Thursday, December 25, 2014
Monday, December 22, 2014
Merry Christmas!
So I am having a crazy day. Haha, but here is the thing... I was just sitting here minding my own business in my missionary world and my trainer ELDER SMITH walks in the cybercafe with his normal clothes on. Holy cow, it was so crazy. Hahaha, I missed the crud out of that guy. It's a bummer, he was gonna play soccer with us today, but we don't have p-day until Christmas. Ha. But man...
As for the week, it was pretty sweet. I went on two divisions this week. First off with... my MTC companion Elder Engebretsen and once again, I went to his area. And so we got to catch up driving around in the mission car through Buenos Aires. It was for some reason super sentimental for me. But anyways, it was a fun division. We worked hard and talked a lot. In the morning, we went for a run and ran to a river and watched old guys fish for a bit. It was so cool.
Then we did divisions and I went to Soldati 4. The giant monoblocks. Anyways, we went crazy talking to people. At one moment we ran out of things to do and we were standing their looking for members in the list and I saw a lady standing there with her daughter. Act with faith time! So I went up and started talking to her and she turned out to be golden! She came to church with her family and are preparing for baptism this upcoming week! Oh, by the way I did the divisions with Elder Gobilard from Bolivia. He is an amazing Elder.
As for our peeps... Miguel, Yanina, and Miguel's little brother came to church and they really liked it! Hopefully they get the support from the rest of the family and get baptized this Sunday. Miguel looks just like a missionary. He came in a suit and everything and I gave him my plaque for a second. Haha, members asked, "do we have a new Elder in the ward?" Oh, and at church another ex-missionary came to church, Elder Larson. When I got here, he was the Assistant to the President! So yeah, I have seen two ex-Elders this week and it's the weirdest feeling ever. Haha.
Well, that's about it for right now. Love all yáll and see some of ya on Christmas! YEAH!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
As for the week, it was pretty sweet. I went on two divisions this week. First off with... my MTC companion Elder Engebretsen and once again, I went to his area. And so we got to catch up driving around in the mission car through Buenos Aires. It was for some reason super sentimental for me. But anyways, it was a fun division. We worked hard and talked a lot. In the morning, we went for a run and ran to a river and watched old guys fish for a bit. It was so cool.
Then we did divisions and I went to Soldati 4. The giant monoblocks. Anyways, we went crazy talking to people. At one moment we ran out of things to do and we were standing their looking for members in the list and I saw a lady standing there with her daughter. Act with faith time! So I went up and started talking to her and she turned out to be golden! She came to church with her family and are preparing for baptism this upcoming week! Oh, by the way I did the divisions with Elder Gobilard from Bolivia. He is an amazing Elder.
As for our peeps... Miguel, Yanina, and Miguel's little brother came to church and they really liked it! Hopefully they get the support from the rest of the family and get baptized this Sunday. Miguel looks just like a missionary. He came in a suit and everything and I gave him my plaque for a second. Haha, members asked, "do we have a new Elder in the ward?" Oh, and at church another ex-missionary came to church, Elder Larson. When I got here, he was the Assistant to the President! So yeah, I have seen two ex-Elders this week and it's the weirdest feeling ever. Haha.
Well, that's about it for right now. Love all yáll and see some of ya on Christmas! YEAH!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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| Elder ?, Felix, Elder Engebretsen, Yo, Elder Smith August 30, 2013 |
Monday, December 15, 2014
Aloha!
Anyways, just livin´ the dream here in Zion-dati! Haha! It was a crazy week, but some pretty awesome things happened! Not only that, but there is only 10 days until Christmas! WHAT!? Haha, so let's see here...
