On wednesday we did a large service project as a zone at a hospital moving supplies across the street from an old one to a newly built one. It took most of the day, and they fed us lunch. It was cool to chill with the other missionaries for a day and help the community. All the zones are taking time to help out there. There is a lot of work getting inactive members to church, especially the men and helping them become worthy of receiving the priesthood. There are a lot of problems with the Word of Wisdom, and leaving behind alcohol and smoking. There are callings open that need to be filled, but we lack the worthy priesthood to fill them, so the missionaries help fill them. There will be a La Bandera 3 opened, two more missionaries in our ward, 6 in total. They are going to be a big help for the ward, but 6 seems like a lot for one ward. In church on sunday we had an 41 people present. It is all the vacations people are taking, hopefully we will have more this week. 6 more weeks until my companion dies, my training ends, and it will be up to me to keep La Bandera alive. I´m excited to learn more about the Santiago Sur and the get to know more missionaries and Chilenos. The time is just moving by so fast, and changes in the world, and I´m stuck in this bubble trying to catch a hold of Spanish and everything new, but I am ready to get to work. Love you, Elder Chandler
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