Somos Chilenos

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Our arrival in Chile on the morning of Tuesday, June 30 was glorious! Four of our wonderful Elders met us at the airport. President and Sister Moran put their name tags away, as we exchanged our English name tags for our Spanish ones. Santiago is a beautiful City, and we feel such sincere love from and for the Missionaries in our Mission; they are truly obedient and strong just as Elder Scott promised us they would be. We feel the overwhelming strength that comes from the prayers of all of you. Thank you!

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We are grateful that our children have been able to be here with us, so that they could meet our Missionaries and help us with so many tasks that we just didn't have time to do. Our family has been richly blessed through this work, and we are committed to serve with all our heart, might, mind, and strength. Meeting every single Missionary during two short Zone Conferences in the first week was a thrill. President Laycock hugged every Elder. I hugged each beautiful Sister. We looked into their eyes and expressed our love to them. They immediately made us feel welcome and happy. We testify with all our heart that Heavenly Father loves these valiant Missionaries.

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We feel His constant love for them flowing through us all the time. What a blessing! Each Missionary has his or her own challenges, and each one is learning and growing in ways that are uniquely individual. We are so blessed to be able to witness this growth. That is the beauty of the Lord's work: through the atonement, we are changed and strengthened so that we can come unto Christ and become like our Heavenly Father. When we are fully immersed in His service, we become what He wants us to become. Our Missionaries and the dear, sweet members of the Church in Santiago are teaching us so much about true Missionary work. It is really miraculous. President Laycock says he feels like he was "meant to be in Santiago."

He happily announces to everyone he sees: "Yo soy Chileno." Translation: "I am Chilean."

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