July 6th 2015

so i just got out of the doctors office for my eye and it turns out that i have got a stigmatism (i think that is what its called) and so i will be getting glasses in like that next week! they gave me a perscription and so i will be going to look quite hipster in the next week or so! do you guys think that i should wait to get nice glasses at home or should i get some that will make it last me till i get home? its going to be really wierd!! mom dont you have a stigmatism also with one of you eyes? and doesnt grandpa phillips have one or had one at least? that lady said it is probably genetic!

so we had a change of president this week! its really wierd but that is how life is we got lots of changes in it!! haha so the first change that we had was on friday!! haha we got the news that we were able to watch the game betweeen chile and argentina for the final game of the american cup on saturday!! (im not going to send pictures this week because we are in the same cyber that i got the virus last time but i will next week!! THE GAME WAS AWESOME!! haha we got to watch all 120 min, they went  into overtime, and the penalties that they did and i even got it recorded when alexis sanchez make the last penalty to win the game! haha me and my comp wore my jerseys that i have and we really enjoyed it a lot! it felt wierd to be able to just sit down and watch TV haa that wa the first time in  a year and a half that i havent watched tv like that haha! it was aweseom!!!

we also had a miracle this week too!! so CHile is in a drought right now that is really bad and so the area 70's decided to do a fast fromsaturday to sunday so that it would fast! haha guess what! it rained after church on sunday! THE CHURCH IS TRUE LADYS AND GENTLEMEN!!! haha it was really cool and i wasnt in the least bit angry to walk around in the rain.

me and my comp are gettin along really well and i feel like we are progressing very good as a companionship. its  hard to seee really big results in this ward but it isnt impossible! haha we had 19 people com to church this last week. like everyone that was at the dinner table in the picture went to church. with the same amount of kids also! hahah its really intersting an there is a lot of work to be done here!

im feeling good and im drinking lemon weed at night that some members gave us so that i can sleep and rest my body more. haha it helps A LOT!!!

love you mom!! sorry that the letter is so short!! not enought time to write sometimes!!!

LOVE YOU!!!

Monday, June 29th 2015

Monday. 

so on monday y had to do my pasport stuff and so we went to viña again which is now like an hour away haha! it feels wierd to not be in viña anymore after having been there for like a year and a half! ahah and then we taught the mom of a convert here and it was good. she hasnt really wanted to have any real commitment and so it was some progress that we had!

tuesday. 

i went on interchanges and its really wierd! we had to travel 2 hours to get back to the place where we had worked at. haha it was really funny i was with the district leader and it turns out that he is from Jordan High School. haha he was on the other side of the stadium when they destroyed us in football my senior year. haha we didnt talk to much about that but he definetly holds that one over my head quite a bit. and other than that we shared a really good lesson with some less actives there about Justice Mercy and Repentance and it was really interesting to see who people as they come to understand about the Gospel and how important it is they want to change their live and be better. it was a good lesson. my old companion elder brock taught me a lot about that im really grateful for that!

wednesday.

so when we traveled again for 2 hours to get back home we found a new investigator named Sandra. she is way catholic but after we taught her and went back to teach again she said that we were wasting out time teaching her and that she didnt want to listen anymore...... so haha that is that CHOW PESCOW!!!!

Thursday.

we taught our really good investigator Esteban! he is really awesome! and we had a good lesson about regonizing the spirit and gaining a testimony. we watched Pres. Utchdorfs talk from October about that one and it was really good one! and we taught some converts and it was a good lesson. we are trying to baptize the rest of this family and we are getting close to it!

Friday.

so our pension had to be painted so we got to paint the study room in out pension so that was really fun and we did that for like 5 hours! haha the smell of paint filled my nostrils.... you would be proud of me mom! THE ETHINGTON PAINTING CRAZE GOES STRONG!!

and then we taught a REALLY smart guy named cristian we can teach him in english and we are really excited to teach him more because we both thing that he could be a bishop! he is super awesome he has just got a complicated life!! and we taught marcos and he is awesome to and he is in the miilitary also so that is fun to teach him and he wants to read the book of mormon before making a decision... haha so he is going to be converted REAL QUICK!!!

Saturday.

.......... we litterally walked all day long. we went to the fields part of our sector and we probably walked 20 miles all together that day. haha it was interesting... i prayed a lot that day haha but we survived!!

