well There is nothing I can do now.  But this new sector is awesome.  People seem to get more and more nice as I move south,  in contrast to everyone in Valdivia who wouldn't even respond to a hello.  Yeah people are nice here.  The members seem good and we are teaching an entire family.  They are really sweet, right now there struggle is coming to church but we almost had them this week.  

The weather here is unreal.  It is freezing.  The reason this letter is kind of short is not because i don't have time, but because i cant move my fingers.  The wind is at least a constant 30mph all of the time and we have seen some pretty crazy gusts.  Lots of fun.  And it rains lots.  but only for about 20min at a time.  

I can see the Megeline straight from our apartment.  Super cool.  This is a picture of me in front of our apartment building.

But my Spanish is still struggling it turns out.  I can really roughly communicate with my companion.  but its hard.  And he isn't the most patient person.  But this is all good for me.  I think I will have the language mastered by the end of six weeks.  

Well that's it form me.  I really love hearing from from you guys.  Mad-eye, keep up the good work.  Mom and Dad, same to you.  I love all of you guys so much.  take care.

Elder Paco Borup

Cambios

 12-28-13

It was awesome talking to all of you on Christmas.  You all look good.  A little different but good.  Mad-eye keep enjoying the ice cream.  Well we just got a call from President Rappleye.....  I'm going to Punta Arenas.  I will be in barrio Fitz Roy.  My companion is Elder Delgado.  He is from Cordoba Argentina.  I've met him once, he is nice.  Elder Warren is also going to the South.  He is going to Porvenir.  The farthest south any mission can get.  Ovejeria is going to get turned over to the Hermanas.  Not too excited about leaving.  This sector is way too cool,  I really hope that Silvina keeps on listening to the new missionaries, I think she will come to church this week and then all she needs is one more attendance and she will be ready for baptism.

Well that's the big news.  I am going to buy a camera today so when you get this email i might need you to put some more money in my account.  But this week has been awesome.  I really enjoyed Christmas.  Lots of fun with elder warren.  I went on an intercambio with Elder Davila. He is an elder in our district from Guatamala.  He is absolutely insane. We were in his sector and he took me to a crazy member who begged us for food,  then we went to a guy who didn't have eyeballs, and then we went to a guys house whose fly was down and wasn't wearing underwear.  Not the best intercambio that i have had.  

Well i feel bad that i didn't really speak Spanish for you.  I do speak.  I promise.  I hope you really liked the presents.  I tried to pick out some thing for each of you that you would like.  I am going to try and be better at emailing all of you.  Because i don't think ill be getting much physical mail where im going. I still cant believe it.  I will be with the penguins down there.  I'll try and send a picture.  I hope i find a camera today.

Well i love you guys a lot.  Ill write you again next Monday.  

Love,

Elder Bottom of the World Borup

Well It's Hot

 12-21-13

Hi everyone,  how are the Christmas preparations going?  Life is all sunshine and butterflies here in Osorno.  It finally did decide to get hot.  I mean really hot.  The other day when we got home we went up stairs and looked at a thermometer and it said that it was 94º.  We don't sleep up there anymore.  We take our mattresses downstairs to sleep.  much more pleasant. Another way we fight the heat is by eating ice cream.  Here in Chile there is a little store that sells ice cream on every block.  I think we have almost tried them all.  On average i think we eat 4 Popsicles a day.  Some days we treat our selves to these drum stick looking thing called a Danky.  They are delicious.

Well this week has been busy.  Today i went to the foot doctor,(I had an ingrown toenail)  played basketball (I am terrible at basketball), and ate sopaipias (they were massive! Probably 1 foot long, and they only cost 200 pesos, which is only like 40 cents).  The day before we had an activity as a zone.  What we did was we all got our Santa hats on and we went to go sing in the plaza.  It was fun, lots of people stopped to listen to us. Then we had an activity right after in the stake center.  Silvina came!  this is the first time that she has gone to anything with us.  So that's awesome.  

On Thursday we had an English class with Silvina, she speaks well.  Then we bought a ton of fruit that we immediately ate.  I think i ate about two pounds of cherries.  Bad poops.  bad idea.  

I cant really remember what we did in the begging of the week and i forgot my agenda at home so i guess that is all.  I walked 38.7 miles this week.  And i ate almost 25 ice cream bars.  Life of a missionary.  Love you guys a ton.  and i cant wait to talk to you.  Going to be awesome. 

Love, 

Your Favorite Son/Brother/Friend,

Elder Weston Borup

PS check Elder Warrens blog for some sweet pictures.