On Tuesday, we did divisions and I stayed in my area. Elder Lopez from Argentina came over once again and it was good. Elder Costa always goes wild on divisions in other areas and so it really helped them. Then later we were thinking on how we could think outside of the box to help the zone find people to teach and baptize! And so, with the permission of President we organized a giant divisions day in the zone where people from wherever go with whoever to teach (obviously, not mixing Elders and Sisters). I went to Almagro with Elder Walton and it was such a blast. It was all city and big buildings, so it was nothing like any of my other areas, but I really enjoyed it. We talked with everyone and taught lots. The best part was the miracle Angelica. She was a referral a member gave us that day, so we went and contacted her and she was such a sweet lady! She accepted baptism for the 27th of this month and yesterday went to church. I was so happy to be a part of so many awesome things.
As for our area, with all the investigators we had, we realized that none showed true progression or sincere desires. We made the decision to drop them for a bit and act with faith... And that's when we found Miguel! Haha, yep another Miguel. He is 19, but looks like 25. And he is a way sincere kid that wants to know truth. We met his prima Yanina that is 15 and she said she wanted to go to church with him. So they both came and are going strong to be baptized the 27th of this month. An awesome Christmas gift for me to be honest.
Let the Lower Lights be burning!
On Tuesday, we did divisions and I stayed in my area. Elder Lopez from Argentina came over once again and it was good. Elder Costa always goes wild on divisions in other areas and so it really helped them. Then later we were thinking on how we could think outside of the box to help the zone find people to teach and baptize! And so, with the permission of President we organized a giant divisions day in the zone where people from wherever go with whoever to teach (obviously, not mixing Elders and Sisters). I went to Almagro with Elder Walton and it was such a blast. It was all city and big buildings, so it was nothing like any of my other areas, but I really enjoyed it. We talked with everyone and taught lots. The best part was the miracle Angelica. She was a referral a member gave us that day, so we went and contacted her and she was such a sweet lady! She accepted baptism for the 27th of this month and yesterday went to church. I was so happy to be a part of so many awesome things.
As for our area, with all the investigators we had, we realized that none showed true progression or sincere desires. We made the decision to drop them for a bit and act with faith... And that's when we found Miguel! Haha, yep another Miguel. He is 19, but looks like 25. And he is a way sincere kid that wants to know truth. We met his prima Yanina that is 15 and she said she wanted to go to church with him. So they both came and are going strong to be baptized the 27th of this month. An awesome Christmas gift for me to be honest.
Let the Lower Lights be burning!
A family home evening yesterday!
Elder Walton and I
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| Another of Walton and I ¨planning¨ |
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| "Move Forward With Faith" |
Monday, December 8, 2014
He is the Gift
This was a wild week! HEY! HI! Well, last week we spent our p-day with some Elders from Elder Gines' zone and we rented a big field to play soccer and a member from our ward fixed us Carne Asado for lunch. It was super awesome and I was super beat afterwards. Today, since it's ferriado (holiday), we will be getting together at our chapel to play more soccer and another member will be making everyone asadoooooooooo! YEAH! Anyways... here is the week...
IT WAS HAWT AGAIN! Almost all week. So that was pretty crazy. Lots of water. But first and foremost, we were heading home one day in Premetro (don´t really know how to explain it) and a guy was sat there with a shirt... but not just any shirt... it was a... BOISE STATE SHIRT! I haven´t seen one of those in literally years! haha! So I went and started talking to him. Turns out his uncle lives in Idaho! So that was a neat random happenstance this last week. ps... Go Broncos in the Fiesta BOWL!
As for Paula and Luciana. Paula couldn´t make it to church, but her daughter Luciana went! We are going to do all we can to prepare her for this Sunday to be baptized. She lives right next to a family of 5! Pia, Andrea (the parents...they are married!), Guillermo, Sabrina, and Camila are an amazing family. We found them this last week and they all went to church! We are trying to help them work towards baptism and do it before the end of this year! LET'S GO! SO awesome.
And it just so happens that Pia has a brother that lives next door to him and he has come to church with his lady friend 2 weeks in a row now! And yesterday we got his unsocial son to come too! YEAH! We talked about marriage and Jose (that's his name...) said ¨That's the right thing to do¨. So if all goes well they could be baptized before the end of this year! YEAH!