Sunday! 

Marcos came to church and we taught the rest of that part member family and they all listened so we are going to start making progress with them and im postive that they are going to get baptized very quickly!!

this sector has a lot of potencial!!!

so i read the sacrament prayers in the B.O.M. today and i realized that almost all the questions that we have in our life can be answered by taking the sacrament or thinking about it! its really cool!! iinvite you all to really apreciate the sabbath day and make it a blessing in your lives!!

Love you All! Pray for the investigators! my comp! and the Sector!! Please!!!!

Elder Ethington

June 15th 2015

Monday. so on monday we had a good day! we had an family home evening with a bunch of poeple from the ward and our convert Javier and his mom who is less active! it was really fun and i really like doing famliy home evenings! ahha its really fun to do and as a missionary its still a lesson to important people but not as intense and i can enjoy it a little more haha it really fun!! and we found a family of 4 peopleª!!!! it was awesome becuase the guy said that he had talked to his wife and his daughters adn they didnt have time adn that it was just going to be to hard and so my comp gave his testimony about how what we share will help him adn how he will prepare for after this life and before my comp was able to stop German, thats the dads name, said " ya know what come in, and i will introduce you to my wife and my daughters!" so we taught them all and they all said they were going to read the book of mormon adn pray and it was really coool they are super awesome!

tuesday.

so we went adn cut wood again for Jose and it was really fun! AGAIN!! haha and we were able to  help him a ton and he was able to also sell some of his wood this week too!! so that was even better! and then i went on interchanges with and elder who is finishes his mission tomorrow! he is getting home with josh.......haha that just blows my whole mind!!!!! and it was a good day we pulled weeds for a less active fam adn they gave us once. Elder Brock and Elder Dalton taught Franco, jose-s grandson, and he had fasted jus like we told him, FOR 24 HOURS!!!, and he said yes to getting baptized this Sunday! YAHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

wednesday.

haha so i got sick again with IBS. it was just the same as before and the nurse said that i just need to find something to relax me at night (i have been coloring for 10 min every night since...haha and today im going to buy a coloring book) adn then we taught German and his fam again and they understood the Restoration and they also regonized the spirit and that it was testifying that these things are true! it was a really good lesson!! 

thursday.

so i woke up and i had a cold. haha. then i had IBS. then when i went to go shower the hot water wasnt turning on and it turns out that someone stole our freaking tank of gas!!! haha so that caused a litte more stress and problems with the digestive system!!! and my comp had a cold also. we called the nurse and she told us to sleep for 3 hours and just rest in the morning so that we could be better! after that we with and taught Eliana! She accepted a baptismal date for sunday also!!!!!!!

Friday.

We had counsel. it was Presidente and Hermana Kähnleins last one! it was really good and they asked me to share my testimony and it was really fun. they  have the old zone leaders shared there testimony before they stop being zone leaders. i shared lucas 9:62 and how we just have to look forward and have hope i what God has got for us! I have been really blessed to be able to serve for so long and ireally do feel like i have been able to help the Lord and He has helped me so mucho to learn about myself! President after told me that i am going to have a special assignment so that is goign to be really fun! They took us to a SUPER EXPENSIVE restaurant for lunch! it was awesome!!! ill send pics!

and then eliana y Franco passed thier baptismal interviews and elder brock and elder dalton did divisions and put baptismal dates with the daughter of German, their names are allison y polett, for the 28 of june!!! it was a really good day!

Saturday

we litteraly didnt teach anyone all day. we did the stand thing with the questions down in Viña and then we were running around the rest of the day getting stuff figured out for the baptisms! it was a really crazzy!!!

Sunday!!

BAPTISMS AND MARSHMELLOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Look at photos!)

my eye appointment is in like 3 weeks and we will be seeing what happens.... (that was freaking PUNNY)

June 8th

So it was a good week!

Monday:

we had a sweet Famliy Home Evening with Leonor and it was really awesome! it was fun to be able to have a noche de hogar and i feel like we are starting to do a lot more with the members and helping them retain the people that are getting baptized in the ward! we have had a lot of baptisms as a branch in the last 2 years but a lot of those people dont go to chruch anymore and so we are hear to change that! we are goign to have changes next week but i feel like we are starting something really good!

