Pasto, which is Spanish for WEEDS

Well it is warming up quite nicely here, although some days it randomly decides to be a torrential rainstorm, which, if I´ve planned for a nice day of sun and have left the house in the appropriate clothing, is a bit problematic, but no matter! Because we are teaching wonderful people and finding more everyday.

This week we did quite a bit of service for older sisters in the branch.  Every week we help three specific sisters.  One of them, half her house burned down, and so now we´re helping with the repairs.  Another one has a hurt arm and so we go and chop wood every week.  Behind her house she has a chicken coop and quite a few geese, who are very curious about the swinging ax.  So far I have not chopped off a head, which I count as a victory.  Another woman we helped her hoe and plow the land she has to start planting for the summer.  I felt like I had gone back in time.  It was possibly the most picturesque thing I´ve ever done in my life.  I feel like I´m practically ready to have my own farm in the backwoods of wisconsin by now.

This week we fasted with Alejandra and her family (she´s the one who has been reading the Book of Mormon with her family) and she is just so wonderful, as are all her girls.  They draw pictures for me every time we go and write hermana Nielsen on them and always ask to see my tag so they can know how to spell it.

Also, this week my companion and I were offered a ride on the back of a motorcyle of two hooligans.  All I have to say is that Chilean men are more flirty than any other People I´ve met in my life.

Anyway the gospel is true, I love you all and will try to send pictures next time!