Everybody is doing really well. My comp and I are still livin´ the dream and we just love our area. I´ll be bummed when I leave. Anywho. Love all y´all! Sorry it's short, but I gotta run! Loves!
LIVIN THE DREAM!
He is the Gift
IT WAS HAWT AGAIN! Almost all week. So that was pretty crazy. Lots of water. But first and foremost, we were heading home one day in Premetro (don´t really know how to explain it) and a guy was sat there with a shirt... but not just any shirt... it was a... BOISE STATE SHIRT! I haven´t seen one of those in literally years! haha! So I went and started talking to him. Turns out his uncle lives in Idaho! So that was a neat random happenstance this last week. ps... Go Broncos in the Fiesta BOWL!
As for Paula and Luciana. Paula couldn´t make it to church, but her daughter Luciana went! We are going to do all we can to prepare her for this Sunday to be baptized. She lives right next to a family of 5! Pia, Andrea (the parents...they are married!), Guillermo, Sabrina, and Camila are an amazing family. We found them this last week and they all went to church! We are trying to help them work towards baptism and do it before the end of this year! LET'S GO! SO awesome.
And it just so happens that Pia has a brother that lives next door to him and he has come to church with his lady friend 2 weeks in a row now! And yesterday we got his unsocial son to come too! YEAH! We talked about marriage and Jose (that's his name...) said ¨That's the right thing to do¨. So if all goes well they could be baptized before the end of this year! YEAH!
Everybody is doing really well. My comp and I are still livin´ the dream and we just love our area. I´ll be bummed when I leave. Anywho. Love all y´all! Sorry it's short, but I gotta run! Loves!
LIVIN THE DREAM!
We combined Elder Gines' zone with mine last p-day
to play ball and eat food. ;)
Elder Costa (skinny guy), Elder Solis, and me. :)
Throw back from last Christmas!
He is the Gift
Monday, December 1, 2014
Tis the Season!
Okay... What da heck! It's already the First of December! I can´t even fathom it! And this month is gonna go by quick with just 4 Sundays! We gotta get to work! Haha! But as usual, it doesn´t really feel all too much like Christmas season with it being hot and humid all the time. Livin´ the dream! This week... a ver...
We found a lady named Paula and her daughter Luciana. They are way too awesome. Haha. But they were actually a referral from a complete family! But... They didn´t come to church... So frustrating! Haha. But we will see what happens. For right now, Paula and Luciana will be baptized the 14th of this month.
The mission is doing pretty well. I think as of right now we have 1719 baptisms for this year so we gotta get some miracles going to make the goal of 2000! It´s possible and real! Just gotta give it everything we got! But...
Luisa is gonna be back today! YEAH! hahah, I am so happy. It's about time she got back because it has been a little weird not having her around to give us excitement and accompany us and stuff. We would call her sometimes during the week and she was sharing the Gospel with all her family in Tucuman and inviting them all to the Church. She told us sometimes she would wait by the window hoping that maybe Elders would pass by so she could grab them and introduce them to her family. I am so happy for her and her humble search for Happiness through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
I love you all! Tis the season to be jolly and joyous!
We found a lady named Paula and her daughter Luciana. They are way too awesome. Haha. But they were actually a referral from a complete family! But... They didn´t come to church... So frustrating! Haha. But we will see what happens. For right now, Paula and Luciana will be baptized the 14th of this month.
The mission is doing pretty well. I think as of right now we have 1719 baptisms for this year so we gotta get some miracles going to make the goal of 2000! It´s possible and real! Just gotta give it everything we got! But...
Luisa is gonna be back today! YEAH! hahah, I am so happy. It's about time she got back because it has been a little weird not having her around to give us excitement and accompany us and stuff. We would call her sometimes during the week and she was sharing the Gospel with all her family in Tucuman and inviting them all to the Church. She told us sometimes she would wait by the window hoping that maybe Elders would pass by so she could grab them and introduce them to her family. I am so happy for her and her humble search for Happiness through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
I love you all! Tis the season to be jolly and joyous!
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| Larroza Family! Love them! |