Tuesday:

 so i had so more problems with my digestive system again! it kinda sucked but after we had lunch it was a lot better i was just tired! haha during the morning we went adn helped jose cut firewood that he is selling! dont worry we didnt use the chain saw, we just used jose´s home made  table saw! haha it was SUPER SAFE!!!! haha we taught a bunch of people that day and it was a good but hard day that we had.

wednesday:

so we had a good day also and i got a hold of the nurse and talked to her about my digestive problem again and she said that i have adn irritated bowel system and that i need to watch what i eat so that i can identify what is triggering all the problems! to my sad conclusion i think it is eggs..... i dont know how much you guys know but i LOVE EATING EGGS FOR BREAKFAST!!!!! i have eaten eggs for my entire mission! haha and now i cant. i dont know what im going to eat now haha and im goign to have to kill myself in my workouts so i dont get fat but we will just have to see what havppens! ahah and i talked to her about my eye and she is going to get an appointment for me soon so that i can get it looked at. haha my health.! and then we taught Jose y Franco and they are doing really well! adn then a missionary from the ward finished his mission and we went and said hi to him!! it was freaking crazy to see how differente a person feels when they get right back from there mission! haha he looked a little shocked!!

Thursday:

we had another FHE with Leonor and it was really fun! we had it with that new missionary guy and it was awsome! hah and we had apple pie after which i havent had in a REALLY LONG TIME!!! haha it was awesome adn then i did and interview for a girl in elder daltons ward and she passed!!

friday:

i went on interchanges and it was fun and i got to talk to a guy from my old ward who is from iowa and he wants to go to lunch now!! and i was with a chilean missionary! it was fun!!

Saturday.

we taught 2 less active poeple and one decided to stop smoking so that was aweseoma and she wants to go to the temple now to get sealed to her kids!! haha its going to be really fun!! haha

Sunday!!

that new guy got called to be the new ward mission leader!! and he came with us to all of our lessons!!! AND WE HAD A MIRACLE!!! ELIANAS HUSBAND DIED. AFTER 5 MONTHS OF WAITING HE HAS DIED!! We have a lesson with them and tuesday and we are goign to have her get baptized on  saturday! its going to be awesome! IM REALLY EXCITED!!!!

we had a good week!

June 1st 2015

that one might have been a joke but in the near future i just might no be!!!!

haha but you will always be my mommy!!! Dont worry!!

haha well that is just going as it is and i will be obedient and i will call her today to see what i can do. my stomach is doing a lot better. ive only had problems 2 times since i started taking the medication and so they seem to be helping alot!! haha with the slight health problems that i have been having it makes me really understand how important it is to keep ourselve spiritually, mentally, and physically strong so that we can be able to do and be better in this life. and if one of those things falls through we are can help ourselves with the other 2!

monday

so we had a good day and we taught a less active incomplete family but they live together and arent marries so we are doing a slow work with them and making sure that they have testimonies so that they want to start doing changes in there lifes and start living the gospel. we also taught Jose and Franco. Jose get baptized a little while ago and Franco is and investigator (1 of the 2 that we have, YIKES!!!!! LOTS OF PRAYERS PLEASE!!) and Franco is doing really well ann we are just trying to give him a testimony but he needs a sprititual experience so that he will accept a baptism date. he is way smart for a 10 year old!!

Tuesday.

so on tuesday we had to go clean for the zone conference that we were goign to have on wednesday and then we taught a lady that is a recent convert and also slipping in to less active mode and so we have been passing by a bit to try and get her to come to church. she didnt come yesterday but we are going to see if we can get her to really commit to coming even if the whole world is buring down! and then we taught Eliana. she is understanding stuff a lot better now but the guy that she is "living with" just is hanging on still and doesnt want to leave! and then we did contacts and visited other people for the rest of the day!

wednesday.

so we had zone confernce and it was awesome. it was kinda sad because this was the last one but it was really cool! he started talking about how he was feels like summer is about to start and that a lot of good things are about to start happening! haha its really crazy that they are leaving! and then we had a lesson with Leonor and she made me a sweet scarf and we ate once with her and he grand daughters and her granddaughter spent 20 minutos jsut asking us how to say stuff in english! ahah it was like we were being bombed!!

