Javier gets Baptized!

Woohoo what a week. A good week to be more specific.
We indeed are living the life.

Monday- Pday, like a 6/10 not bad. 

Tuesday- Had like 3 lessons it was nice, very solid day.

Miércoles- Good, we had the interview for the bautismo de Javier and of course our mans passed I was hecka worried honestly but he passed and I was mega happy. Then we read 3 Nephi 11 cause Jesus talks A TON about bautismo and says the way we should be baptized and so that was cool to be like, you'll be baptized the exactly was Jesus commanded us to.

Jueves- Silly day made some good contacts and passed a nice street vendor and I copped a Argentina Jersey just in time for the world cup. So I'm looking like a real native now.

Friday- Satan that fetching nerd tried to ruin our sick week, we had like 2 lessons cancel and the busses were dummy late every time so we were down. But we were walking home at like 7 with not much to do for like 2 hours and passed these bros playing basketball and so we asked if we could hop in. They let us and of course I absolutely balled on the kids, they had no chance. But after we got one of their numbers and so hopefully we can turn 2 hours of schooling kids in ball to 4 bautismos. 

Sábado- Best day of the week for sure our amigo Javier entered the waters of baptism and t'was glorious. We asked me to baptize him and I was honored. It was so hype I was dripping my all white fit,so you know I couldn't take a knee. (My round rock boys) love you Gray and Lafeber. Everything went great except I forgot a towel haha.

Domingo- So heat Javier was confirmed as a member of the church and given the gift of the holy ghost, and a miracle there was like double the people at church than there usually is so that was awesome. Then we picked up lunch, didn't eat it until dinner time, and a dinner with members mucha comida rica. 

Dummy nice week, it's getting more chilly here and the Argentines think it's like -40 or sum cause they bundle down when it hits 65 degrees haha. Always remember to read your scriptures, it's probably the best way to come closer to Christ. Also prayer, if you do those two things with a sincere heart you'll be happy, if you don't believe me, try it :) L

General Conference in Spanish!

 Hello, once again we're here. Good week conference hype!

                                        

Monday- Pday, chilling, not to bad. We went to a family night after and it was good. Talked about God. Pretty hype.

Tuesday- We had a zone Council, not bad. Took a ridiculous amount of pictures. The natives here love their fotos.

                                                                    

Wednesday- A nice little earthquake in the morning. Pretty hype haha.

Thursday- Zoomed to Albardon and taught our guy Alan. Apparently right before some kid was making fun of him for meeting with us and religion and stuff. So his dad called the kid over and slapped him around. We were mad though I wanted to talk to the kid. But we put Alan on date for the end of April so that's awesome.

Friday- We taught this old lad in the morning and I can't tell if he's super ready to be baptized or is just a whacky dude. We were like "and to know the Book of Mormon is true you can pray" and he said I already it's true! So like good but he might just be loco.

Saturday- Conferencia General. Gooooood, the talks about missionaries got be super hype. I would forward the invitation to serve a mission! It's a great time and you won't regret it.

Sunday- Temple in Austin!! Bendiciones to my boys Gray and LaFeber. The prophets' talk popped off. His 5 steps were very good. I also liked when he said "the joy of daily repentance" . I like that because oftentimes we see repentance as scary/ a punishment. But it's not! It's a divine gift!! And to partake in that gift, is such a wonderful blessing. Please everyone repent daily and feel the joy that  comes from being clean and worthy before God. 

Good week not much happened but t'was good.

Pero No Es Como Muy Fuerte

 The title means but it's not like very strong. Keep that in mind for later. This week was actually shamkin. It was really good, we had a lot of success. Even despite Javier's baptism getting postponed. (Yes I know very sad)

Monday- Heat pday, Hermana Guardia (de Buenos Aires) led us in making Empanadas and I was super bad at it but it was really fun and ultra yummy.

Tuesday- It was H. Richards bday! So we had district Council and had a lil party for her, they put these like crazy sparklers on the cake and so that was insane. Said bye to H. McMillan. Muy triste.

