WE WELCOME YOU
We would like to welcome you to the official blog of the Chile Santiago West Mission, “A Lighthouse for the World”. The lighthouse is a strong symbol for us, signifying strength and guidance in the storms of the world. As prophesied by Elder Jeffery R. Holland, Chile is to become a lighthouse for all the world, standing as a firm example of living the gospel faithfully and helping those in need. You can learn more about the mission under the “Who Are We?” tab, but for a quick explanation, our mission contains the areas from deep in the city center of Santiago, and stretches out through the beautiful countryside and on to the broad coast.
For those who don't know, we are all missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, of which can be learned about here. Our mission lasts for 2 years or 18 months, where our main purpose is to “Invite others to come to Christ, by helping them receive the Restored Gospel, through faith in Jesus Christ and His atonement, Repentance, Baptism, Receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and Enduring to the end.” We dedicate this time in our lives completely to this cause of preaching the Restored Gospel to those who are willing and ready to accept the Savior in their lives.
There are a lot of exciting things happening in the mission right now. One of the main things is that we are currently participating in a “Pilot Plan” promoted by the South America-South area offices. This pilot plan is a new approach to missionary work, where we focus on finding new people in need of the gospel, through the less active members on the records of the church. We depend on the help of active members, and new booklets called “El Rescate”, or “The Rescue” (produced by the tech-crew of missionaries we like to call “The Simi Squad”), which contain resources that help us to locate those who have strayed away.
We are having more success now than the mission has seen in a long time, due to the hard working efforts of the missionaries and a very dedicated President Barreiros, who leads us. He has a ‘go getter’ attitude, and motivates us all to “Achieve More”. Along with this, we have the firm conviction that all glory pertains to God and Jesus Christ, who, thanks to his loving atonement, helps us all to be perfected and become more like him. May we all have the desire to grow closer to our lord this month, and trust even more in his infinite glory and power.