Thursday!

i went on interchanges and i was with my old comp elder Tinney and we had a really good time and we taught a guy from america and i met a guy who is a 7th level black belt in Kempo!

Friday!

we did service in the morning and then we did taught a recent convert!

saturday

we taught eliana y matias and it was really good! and we taught that fam that likes jiu jitsu and stuff and we had another family come with us and they are starting to become good friends and we are hoping that they both start coming to church! the dad came yesterday but we still need the mom to come!!

sunday!

Franco came to chruch and we are going to see if we can get something going!!

and we taught a less active guy and watched the restoration with him! haha i was bobbing my head the whole time becuase i was so tired!!!

as you noticed i got my adapter traded!!

LOVE YOU MOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

May 25th 2015

well this week was really good adn i think it was the week that i have contacted the most poeple in the street in my entire mission! haha it was kind fun to see how people react talking to them!

we had the grand son of Jose come to church! Franco, thats his name, is really good and but hasnt been able to come to church for the last 3 weeks and so he hasnt been progressing adn really it was fun to see him and he looked like he loved it when we saw hiim afterwards! im really hoping that he accepts a baptism invitation becuase he is so awesome! my other convert matias and his grandma Eliana are doing really good! Eliana cant get baptized yet because he Boyfriend, as of 43 years ago, is just barely hanging on to his life!! so the guy got diabetes way bad and he had a heart attack i think and it put him in bed and since then he has been going down hill. from what the doctors say, his heart is the size of a 10 year olds and he has to be fed through a syringe!! he cant even talk!!!! haha so we are just waiting for him pass away and then she will get baptized!! i really hope that i can see Eliana get baptized! shes awesome!!!

i just talked to the guys from where i bought my adapter and i can change it next week when they have a replacement!! so i should be sending some pics next week!! ive got some winners! as we rednecks say!!!

hey mom thank you so much for the print out!! that looks awesome and once again!! YOU SAVE ME SO MUCH TIME AND STRESS!!! YOU ARE A HUGE BLESSING IN MY LIFE!!! haha but mom seriously i just want you ot know that i love you and im really grateful for the chance that i have to be with you for eternity as a happy functional disfunctional family!! but i will also have my wife haha........... I may or may not have proposed to a girl.

love you bye 

May 18th

well im doing a lot better. haha i went to the doctor and i had all my results and i litterally dont have anything wrong with me. haha i have had an irritated intestinal system lately but with the pills that i am taking they help me a lot! i was even able to finally fast for the month on saturday and i felt really good! we hadnt been able to because of A FEW complications with the bowels.... just a few! so basically they just told me that i need to finish taking my pills that they have given me and then if it happens to me again i can call and they will start the process over again so we will see. haha we had a good week though.

so i forgot to tell you guys that Elder Dalton is now in my district AGAIN!! haha he got called to be the new financiero de la misión! haha and we were able to do interchanges and it was really freaking aweomse! haha we had a really good time and it is so cool to see how much he has progressed from when i first saw him to where he is now! its a really big blessing and im supergrateful for him and what he has taught me on my mission. 

we have been teaching a couple of our converts grandkids and they are really good but they both didnt come to church so that is really kind of hard to be able to get them really actually trying to get baptized if they dont come to church! so we are going to work with them this next week on the WHY of coming to church and we will get them to church this week! as a zone we are kinda struggling right now and so we are really going to try and give the example and we are going to have zone conference with pres kähnlein (his last one) so im hoping that we will also be able to have a lot of help from that and get stuff going in the zone. mom what you said about excuses is really true!  we just got to do it!!

haha thats awesome that ely got his driver safety! haha i was talking about bow hunting with my comp this week and i really kinda want to go hunting. i dont really know why, but it sounds fun! the walking part will sure be easy! haha!

haha so what is this peacock story!? haha that sounds kinda interesting!

so mom i sent the newsletter for this month so go have some fun and make it look beatiful.! haha but seriously thank you for the newsletter last time it looked really good and it helped out a ton!  that pic of the profet came out a little rough because the printers arent very good here! the picture of the temple came out really good so pictures with that much light come out great!! thank you again for the help with this its make my life a lot easier and gives me a little more time to get stuff done on our free day!!

love you mom!! read alma 26:32 and apply it to you life and relationships with everyone! its aweomse and has help me alot!!

LOVE YOU!
Elder EThington