Wednesday- Insane, so we got all these warnings about this "strong south wind" coming in Wednesday night and I was kinda calling cap on em, cause I thought they were exaggerating. So we canceled a lesson and I was kinda mad but then we got a text to look to the south so we went outside and there was this enormous cloud of dust rolling in! Insane. So we took a vid and E. Ovejero said but it's not like super strong. But like 5 minutes later it got to us and we were dying haha we ran Insane it was crazy. So dusty and windy it was Insane. So while all my buddies in South America are getting crazy rain and stuff, we are getting dust storms haha.

Thursday- Triste day, we had Javier's baptismal interview but had to postpone it until April 9. 

Friday- Fire day, really lifted our spirits after the interview. We had 2 plan of salvation lessons and just were super productive and felt the spirit in the work a lot. Really great day.

Saturday- Another mega nicely day. We had 2 lessons and found a family of 5 who are super ready to hear the gospel! Between those we went to a couple of members' houses with our ward mission leader and had a couple good lessons. Super productive and just grinding all day.

Domingo- Good Church, good lunch, good studies, gooood day. 

Yes 'tis my week, t'was very great. I'm so gonna sound like my mom for a second so hold on, but I've noticed that it really is easy to let one thing ruin your day or your week. Especially this week with Javier, I thought my week was going to be sucky after that but it wasn't, we had a great rest of the week. So don't let one thing ruin your week. (I know mom, just don't make it a big deal)

Boca won!

 Hola, cómo andan? That's a greeting they use that basically means how are you, but it's funny cause directly translated it means: How do you walk? So everyone, how do you walk? This week was great and we mobbed.

Monday- So we go shopping right and get some good and things then we go wait at a bus stop and I forget my bag of groceries :| and it got snatched, so I fed the streets. I was so mad but the rest of pday was great, we went to the Institute building which part of one of the Hermanas´ chapels. It was fun the zls were there and some other guys so we played some 3 on 3. It was sick. We also made burgers and those were nice and yummyyyyyy. 

Tuesday- Good day 

Wednesday- We went out and just knocked on previously taught doors and met some good people and had two good lessons.

Thursday- We zoomed to Albardón, it's like an hour bus ride away so we can't go there super often. But we had a lesson with a 12 year old and he's super great, shy but he'll warm up to us. 

Friday- Solid we went to these inactives and the dad would not stop making jokes, I don't know if he was just scared to talk about the gospel or what but it was weird. Then we had a lesson with Susanna, our very old friend who is great, she is very open to the gospel which is great! She also made the most fire sweet empanadas to ever exist, even E. Ovejero was like dang so that's when you know they slap. Then we went to more previously taught people and we met these girls and they were the fastest talkers I ever met, my Spanish has improved a ton and I usually feel pretty confident but I was getting like every 10th word it was so fast and sloppy my comp was even like geez what are they doing haha so that was fun. 

Saturday- Fastest day of my life, we had a little goodbye thing for Hermana McMillan before English connect and that was fun, then we went to a lunch, heat. Then went back and changed into suits for Stake conference. Stake conference was good and our mission pres was there so it was super fun to talk to him! Our bishop came up to us and Javier and was like, hey can we move the baptism to the next Saturday cause April 2 is Gencon. So we ended up moving it up a week to Saturday!!! So awesome, I can't wait for Saturday!

Sunday- It was sick to see the whole Stake, we got to see everyone at the same time it was awesome. We had a lesson with Javier and kinda planned the baptism a little and talked about some of the questions and the interview questions. I tell our guy is so ready to be baptized and can't wait. That night Boca Played River (the two really big soccer teams here) so the streets were silent, like during siesta it's quiet but during Boca v River there's no one out. Don't worry BOCA WON!!

Very nicely week. Transfers are tomorrow but basically everyone is staying so that's good but my man Lafeber is leaving and I'm mad about that but it's alright. I'm so glad to stay in San Juan and especially in Chimbas!

Elder Bednar Visits!!

 Hola this week was so very good indeeeed. The highlight of course was riding a 3 hour bus again, seeing Elder Bednar came close though. It was the best, I loved it so much. Big news our district got to more missionaries!! And of course they are hermanas. So now it's us and 6 hermanas.

