LETTER #25 . . . new island, new comp and a Big Mac!

Hello! 

 Leaving Chiloe was sad times and i felt like crying saying bye to all the members! I have put so much work into that place so it was kinda sad to leave so fast! I am now on another Island called Calbuco with a Brazillian companion named Elder Nascimento and he has kinda a crazy story! He was actually a professional soccer player in Portugal and then broke his knee and had a come to Christ moment and now he is my comp on an island in southern Chile! Crazy town! 
Elder Nascimento - new comp from Brazil
We actually live in the house just behind our Mamita and Papito and they are actually not even members which is kinda crazy! They are a super cool family that offers us food for every meal and has been feeding the missionaries for 4 years (This was Easton Dickson's sector right before he went home) It will take a lot of strength to not gain weight this Cambio but i am going to do it!! I have made little signs reminding me to drink more water and eat healthy haha.

Tell Mike and Jenny that i love them and am so grateful for the package they sent me!!!!!! Sophie is an artist haha!! Miss them tons!!! 

My new comp was actually sick for a lot of this week so genuinely i do not know the sector or the members super well but from what i have gathered is that this sector is huge and there are only like 30 people in the church every week! That makes me nervous but also excited for all the work that we can do here! 

ALSO WE DROVE SUPER FAR ON A BUS BECAUSE THERE IS A MCDONALDS IN PUERTO MONTT!!! I ATE A BIG MAC TODAY WOOHOO!!!! So much for being healthy haha.

Miss you all, thanks for reading if you still are or ever have! Read scriptures and pray!!!! 

Elder Townsend 





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