Week 5 in Chile

Hey family!!!
I got some big news for this week! We had our first two baptisms yesterday!!! Their names are Luis and Luis (real inventive), but they are some of the most humble, pure people I know. it is a son and a Father. The father has a hard time understanding, as he is not the brightest bulb on the tree, but you dont have to be smart to get a testimony of the gospel. Luckily for him (or not), Luis, his 13 year old son, has a photographic memory. So that helps him out a bit. So I had the privilage of baptizing both of them. I dont know why, because I didnt really say a whole lot in the lessons, but I guess the son thought it was funny when I pretended to shoot him with my imaginary gun. It was an amazing experience, and one that I will never forget. trying to get their super long names right (luis osvalda maturana garrido) and say the prayer in Spanish was difficult for me, but I loved it so much. The smiles they had on their faces when they came out of the water made me realize why I was here. It was one of the most sacred experiences of my life to now. The funny part though was the drunk investigator that showed up. He would just stand there and stare at you, try to jump into the pictures of you and the person you are baptizing, and generally smell of a bad dumpster. But that is really besides the point.
I am having more success in the language. Saturday night, I was asked to give a talk the next day. Yeah, in Spanish. So I wrote a one page in English Saturday night, and the next morning we were off to the chapel! I got up there to the pulpit with my one page, written entirely in English, and took a deep breath. I spent the next 10 minutes saying who knows what, I dont remember. All I know is that that page shouldnt have taken that long to read, and for some reason I just translated it really fast without stopping once to think about what to say. It was strange. I guess thats what they call the gift of tongues. But my standard for the gift of tongues is pretty low right now. Basically, if I use past subjunctive in anything, I consider it a gift from God.
Thank you for all your love and support! I love you guys and pray for you every day!
Con Amor,
Elder Westover