Monday- pday. Arguably the worst pday I had yet :( it's ok though. I'm cool with just kinda rolling with what the hermanas tell me to do. Haha.

Tuesdayyy- Exchanges, actually a hype day I was with Elder Servin, he's dope. He taught me a tonnnnnn honestly. So I'm excited to apply the new principles to my work. He's bitter sweet though cause he's kinda a hog like with the phone and the teaching but it's good.

Wednesday- Hopped on a wicked double decker micro and zoomed to Mendoza. Hopped on another hour ride bus to the apartment we stayed at. Reunited with a stud Elder Homer, (he came in with me). We chatted and then hit the hay. That night was miserable though cause they had extra mattresses but no extra blankets so at like 3 I woke up freezing (weird, I know but Mendoza is less hot than Juanyyy) so I went to go find a blanket and Elder Homer had this blanket that looks like a tortilla like a circle and everything, it's tiny but worked out all right.

Jueves!!- Woke up went and bought some food for breaky. Whipped up some fire Milanesa sammiessss. Got all dressed up in our suits and hopped on another hour long bus to the church. We got there reunited with all the bros, especially Draughon and Kastner. Capos. Then we sat in our seats and listened to prelude. Then everyone stands up and ELDER BEDNAR walks in (right past me too) so hype. He gave the most fire talk/Q&A sesh ever. We left and got sent to the offices to reset our phones and so I got to talk to a lot of missionaries for a long time. We got home at like 10:15 and I was out of my mind starving. Ate and hopped in bed. Elder Jofre and Yost used the curtains as blankets that night :)

Friday- Longest day of my life woke up, hopped on another hour long bus. Bought our tickets for the micro. It was late so we waited 2 hours. Rode the bus. Took a 30 minute bus to the apartment. Had a lesson and got a new. Good day.

Saturday- Back to the Grind. We taught Javier, and it was awesome we put him on date for April 2nd and taught him about tithing. He's so willing and said that he'd follow it. I love Javier so much and especially cause he says so many GOOD questions (not stupid ones like Jesus drank wine why can't we?) So we answer his questions as well as teach him, he's so ready and so elect.

Sunday- Good Church. Slow day not much happened. I fried some chicken nugs though and that was yummy.

 

Elder Bednar talked about so many things but my favorite was acting in faith. Jesus requires we act before he blesses us. He talked about the children of Israel and how they were walking into the water before Jesus parted the sea. "Their feet were wet" we need to walk into the water before he can part it. All his words were amazing but that is what stuck out to me the most.

Absolutely smacking week, very fun and very spiritual.

A trip back to Mendoza

 Another week another dollar. Exciting week, less fast than usual so that was raro porque este semana fue muy ocupado. Pero sí, heat week nonetheless

Monday- Decent pday, I was crazy bored but luckily Hermana Richards saved me with her insane football skillage and I ran some routes and she was hitting me like perfect every time so that was fun.

Some of the most beautiful money I have ever seen!

Tuesday- Zoom zone conference (I hate zoom) (a lot). But it was good hard to focus cause it's on zoom and in Spanish but still good. Different than other zoom conferences though, I would've liked it to be more Spiritual but it's ok.

Wendesday- Funnnnnn day some other Elderes y yo had to zoom to Mendoza to get our Mendoza ID's so we hoped on a nice large bus and zoomed there, they were playing Black Widow on the bus and it took everything in me not to watch. We talked and read instead. We stayed at the GUYAMALLEN ZL'S CASA!  (My last ZL's) So I got to reunite with Elder Richardson again and that was the best we had such a blast chatting until bedtime.

Thursday- Their casa does not have AC so I was back to waking up on a very sweaty mattress. We went to the place to do our stuff it took like 5 minutes, kinda silly that we had to go all the way down to Mendoza to do it haha. But then we wondered around trying to find a place to eat breakfast ended up going to Mickey D's veryyyyy moderate meal. But here there are this things called medialunas (half moons) and they, simply put are mejor. They're like kinda croissant things with a sweet glaze, like every bakery has em and they are so delicious. Then zoomed back to San Juan copped dome fire lunch from our nice street vendor guy. 

Friday- We had an awesome lesson with the guy we met at church on Sunday and his novia and her family (all members) but it was awesome they were super nice and like my confidence in Spanish suddenly went up a ton and I was talking a bunch and it was a really good time.

Saturday- El mejor día de la semana. We had 3 lessons including a restoration lesson with our new friend Max and his family and they seem so solid and can't wait to continue to teach them! Javier también, he said he wants to participate in the church "un pocito más" and then get baptized, so we're thinking this month for sure. So excited for him!!

Domingo- We had a good fast Sunday. Fasting is hard though especially in the sun. But it was good Javier came to church again. We had an awesome lesson with some inactives and it was super good very fun good people. We learned a lot and had a great lesson. 

Great week super fun, Argentina is the best. I'm quite happy to be here. In the best news Elder Bednar is coming to the mission and that's so exciting! Thanks for the emails, I love you all so so much If you wouldn't mind keep emailing me :) Chao Chao

Muy Guapo

 Hola, bienvenidos a mi correo. This week was indeed good. Also quite fast. Had some awesome experiences. I have had killer allergies this week though so that's mega not fun.

Monday- Good pday we played lots of basketball so good. Then we got some burgers. We went to get Ice Cream after that and the place had a 2 for one deal so of course we couldn't pass that up so I got 2 ice cream cones. Very good. 

Tuesday- 2nd District Council, pretty solid talked about how to improve our teaching skills and t'was good. I can't decide if this week or last week´s was better but they were both solid. On our way back we were waiting for a bus, and this kid came up to us and gave us a bag of fruit and some soda. Very kind. But our bus pulled up right as he gave it to us so my plan is to go back this week and find out who he is. The funniest thing that happened this week was when we were waiting at next stop and Elder Ovejero cracked open one of the cold broski's and pretended to do the whirlpool thing and the pop fizzed up and he spit it all out into the asequia! hahaha!! I couldn't breathe it was so good.  

Wednesday- Good day, solid. We met this kinda crazy dude though haha he's whack in the lesson we started talking about Area 51 and the movie independence day haha quite strange. Then we had a lesson with some members, and I was floored at their humble way of life. Their shower was in a little shack outside, it was crazy. That was also kinda weird as we were assuming it was a mother and her son, but then they told us they're married, weird stuff down here.

Jueves- Good day, we ate the most heat lunch ever, muy Rico!! Finally we had a soccer night!! We've been waiting for the lights to get fixed but they got em fixed and so we played... I had a ton of fun but it was quite embarrassing, I couldn't do anything! haha! I'm horrible at soccer.

Friday- Good day we had lunch with a great little fam, so nice. That night we had a little lesson with some other members and their dad is blind. Wow it looks like a hard life, but they are so happy all the time and couldn't stop talking about how happy they were when they got baptized. Great lil fam.

Saturday- English classes again, then we ate lunch with this family, and their dad is a cop. But I don't like them that much cause were clowning on me about my Spanish so I was mad about that, cause they were purposely talking fast and making it hard to understand. They kept saying "Él no entiende nada!!" (He doesn't understand anything) after the 4000th time I was about to flip my lid cause OBVIOUSLY I understand enough to live here. Fantasmas. I wanted to go off in English and then say ustedes no entienden nada. I bit my  tongue though. On the way back there was this man that had just bought empanadas and he dropped 10 pesos so we picked it up and gave it to him and then he gave us each an empanada!! So sick. That night Javier said he wants to get baptized!! so that was probably the highlight of my week. 

Domingo- Good Sabbath, Javier went to church so that was good. We went to the last of our 5 wards, it was quite an awesome solid ward. Then we snagged some indeed yummy empanadas and chowed down. 

Overall great week lot's of good fun stuff. Apparently I'm a 10 here cause all the girls do weird things, we caught one in 4K though, we were making a vlog and a girl cat called me! haha! 

6 Months as a Missionary!

 Hola, I hope you all are doing great! This week was pretty good. People always told me that time started to fly after 6 months and wow they weren't capping. This week felt literally like 3 days long.

Monday- A moderate pday it was also Valentines day so it was a triste day.

Tuesday- I lead my first district Council, I thought it was going to be an actual train wreck, but honestly it wasn't so bad, pretty good honestly, and I got an ice cream cake for us, and needless to say they were quite happy about that! Then we had a lesson with the Hermanas and it was really good, we talked about Nephi and his amazing example.

Wednesday- Pretty good day. We had family night with one of our bishops and it was awesome. His sister came over with her 2 daughters that got baptized on Friday!!! So awesome we talked about the rock of Christ (Helaman 5:12) go give that a read -it's the best thing you'll ever read in your life. Guaranteed. Then we played this cup game and the boys lost pretty bad haha but it was lots of fun. 

Friday- We waited for this guy at the park for like 2 hours apparently he was truly just really late but next time we're gonna go to him so it doesn't happen again. Then we went to a elders quorum activity that was lots of fun. They played FIFA but because I suck at video games (especially FIFA) I didn't play, but they had a ping pong table, and I was taking these dudes left and right, nobody could handle my sauce. (Thanks dad for the practice) But it was so sad because they were making Choriz which is so good but they had just started the grill at like 9 and we had to be home at 9:30. So we didn't get any :( we cried a little.

Saturday- Solid day, we went to English Connect classes,  that was really good. Then we snagged lunch, fire. Then at night we went to charge our bus cards and passed this little burger place that looked really good so on the way back we got some burgers and fries and dang. The burger was pretty good, and super good for the price and the fries were the best I've had in 'Tina, needless to say 'twas a very good decision.

Domingo- We went to church in Albardon (like an hour away) but so good. We got like 7 referrals and found a new person. It was a very successful trip. When we were waiting for the bus to take us back, this guy passed us on his bike and slammed the brakes, I was a little spooked honestly cause I thought we was gonna rob us, he like called me over and I was pretty uneasy but we went over and he told us he's having a really hard time and know we can help him, we gave him a number and said a prayer with him then that night called him and said another prayer with his family. Very elect stuff. It just goes to show that even though he's never been to our church and never seen us before he recognized us as representatives of Jesus Christ. Sister Cook talked about that at our Christmas devotional, she talked about our countenance, and how people will recognize us as representatives of Jesus Christ. Very cool to see.

We had some fun stuff this week. Me and the comp are communicating better and better, and more. It's super fun were having a great time. 

Happy Valentine's from Argentina!

  We had a quite good week, this week felt 2 minutes long it's insane. But it was actually insane though.

Monday- Good P-day, little ball nothing too great.

Tuesday- Had a nice little zone meeting, pretty good. We made some nicely tacos and they were pretty smacking so that was fun and yummy.

Wednesday- Exchanges! Our silly ZL's are having some problems and so we tried to help them out. It was an awesome day though we taught 4 (quite heat) lessons and found 3 new people so that's awesome.

Thursday- Finished our exchanges, it was quite nice we had a good time. But I got tattled on by the STL's for nothing (snakes in the grass!)

Friday- Very nice day, we had a meeting with our ward mission leader and he's a g, we had an awesome meeting about our ward mission plan and it was so helpful and awesome, and I feel like I understood everything which was so hype (seems to happen with the important things).

Saturday- We went to English connect in the morning, and it was awesome, I always feel like the most important person in the room haha. Everyone also asked me questions and it's so fun, it is a great time. I feel bad for my comp though cause he says he doesn't understand almost anything. 

Sunday- Javier came to church and it was awesome! He seemed to love it and he brought his son! It was a super good meeting. Church is so amazing, so important, our church is so different than all the other churches out there. Our reverent manor invites the spirit and the spirit truly is in our meetings. If you haven't been to a Sacrament meeting or haven't been to one in a while I would invite you to go and really pay attention to how you feel. We also had awesome lesson and he asked so many good questions, I can tell we're helping him grow his gospel knowledge!

Quite a nicely week, I can like physically feel my Spanish getting better which is a wild feeling but also the most exciting ever.